Episodes

  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 13 Creating Systemic Change for Community Cats

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 13 Creating Systemic Change for Community Cats
    Oct 16 2025
    This week, we speak with Harry Eckman from International Cat Care. Based in Portugal, Harry conducts research across the Cat Population Management sector, figuring out solutions to the problems cats and people face globally. In this episode, Harry shares methods of strategic approaches to helping cats through TNVR, acting strategically instead of reactively, and building capacity amongst small organizations sterilizing community cats. By de-centering TNR as a single tool, and rather looking at CPM as a holistic approach, we discuss how addressing root causes and pushing upstream can have a more strategic approach in cat welfare, and how we can actualize a bigger impact for Cat Population Management programs.

    EPISODE NOTES: Creating Systemic Change for Community Cats

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    41 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 12 Rescued Rabbits and Commodifying Animals Under Capitalism

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 12 Rescued Rabbits and Commodifying Animals Under Capitalism
    Sep 30 2025
    This week, we speak with Elliot Gold, the co-founder of The Hoppy Acre, a rabbit rescue and non-speciesist sanctuary in Essex, UK. Elliot dives deep into the world of rabbit health and well-being, laying out the reasons why these not-quite-wild/not-quite-domesticated creatures need rescue. From bunny “speed dating” to find their perfect bonded rabbit partner, to high-quality spay/neuter and veterinary care, today’s rabbits are sensitive creatures requiring top-quality care and rigorous research. Elliot describes the realities of the pet and breeding industries on rabbits and illustrates how these creatures - and all animals - will always suffer through commodification of their lives under capitalism.

    EPISODE NOTES: Rescued Rabbits and Commodifying Animals Under Capitalism

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    51 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 11 From New York Streets to Montenegro: The Kotor Kitties Story

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 11 From New York Streets to Montenegro: The Kotor Kitties Story
    Sep 4 2025
    In this episode of Saaving the Streets, host Adelle welcomes April King, founder of Kotor Kitties, a groundbreaking TNVR program in Montenegro—the famed “City of Cats.” What began with a goal of sterilizing just 10 cats has grown into one of the region’s most impactful initiatives, transforming the lives of thousands of free-roaming cats. April shares her journey from community organizing in New York to spearheading spay/neuter and vaccination programs in the Balkans, overcoming cultural challenges, building partnerships with NGOs, and navigating the complexities of funding. This insightful conversation dives into the realities of TNR work abroad and the powerful ripple effects of determined individuals making change for animals and communities alike.

    EPISODE NOTES: From New York Streets to Montenegro: The Kotor Kitties Story

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    39 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 10 Flying Forward: Building a Future for Pigeons

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 10 Flying Forward: Building a Future for Pigeons
    Aug 19 2025
    On this episode of Saaving The Streets, hosts Alex and Adele welcome Susan Joyce, the founder of Little Greek and Pigeon in Wales. Sue shares her inspiring journey from running a pigeon sanctuary to building a support network for pigeon rescuers across the UK. She opens up about the challenges of transitioning sanctuary birds to new homes, her campaigns to end pigeon racing, and the exciting launch of the world’s first pigeon advocacy conference. Along the way, Sue reflects on her vegan journey, her work in veterinary practice, and what first opened her eyes to the overwhelming need for avian rescue. It’s a thoughtful and passionate conversation about pigeons, purpose, and creating lasting change for animals of all species.

    EPISODE NOTES: Flying Forward: Building a Future for Pigeons

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    52 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 9 Street Wings: Rehabilitating the City’s Most Misunderstood Birds

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 9 Street Wings: Rehabilitating the City’s Most Misunderstood Birds
    Aug 7 2025
    In this feather-filled episode of Saaving The Streets, hosts Alex and Adelle take flight into new territory—beyond cats and into the world of… pigeons! Meet Billie Savage, a powerhouse activist who has dedicated the last decade to animal and environmental welfare. From founding a pigeon advocacy foundation in the Netherlands to relocating 200 rescued, disabled, and non-returnable pigeons to her new sanctuary in Portugal, Billy shares her inspiring journey into feral pigeon care and urban population management. Discover what it takes to treat, rehabilitate, and hand-capture these misunderstood city birds, and why pigeons deserve a seat at the rescue table too.

    EPISODE NOTES: Street Wings: Rehabilitating the City’s Most Misunderstood Birds

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    42 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 8 An Ethical Analysis of TN(v)R vs. Mass Culling of Community Cats

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 8 An Ethical Analysis of TN(v)R vs. Mass Culling of Community Cats
    Jul 23 2025
    This week, Samantha Suppiah joins the show once again, this time for an analytical discussion around the reality of why populations of cats, dogs, pigeons, and other animals remain neglected in mass amounts, stuck in a cycle of unrelenting reproduction and lack of access to healthcare. Their growing populations often result in governments deciding to conduct mass culling rather than support spay and neuter, from the Philippines to Morocco to Turkey to Greece to the US. We discuss the dark realities of how animal welfare laws in most countries - across both the Global North and the Global South - go unenforced, and in many cases are unenforceable by nature. This leads us to question dynamics such as development aggression, welfare-washing, lobbying and advocacy amidst political and social apathy. These elements help create a community of frustrated and traumatized animal rescuers and carers constantly struggling to do their social work for animals with little to no support, often ridiculed and ostracized from the rest of society. Rescuers in every culture and region across the world will be able to relate to this episode’s discussion.

    EPISODE NOTES: An Ethical Analysis of TN(v)R vs. Mass Culling of Community Cats

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    45 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 7 How To Organize Mass Spay/Neuter in The Philippines

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 7 How To Organize Mass Spay/Neuter in The Philippines
    Jun 23 2025
    This week, we’re joined by the amazing Samantha Suppiah, a vegan stray cat carer and animal welfare organizer in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Today, Samantha talks us through each pillar of organizing mass biosecure spay and neuter events (called kapon in the Philippines), focusing on ensuring the safety of their patients via standardizing protocols and using methods such as social distancing. Samantha’s scientific approach to stray-centric cat care and neonate kitten care redefines the meaning of considerate and high-quality colony care. This ultimately led her on a journey of trying to run these events well but realizing she couldn’t guarantee their safety without the enthusiastic participation of vets and volunteers. After reflecting on her efforts, Samantha decided to end her plans to organize these kapon events and closed this episode with a take-home message of - if you can’t do it safely, don’t do it at all.

    EPISODE NOTES: How To Organize Mass Spay/Neuter in The Philippines

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    40 mins
  • Saaving The Streets - Episode 6 A Desi Dog Population Management Program in India

    Saaving The Streets - Episode 6 A Desi Dog Population Management Program in India
    Jun 3 2025
    This week, we introduce Mini Vasudevan of the Humane Animal Society in Coimbatore, India. Mini tells us what it’s like running a spay and neuter program for Indian Desi Dogs who live on the streets and in communities throughout the country. Listen to how HAS was given the rare opportunity to take over a local municipal rescue center, and how they balance the need for rescue v. preventing the need for rescue - in the form of sterilization, vaccination, and return to the community. The phenomenon of strong women leading all fronts of the animal rescue sector globally also proves to be true across India, and Mini is a shining example of this with a professional background in engineering and a recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar - the highest civilian honor for women in India.

    EPISODE NOTES: A Desi Dog Population Management Program in India

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    41 mins