Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on 90.1 KZFR in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Butte Humane Society (Chico, CA):

http://www.buttehumane.org/

Safe Haven Horse Rescue (Cottonwood, CA):

http://www.safehavenhorserescue.org/about.html

Chico Cat Coalition (Chico, CA):

http://www.chicocatcoalition.com/Index.shtml

Small Dog Rescue (Chico, CA):

http://www.smalldogrescue.org/

Northwest SPCA (Oroville, CA):

http://www.nwspca.org/

Farm Sanctuary (Orland/Watkins Glen, NY):

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/

Paradise Animal Shelter Helpers (Paradise, CA):

http://www.townofparadise.com/index.php/animal-control

North Valley Animal Disaster Group (Chico, CA):

http://www.animaldisaster.org/

In Defense of Animals (San Francisco, CA):

http://www.idausa.org/

Born Free USA (Sacramento, CA):

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/index.php

Performing Animal Welfare Society (Galt, CA):

http://www.pawsweb.org/

Best Friends (Utah):

http://www.bestfriends.org/

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary (Florida):

http://www.junglefriends.org/

Turn Around, Inc (Baltimore):

http://www.turnaroundinc.org/pages/about/programinfo.html

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (International):

http://www.seashepherd.org/

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on 90.1 KZFR in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

‘HAPPY Act’ could give $3,500 tax break to animal guardians:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2009-10-01-dolittler-happy-act_N.htm

Kitten rescued by concerned drivers:

http://www.660news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20091212_231251_10056

Iraqi man, dog reunite after suicide bomb blast:

http://news.aol.com/article/farouq-omar-muhei-and-dog-liza-reunite/807711

Mass. bans Greyhound racing:

http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/12/for_greyhounds_finally_a_dogs.html

Sealing over in Norway:

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/12/15/death-of-sealing-industry-in-norway-imminent/

Japanese Foreign Minister Confesses to Whale Poaching:

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-091211-1.html

Dogs can sniff out cancer:

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20299023,00.html

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on 90.1 KZFR in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Common household poisonous plants:

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/poisonous_plants.pdf

Traveling with pets:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/caring_for_pets_when_you_travel/

Traveling without pets:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_pet_sitter/

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_boarding_kennel.html

Toxic holiday foods:

http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/nutritiondogs/a/chocolatetoxici.htm?p=1

http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2009/10/halloween_pet_safety_tips_102209.html

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on 90.1 KZFR in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

About Jack Norris:

http://jacknorrisrd.com/?page_id=2

More on vegan nutrition:

http://veganhealth.org/

About Vegan Outreach:

http://www.veganoutreach.org/

21 day vegan kick start:

http://support.pcrm.org/site/PageServer?pagename=21day_vegan_kickstart

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Butte Humane Society rescues 11 dogs from largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history:

http://www.buttehumane.org/page/missouri-dog-fighting-rescue.php

Why Vick’s accusors won’t move on:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/11/03/petscol110309.DTL

Vick Timeline:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2983141

Dog Fighting FAQ:

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/dog-fighting/dog-fighting-faq.html

Updates on Vick’s Dogs:

http://network.bestfriends.org/stopbsl/news/22534.html

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Here is the link where I obtained the information about turkey breeding in the U.S. (click “download” to obtain):

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/issues/investigations.html

Info for turkey factory farms:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/issues/index.html

Free range fact sheet:

http://www.free-range-turkey.com/wst_page3.html

Photos from a free range turkey farm:

http://www.free-range-turkey.com/wst_page2.php

Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt A Turkey Program:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/adopt.html

Farm Sanctuary’s Turkey Express Program:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/express.html

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Click here to listen to my conversation with Captain Paul Watson

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

http://www.seashepherd.org/

Undercover footage shows calves being abused at VT slaugherhouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYB5pdudYBE

VT slaughterhouse closes its doors:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33602712/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Op-Ed from NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/opinion/31niman.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Here is the most recent undercover investigation footage, released by Mercy for Animals:

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/hatchery/

The Egg Industry: http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_chickens_egg.asp

Factory Egg Production: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/eggs/

Eggs and Your Health: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2005nl/march/050300pueastereggs.htm

Egg Production and the Environment: http://www.upc-online.org/fouling.html

Egg replacers: http://www.vegcooking.com/vegcooking-eggreplace.asp

Free range eggs: http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/egg-freerange.html

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Myths and facts about spaying and neutering:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html

Why you should spay or neuter your pet:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/why_you_should_spay_or_neuter_your_pet.html

Keeping your pets safe on Halloween is important:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/keep_your_pets_safe_on_halloween.html

Animals in the Press is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Monkeys as pets:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/monkey-babies-couples-treat-adopted-monkids-children/story?id=8723105

Why having monkeys as pets is bad, bad, bad:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0916_030916_primatepets.html

CA Governor bans tail docking:

http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&nm=Breaking+News&type=news&mod=News&mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&tier=3&nid=129447A14D414F889C7261C7D2E175A3

More info on tail docking:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4697714/TAIL-DOCKING-DAIRY-CATTLE-Marlene-Halverson-Farm-Animal-Economic

CA Governor thinks it’s okay to breed and sell dogs:

http://www.animallawcoalition.com/companion-animal-breeding/article/737