Summary: <p>A big part of why we love the Hudson Valley and Catskills is because of the farms and the animals. In this awesome, moving, eye-opening, and hilarious episode, you’ll meet the fabulous Kathy Stevens and hear how <a href="https://casanctuary.org/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Catskill Animal Sanctuary</strong></em></a> in Saugerties got started and its mission.</p> <p>You’ll learn about Noodles, a blind horse named Buddy, and a cow named Tucker, what Kathy calls 'random acts of callousness' and about the Underfoot Family. </p> <p>“The tours change people,” Kathy explains. </p> <p>You’ll also get advice on how to engage with animals on a tour (i.e., take your sunglasses off, sit down, don’t make a loud sound), CAS's unique programming, and why and how to volunteer. We find a job for Mat. And yes, yes, yes, Kathy and I will together make animal sounds.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://casanctuary.org/" target="_blank">Catskill Animal Sanctuary website</a> (donate, volunteer, programming)</li> <li> <a href="https://casanctuary.org/podcast/" target="_blank">Herd Around The Barn podcast</a> (Kathy's award-winning show)</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Welcome new sponsor:</strong></em><em> </em><strong>Sunflower Market</strong>, with stores in Rhinebeck and Woodstock, is devoted to deepening symbiotic relationships through clean and sustainably sourced food. Visit their site and follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SunflowerNaturalMarket/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunflower___market/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p> <p><em>Past episodes on animals:</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cidiot.com/46-pets/" target="_blank">46. Pets</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cidiot.com/44-chicken-run/" target="_blank">44. Chicken Run</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cidiot.com/41-meet-a-farmer-kallie-from-sawkill-farm/" target="_blank">41. Meet A Farmer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cidiot.com/35-animals/" target="_blank">35. Animals</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/support</a>
