Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:
- N.O.A.H. Center (https://www.thenoahcenter.org/)
- Woodland Park Zoo (https://www.zoo.org/)
- C.A.S.A. (http://www.camanoanimalshelter.com/01_adopt.html)
- Glass Quest (http://www.glassquest.com/)
Key Points of Interest:
- Who is Paige Schmelzer?
- Why did she move to Camano Island?
- How did Paige get involved in animal welfare?
- She also got started at the Woodland Park Zoo at age of 16!
- Hear what it was like work with so many animals at the zoo
- What was her favorite animal at the zoo?
- Where did Paige’s love for animals come from?
- And why the connections with cats?
- I talk about my past dog and my kids interactions with pets
- What caused her to move on from the Woodland Park Zoo
- How did she get started with NOAH and how did she become the Outreach Director
- What is the difference between NOAH and organizations like CASA?
- How does NOAH deal with feral cats?
- NOAH has performed over 100,000 spay and neuters and 40,000 adoptions
- Why does NOAH not take animals from the public
- Washington has not had to euthanize a healthy animal in a long time
- Find out what the acronyms for N.O.A.H. and C.A.S.A. stand for!
- How can you help?
- How do they analyze and assess animals that come in?
- How did she get to 10 cats?
Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:
- Cama Beach (https://parks.state.wa.us/483/Cama-Beach)