Hosted by Kim Moodey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 24 episodes
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Welcome to The Rescue State Podcast—a powerful and compassionate space where we champion the voiceless. I am your host and animal advocate Kim Moodey, this weekly show dives deep into the realities of California’s shelter system and what it will take to become a true No Kill state. T hrough compelling interviews with rescue leaders, shelter workers, and animal rights activists, along with my own personal stories from the front lines, each episode sheds light on the urgent issues facing vulnerable animals. From success stories to systemic challenges, we explore how supporting high-kill shelters can lead to lasting change. Whether you're a rescue volunteer, a passionate animal lover, or just curious about how to make a difference—The Rescue State Podcast is your source for inspiration, education, and action. Together, we can turn compassion into a movement and California into a No Kill state.
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Prelude to Season 4 | Finding Apollo Before we begin Season 4, I wanted to revisit one story that forever changed me. One year ago today, I said goodbye to my foster dog, Apollo, believing he had found his forever home.
What does it actually take to create a no-kill future in California? In this powerful Season 3 finale of The Rescue State , we move beyond awareness and into action. After exploring how shelters operate, what good standa
What is it really like to be on a rescue transport? In this special episode of The Rescue State , I take you behind the scenes on a journey I’ll never forget—traveling up the Pacific Northwest on the Promise 4 Paws rescu
Some conversations are worth coming back to and this is one of them. In this special replay episode of The Rescue State , I’m revisiting my conversation with Kevin and Sue Walshe two deeply committed voices in the rescue
In this powerful episode of The Rescue State , I sit down with Lucy Fernandez, a key force behind the ongoing reform efforts at the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Lucy brings a rare, behind-the-scenes pe
In this episode of The Rescue State , we’re diving into one of the most critical and often overlooked parts of animal welfare: recognizing when shelter standards begin to slip and understanding what you can do about it.
In this episode of The Rescue State , we move beyond what’s broken in animal welfare and focus on what good actually looks like inside a shelter. From transparency and humane care to leadership structure and accountabili
Before we can talk about accountability, we have to understand the system. In this episode of The Rescue State, we breaks down how municipal animal shelters actually operate beyond the kennels and adoption events. You’ll
Welcome to Season 3 of The Rescue State. This season, we’re doing something different. Instead of focusing on individual stories alone, we’re zooming out and taking a hard look at the entire California shelter system. Wh
In our season finale of The Rescue State , I’m taking a moment to pause, reflect and speak from the heart. As we close out 2025, I share my final thoughts on where we’ve been, where we are, and, most importantly, where w
In this week’s episode with The Rescue State , I have the honor of sitting down with Lauren McCarron, founder of Joyful Pets and Rehome With Love service, for one of the most important and heartfelt conversations we can
In this episode of The Rescue State , I respond to John Stossel’s video “Puppy Prohibition: Ban on Pet Store Sales Kills Pet Stores, But Hasn’t Stopped Puppy Mills.” I encourage listeners to watch the video and join me a
This week on The Rescue State , we’re leaning into the spirit of giving and exploring real ways you can make a difference for animals this holiday season. From donating to your favorite local rescues, to supporting shelt
Join us for one of our most important conversations yet as The Rescue State sits down with Lauren and Anthony from the Animal Welfare Data Center . Together, we explore a side of animal welfare that doesn’t get talked ab
In our first interview for The Rescue State podcast Season 2, I sit down with longtime animal advocate Tessa Behr to talk about everything fostering — the real, the emotional, the messy and the life-changing. Tessa share
In this emotional second part journey of our first foster Bergy, I open up about what it’s really like to love a dog you’re expected to let go. The joy, the heartbreak and the exact moment Bergy made it clear that rescue
In this emotional Season 2 opener for The Rescue State , Kim shares how her first foster dog, Bergy, changed her life and opened her eyes to the realities of animal shelters, the fostering experience and California’s hom
In the season’s finale of The Rescue State podcast, I dive into one of the biggest loopholes backyard breeders use to sell puppies: Craigslist. Even though Craigslist bans the sale of animals, many people try to get arou
In this episode of The Rescue State , we dive into one of the most powerful and often overlooked ways you can save a life...Fostering! Rescues cannot do what they do without fosters opening their homes and hearts to dogs
In this second part of our brachycephalic breed series, we take a hard look at how backyard breeders are fueling the crisis inside high-kill shelters. By overbreeding bulldogs, Frenchies, pugs and other short-snout dogs
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The Rescue State is hosted by Kim Moodey. The show is categorised under business (non-profit) and has published 24 episodes.
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