The Human-Animal Connection 91 A Dog Named 647 and the Heart of Compassion

About this episode

This episode features a conversation about the bond between people and animals, highlighting stories from Dr. Nancy Kay's veterinary career and discussing various related topics.

On this inspiring episode of The Human-Animal Connection, host Genie Joseph welcomes award-winning veterinarian and author Dr. Nancy Kay for a heartfelt conversation about the powerful bond between people and animals. Dr. Kay shares stories from her 42-year veterinary career, including emotional experiences with euthanasia, rescued Rottweiler puppies, a marijuana-intoxicated French Bulldog, and a stray nursing mother dog that led rescuers to her hidden puppies. They also discuss the emotional intelligence of animals, puppy mills, factory farming, compassion education for children, and Dr. Kay’s moving middle-grade novel A Dog Named 647. This episode explores animal emotions, the afterlife, communication with animals, veterinary stress, and why the human-animal bond matters more than ever EPISODE NOTES: A Dog Named 647 and the Heart of Compassion Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-human-animal-connection-pet-life-radio-original--6669311/support .

People in this episode

Host: Genie Joseph

Guest: Dr. Nancy Kay

Topics covered

• human-animal bond
• veterinary experiences
• animal emotions
• compassion education
• euthanasia
• puppy mills

Keywords

• veterinarian
• animal emotions
• euthanasia
• compassion
• puppy mills
• factory farming
• animal communication

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Dog Named 647

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