Animal Shelter Change Makers: Inside the Mission to Improve Shelters with Pawsitive Change

Pawsitive Change Non-Profit: Safer Cleaning and Biosecurity Kits Helping Animal Shelters Fight Outbreaks

In this episode of The Story of My Pet, host Julie Marty-Pearson interviews Keri Lestage, Adrian Fulle, and Zach O'Shea, animal lovers working in human health, They discuss Pawsitive Change, a volunteer-driven initiative donating biosecurity kits to U.S. shelters to improve cleanliness, reduce disease spread, and save lives during overcrowding. They discuss how shelters spend enormous time disinfecting and how common chemicals like bleach can poison the air, require long reentry times, and leave harmful residues on surfaces animals may lick. 

Pawsitive Change provides EPA-approved, pet-safe disinfectant (Clean Republic), process guidance, and electrostatic sprayers that disinfect complex spaces faster and can help address airborne viruses like parvo and kennel cough; they also mention a surface barrier product (ArmRex) that inhibits microbial growth for up to 60 days. The team shares that they’ve reached hundreds of shelters, partnered with Merck Animal Health, and invites donations and local advocates via positivechange.org. To learn more about Pawsitive Change visit their Website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

00:33 Adrian Pet Journey
02:17 Carrie Dogs To Cats
03:12 Zach Reptiles And Foster
04:34 Shelter Overcrowding Reality
06:35 Biosecurity Kit Origin
08:29 Toxic Cleaners Problem
12:07 Electrostatic Sprayer Explained
14:22 Different Shelter Layouts
16:25 Behavior Change Roadblocks
17:24 Politics Staffing Disasters
19:07 Home Disinfectant Teaser
19:34 Safer Shelter Disinfectant
20:15 Food Surface Rinse Myth
22:19 Pets Super Senses
24:38 Airborne Virus Control
27:20 Arm Rex Barrier Coating
28:48 Donate and Ambassador Program
30:29 Grassroots Shelter Outreach
32:44 Trust and No Strings

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