Sept. 21, 2023
Cher's Crusade for Elephants PLUS a man dresses like a collie
Get ready to embark on an incredible journey that guarantees to tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bones, all while championing for animal conservation.
This episode features inspiring stories of love and commitment towards animals,...
Get ready to embark on an incredible journey that guarantees to tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bones, all while championing for animal conservation.
This episode features inspiring stories of love and commitment towards animals, notably led by pop icon Cher and her relentless efforts to rescue elephants through her charity, Free the Wild. Tune in to hear about Kaven, an Asian elephant in Pakistan, and Billy, a long-term inhabitant of the LA Zoo, both of whom have touched Cher's heart.
We also bring you the amusing yet insightful series 'Animals and Therapy', which combines humor and connection to advocate for endangered species. The series boasts famous personalities like Rhys Darby and Murray Bartlett, adding a dash of star power to the mission.
But that's not all! Join us as we trace the heartwarming tale of two 80-year-old pen pals finally meeting in person after 68 years of exchanging letters. And lastly, be prepared to marvel at the intriguing story of a man realizing his childhood dream of becoming a collie through a remarkably detailed costume.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5747537/advertisement
This episode features inspiring stories of love and commitment towards animals, notably led by pop icon Cher and her relentless efforts to rescue elephants through her charity, Free the Wild. Tune in to hear about Kaven, an Asian elephant in Pakistan, and Billy, a long-term inhabitant of the LA Zoo, both of whom have touched Cher's heart.
We also bring you the amusing yet insightful series 'Animals and Therapy', which combines humor and connection to advocate for endangered species. The series boasts famous personalities like Rhys Darby and Murray Bartlett, adding a dash of star power to the mission.
But that's not all! Join us as we trace the heartwarming tale of two 80-year-old pen pals finally meeting in person after 68 years of exchanging letters. And lastly, be prepared to marvel at the intriguing story of a man realizing his childhood dream of becoming a collie through a remarkably detailed costume.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5747537/advertisement
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00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:09.839
The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Good news.
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00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:12.839
If you're an elephant, you know
who has your back? Share,
3
00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:17.679
Yeah, I didn't know about this. In late November twenty twenty, Share
4
00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:22.359
went from La to Pakistan to ensure
the safe relocation of Cavan, who's an
5
00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:27.519
Asian elephant who is languishing in the
Islamabad Zoo. Share has a charity fund
6
00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:31.800
called Free the Wild. Cavan wound
up moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia,
7
00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.479
but Shares worried about Billy, who
is a thirty eight year old elephant who
8
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:38.840
has spent nearly his entire life at
the La Zoo. There are calls for
9
00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.920
Billy to be released to a sanctuary. Sharer said, I think about him
10
00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:44.759
all the time. He's in constant
pain from the cement like ground he walks
11
00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:47.399
on. He's been there for a
million years. He deserves to spend his
12
00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:51.119
last years in a sanctuary. But
zoos keep elephants because they're the big draw.
13
00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:55.119
They're bringing the big bucks. In
Ukraine, we transferred six lions,
14
00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:58.000
a bear, a panther and a
tiger. We went in before the war
15
00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:00.880
and did everything to get them out, but we left the air, so
16
00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:03.399
we had to sneak back in with
a big pickup truck and get him out
17
00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:07.599
during the war Wow. The London
Zoo has conducted its annual weigh in.
18
00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:11.560
They do that to keep records on
the health and other measurements about the animal's
19
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.400
well being. ANGELA Ryan is the
London Zoo's head of Zoological Operations and said
20
00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:19.280
having this data helps to ensure that
every animal we care for is healthy,
21
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.439
eating well and growing at the rate
they should. The zoo's heaviest animal is
22
00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:27.280
Maggie, who's a giraffe. Maggie
weighs around sixteen hundred pounds. The zoo's
23
00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:33.400
smallest animal is a leaf cutter ant
five milligrams gaise. You're curious the zoo
24
00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:37.319
keepers don't measure each ant individually.
They use estimates based on the weight of
25
00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:41.719
an entire colony. Weighing animals can
be challenging. Zookeepers use different ways to
26
00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:44.840
get the two step, hop,
skip or jump onto the scale and stand
27
00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:49.040
up straight for measurements. For example, they tricked the humbold penguin chicks and
28
00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:52.400
walking over scales one by one by
having them line up for their morning feed.
29
00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.280
A new series Animals in Therapy is
using comedy and connections to advocate for
30
00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:01.560
animal conservation. A pressure from on
the Edge says, unlike many campaigns which
31
00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:07.120
feed eco anxiety, the new series
uses comedy and relativity to deliver a pernit
32
00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:09.840
in message that we're all closely aligned
a certain endangered species. There's even some
33
00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:14.560
famous people in this. You know
Rhese Darby from Flight of the Concords.
34
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.719
He's in a video with a cacapo. Meanwhile, Murray Bartlett, you know
35
00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:21.840
him from White Lotus in the Last
of Us. He's in a video two
36
00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:25.199
otters, and the text asks to
humans also feel happiness. You can find
37
00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:30.080
both season one and season two of
Animals in Therapy on the Edge YouTube channel.
38
00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.199
Two pen pals have met in person
sixty eight years after they began writing
39
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:45.039
letters back and forth. They're both
eighty years old, Patsy Gregory and Carol
40
00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:49.560
Ann Krause. They started swapping letters
in nineteen fifty five when they became Girl
41
00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.639
Scouts on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Ocean. They swapped more than eight hundred
42
00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:57.719
letters, always remembering each other's birthday's, wedding, anniversaries, and Christmas,
43
00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:00.479
but they never met in person until
recently. Patsy told her daughter Steph that
44
00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.960
she always wanted to visit Caroline,
who lives in South Carolina, so her
45
00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.199
family surprised were the tickets to the
USA on her birthday. Patsy said,
46
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:09.800
it was quite emotional, was lovely. I didn't feel any nerves. I
47
00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:12.919
was excited. It was great to
be able to meet her at last.
48
00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:15.560
It was just as though I had
seen her last week, because we'd known
49
00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:17.560
each other for so long. We
would write about what had happened in the
50
00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:20.840
day at school, or anything that
was going on, where were going,
51
00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.000
who we went out with, or
whatever. We were just sharing news as
52
00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:25.199
he would with a friend next door. The bear chatted for hours about their
53
00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:30.680
friendship and took in the local sites. Well good news for the men who
54
00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:36.960
dreamed of becoming a college He purchased
a human sized dog costume for about fourteen
55
00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:40.000
fifteen thousand dollars. He got his
wish. He went on YouTube. He
56
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:46.840
showed off his first in costume interview
with Spanish international news agency EFE and said,
57
00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:49.719
since I was a child, I
wanted to change. When I'm dressed
58
00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:52.719
in the suit, I feel so
happy because my dreams came true. I
59
00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:55.159
received all kinds of messages. Among
the positive messages, some tell me they
60
00:03:55.199 --> 00:03:58.360
want to do what I've done.
This has allowed me to see that there
61
00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:01.360
are other people like me. Dresses
up in costume a few times a months
62
00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:05.360
and sometimes worries about his friend's reactions. He had previously told the Mirror,
63
00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:10.400
I really tell my friends because I'm
afraid they'll think I'm weird. My family
64
00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:14.560
and friends seem very surprised to learn
that I became an animal. If you
65
00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:19.199
want such a costume, a Japanese
agency called Zeppit can make one for you.
66
00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:23.680
It Apparently it took zepp At forty
days to make Toco's costume. A
67
00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:27.560
Zeppet employee said they found a way
to create the skeleton structure of a dog
68
00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:30.120
and spent a lot of time studying
it. In addition, we collect photographs
69
00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:33.759
taken from various angles so that the
beautiful coat of the colleague can be reproduced
70
00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:38.360
and devised so that the coat will
flow naturally. What's your five good news
71
00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:42.480
stories for today? Follow the show
for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
72
00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:44.720
YouTube, wherever you get your show. As you have a great day,
1
00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:09.839
The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Good news.
2
00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:12.839
If you're an elephant, you know
who has your back? Share,
3
00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:17.679
Yeah, I didn't know about this. In late November twenty twenty, Share
4
00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:22.359
went from La to Pakistan to ensure
the safe relocation of Cavan, who's an
5
00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:27.519
Asian elephant who is languishing in the
Islamabad Zoo. Share has a charity fund
6
00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:31.800
called Free the Wild. Cavan wound
up moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia,
7
00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.479
but Shares worried about Billy, who
is a thirty eight year old elephant who
8
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:38.840
has spent nearly his entire life at
the La Zoo. There are calls for
9
00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.920
Billy to be released to a sanctuary. Sharer said, I think about him
10
00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:44.759
all the time. He's in constant
pain from the cement like ground he walks
11
00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:47.399
on. He's been there for a
million years. He deserves to spend his
12
00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:51.119
last years in a sanctuary. But
zoos keep elephants because they're the big draw.
13
00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:55.119
They're bringing the big bucks. In
Ukraine, we transferred six lions,
14
00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:58.000
a bear, a panther and a
tiger. We went in before the war
15
00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:00.880
and did everything to get them out, but we left the air, so
16
00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:03.399
we had to sneak back in with
a big pickup truck and get him out
17
00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:07.599
during the war Wow. The London
Zoo has conducted its annual weigh in.
18
00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:11.560
They do that to keep records on
the health and other measurements about the animal's
19
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.400
well being. ANGELA Ryan is the
London Zoo's head of Zoological Operations and said
20
00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:19.280
having this data helps to ensure that
every animal we care for is healthy,
21
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.439
eating well and growing at the rate
they should. The zoo's heaviest animal is
22
00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:27.280
Maggie, who's a giraffe. Maggie
weighs around sixteen hundred pounds. The zoo's
23
00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:33.400
smallest animal is a leaf cutter ant
five milligrams gaise. You're curious the zoo
24
00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:37.319
keepers don't measure each ant individually.
They use estimates based on the weight of
25
00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:41.719
an entire colony. Weighing animals can
be challenging. Zookeepers use different ways to
26
00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:44.840
get the two step, hop,
skip or jump onto the scale and stand
27
00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:49.040
up straight for measurements. For example, they tricked the humbold penguin chicks and
28
00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:52.400
walking over scales one by one by
having them line up for their morning feed.
29
00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.280
A new series Animals in Therapy is
using comedy and connections to advocate for
30
00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:01.560
animal conservation. A pressure from on
the Edge says, unlike many campaigns which
31
00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:07.120
feed eco anxiety, the new series
uses comedy and relativity to deliver a pernit
32
00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:09.840
in message that we're all closely aligned
a certain endangered species. There's even some
33
00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:14.560
famous people in this. You know
Rhese Darby from Flight of the Concords.
34
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.719
He's in a video with a cacapo. Meanwhile, Murray Bartlett, you know
35
00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:21.840
him from White Lotus in the Last
of Us. He's in a video two
36
00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:25.199
otters, and the text asks to
humans also feel happiness. You can find
37
00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:30.080
both season one and season two of
Animals in Therapy on the Edge YouTube channel.
38
00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.199
Two pen pals have met in person
sixty eight years after they began writing
39
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:45.039
letters back and forth. They're both
eighty years old, Patsy Gregory and Carol
40
00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:49.560
Ann Krause. They started swapping letters
in nineteen fifty five when they became Girl
41
00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.639
Scouts on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Ocean. They swapped more than eight hundred
42
00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:57.719
letters, always remembering each other's birthday's, wedding, anniversaries, and Christmas,
43
00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:00.479
but they never met in person until
recently. Patsy told her daughter Steph that
44
00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.960
she always wanted to visit Caroline,
who lives in South Carolina, so her
45
00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.199
family surprised were the tickets to the
USA on her birthday. Patsy said,
46
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:09.800
it was quite emotional, was lovely. I didn't feel any nerves. I
47
00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:12.919
was excited. It was great to
be able to meet her at last.
48
00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:15.560
It was just as though I had
seen her last week, because we'd known
49
00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:17.560
each other for so long. We
would write about what had happened in the
50
00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:20.840
day at school, or anything that
was going on, where were going,
51
00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.000
who we went out with, or
whatever. We were just sharing news as
52
00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:25.199
he would with a friend next door. The bear chatted for hours about their
53
00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:30.680
friendship and took in the local sites. Well good news for the men who
54
00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:36.960
dreamed of becoming a college He purchased
a human sized dog costume for about fourteen
55
00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:40.000
fifteen thousand dollars. He got his
wish. He went on YouTube. He
56
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:46.840
showed off his first in costume interview
with Spanish international news agency EFE and said,
57
00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:49.719
since I was a child, I
wanted to change. When I'm dressed
58
00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:52.719
in the suit, I feel so
happy because my dreams came true. I
59
00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:55.159
received all kinds of messages. Among
the positive messages, some tell me they
60
00:03:55.199 --> 00:03:58.360
want to do what I've done.
This has allowed me to see that there
61
00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:01.360
are other people like me. Dresses
up in costume a few times a months
62
00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:05.360
and sometimes worries about his friend's reactions. He had previously told the Mirror,
63
00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:10.400
I really tell my friends because I'm
afraid they'll think I'm weird. My family
64
00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:14.560
and friends seem very surprised to learn
that I became an animal. If you
65
00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:19.199
want such a costume, a Japanese
agency called Zeppit can make one for you.
66
00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:23.680
It Apparently it took zepp At forty
days to make Toco's costume. A
67
00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:27.560
Zeppet employee said they found a way
to create the skeleton structure of a dog
68
00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:30.120
and spent a lot of time studying
it. In addition, we collect photographs
69
00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:33.759
taken from various angles so that the
beautiful coat of the colleague can be reproduced
70
00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:38.360
and devised so that the coat will
flow naturally. What's your five good news
71
00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:42.480
stories for today? Follow the show
for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
72
00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:44.720
YouTube, wherever you get your show. As you have a great day,