Summary: Judy Gold is Funny For Fido Comedian Judy Gold joins us to talk about her burning desire to own a dog. She wants a big dog that sleeps with her and looks her in the eye. She minces no words when it comes to dressing up the dog. Earl Holliman Dedicating His Life To Animals From stage and screen, actor Earl Holliman is back on Animal Radio to tell us about Fritz Coleman’s Comedy Show to benefit Actors and Others for Animals spay and neuter programs. Richest Acquisition in Internet History Chewy, the online pet product retailer that rocketed to nearly $1 billion in reported sales in only five years, has more than likely set a record for the richest acquisition in Internet history after Chewy was bought by the PetSmart pet store chain. Sources familiar with the deal say the price is $3.35 BILLION dollars. For PetSmart, it is all part of the company’s transformational journey. Chewy’s founder Ryan Cohen will remain CEO and Chewy will operate largely as an independent subsidiary. Training Cats - Yep! Steven Applebaum is our guest. A former dog-trainer, he now heads up the Animal Behavior College. This institution trains humans for the pet industry. He wants to tell us about his new program training people to train cats. Oh, and yes, they are trainable. Anthropomorphizing Your Pet Is Not “Stupid” Dr. Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago says, “Historically, anthropomorphizing has been treated as a sign of childishness or stupidity.” But, he claims it actually makes humans smarter and no other species has this tendency. PETCO Wins Lawsuit After Rat Bite Fever Death A San Diego jury has sided with Petco in a lawsuit brought by the family of a 10-year-old boy who died after contracting an illness from a rat purchased at a Petco store. The jury found Petco was not negligent or liable in the death of Aidan Pankey four years ago. The boy’s father filed a 20 million-dollar lawsuit saying that Petco knows the rats it sells are likely to carry rat-bite fever.
