This week on the Overheard Podcast, we’re joined by Daisy and Andrea from the Bow Valley SPCA, Canada’s very first no-cage, no-kill adoption centre.

In this conversation, we go far beyond the walls of the shelter. We unpack many of the challenges facing pets and pet owners here in the Bow Valley, from housing and affordability pressures to the realities of responsible pet ownership in a mountain community.

We also explore some of the most common misconceptions surrounding shelter animals, breed stereotypes, animal allergies, medical conditions, and why so many incredible animals are overlooked for reasons that often have little to do with who they actually are.

Along the way, we learn how the Bow Valley SPCA became a leader in compassionate animal care, what makes their no-cage, no-kill philosophy so uniq ...