🎙 Fighting Wildfires with 5,000 Rescue Goats

Terri Oyarzun tells HOPE Is My Middle Name host @KateTucker how Goats R Us is fighting California wildfires with a motley herd of 5,000 rescue goats.

Hope Is My Middle Name Season 3 Episode 6 🎙 Fighting Wildfires with 5,000 Rescue Goats

Terri Oyarzun can’t imagine life without goats. She grew up with goats, she met her husband out herding goats, and together they rescued 55 “Charlie Brown” goats and trained them to fight wildfires. Today, the 5,000 strong Goats R Us herd works with government agencies, universities, and communities to find innovative solutions for fire control and prevention, while advancing animal husbandry and livestock management in California’s increasingly challenging climate.
“Fire season is twelve months out of the year now. The goats are protecting people. They're the four-legged firefighters of California.”

Get ready for a fun and insightful conversation on goats–what we can learn from their many wonderful quirks and how they are helping us build a more resilient ecosystem.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Goats as Firefighters
00:25 Introducing Terri Oyarzun
01:53 All You Need to Know about Goats
06:35 How Goats Fight Fires
14:35 Starting a Goat Startup
23:51 Climate Change and Fire Season
27:40 Therapy Goats?
32:07 Native American Respect for Animals
36:35 Closing Credits

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Hosted and executive produced by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume.

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[KateTucker]

Loved this conversation, thank you Terri and The Goats! 💖