Animal Wise Radio's MIke and Beth dig into the white paper recommendations published in a California Sheltering Report. Named "Charting a Path Forward: Achieving California's policy to save all adoptable and treatable animals," the paper signals a seismic shift forward in the no-kill movement. Nathan Winograd of the No Kill Advocacy Center, will share his thoughts about this shift. It's been a long time coming! It is time to do some celebrating!

We'll also check in with Shirley Thistlethwaite, blogger at YesBiscuit.Wordpress.com. Her words are laser focused, and as usual, she's been tracking some tough sheltering stories lately that are worthy of thought and conversation.

Michael Mountain of Earth in Transition considers how water and war are so inextricably linked in history, and in our present day.