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Muddy Paws and Hairballs is the podcast where pet chaos meets real-life advice—because life with pets is more blooper reel than highlight reel.
I’m Amy Castro—longtime animal rescuer, professional speaker, writer, and founder of Starlight Outreach and Rescue. I’ve fostered more than 4,000 pets, cleaned up more messes than I care to admit, and built my career helping pet parents and pet pros communicate better—with humans and animals.
I created this podcast because I believe no pet should end up in a shelter for being a pet—and no pet parent should feel lost, judged, or alone in the fur-covered trenches of real-life pet parenting.
Muddy Paws and Hairballs is for real pet parents knee-deep in fur, vet bills, and “what the heck did you just eat?!” moments. The ones trying to raise good pets while also living their own damn lives. If you're navigating barf on the carpet, a dog with zero impulse control, or a cat who thinks they’re the boss (because they are), this is your space!
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Amy Castro is a professional speaker, author, trainer and consultant, and columnist for Pet Age Magazine. She's the founder and president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue (www.StarlightOutreachandRescue.org), a Houston, Texas area 501c3 nonprofit animal rescue whose mission is to rescue animals from the community, support shelters in providing medical treatment for at-risk pets, community outreach for pet owners in need, and educating pet parents to help keep pets in homes and off the streets.
Amy started the Starlight Pet Talk Podcast in 2023 as an extension of the rescue's education efforts to be able to reach more pet parents and help them solve their biggest problems so they can live their best lives with the pets they love.
Amy is also a proud USAF veteran and has personally fostered more than 3000 animals during her time in animal rescue.