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About Muddy Paws and Hairballs

If animals light up your world and being a pet parent gives your life meaning, Muddy Paws and Hairballs is the podcast you’ve been waiting for! Hosted by Amy Castro—pet industry writer, speaker, and founder of Starlight Outreach & Rescue—this weekly show gets real about the joys, challenges, and everyday chaos of life with pets.

Each episode brings you:

  • Inspiring rescue and adoption stories that will warm your heart and keep you rooting for the underdog (or cat!).
  • Expert insights and tips from pet pros like cat behaviorists, dog trainers, and veterinarians to help you tackle any challenge.
  • Actionable advice for creating stronger bonds and ensuring your pets thrive.
  • Fun and surprising tales of how pets and their people work, play, and live their best lives together.

Whether your companion swims, flies, scurries, or snoozes on your couch, this podcast is your go-to for honest advice, uplifting stories, and plenty of laughs. Join us as we explore the messy, magical world of pet parenting—hairballs, muddy paw prints, and all.

Tune in and discover how to live your best life with your pets—and help them live theirs, too!

About the Hosts

Amy P. Castro, MA, CSP Profile Photo

Amy P. Castro, MA, CSP

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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.

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