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Tammy Fox

Tammy Fox

Executive Director of the Florida Keys SPCA in Key West, with 32 years in animal welfare.

Aug 12, 2026

24:46
So could you tell us in a bit more detail in regards to the vision of the retreat itself? What facilities, what services, where is it going to be located? What's the ideal location for it?
24:58
So my main reason why I wanted to open a retreat and respite centre for disabled animals and their families was because, especially in the summer months, I personally really struggle with the charity in the summer months.
25:16
And we see a high increase of animals that are being put to sleep.
25:23
And the main reason why we see these animals being put to sleep is because the families have reached breaking point.
25:31
They cannot cope anymore.
25:33
They've maybe got children.
25:36
It could be a financial reason.

30 MINS LATER

55:46
So I think, where do you think you actually saw things getting aligned for you to have the confidence in terms of like a perhaps skillset, the drive, the passion for you to then take a big, because it is a big leap, isn't it? Yeah, I
8:16
Okay.
8:17
Well, what has been increasing is individuals that either find an animal on the road and want to do a good thing, get it off the road, get it out of danger, bring it to their local shelter for help are being turned away at some of the larger organizations in the state of Florida.
8:37
And people out of desperation are actually calling us at the very end of the state wanting to drive.
8:45
We've had people call from Jacksonville and Gainesville because they've found an animal and went to the organization and they were turned away and they didn't know what to do with it.
8:54
And so they're asking to bring the animal down here.
8:57
A couple weekends ago, we had an individual that had two cats that she needed to surrender because she was evicted.
9:04
She went to a local organization in South Florida and was turned away because they were full.
12:27
So can you talk a little bit about your thoughts on euthanasia and warehousing and that whole challenge?

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