The Benefits of CBD Oil in Helping
Rescue Dogs
With many tragic lives that stray dogs endure abroad, it's understandable we feel helpless and powerless to address the situations. Founder of Odessa's Essential Health For Pets and has experienced extraordinary dog rescues from China and has helped them recover from their pain and reduce their anxiety. In this episode, Odessa Gunn will talk to us about how she does it.
BIO:
Born and raised in Nova Scotia Canada where I studied English at St Francis Xavier University.
After graduating from University I moved to Ottawa and became a bike racer. I then moved to the US so I could ride year round and pursue a career in racing. I made it onto a pro team called Timex Cannondale and raced for them for two years.
After retiring from racing I moved to Spain where I started doing cat and dog rescue on a small scale.
I've loved animals since I was a child so they have always been a huge part of my life. I started a brand of animal inspired clothing with a portion of the proceeds going to animal rescue.
I stopped making the clothing because of a divorce and a subsequent move to a much smaller home but I then became the spokesperson for Odessa's Essential Health for Pets.
I've also been the VP of the BOD for the Forget Me Not Farm for 8 years now, I've been volunteering for them for 10 years. It's a therapy farm for at-risk kids and rescued farm animals.
I also organize a gala event every year in October called the Festa Del Fondo. It's an auction and dinner benefitting at-risk youth in our community. Over the past 9 years we have raised almost 2.5 million.
During my 20 years in the US I have fostered over 250 animals and have also volunteered for Compassion Without Borders, the Sonoma Humane Society and Forgotten Felines.
In 2016 I embarked on a project to tell the World about amazing rescues and the people who run them. It's a documentary type series called Unsung Heroes. We're still working on it today. I just returned from my second trip to China to film an extraordinary group of women who save dogs from the horrible meat market.
At home I have 10 rescued senior dogs, 3 cats, 2 goats, 1 pig, 7 chickens, 2 roosters and 2 ducks. All rescued of course.