JoyBinge 2.6: Get Your Own!

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Hi and welcome to JoyBinge! We are Sinow and Kimmy, and we share good stories about good people doing good things! Get ready to binge on some joy! We recorded on Jan 12th, 2020.

News

Irwin Family Advances Steve’s Legacy, Saving Hundreds of Animals From Australian Bushfires

• Written by McKinley Corbley for Good News Network

• The Australian Zoo Wildlife Hospital has been treating animals affected by the bushfires ravaging Australia these past few months

• The hospital itself has worked with the Irwin family the past 16 years or more and during that time, have treated 90,000 animals

• Terri, Bindi, and Robert have all been posting updates about various patients the hospital has treated, sharing the good news and the sad news alike

• Follow them on Twitter or Instagram: Terri is on Twitter as @TerriIrwin, IG as @therealterri, Bindi on Twitter is @BindiIrwin and on IG as @BindiSueIrwin, Robert on Twitter is @RobertIrwin and on IG as @RobertIrwinPhotography

• Of course the Australian Zoo is on Twitter as @AustraliaZoo and on IG as @AustraliaZoo

• They post updates almost daily so be sure to check that out!

• A couple articles talk about people from around the world sending help to battle against the bushfires: More Than 200 Volunteer Firefighters From US and Canada Have Deployed to Help With Australian Bushfires & New Zealand sends troops to help with Australian bushfires as Pacific nations offer support

• This is an incredibly difficult time for Australia so we wanted to highlight the good people around the world are doing in this great time of need

• Seeing all the people around the world standing up to help raise money, going to fight fires, and assisting in efforts to take care of those affected has been amazing to witness

• Here are two links that Bindi and Robert have shared to help in the efforts: GoFundMe - Water Stations for Wildlife & Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors

Homeslice: Scotland Edition

First aid volunteer uses CPR skills to save ‘beloved’ pet dog who nearly drowned

• Written by Conrad Duncan for The Independent

• A Golden Labrador named Goldie was saved by her owner when she almost drowned

• Norman Milne, who is Goldie’s caretaker is a First Aid volunteer in St. Andrew’s and saw that his dog fell into a stream while they were enjoying their vacation

• Milne’s nephew, Liam, was able to pull Goldie out of the waters but Norman saw she wasn’t breathing when she was back on land

• The article reports, “Mr Milne closed Goldie's mouth tightly with one hand and with his other hand made a funnel, blew hard into her nose five times and then started chest compressions with the dog lying on her right side. After a couple of breaths and compressions, Mr Milne noticed a flicker of response. He had to repeat the procedure a further three times before Goldie fully responded.”

• You never know when your knowledge of CPR will be needed so getting proper training is important.

• Let this be an inspiration to you and those around you to learn how to save a life! Hopefully you will never need to but at least you can be equipped if someone around you needs the help

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The music for this podcast is "Industrious Ferret" by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening and have a great week!

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