Inside the Life of a Municipal Animal Shelter Manager w/ Nina Baker

Join us for an eye-opening episode of The Lifeline Podcast, where we sit down with Nina Baker, Shelter Manager at Bayou Animal Services in Dickinson, TX, a municipal shelter and one of our partner organizations. Alongside host Caroline McKenna, Executive Director of Lifeline of Galveston County, we dive into what it truly takes to run a high-performing animal shelter and save lives every day. From managing daily chaos to implementing life-saving protocols, Nina shares her journey from an adopter to shelter manager, the challenges of municipal shelters, and the incredible transformations she’s witnessed.

🔹 Topics We Cover:

✔️ What a “typical” day looks like for a shelter manager (spoiler: there isn’t one!)

✔️ The importance of intake protocols & behavior assessments for adoptable pets

✔️ Misconceptions about municipal shelters and the "No-Kill" conversation

✔️ How community programs like Snifari walks and foster initiatives are changing lives

✔️ The biggest challenges municipal shelters face and how to overcome them

✔️ How YOU can support shelters and rescues like Bayou Animal Services & Lifeline of Galveston County

🐶🐱 If you love animal rescue, shelter management insights, and behind-the-scenes stories from dedicated animal welfare workers, this episode is for you!

👉 Follow & Support Bayou Animal Services:

🌐 BayouAnimalServices.org

📲 Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @BayouAnimalServices

💡 Support Lifeline of Galveston County & Our Mission:

🌐 LifelineTx.org

📲 Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @LifelineGalvestonCounty

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