“It’s the first time we’ve done a special like this and I can only hope that people really enjoy it and we can do many more,” Wohl (pictured at top) said in an exclusive interview with MediaVillage. “The efforts we highlight don’t only happen in California. They’re happening in every state, and while it’s unfortunate it has to happen at all, there are so many wonderful stories of resilience and hope that emerge.
“The idea behind the special is to show viewers what it takes to run a rescue and get these animals from where they come from, to (places where they are made ready) to be adopted,” she continued. “A lot goes into it. We’ve worked with Paw Works in the past and they are wonderful. They do a weekly two-hour drive to central California, where there is a horrendous overpopulation problem, to pull animals from kill shelters and bring them to their facility in Camarillo. A lot of the animals are great, but others need to be bathed, micro-chipped, spayed and neutered, along with different surgeries. They’ll often pick up animals that are pregnant, too, so all of that backend stuff that the rescuers have to provide to make them amazing animals is highlighted.”