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For the last ten years, PetHobbyist.com has been presenting an annual online symposium about living with, keeping, raising, breeding, rescuing, and caring for animals. In celebration of this anniversary, we've extended Chat Week into Chat Month. Starting on Friday, February 1, at 9 PM Eastern, guests throughout the month will include:

Friday, February 1

Nathan Winograd
Author of "Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America"
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Friday, February 1, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
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Sunday, February 3

Bill Love
Photography for Herps
Sunday, February 3, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Kathy Love
Cornsnakes
Sunday, February 3, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Friday, February 8

Blood Python Panel
Kara Glasgow, Ryan Norris, Rich Crowley
Friday, February 8, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Joan Miller, Legislative Analyst for the Cat Fancier's Association
Friday, February 8, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Saturday, February 9

Chris Dieter
Croc Care
Saturday, February 9, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Ken Foster, author of "The Dogs Who Found Me"
His Accidental Life in Rescue
Saturday, February 9, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Sunday, February 10

Karen Delise
Author of "The Pit Bull Placebo"
Sunday, February 10, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Danté Fenolio
The Declining Amphibians
Sunday, February 10, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Dr. Jen Periat
Ask the Exotics/Avian Vet!
Sunday, February 10, at 10 PM Eastern, in exotichobbyist.com's Chat Room

Friday, February 15

Kevin McCurley
Large Pythons
Friday, February 15, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Sharon Sakson
The Healing Power of Dogs
Friday, February 15, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Darlene Arden
Small Dogs and Behavior
Friday, February 15, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Saturday, February 16

Kathy Diamond Davis
Therapy Work with Your Dog
Saturday, February 16, at 3 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Jim Harrison and Kristen Wiley of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo
Anti-venom Research
Saturday, February 16, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

James Walsh
Carting and You
Saturday, February 16, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Carol Frischmann
Conures
Saturday, February 16, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Aviary

Frank Retes
Monitors
Saturday, February 16, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Shirley Braverman
The ecology, management and public health benefits of feral cat colonies
Saturday, February 16, at 10 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Terry Vandeventer
Snakes of the South East
Saturday, February 16, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Sunday, February 17

NOTE NEW TIME! The Staff of Bark Magazine
Howl Dog Humor
Sunday, February 16, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Jeff Clark
Rainbow Boas
Sunday, February 17, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Friday, February 22

Nigel Marvin
Friday, February 22, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Sandy Arora
Holistic Cat Care
Friday, February 22, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Jeff Ronne, Sr.
Boa constrictors
Friday, February 22, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Amy Shojai
Dog and Cat Behavior
Friday, February 22, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium

Saturday, February 23

Tess Cook
Box Turtles
Saturday, February 23, at 4 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Liz Palika
Living Through Puppyhood
Saturday, February 23, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Wendy Christensen, The Cat Herder™
Outwitting Cats: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in your Life That What YOU Want is also what THEY Want
Saturday, February 23, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Kara Glasgow
Selecting and caring for your first bird
Saturday, February 23, at 9 PM Eastern in the Aviary

Bob Walker, Making Your House "The Cat's House"
Saturday, February 23, at 10 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Ellie Lesch, Wisconsin House Rabbit Society and Elmbrook Humane Society Volunteer Rabbit Care Specialist
Getting the Best out of Your Bunny
Saturday, February 23, at 8 PM Eastern, in Exotic Pet Chat

Sunday, February 24

Charles "Botar" Black
Inverts
Sunday, February 24, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Thursday, February 28

NEW TIME!Dr. Jeff Werber -- Lassie's TV Vet!
Microchips and Your Pet
Thursday, February 28, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium

Friday, February 29

Chris Walkowicz
Preparing Your Dog for the Show Ring
Friday, February 29, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Dog Den

Colette Sutherland
Ball Pythons
Friday, February 29, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Thom Somes, the Pet Safety Guy™
Pet CPR, First Aid & Care for Dogs and Cats
Friday, February 29, at 10 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central

Panel Discussion
Federal proposal to ban pythons and boas
Friday, February 29, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium

Saturday, March 1

Kerry King, guitarist for Slayer
Pythons
Saturday, March 1, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room

Date and Time TBA -- after Chat Month

Bob Church on Ferrets
We're very proud to welcome one of the leading experts on ferret care and behavior, zooarcheologist Bob Church.
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