Segment 1, beginning at 1:00: Among women who attend gyms and fitness centers, 56.37% report experiencing harassment according to a new report.
The report by Run Repeat also indicates that 92.31% of instances of harassment against women go unreported. "If people aren't reporting the issue, it's hard to know how to address it" according to Nick Rizzo, Run Repeat's fitness research director . Hailee Bland Walsh, founder and owner of City Gym KC said "When you center the voices of those folks who feel most unsafe... the whole community benefits."
- Hailee Bland Walsh, founder and owner, City Gym KC
- Nick Rizzo, fitness research director, Run Repeat
Segment 2, beginning at 30:12: Animal shelters across the metro that ran out of adoptable pets last year are currently overpopulated due to relinquished animals.
While KC Pet Project typically receives thirty to forty pets per day, according to Tori Fugate, "we are now seeing upwards around fifty to seventy new animals every single day coming into our shelter." She adds that over 1,400 pets arrived at their shelters over the last month creating a "desperate situation." Wayside Waifs, another area animal shelter, is also experiencing a surge in relinquished pets.
- Tori Fugate, chief communications officer, KC Pet Project
- Casey Waugh, communications manager, Wayside Waifs
