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    Hollywood Jobs: Animal Trainers; Daytime TV Gig

    Animal Trainers up close and personal. A comedian with a day job she just can't quit.

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    By Kim Masters • Jul 9, 2012 • 28m Listen

    We travel out of the studio to the Birds & Animals Unlimited ranch where we meet Mathilde de Cagney and David Sousa, two of Hollywood's top animal trainers and some of their furry or feathered stars. Plus, a story from comedian Sharon Houston who toils in a job she hates but just can't quit.

    Banner image: Animal trainer Mathilde de Cagney with Cosmo, aka Arthur, from the movie Beginners

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      Lea Thau

      Independent Producer, Creator of Strangers

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