For this edition of “Talking Animals,” we set aside the show’s usual format in favor of convening a panel of three veterinarians for a discussion of ethics and other topics. Read more…
Zina Goodin, co-founder of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary
Zina Goodin— co-founder, with her husband, Michael, of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a Mount Juliet, Tennessee haven housing 95 elderly dogs on a two-acre parcel of land–recalls becoming a dog person somewhat later in life, and feeling lukewarm enthusiasm initially when her family adopted its first dog in 1990. Read more…
Jamie Katz, Real-Life Pet Detective
Jamie Katz— a Fort Lauderdale-based real-life pet detective—recalls that her love of animals began in childhood, where her family had dogs and cats she adored them all, and always wanted them close to her. Read more…
Logan Vindett, executive director of Kindred Spirits Sanctuary
Logan Vindett—executive director of Kindred Spirits Sanctuary, a Citra, FL facility that provides safe, permanent refuge to disabled, abused, abandoned, and neglected farm animals—recounts growing up with a powerful love of animals, with some in her family thinking she should become a veterinarian. Read more…
Mark Emery, a cinematographer–and the narrator–on “Wild Florida”
Mark Emery—one of the cinematographers, and the narrator, on the new documentary “Wild Florida,” part of the PBS series, “Nature”—addresses the early part of his career as a wildlife filmmaker, and how he may have been singularly equipped for it, growing up in Ocala, Florida. Read more…
animal behaviorist
Animal Coalition of Tampa
Animal Planet
animal rights
animal welfare
Arin Greenwood
author
autism
Best Friends Animal Society
Canine Companions for Independence
Captain Paul Watson
cat
chimpanzees
Circus
comedian
Cruelty
Don Goldstein
Dr. Jennifer Conrad
eels
euthanasia
Farm Sanctuary
featured
feral cats
Florida Voices For Animals
HSUS
Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Humane Society Of The United States
Keith Richards
National Geographic
no-kill
PETA
plant-based diet
PTSD
Puppy Mills
rescue
rescue dogs
Ringling Bros.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
SeaWorld
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Tampa Bay Veg Fest
The Paw Project
TNR
Vegan
veterinarian
In Memoriam
Otis McGarr
(Nov. 1989 – Jan. 4, 2006)
John Taylor
(Sept. 29, 1961-Aug. 20, 2011)
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