by Duncan | Aug 6, 2025 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General
As we’ve done 13 times prior—spanning more than four years now!-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email...
by Duncan | Jul 23, 2025 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice–an entomologist by training, and author whose books have tackled topics ranging from spiders to microbes—responds to my observation that her new set of books, “The Deadliest Series,” appears to represent a redoubling of her commitment to...
by Duncan | Jul 16, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Vegetarian/Vegan
Marsha Panuce—founder of Donte’s Den, a distinctive sanctuary in multiple ways, including that it extends across 50 acres (in Myakka City, FL), and primarily houses dogs—recalls growing up loving dogs, including pilgrimages with her Dad every Father’s Day to the local...
by Duncan | Jul 9, 2025 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Nicci Wright–co-founder and co-chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), dedicated to the protection and the conservation of the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal—recalls her first encounter with a pangolin more than two decades ago....
by Duncan | Jul 2, 2025 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets
Adam Sugalski–who leads the efforts of Bear Defenders, a coalition dedicated to ending bear hunting across the United States; their singular focus currently is opposing the bear hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed...
