by Duncan | Mar 4, 2026 | Advocates, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Stan Kroh– whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, spanning the 26 years he’s worked there—describes the history of the Viewing Center, which is approaching its 40th...
by Duncan | Feb 25, 2026 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine Companions for Independence, later founded the Assistance Dog Institute, now called the Bergin College of Canine...
by Duncan | Feb 11, 2026 | Adoption, Cats, Comedians, General, Mammals, Pets, Rescue
NOTE ABOUT THIS SHOW: I’ve had better mornings. As many know, each Wednesday, around dawn, I drive from my home on the east coast of Florida to the west coast, landing at WMNF in Tampa, where I broadcast “Talking Animals.” The trek is long (later, I reverse course,...
by Duncan | Feb 4, 2026 | General
Gene Baur–president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, considered the world’s first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization, now marking its 40th anniversary—is nice enough, at my request, to recount the Sanctuary’s origin story for the umpteenth time,...
by Duncan | Jan 28, 2026 | General
Michael San Juan, a veteran Animal Control Officer with Hillsborough County Animal Control—his career spans 22 years, including initiating it in New Jersey—recalls that animals played a huge role in his life starting when he was a kid, when he regularly tended to sick...
