by Duncan | Sep 16, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Wildlife
Melissa Edwards–Avian Hospital Director of Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, an avian rehabilitation hospital & sanctuary in Indian Shores, FL, dedicated to the care of sick, injured, & orphaned native wild birds—recalls her “spark bird,” the specific bird that...
by Duncan | Sep 9, 2026 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive, Captive Exotic, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation
David Ebert–the founder of Weeping Elephant Project, which, according to its website, “focuses on the awfulness of the use of captive elephants for zoos, circuses and other forms of supposed entertainment,” but has great ambitions for rectifying the plight of...
by Duncan | Sep 2, 2026 | Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Gretchen Primack–the poet, teacher, and animal activist who first appeared on “Talking Animals” a dozen years ago, discussing her animal-focused collection of poetry, Kind—catches me up on her undertakings in recent years, including the prison education program...
by Duncan | Aug 26, 2026 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Elizabeth Olson–who lives in Palm Harbor, and is the founder of not one, but two animal organizations, with intersecting missions—recalls even as a toddler, making a beeline for any animal she’d see. Over the ensuing years, her passion for animals has remained...
by Duncan | Aug 19, 2026 | Adoption, Advocates, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Ron King, co-founder of Oscar’s Place—a California-based nonprofit which rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes donkeys—discusses not being an animal fan earlier in his life, but having transformed into a veritable donkey zealot, a point underscored by King nuzzling a...
