by Duncan | Oct 2, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Legislation
Melissa Zepeda–an attorney and accomplished animal rights advocate, with a notable breadth of interests and topics that have animated her activism—recalls growing up in family that revered animals, then being stopped in her tracks when a fellow high school...
by Duncan | Sep 18, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation
Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize—recalls receiving...
by Duncan | Sep 11, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue
Cathryn Michon–the showbiz hyphenate who co-wrote with husband W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Purpose,” the film adaptation of Cameron’s New York Times bestselling novel, considered the most popular live-action dog movie of all time—reflects on the dizzying number of...
by Duncan | Aug 28, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Dr. Gregory Berns—author, neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Emory University (and an M.D.)—addresses the change he was seeking when he and his wife decided to buy a farm outside of Atlanta, a saga that’s among the experiences chronicled in Berns’ new book,...
by Duncan | Aug 21, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, By Guest, Cats, Dogs, General, Mammals
Will Braden, filmmaker—and curator of CatVideoFest 2024, a 75-minute compilation of short cat videos, edited into a briskly-paced reel, screening at theaters across the country, including the Tampa Theatre Aug. 23 & 25-27—recalls what first drew him to film. ...
