by Duncan | Nov 27, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, General, Health & Behavior
Justin Barker–an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist particularly...
by Duncan | Nov 20, 2024 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets
As we’ve done 10 times prior—spanning three-plus years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each instance, listeners are invited to call or email questions...
by Duncan | Nov 6, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Vegetarian/Vegan
Peter Singer–the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from...
by Duncan | Oct 30, 2024 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan
Jodie Wiederkehr–veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA was formed, in 2015. (She has recalled in a previous “Talking Animals” conversation how her earliest professional animal...
by Duncan | Oct 23, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue
Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”–an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the impact of China’s gambit nearly 30 years ago to send pandas to zoos in other countries, hoping the visiting animals...
