by Duncan | Nov 1, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan
Dr. Faraz Harsini–biomedical scientist and speaker at the 2023 Tampa Bay Veg Fest—remembers growing up in Iran, including a possible foreshadowing of his future activism, when participating in a student protest of the country’s leadership resulted in his being...
by Duncan | Oct 18, 2023 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Educators, General, Mammals, Pets
Pete Walsh–who lives in Tasmania, where he found himself becoming deeply concerned about the plight of local platypuses in the capital city of Hobart, part of narrative that unfolds in “The Platypus Guardian,” a documentary kicking off the new season of the PBS...
by Duncan | Oct 11, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, Musicians, Pets, Rescue
Ann Paul–an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, a multifaceted, multi-day extravaganza, scheduled to take place Oct. 12-15, in and around Apollo Beach, Florida—revisits, at my request, the story of her first real foray into birding, and how...
by Duncan | Sep 20, 2023 | General
RaeAnna Saks–founder and CEO of The Little Cats’ Rescue, the New Port Richey cat rescue and sanctuary—recalls the first cat she loved and felt truly connected with. But, Saks points out, she grew up with dogs: her family always had a dog; never a cat—Saks...
by Duncan | Sep 13, 2023 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Today’s program was unusual in a few ways, not least that I interviewed more guests than usual—and that those guests consisted of family (Karen Allanson, my wife’s cousin) and friends (Kathryn & Kevin Szalasny, whose son and our son were best friends growing up)....