by Duncan | Jun 25, 2014 | Advocates, Cats, General, Health & Behavior, Spay/Neuter
Jackson Galaxy—the cat behaviorist who hosts Animal Planet’s hit show “My Cat From Hell”—discusses how the rough road he’s traveled in his personal life (including addiction and a breakdown) help account for his insights and intuition in helping the troubled cats...
by Duncan | Jun 11, 2014 | Advocates, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan
Marianne Thieme—the founder and chairwoman of the Party for the Animals, a political party in the Netherlands—discusses a bit of her history, and how that led to her co-founding, in 2002, of the Party, which is chiefly concerned with animal welfare, and affecting...
by Duncan | Jun 4, 2014 | Adoption, Cats, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Jeanine Cohen—the co-founder and co-director of Tampa Cat Crusaders, an all-volunteer cat rescue—recalls the circumstances that propelled her into cat rescue, a story which involves a semi-feral feline near Cohen’s office that had kittens. (That cat, Tramp, now lives...
by Duncan | May 28, 2014 | Authors, Dogs, Health & Behavior
Michael Paterniti—the New York Times bestselling author of “The Telling Room” and journalist who’s written for such publications as Harpers, Esquire and GQ (where he works as a correspondent)—discusses “Hero Dogs: A Soldier’s Best Friend,” the cover story he wrote for...
by Duncan | May 21, 2014 | Cats, Comedians, Dogs
Allan Havey—the comedian and actor best known at the moment as Lou Avery on “Mad Men”—recalls his formative years as a budding animal lover with the family dachshund Peanuts. He describes something of a kinship with animals, always liking them and enjoying being...
