by Duncan | Oct 15, 2014 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Spay/Neuter
Frank Hamilton and Ken Donofrio—co-founder and president of Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT) and ACT’s marketing and events coordinator, respectively–discuss ACT’s history and evolution, the multiple challenges posed by its building being set on fire by an...
by Duncan | Sep 24, 2014 | Advocates, Horses, Legislation, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Glenda Smith—founder and president of Equestrian Inc. Horse Rescue—discusses becoming besotted with horses as a little girl, starting to ride at age five. She recalls how, as an adult, she underwrote her horse habit—which soon became her horse rescue habit—by working...
by Duncan | Sep 17, 2014 | Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior
Shari Duval—founder and president of K9s for Warriors, which pairs veterans who suffer from PTSD and other wounds of war with rescue dogs who’ve been specially trained as service dogs to help these veterans function more effectively in civilian life—recounts how...
by Duncan | Sep 10, 2014 | Actors & Filmmakers, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kip Andersen & Keegan Kuhn—filmmakers behind the documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” which examines how the animal agriculture industry dwarfs all other causes of global climate change (and other ills), and how the most prominent environmental...
by Duncan | Sep 3, 2014 | Cats, Dogs, General, Horses, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Leo Grillo—founder of D.E.L.T.A. (Dedication & Everlasting Love To Animals) Rescue—recalls the circumstances that prompted him to start the 115-acre Acton, CA sanctuary, which this year marks its 35th anniversary. He discusses the guiding principle that led him to...