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...
by Duncan | Aug 27, 2014 | Authors, Dogs, Mammals
Matthew Gilbert—longtime television critic at The Boston Globe and author of “Off The Leash: A Year at the Dog Park–explains how he grew up uncomfortable around dogs and continued disliking them well into adulthood, until his husband Tom (a lifelong dog lover)...
by Duncan | Aug 20, 2014 | Captive, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Primates, Veterinarians
Dr. Vint Virga—veterinarian, animal behaviorist and author of “The Soul of All Living Creatures: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human”—explains how the anti-zoo view he held earlier in his career evolved into seeing zoos in a more positive light. He also...
by Duncan | Aug 13, 2014 | Actors & Filmmakers, By Guest, General, Horses, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Ellie Phipps Price—executive producer and co-writer of “American Mustang,” a film exploring the round-ups of wild horses by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—discusses her lifelong love of horses, which began in childhood. She recalls when she first became aware of...
