by Duncan | Nov 12, 2014 | Authors, General, Horses, Rescue
Jon Katz—the New York Times bestselling author of 26 books, most recently “Saving Simon: How A Rescue Donkey Taught Me The Meaning Of Compassion”—discusses how he came to place the titular donkey at the center of the new book. In response to my noting I’ve called...
by Duncan | Nov 5, 2014 | Advocates, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan
Myriam Parham—the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)—traces the history of the organization, which she formally launched with her mother, Elena Flanagan, in 1989, but was functioning informally some years before that. Parham recounts the...
by Duncan | Oct 29, 2014 | Authors, Cats, Mammals
Kate Benjamin—the cat style expert extraordinaire, founder of the cat design website Hauspanther.com and frequent collaborator with Jackson Galaxy on his show “My Cat From Hell,” helping him create cat-friendly environments for his clients—explains her lifelong love...
by Duncan | Oct 22, 2014 | Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Musicians, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Well, as these show summaries go, this is certainly an unusual one. Quite fitting, really, given how unusual this show was, to say nothing of the morning this show aired. WMNF is in Tampa and as many listeners know, I live on the opposite coast of Florida. Which means...
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...
