by Duncan | Oct 2, 2013 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, Primates, Sanctuaries
Claudine André—a Belgian conservationist who in 1994 founded Lola Ya Bonobo, the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—provides an overview of bonobos… What they are (great apes with a much lower profile than...
by Duncan | Sep 25, 2013 | Adoption, Advocates, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Vicki Kilmer—Director of Brand Management & Business Intelligence for Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals—outlines a bit of Best Friends’ history and mission.As part of that summary,...
by Duncan | Sep 18, 2013 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Comedians, Dogs, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Comedian, actor and improviser Fred Willard—who delivered a legendary performance as TV commentator Buck Laughlin in “Best In Show,’ the classic Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary set in a canine competition not unlike the Westminster Dog Show—discusses an array...
by Duncan | Sep 11, 2013 | Adoption, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Horses, Pets
Jill Rappaport—veteran journalist who’s about to celebrate 22 years on NBC’s “The Today Show,” where she now specializes in reporting stories about pets and animal welfare–discusses her lifelong love of animals. She goes on to explain how, even as the “Today”...
by Duncan | Aug 28, 2013 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General
Dr. Dee Boersma—the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science in the University of Washington’s department, and who has been referred to as the “Jane Goodall of Penguins”—discusses the circumstances that precipitated her studying Galapagos penguins, which...
