by Duncan | Jul 17, 2013 | Advocates, Captive, Cats, Cetaceans, Elephants, Legislation, Primates, Sanctuaries, Wild
Adam Roberts—executive vice president and co-founder of Born Free USA—outlines the chief categories of animal welfare that Born Free USA concerns itself with, noting where those efforts overlap and differ from those of the Born Free Foundation, which gave rise to and...
by Duncan | Jul 10, 2013 | Cats, Dogs, Educators, Rescue
Michele Schilling—of Bay Area Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)—explains what exactly Bay Area DART is, and does, including how many volunteers are involved. She also discusses her own history with animals and otherwise, and what drew her to join Bay Area DART,...
by Duncan | Jul 9, 2013 | Dogs, Educators
In a wonderful, wide-ranging interview with guest host Lee (Flee) Courtney, Jan Williams—Southeastern Guide Dogs’ Area Coordinator for Puppy Raisers in Tampa—discusses the enormous array of challenges and rewards involved with raising a puppy to become a guide dog for...
by Duncan | Jun 26, 2013 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project—explains exactly what de-clawing is, confronting head-on what for many is a confusing misnomer by noting that it’s “de-knuckling,” that the de-claw surgery actually involves amputating parts of the cat’s...
by Duncan | Jun 19, 2013 | Musicians
I marked the 10th anniversary in high style and with elephantine amounts of fun, assembling a live broadcast of animal songs performed by top musicians from the Tampa Bay music scene. A quick bit of history. After studying and analyzing the animal-oriented radio...
