by Duncan | Oct 30, 2013 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, Sanctuaries
Scott Blais—CEO and Board President of the newly-formed Global Sanctuary for Elephants—discusses his more than 20 years experience working with elephants, including co-founding, in 1995, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. He addresses some of the traits and...
by Duncan | Oct 23, 2013 | Authors, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
John Bradshaw—international cat expert, anthrozoologist, and author of The New York Times bestseller “Dog Sense”—discusses his new book, “Cat Sense: How The New Feline Science Can Make You A Better Friend To Your Cat.” Foundation Director of the...
by Duncan | Oct 16, 2013 | Advocates, Educators, Vegetarian/Vegan
Dr. Milton Mills—the Associate Director of Preventative Medicine with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)—recounts the genesis of his lifelong devotion to preventative medicine. This included becoming a Seventh-day Adventist, as well as a...
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,...