by Duncan | Nov 27, 2013 | Authors, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ellen Jaffe Jones—the running coach, cooking instructor and author of the enormously popular book, “Eat Vegan On $4 A Day”—discusses her new book, “Kitchen Divided: Vegan Dishes For Semi-Vegan Households.” She begins the conversation by reviewing a bit about “Eat...
by Duncan | Nov 20, 2013 | Adoption, Advocates, General, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups—provides a wide-ranging assessment of the Alliance as it marks its 10th anniversary. She discusses its history, mission and...
by Duncan | Nov 13, 2013 | Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Wildlife
Philip Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota—discusses the history, evolution and current operation of the WRC, one of the nation’s largest and busiest wildlife medical centers. Noting the WRC treats upwards of 9000 animals every...
by Duncan | Nov 6, 2013 | Actors & Filmmakers, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Investigations, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in factory farming. He traces the genesis of “Speciesism” to encountering some PETA protests, spurring an interest in learning...
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...