by Duncan | May 8, 2013 | Advocates, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Legislation, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Paul Shapiro—Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—recounts his formative years as an animal lover and advocate, including launching Compassion Over Killing and how that organization’s undercover video investigations...
by Duncan | May 1, 2013 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General, Pets
Lauren Scheuer—veteran illustrator who maintains the popular blog, “Scratch And Peck,” and author of the new book, “Once Upon A Flock: Life With My Soulful Chickens”—discusses what prompted her to bring a flock of chickens to her home, driven in part by her intense ...
by Duncan | Apr 24, 2013 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats—recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of...
by Duncan | Apr 17, 2013 | Adoption, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Factory Farming, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan, Veterinarians
As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to...
by Duncan | Apr 13, 2013 | Actors & Filmmakers, Comedians, General
Tom Kenny–actor, comedian, musician and voiceover actor extraordinaire, perhaps best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants–discusses how, unlike some stand-up comedians, who wander into voiceover or do it as a peripheral activity...
