by Duncan | Mar 14, 2012 | Rescue, Sanctuaries
Ellie Laks–the founder of The Gentle Barn, a Southern California sanctuary of sorts that houses 130+ animals that have been rescued from abuse, neglect or slaughter…once they’ve recovered, the animals are visited and often cared for by abused...
by Duncan | Mar 7, 2012 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General
Dr. Kerry Kriger–the founder and executive director of Save The Frogs, which bills itself the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization–traces the path that led him from an undergrad with a BS in mechanical engineering to a PhD in...
by Duncan | Feb 29, 2012 | Advocates, Educators
Dr. Patricia McEachern–the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowed Professor of Animal Rights at Drury University in Springfield, MO–recounts how former “The New Price Is Right” host Bob Barker (Drury is his alma mater, the professorship is named in honor of...
by Duncan | Feb 22, 2012 | Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr.–veterinarian, chief of behavioral medicine since 1995 at the Daniel E. Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base, and considered the leading authority on canine post traumatic stress disorder...
by Duncan | Feb 15, 2012 | Actors & Filmmakers
Omar Von Muller–trainer of Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who stars in the Oscar-nominated black-and-white silent film, “The Artist”– discusses how he met and adopted Uggie, who was so wild and high-strung, he had been unsuccessfully placed in...
