by Duncan | Mar 4, 2009 | Captive, Elephants
Catherine Doyle–an elephant expert with In Defense Of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization, and a central figure in the national story about the debate that’s erupted over the Los Angeles Zoo, its lone elephant, Billy, and the Zoo’s...
by Duncan | Feb 11, 2009 | Health & Behavior
Dr. Temple Grandin–an internationally-renowned expert on both animals and autism; she herself is autistic, and much of her work is rooted in her thesis that animals and autistic people share some fundamental traits, including that they’re considerably more...
by Duncan | Feb 4, 2009 | Musicians, Vegetarian/Vegan
Chrissie Hynde–The Pretenders singer-songwriter-guitarist (currently touring the U.S. behind the acclaimed new Pretenders album, “Break Up The Concrete”) and longtime animal advocate–discusses the enormous and somewhat surprising (to her, at...
by Duncan | Jan 14, 2009 | Health & Behavior
Dr. Anne Lampru–a Tampa-based holistic veterinarian who operates a practice called Animal Alternatives, emphasizing a host of holistic therapies, often including homeopathic remedies–discusses her training, early work in a conventional veterinary practice...
by Duncan | Jan 7, 2009 | Captive, Elephants
Tom Rider–who once worked for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus caring for the elephants, became a whistleblower after witnessing the abuse of the circus’ elephants, and is now a central figure in a federal lawsuit brought against Ringling by...
