by Duncan | Sep 6, 2023 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Pets, Rescue
As we’ve done seven times prior—spanning about two years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” Listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or...
by Duncan | Aug 30, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses
Mark Meyers–founder and executive director of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue operation in the U.S.—recalls how it all began, when he and his wife brought home a donkey named Izzy as a companion for their horse. That was nearly a quarter...
by Duncan | Aug 23, 2023 | Adoption, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Dr. Catherine Macdonald–a marine conservation biologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami, who conducts, and oversees, research on sharks—recalls a childhood less enamored of the sea, at first, than of mud. This, Macdonald says, was part of...
by Duncan | Aug 16, 2023 | Advocates, Captive, Captive Exotic, Educators, Elephants, General, Sanctuaries
Scott Blais–co-founder of the Global Sanctuary for Elephants, whose initial facility is the Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (ESB); he also co-founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee—starts by attempting to field my curveball opening question: what makes elephants...
by Duncan | Aug 9, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior
Dr. Temple Grandin–who truly wears multiple hats: fervent activist for autistic people, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, expert on animal behavior, prolific author, tireless lecturer—discusses her forthcoming book, “The Grandin...
