by Duncan | Jun 25, 2025 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Horses
C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her path from once-aspiring engineer (who realized she didn’t really...
by Duncan | Jun 18, 2025 | Educators, Legislation, Mammals, Musicians, Veterinarians
Dr. Holly Dutton, Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets–a national enterprise that specializes in providing around-the-clock emergency and critical care services for pets—flips the script on my mention of the countless guests...
by Duncan | Jun 11, 2025 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Tanya Smith–Founder and President of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a 459-acre sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, chiefly housing abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats—recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11. She explains that...
by Duncan | Jun 4, 2025 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior
As we’ve done 12 times prior—spanning just over four years now!–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or...
by Duncan | May 21, 2025 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General
Jamie Katz–who’s worked as a Fort Lauderdale-based real-life pet detective for a decade—recalls growing up amidst a family that always lived with cats and dogs, as well as her initial efforts helping animals while regularly driving along a prescribed route. Katz...
