by Duncan | Aug 19, 2026 | Adoption, Advocates, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Ron King, co-founder of Oscar’s Place—a California-based nonprofit which rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes donkeys—discusses not being an animal fan earlier in his life, but having transformed into a veritable donkey zealot, a point underscored by King nuzzling a...
by Duncan | Aug 12, 2026 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Primates, Wild
Marc Bekoff–professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who’s written or co-written more than 30 books; his latest, “Love in Their Hearts: A Celebration of Animal Emotions and a Guide to Compassionate Action,”...
by Duncan | Aug 5, 2026 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
As we’ve done 17 times before—spanning five-plus years–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 email (or text)...
by Duncan | Jul 29, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Educators, General
Laurie Sumiye–the artist-filmmaker who directed the striking documentary “A Paradise Lost,” a live action/animation hybrid telling the story of the Palila, a small, yellow bird, found only on the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, and for whom a landmark lawsuit was...
by Duncan | Jul 22, 2026 | Advocates, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Horses
Dr. Edie Dopking–founder of Quantum Leap Farm, an Odessa, FL-based facility that, for 25 years, has offered an array of equestrian therapy programs, addressing a wide range of conditions, serving constituents who “range from age 2 to 92”—describes her lifelong...
