by Duncan | May 24, 2023 | Advocates, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Horses, Investigations, Legislation, Mammals, Primates
Jane O’Hara, the animal advocate and artist–whose paintings tend to celebrate animals or explore animal issues—recalls a regular upbringing, amidst conventional companion animals. Only some years later, O’Hara adds, did she start researching animals, reading...
by Duncan | May 17, 2023 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Wildlife
Susan Tellem–executive director of American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit established in 1990 for the protection of all species of turtles and tortoises—recalls that she began helping animals in cat rescue. Some years later, she recounts, she and her...
by Duncan | May 10, 2023 | Advocates, Educators, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Diana Goodrich–co-director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, located not far from Seattle, and housing 15 chimps—says she can’t recall a time she didn’t want to work with animals. Goodrich traces the winding path, academically and professionally, that led...
by Duncan | May 3, 2023 | Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue
Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD–an entomologist by training, and the author of multiple books, focused on ants and spiders—recounts how she came to write a book about microbes, “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World.” Spicer Rice explains that a...
by Duncan | Apr 26, 2023 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue
As we’ve done six times prior—spanning nearly two years–today’s show involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer.” Listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats,...
