by Duncan | Jul 19, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Gene Baur–co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that, nearly 40 years later, he could be excused if some days felt “same old, old,” recounting some of the activities that currently most...
by Duncan | Jul 12, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Health & Behavior, Horses, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Spay/Neuter
Susan Hanus–executive director of Cat Depot, a unique feline-only shelter in Sarasota—recalls when she first became a cat person. Hanus has remained staunchly feline-friendly ever since, though, she explains, she stopped living with them when it turned out one...
by Duncan | Jul 5, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Kathy Finelli–the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida students—recalls how her involvement with GRR began 20-plus years ago, when she sought their help after finding a domestic rabbit...
by Duncan | Jun 28, 2023 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cats, Comedians, Educators, General, Primates
We did things a little differently on today’s show—an understated, somewhat belated, acknowledgment that June marks the 20th anniversary of “Talking Animals.” I launched the program in June of 2003 at KUCI in Irvine, CA, moving to WMNF not quite three years later....
by Duncan | Jun 21, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Valerie Benka–the Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D)—recalls being someone who was nuts about animals from the time she was a kid, growing up in a family amidst a veritable menagerie. This early pet passion...
