by Duncan | Oct 19, 2022 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Spay/Neuter
Ann Paul—an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, a multifaceted, multi-day extravaganza, slated for Oct. 20-23, in and around Apollo Beach, but ultimately traversing six counties—recalls when she first became interested in birds. Let’s just say a...
by Duncan | Oct 5, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Veterinarians
Dr. Eric Eisenman—founder of International Veterinary Outreach (IVO), which provides veterinary services and training to rural areas in countries sorely lacking both, in a bid to cultivate animal welfare—shares the unusual detail that he only became interested in...
by Duncan | Sep 28, 2022 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators
Father Andrew Heyes–Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa, a distinctive, particularly animal-friendly church, while not coincidentally, Heyes is a fervent dog devotee—recalls intensely loving dogs (and all animals, really) since childhood. Father...
by Duncan | Sep 14, 2022 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue
John Turner—the president of Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People), which, since 1984 has offered visits by therapy dogs to nursing homes, rehab centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and other locales, bringing the residents comfort and joy—discusses the...
by Duncan | Sep 7, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Allison Argo–a writer-director who, over the course of a career spanning more than 25 years, has specialized in making often-acclaimed films about animals—initially describes how her childhood involved working in the family business: theater. Her parents...
