by Duncan | Dec 4, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs, Educators, General
Michael Hingson–blind since birth, acclaimed speaker, and best-selling author whose new book is “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”—recounts how the pandemic...
by Duncan | Nov 27, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, General, Health & Behavior
Justin Barker–an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist particularly...
by Duncan | Nov 20, 2024 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets
As we’ve done 10 times prior—spanning three-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 instance, listeners are invited to call or email questions...
by Duncan | Nov 6, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Vegetarian/Vegan
Peter Singer–the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from...
by Duncan | Oct 30, 2024 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan
Jodie Wiederkehr–veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA was formed, in 2015. (She has recalled in a previous “Talking Animals” conversation how her earliest professional animal...
