by Duncan | Jul 9, 2025 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Nicci Wright–co-founder and co-chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), dedicated to the protection and the conservation of the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal—recalls her first encounter with a pangolin more than two decades ago....
by Duncan | Jul 2, 2025 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets
Adam Sugalski–who leads the efforts of Bear Defenders, a coalition dedicated to ending bear hunting across the United States; their singular focus currently is opposing the bear hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed...
by Duncan | Jun 25, 2025 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Horses
C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her path from once-aspiring engineer (who realized she didn’t really...
by Duncan | Jun 18, 2025 | Educators, Legislation, Mammals, Musicians, Veterinarians
Dr. Holly Dutton, Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets–a national enterprise that specializes in providing around-the-clock emergency and critical care services for pets—flips the script on my mention of the countless guests...
by Duncan | Jun 11, 2025 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Tanya Smith–Founder and President of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a 459-acre sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, chiefly housing abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats—recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11. She explains that...
