by Duncan | Mar 18, 2026 | Adoption, Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan
Lenore Braford and Paul Drake–co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake being an architectural designer, each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there, reflecting their...
by Duncan | Mar 11, 2026 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
As we’ve done 15 times before—spanning Just shy of the five-year mark-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or...
by Duncan | Mar 4, 2026 | Advocates, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Stan Kroh– whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, spanning the 26 years he’s worked there—describes the history of the Viewing Center, which is approaching its 40th...
by Duncan | Feb 25, 2026 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine Companions for Independence, later founded the Assistance Dog Institute, now called the Bergin College of Canine...
by Duncan | Feb 11, 2026 | Adoption, Cats, Comedians, General, Mammals, Pets, Rescue
NOTE ABOUT THIS SHOW: I’ve had better mornings. As many know, each Wednesday, around dawn, I drive from my home on the east coast of Florida to the west coast, landing at WMNF in Tampa, where I broadcast “Talking Animals.” The trek is long (later, I reverse course,...
