by Duncan | Jan 21, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cats, Dogs, General, Veterinarians
Dr. Dani McVety-Leinen and Ross Taylor—founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, and one of two filmmakers who created the documentary “The Hardest Day,” respectively—discuss how the film was conceived, an outgrowth of an acclaimed photo project Taylor (an...
by Duncan | Jan 12, 2022 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Primates, Sanctuaries
Steven M. Wise—founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP); an attorney, author, and legal scholar, Wise is leading NhRP’s pioneering effort to free an elephant named Happy from the Bronx Zoo through a writ of habeas corpus, aiming to change her status...
by Duncan | Jan 5, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior
Dr. Lisa Wiese—associate professor of Nursing at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and co-author of a study conducted recently at FAU, which found that interacting with a robotic pet can serve as a boon to the health of...
by Duncan | Dec 29, 2021 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Ellen Quinlan—executive director of the Darbster Foundation (& Darbster Rescue), whose chief mission involves plucking cats and dogs from crowded south Florida shelters, and finding homes for them in the adoption-friendly New England area, with that process...
by Duncan | Dec 15, 2021 | General, Musicians
This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show almost entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. As has been required in the previous years of this special, and as...
