by Duncan | Jun 2, 2021 | Dogs, Educators, General, Mammals, Veterinarians
Dr. Valarie Tynes—Veterinary Services Specialist at CEVA Animal Health Limited, in Kansas, and a veterinarian slated to deliver two lectures at VMX, the then-forthcoming gigantic veterinary education conference held in Orlando (and virtually) June 5-9—traces the arc...
by Duncan | May 26, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, General, Horses, Vegetarian/Vegan
William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of...
by Duncan | May 12, 2021 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Spay/Neuter
We set aside our regular “Talking Animals” format to experiment with an extended new feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners were invited to call or email questions or concerns about their dogs—we suggested it could be a training challenge, a behavioral issue,...
by Duncan | May 5, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Captive, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Sanctuaries, Spay/Neuter
Barbara Trask Lovett—president of Save Nosey Now, member of the Board of Directors of The Elephant Advocacy Project, and generally a veteran advocate for improving the lives of captive elephants—recounts part of her background and how earlier efforts for Sea Shepherd...
by Duncan | Apr 28, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, General, Mammals, Sanctuaries
Caleb Smith—who, at 16 years old, is already an accomplished entrepreneur and the author of a memoir of sorts, “Peacebunny Island: the Extraordinary Journey of A Boy And His Comfort Rabbits and How They’re Teaching Us about Hope & Kindness—shares what it’s like to...
