by Duncan | Jan 14, 2026 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Amy Munns–named the 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitters International, (PSI), considered the world’s leading educational association for professional pet sitters and dog walkers—recalls that animals were always around while she was growing up in San...
by Duncan | Jan 7, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Wildlife
Allison Argo–, and writer-producer of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” a new episode of the PBS series Nature—recounts how her background in the family business of theater (on Cape Cod) may have made her uniquely equipped to launch a filmmaking career. Her...
by Duncan | Dec 17, 2025 | Musicians
‘Tis the season: This morning, I yet again set aside the customary show format to deliver the “Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special.” I noted the title is intentionally unwieldy, which I enjoy in an odd way, mostly because it reflects the...
by Duncan | Dec 10, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Dawn Barbone–founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child, but has also loved healing them since...
by Duncan | Dec 3, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue
Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix...
