by Duncan | Jan 9, 2019 | Advocates, Educators, General, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Dave Du Toit—founder and co-director of the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a 57-acre sanctuary in South Africa dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of not just Vervet Monkeys, but other primates who’ve been orphaned, injured, abused, were used in lab testing, or...
by Duncan | Dec 19, 2018 | General
This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to present my Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. I also played some far less obvious nuggets and possible future classics,...
by Duncan | Dec 12, 2018 | Educators, General, Horses
Margaret Winslow—professor emerita of earth sciences at the City College of New York and author, most recently, of “Smart Ass: How a Donkey Challenged Me to Accept His True Nature and Rediscover My Own”—recounts her experiences with animals growing up, where the...
by Duncan | Dec 6, 2018 | General
Colleen Plumb—the Chicago-based artist, photographer and videographer, whose work explores the relationships people have with animals (particularly, captive ones)—recounts growing up in the Rogers Park area of Chicago, where her Dad cultivated in her an appreciation...
by Duncan | Nov 28, 2018 | Actors & Filmmakers, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Glen Zipper—the creator and executive producer of “Dogs,” the Netflix six-part documentary series (and whose resume includes producing the Oscar-winning doc “Undefeated”)—recalls growing up in an animal-free household, pets having been declared verboten by his...
