by Duncan | Aug 15, 2018 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Elephants, General, Mammals, Wild
Jim. Oesterle—an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, who, earlier this summer, served as a faculty member for a two-week course on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone,...
by Duncan | Aug 1, 2018 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Horses
Brigid Wasson—the president of Mission Reunite, a nonprofit organization that aims to assist pet owners whose animals are missing—describes her personal and professional involvement with animals, including growing up with cats (but not dogs), and her two stints...
by Duncan | Jul 25, 2018 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, General
Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of...
by Duncan | Jul 18, 2018 | Advocates, General, Horses
Samantha Szesciorka—a Reno-based former U.S. Army journalist whose passion for horses, particularly mustangs, is manifested in some distinctive ways—recalls that she was indeed one of those little girls who loved horses, but didn’t really have access to them until she...
by Duncan | Jul 11, 2018 | Advocates, Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
Matt & Phil Letten—siblings known as The Vegan Bros, and co-authors of “VODKA IS VEGAN: A Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being An Ahole”—recall their formative years, growing up “on the wrong side of the tracks” in Michigan, noting their family was far from...
