by Duncan | Apr 3, 2024 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Deborah Howard—founder-president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), self-described, you may recall, as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy/kitten...
by Duncan | Mar 27, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive, Captive Exotic, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare, education, and legislation, and this year, marks its 40th anniversary—recalls what she and co-founder Pat Derby were doing in the...
by Duncan | Mar 6, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses
In what might be called The Sequel, this represents the second portion of the interview I conducted on Feb. 12 with Temple Grandin, onstage at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. We covered a wide range of topics last week, though that discussion featured a preponderance...
by Duncan | Feb 28, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Operations
Temple Grandin–sometimes referred to as the world’s most famous autistic person, amidst several ways to describe her, including expert on animal behavior, prolific author, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, fervent activist for...
by Duncan | Feb 7, 2024 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Primates, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Wild, Wildlife
Josh Fox–founder of the Brady Hunter Foundation, a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission reflects a commitment to helping end animal cruelty, protecting wildlife, and making a positive impact in the lives of children—observes his love of animals is truly lifelong,...
