by Duncan | Aug 2, 2017 | Authors, Cats, General
Shawn Flynn—author of “THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him”—recalls growing up in a household that had dogs, but not cats, and how he really didn’t have prolonged exposure to any cats, until forging a relationship with the titular feline of his book. Flynn...
by Duncan | Jul 26, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, General
Fern Levitt—the director of “Sled Dogs,” a documentary that provides a behind-the-scenes examination of both the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and commercial operations in Canada and the U.S. that provide opportunities for recreational dog sledding—recalls how one of...
by Duncan | Jul 19, 2017 | Advocates, Dogs, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ronnie Lee—the veteran British animal rights activist, who in 1976, founded the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)—muses about how to reconcile a lad whose childhood, in its basic contours, resembled many people’s childhood, yet he went on to become a firebrand activist....
by Duncan | Jul 12, 2017 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Denice Heatherly—co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates, a non-profit organization whose stated goal is “to create an animal-saving culture in greater Nashville and surrounding counties” —describes her formative years, when her grandmother was a serious animal...
by Duncan | Jul 5, 2017 | Advocates, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan
Priscilla Feral—the president of Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957—discusses FoA’s late founder, Alice Herrington, outlining the characteristics that helped account for her pioneering inroads. Feral also addresses her...
