by Duncan | Apr 12, 2017 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue
Kim Skrovanek—founder of The Humane Education Connection—recounts growing up as a passionate animal lover, tending to all the sick and injured animals that she spotted in her North Florida neighborhood. (“Yes, I was that kid.”). That passion, Skrovanek explains,...
by Duncan | Apr 5, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, General, Health & Behavior
Lori Shepler—an award-winning former Los Angeles Times photographer who now presides over CityTheKitty.com, among the most informative and influential websites dealing with feline declaw surgery–traces that unlikely path. Shepler recalls how the cat who later...
by Duncan | Mar 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cetaceans, Factory Farming, General, Legislation
Stephen Wells—the executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF)—traces his intriguing, sometimes colorful, career path before joining ALDF, particularly his years in Alaska, where, among other developments, he formalized his commitment to becoming a...
by Duncan | Mar 22, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kristie Middleton—the Senior Director of Food Policy for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and author of the new book “Meatless: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time”–discusses her job at HSUS, and what the duties entail....
by Duncan | Mar 15, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
Keegan Kuhn—half of the filmmaking duo behind the award-winning documentary, “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” and whose new film is “What the Health”—discusses the impact and acclaim generated by “Cowspiracy,” and how, rather than feeling intimidated by the...
