by Duncan | Mar 8, 2017 | Advocates, Cats, General, Musicians
Moshow—the Portland, Oregon-based artist and online phenomenon who specializes in rapping about cats—recounts starting to rap at 16, but stopped because, although he grew up in the projects of Baltimore, felt his raps (heavily influenced by gangsta rap) were...
by Duncan | Mar 1, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Alison Eastwood —the actress, director and animal advocate whose Eastwood Ranch Foundation recently launched FosterFurkids.com, a website that connects rescue groups and animal shelters with a nationwide network of pet fosters and transporters—discusses a childhood...
by Duncan | Feb 22, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
Robert Grillo —an activist and writer who is the founder of Free from Harm, and just published his first book, “Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture”—recounts how his work in advertising, particularly handling food accounts (like working on...
by Duncan | Feb 1, 2017 | Authors, Educators, General, Horses
Dr. Tim Caro —a professor at UC Davis and wildlife biologist whose new book is “Zebra Stripes”—traces some of the arc of his academic career, including how he became interested in researching animal coloration. Caro goes on to explain how this focus led to examining,...
by Duncan | Jan 25, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior
For today’s edition of Talking Animals, I jettisoned the usual format and convened a panel discussion about the end of the Ringling Bros. circus. I was inspired to present the panel because I was struck by the array of reactions in the wake of the announcement by Feld...
