by Duncan | Nov 2, 2016 | Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior
Joel Rockey—executive director of One Last Treat, a nonprofit founded by a group of veterans whose mission (carried out by veterans who volunteer) is “to provide comfort, compassion, and one last treat to severely at-risk and soon-to-be-passing...
by Duncan | Oct 26, 2016 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General, Veterinarians
Dr. Laurie Hess—a veterinarian specializing in caring for exotic pets, and author of the new book “Unlikely Companions: The Adventures Of An Exotic Animal Doctor”—recounts growing up in a family that embraced a wide array of pets, how she herself loved animals as a...
by Duncan | Oct 12, 2016 | Advocates, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan
About once a year, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that periodic effort to rejigger the program, and a parallel desire to...
by Duncan | Sep 28, 2016 | Advocates, Educators, General, Legislation
Raymond J. Lesniak—veteran State Senator of New Jersey, who has a distinguished track record of working on behalf of animals and animal welfare—explains that he didn’t really harbor any political ambition while growing up, sort of wandering into that realm after...
by Duncan | Sep 21, 2016 | Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Luan Dean—the Director of Mission Advancement at SPCA Tampa Bay—explains the scope of her duties at the organization, which began in 1940, while describing the work undertaken there in the earliest days, some 70 years ago. Dean also briefly traces SPCA Tampa Bay’s...
