by Duncan | May 1, 2024 | Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Arin Greenwood–a wearer of many hats, mostly animal-related, including Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive! former animal journalist extraordinaire (HuffPost, Washington Post, The Today Show website, et al), and novelist–maintains...
by Duncan | Apr 24, 2024 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Horses, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Spay/Neuter
Lee Asher–a staunch advocate of dog adoption whose profile has risen dramatically in recent years, owing to a handful of factors, including multiple compelling stories: his ADHD and attendant childhood isolation prompted him to regularly visit his local animal...
by Duncan | Apr 10, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General, Health & Behavior
Matt Hamilton–writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers,” an unusual two-part edition of the PBS series, “Nature,” which premiered April 10, while the second episode debuts on April 17—recalls the impetus for creating this double-shot of cinematic raptor...
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...
