by Duncan | Oct 23, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue
Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”–an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the impact of China’s gambit nearly 30 years ago to send pandas to zoos in other countries, hoping the visiting animals...
by Duncan | Oct 16, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Wildlife
Nancy Murrah—President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay (RCTB), which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases hundreds of native birds of prey annually—describes the preparations required at RCTB before something like Hurricane Milton, and how the facility fared...
by Duncan | Oct 2, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Legislation
Melissa Zepeda–an attorney and accomplished animal rights advocate, with a notable breadth of interests and topics that have animated her activism—recalls growing up in family that revered animals, then being stopped in her tracks when a fellow high school...
by Duncan | Sep 18, 2024 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation
Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize—recalls receiving...
by Duncan | Sep 11, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue
Cathryn Michon–the showbiz hyphenate who co-wrote with husband W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Purpose,” the film adaptation of Cameron’s New York Times bestselling novel, considered the most popular live-action dog movie of all time—reflects on the dizzying number of...
