by Duncan | Aug 10, 2016 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Cheryl Brady—founder and owner of Vet Care Express Ambulance, which is designed to help pet owners, emergency vet clinics, veterinarians, humane societies and other entities in situations where an animal is injured or severely ill, and time is of the essence for...
by Duncan | Aug 3, 2016 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Captive, General, Primates
Chris Hegedus—co-director of the new documentary, “Unlocking The Cage”—explains the criteria she and her partner of 40 years, D.A. Pennebaker, use when deciding on the films to make, an eclectic body of work that includes the Oscar-nominated “The War Room,” which...
by Duncan | Jul 13, 2016 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General
Mary Finelli, founder and president of Fish Feel, traces her professional path working in animal welfare–including stints at PETA, the Humane Society of The United States, Animal Place (where she launched Farmed Animal Watch)—before launching Fish Feel, which...
by Duncan | Jul 6, 2016 | Cats, Dogs, General
Jamie Katz — who runs the only licensed private investigation agency in Florida that specializes in locating pets (so, yes, she’s a pet detective)—discusses growing up with a passion for animals, how during her childhood there was just one dog and two cats in her...
by Duncan | Jun 29, 2016 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation
Dr. James Keen—a veterinarian and scientist, and surely one of this era’s most significant whistle blowers in the animal welfare realm–describes the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), a 55 square-mile livestock research facility in Nebraska, where Keen...
