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...
by Duncan | Jan 21, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Authors, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue
Bruce Cameron and Cathryn Michon—the husband-wife team who wrote the screenplay for A Dog’s Purpose, a film starring Dennis Quaid, based on Cameron’s bestselling novel of the same name—discuss how the book has yet again become a New York Times bestseller (this time,...
by Duncan | Jan 11, 2017 | Authors, Dogs, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Operations
Paul Solotaroff—Rolling Stone contributing editor who wrote a wide-ranging, high-profile exposé about the netherworld of puppy mills in the then-new issue of the magazine—discusses how he came to write the piece, sort of goaded into it by Humane Society of The United...
by Duncan | Dec 28, 2016 | Advocates, General, Primates, Sanctuaries
Sarah Baeckler Davis—a primatologist and lawyer who is president and CEO of Project Chimps, a relatively new chimpanzee sanctuary in Northern Georgia—discusses how, at eight years old, reading a book about Jane Goodall absolutely fascinated her, and she decided right...
