by Duncan | Apr 20, 2016 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General
Robert Clark—an award-winning photographer for National Geographic and other major magazines, who’s just published a book, “Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage”—recounts key milestones of his career, including starting to shoot as a young kid, later winding up as...
by Duncan | Apr 13, 2016 | Cats, Comedians, General
Paula Poundstone—the veteran comedian perhaps best known these days as a regular panelist on NPR’s quiz show “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me”—returns for her third appearance on “Talking Animals,” and we engage in a sprawling conversation that touched on a slew of topics,...
by Duncan | Apr 6, 2016 | Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation
Michele Lazarow—a Hallandale Beach city commissioner and activist who has helped pass numerous laws across Florida preventing pet stories from selling dogs that come from puppy mills—recounts the dreadful experience she had in 2004 after buying her dog, Alfie, from a...
by Duncan | Mar 30, 2016 | General
Susan Weber—founder of Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay (DRTB)—addresses, in the wake of playing “Cruella DeVille,” the diminishing influence of the film “101 Dalmatians” on the Dalmatian world, including the much smaller number of pure-bred Dals these days. Speaking by...
by Duncan | Mar 16, 2016 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Helena Kriel—founder of Baby Rhino Rescue, which seeks to raise awareness of the rhino poaching crisis, and raise money for the care of baby rhinos who’ve become orphaned through that poaching—recalls her formative years in South Africa, growing up with a strong...