by Duncan | Sep 2, 2015 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue
Cheri Thompson–founder of Healing Species, a South Carolina-based program that plucks rescue dogs from shelters and places them in a school program designed to reduce aggression and bullying, while increasing empathy in those classrooms—discusses her formative...
by Duncan | Aug 26, 2015 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Factory Farming, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
pattrice jones — cofounder of VINE (Veganism Is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, a 100-acre facility in Vermont that describes itself as an “LGBTQ-run farmed animal sanctuary that has worked to build bridges between the animal advocacy and LGBTQ liberation...
by Duncan | Aug 19, 2015 | Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Dr. Anne Lampru — a Tampa-based holistic veterinarian who has practiced for more than 30 years —discusses the formative stages of her career, including graduating from Auburn University Veterinary School, with an academic emphasis on treating zoo animals and a...
by Duncan | Aug 12, 2015 | Authors, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Factory Farming, General, Primates, Wild
Dr. Carl Safina — a prize-winning author, scientist and MacArthur Fellow—discusses his new book, “Beyond Words: What Animals Think And Feel,” which in the broadest of strokes, involves three big sections, in which Safina is observing the behavior of elephants at...
by Duncan | Aug 5, 2015 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Sanctuaries
Indra Lahiri — founder of Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, one of the few sanctuaries that houses both farm animals and other species—recalls having a close connection with animals as a child, including being that prototypical neighborhood kid...
