by Duncan | Sep 23, 2015 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Sanctuaries
Avalon Theisen—the 14-year-old Tampa environmentalist, animal advocate, and founder of Conserve It Forward—describes what Conserve It Forward is and does, and what prompted her to launch it 2010 (at age nine). She explains how the organization has evolved, including...
by Duncan | Sep 16, 2015 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, Legislation, Sanctuaries
Catherine Doyle–Director of Science, Research and Advocacy for the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and a noted, veteran elephant advocate —explains what’s behind her longtime passion for working to improve the welfare of captive elephants, while...
by Duncan | Sep 9, 2015 | Authors, Educators, General, Legislation
Dr. Steven Tauber–Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Government & International Affairs at the University of South Florida, whose just-published book is “Navigating The Jungle: Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement”—discusses...
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...
