by Duncan | Jan 14, 2015 | Authors, Cats, Dogs, Health & Behavior, Horses
John W. James— founder of the Grief Recovery Institute and co-author of newly-published “The Grief Recovery Handbook for Pet Loss—recalls the personal circumstances that led him into this field more than 35 years ago. Noting he wrote his first book dealing with grief...
by Duncan | Jan 7, 2015 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, General, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries
William Nimmo— founder of Tigers In America, a New York City-based nonprofit that seeks to help mitigate the captive-bred tiger crisis in the U.S.—explains how a guy in the midst of career in banking and brokerage got started rescuing tigers in 2011. He recalls how,...
by Duncan | Dec 24, 2014 | General
I presented my Sorta Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Christmas-oriented animal songs. Sure, as in the past, to pull off this conceit, I sprinkled the program with a liberal sprinkling of various versions of “Rudolph The...
by Duncan | Dec 17, 2014 | Authors, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Mark Feldstein— author of “Last Stop Before Rainbow Bridge: True Animal Rescue Stories,” a compendium of tales about a wide array of animals that have been rescued at facilities across the country—discusses how the book was inspired by his stepfather, the late Al...
by Duncan | Dec 10, 2014 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior
Terry Simons— a veteran, internationally-recognized dog agility trainer who founded the CLEAR (Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness & Research) Foundation—recalls how he initially stepped into the world of agility training. He mentions some of the dogs that have...
