by Duncan | Dec 3, 2014 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive Exotic, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Michele Raffin— founder and CEO of Pandemonium Aviaries, a Northern California conservation organization dedicated to saving birds—recounts how rescuing an injured dove she spotted on the side of the road some 15 years ago launched her on the long, winding road she...
by Duncan | Nov 26, 2014 | Advocates, Elephants, Wild
Ryan Tate—co-founder and president of Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW), which employs military veterans to combat poaching of elephants and rhinos in African nations—discusses growing up in Tampa in a family that prized animals, and later...
by Duncan | Nov 19, 2014 | Advocates, Captive, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Legislation, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Ed Stewart—co-founder and president of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—recalls what prompted he and his late partner, the indefatigable Pat Derby, to launch PAWS, now marking its 30th anniversary. In answer to a question about what ways the PAWS mission...
by Duncan | Nov 12, 2014 | Authors, General, Horses, Rescue
Jon Katz—the New York Times bestselling author of 26 books, most recently “Saving Simon: How A Rescue Donkey Taught Me The Meaning Of Compassion”—discusses how he came to place the titular donkey at the center of the new book. In response to my noting I’ve called...
by Duncan | Nov 5, 2014 | Advocates, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan
Myriam Parham—the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)—traces the history of the organization, which she formally launched with her mother, Elena Flanagan, in 1989, but was functioning informally some years before that. Parham recounts the...
