by Duncan | Feb 11, 2015 | Actors & Filmmakers, Dogs, General
Eric Ristau—co-director with his wife, Geneva, of “Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America’s Sidecar Dogs,” a documentary about motorcyclists with sidecars, and the dogs who ride in ‘em—discusses the genesis of the film, which came about by happenstance, how at first they...
by Duncan | Jan 28, 2015 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates
Jennifer Chatfield—an animal safety monitor with Movie Animals Protected—traces her history of loving and caring for animals, extending back to her childhood and into young adulthood, when she worked as a racehorse groom. She recounts how, after deciding to leave the...
by Duncan | Jan 21, 2015 | Advocates, Educators, Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegan Black Metal Chef— the YouTube culinary sensation who offers instructional cooking videos, specializing in vegan dishes, delivering the lessons over a soundtrack of black metal while wearing body armor and KISS-like make-up, and laced with no shortage of humor...
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,...
