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		<title>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Forever Home” presents a rich profile of the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Rescue Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARC Walk slated to happen May 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina Antoniou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devoted to reducing pet overpopulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Community Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs on leashes are welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake being an architectural designer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake recalls attending a screening of an earlier Argo documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event is free to attend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forever Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he’s a creative dreamer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her stint at Farm Sanctuary memorizing the names of all 300 or more animals living there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highly-innovative animal sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history dates back to meeting on their first day of school at Oberlin College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore Braford and Paul Drake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore recalls how a budding interest in launching an animal sanctuary put her on the path to securing internships and other opportunities at assorted sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payne Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s a disciplined realist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Pig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they’ve helped establish the Sanctuary Swap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you quickly recognize Paul as a creative mastermind]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake&#8211;co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake being an architectural designer, each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there, reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences—discuss “Forever Home,” the new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge.In addressing the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Paula Poundstone, comedian and cat devotee</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/paula-poundstone-comedian-and-cat-devotee/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Comedians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[adopted a kitten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedian Paula Poundstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutionally obligated to ask about her cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[current cat count at her house: 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[larry appealed to Paula in some profound way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longtime panelist Wait Wait stait… Don’t Tell Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[n how prescient she was--many years ago--when she voiced warnings about the serious risks posed to children in using cell phones and other electronic devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new-kitty-occupant narrative where Larry is introduced]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPR quiz show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one-day cat adoption event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pet Supermarket’s Lutz location]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Vice President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she adopted him too]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Larry Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this cat “waddled” out of his enclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this sort of thumbs-up vindication is still rare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd Northcutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uiz show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weekly podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why it’s important to Pet Supermarket to hold adoption events in their stores]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NOTE ABOUT THIS SHOW: I’ve had better mornings. As many know, each Wednesday, around dawn, I drive from my home on the east coast of Florida to the west coast, landing at WMNF in Tampa, where I broadcast “Talking Animals.” The trek is long (later, I reverse course, and drive home), but usually uneventful. Today, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/paula-poundstone-comedian-and-cat-devotee/">Paula Poundstone, comedian and cat devotee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[a handmade sign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annual fundraising gala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats & Mats Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesnes’s longtime role model and inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communications & Marketing Director at Friends of Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cynthia Barnett.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discuss some major stories he covered in 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dolphins who learned to hunt alongside a Florida bow fisherman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment reporter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOS events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from 7-11pm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gopher tortoise road kills on Honeymoon Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing up in Jupiter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how he gravitated toward journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Salmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Dickinson State Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Dymond]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lifelong Floridian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maggie Serus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Max Chesnes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mchesnes@tampabay.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one dedicated person can make a significant difference to people and/or animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Lecturer in the University of Florida’s Department of Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg’s oldest no-kill animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stories he anticipates will be significant in 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tortoise-saving results were dramatic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wags & Whiskers Cheshire Cat Ball]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Max Chesnes&#8211;the award-winning environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times—a lifelong Floridian, recalls growing up in Jupiter, where he developed an almost religious fervor for nature, spending endless days in (and on) the water, hiking across the terrific parks, and otherwise unwittingly building the foundation of becoming a masterly environment-minded writer. Indeed, in this conversation—I’m [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/">Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Birds”  extended gestation period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[120 portraits of birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[440 Falkenburg Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Museum of Natural History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[array of vintage pieces of wallpaper as backdrops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beatrix Potter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claire Rosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dec. 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drew some harsh criticism from animal rights activists for using feathered friends from the pet industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[essays written by Rosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantastical Feasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Femke Speelberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ferrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gathered around long enormous tables brimming with food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[he idea of using vintage wallpaper as the backdrops for this aviary art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jess Yingst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Sartore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pawliday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Resource Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photobook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plus notable contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profoundly transformative in her perspective on captive animals and pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue Me Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[several local animal rescues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[She loved animals then]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she loves animals now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Photo Ark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pitty Parade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whimsy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix Potter, regularly visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and going to the zoo and the circus whenever [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/">Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian &#038; founder of The Paw Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[" actually an amputation of a cat’s toes at the last joint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“billion dollar a year industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fundraising cycling event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and lameness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral problems like biting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California passed an anti-declaw law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conrad predicts the next states to follow suit may be Washington and Oregon The Paw Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deknuckling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Jennifer Conrad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educate the public about feline declawing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of The Paw Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Meisner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her reasons for creating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her thoughts about what it would take for Florida to join the ranks of the no-declaw states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlander Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Dunedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[largest state to implement such a ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play a pivotal role in guiding legislative efforts to outlaw the declaw procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president of Suncoast Animal League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refusing to use the litter box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[return of Dogtoberfest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Chaboudy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ride 4 The Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the history of feline declaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tireless crusader against declawing cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vets make around $900 per declaw]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian, founder of The Paw Project, tireless crusader against declawing cats for a quarter century—recalls the initial impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy: her work, as a newly-minted veterinarian, with declawed big cats at a wildlife sanctuary. Conrad’s own history ended up dovetailing with answering my question about the history of feline declaw itself, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/">Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian & founder of The Paw Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Andria Gibbon, founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/andria-gibbon-founder-and-president-of-protecting-paws-for-life/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[how slowly that progress is moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in 2018 I reported and co-wrote a Washington Post story on this topic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[launching the sanctuary in 2019]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit Florida organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 8]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[owner of Heart Canine Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinellas County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[specialized refuge for senior hospice and disabled dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suggesting in the article a growing trend nationally toward more domestic violence shelters permitting pets]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Andria Gibbon&#8211;founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life, a nonprofit Florida organization dedicated to helping more domestic violence shelters become pet-friendly&#8211;recalls, as a young woman in New Jersey, her transformative first foray into animal rescue, never imagining she’d still be doing it 27 years later. In a conversation pegged to October being Domestic Violence [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Crystal Heath, veterinarian and activist</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/dr-crystal-heath-veterinarian-and-activist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a 4-H kid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a Halloween-themed event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a speaker at the Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a touch tank with live animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an educational facility on the St. Pete Pier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being described as a “whistleblower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boo On The Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridging the Divide Between Activists and Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Crystal Heath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educational facility on the St. Pete Pier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive Director of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath’s alma mater UC Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her feelings about horses shifted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses were a particular passion in her formative years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interactive exhibits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leah Biery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 8]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stints as a shelter veterinarian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the defects of veterinary school education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Crystal Heath&#8211;a veterinarian who’s bristled at inhumane treatment of animals throughout her career, and before, dating back to her childhood as a 4-H kid discovering the goats she’d raised would be slaughtered—recalls growing up in a rural part of Northern California, adoring animals and riding horses. Dr. Heath, a speaker at the Tampa Bay [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/dr-crystal-heath-veterinarian-and-activist/">Dr. Crystal Heath, veterinarian and activist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[” walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all proceeds going to St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily census of walrus arrivals and departures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploration of the impact of climate change on walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founding in 1997]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirk Johnson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 1 at The Studio at Carrollwood Cultural Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onscreen narrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating without a brick-and-mortar facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paleontologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned pups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[season premiere of the PBS series “Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrinking sea ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[two wardens who spend the Spring and Summer on Round Island]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[walruses’ prodigious clam consumption]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice,” a documentary that airs Oct. 22 in the season premiere of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls a research opportunity as a grad student some 40 years ago, involving walruses. It was, he says in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/">Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stephanie Boydston, founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#038; Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/stephanie-boydston-founder-and-director-of-love-life-animal-rescue-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a senior feline named Willow was her fave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a transformative experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood in Long Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currently houses 211 animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial acumen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former zoologist at Busch Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder and director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Fort Lauderdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litter of 10 potbellied pigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monthly nut $6200]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuary spans 10 acres]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[volunteer at Good Karma Pet Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working in development for Make-A-Wish]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Boydston&#8211;founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#38; Sanctuary, a refuge in Myakka City, FL devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing farmed animals—recalls a childhood in Long Island, NY amidst a string of foster animals, reflecting her father’s belief that family members should become accustomed to saying goodbye to animals. These were mostly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/stephanie-boydston-founder-and-director-of-love-life-animal-rescue-sanctuary/">Stephanie Boydston, founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[50 acres in Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a career as a concert pianist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a distinctive sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fully-equipped vet hospital and pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a stint in the fashion biz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone-shaped swimming pool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destruction and numerous other problems brought by the devastating hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs need to be respected]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donte’s Den eschews volunteers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Donte’s Den]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FVA produces the annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marsha Panuce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myriam Parham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no leashes and no kennels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion for pooches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perry Harvey Sr. Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primarily houses dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relying instead on a dozen full-time paid staff members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest is returning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Nov 8 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the forthcoming Veg Fest will feature the components fest-goers have come to expect and enjoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traits she would like her facility to have]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfortunate scenario impelling the FVA to cancel the 2024 Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unique in a myriad of ways]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marsha Panuce—founder of Donte’s Den, a distinctive sanctuary in multiple ways, including that it extends across 50 acres (in Myakka City, FL), and primarily houses dogs—recalls growing up loving dogs, including pilgrimages with her Dad every Father’s Day to the local shelter, to adopt a dog. This passion for pooches traversed her formative years and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/">Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Katrina Shadix, founder of Bear Warriors United, advocate extraordinaire</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/katrina-shadix-founder-of-bear-warriors-united-advocate-extraordinaire/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 14:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a profound connection with Florida wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and all of Florida’s natural resources and wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at the FWC meeting on May 21 in Ocala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barks & Brews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats & Mats Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catsino Night]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Friends of Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dara Worthington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[described her recent major victory on behalf of manatees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Strays offers a steady slate of events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing up in rural Seminole County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[is a subspecies of the Black Bear)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katrina Shadix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promising the bear she would never allow another hunt to happen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seminole County Commissioner John Horan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she later notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slated for June 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg’s oldest no-kill animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Florida Black Bear population was 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Puppy Pride Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tipping her hand that Bear Warriors United plans to file a lawsuit against the FWC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to preserve and protect bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voicing opposition to the hunt through comments emailed to BearComments@MyFWC.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winning its federal lawsuit against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Katrina Shadix&#8211;founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United (BWU), whose stated mission is to preserve and protect bears, and all of Florida’s natural resources and wildlife—recalls, as a second generation Floridian, the formative joys of growing up in rural Seminole County.Shadix explains how that experience forged a profound connection with Florida wildlife—very much including [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/katrina-shadix-founder-of-bear-warriors-united-advocate-extraordinaire/">Katrina Shadix, founder of Bear Warriors United, advocate extraordinaire</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Callers &#038; Emailers Are The Guests</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; format&#8211;a long form interview with a single guest&#8211;to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, concerned animal advocates, and others who simply care about animals. That’s what happened today, when I invited listeners to call in (or email) and briefly serve as the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/callers-emailers-are-the-guests/">Callers & Emailers Are The Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jessica Farrer, marine biologist featured in  NATURE&#8217;s “Expedition Killer Whale”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/jessica-farrer-marine-biologist-featured-in-natures-expedition-killer-whale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[21st anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30-plus rescue groups]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[annual rescue and adoption event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antarctica Peninsula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B1 Killer Whales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[began traveling to Antarctica in 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collecting and analyzing the whales’ poop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expedition Killer Whale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Farrer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine biologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multifaceted nonprofit organization in Friday Harbor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizer of Get Rescued]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pack-ice killer whales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PBS series NATURE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[singular way of hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suzanne King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Whale Museum]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Farrer&#8211;a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer Whale,” a new installment of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls growing up landlocked in Colorado, moving as soon as possible to Washington state. Speaking in a “Talking [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/jessica-farrer-marine-biologist-featured-in-natures-expedition-killer-whale/">Jessica Farrer, marine biologist featured in  NATURE’s “Expedition Killer Whale”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mark Devries, documentary filmmaker, “Humans and Other Animals&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/mark-devries-documentary-filmmaker-humans-and-other-animals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Devries&#8211;the documentary filmmaker (https://markdevries.com/) who specializes in exploring the realm of animals and animal welfare—expands on the final line (the fate of our kin is up to us) of his new film, “Humans and Other Animals.&#8221; Laying out an eloquent and philosophical operating principle—which permeates his new film, as it did his debut doc, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/mark-devries-documentary-filmmaker-humans-and-other-animals/">Mark Devries, documentary filmmaker, “Humans and Other Animals”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Art Shaul, founder of Safe Paws Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/art-shaul-founder-of-safe-paws-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Art Shaul—founder-director of Safe Paws Rescue, a small but mighty rescue serving the Tampa Bay Area—recalls growing up watching his Dad bring home ill, injured, sometimes “bedraggled” animals, caring for these critters, then making them family members.  Observing these paternal acts of kindness clearly made a profound impression on Shaul (he gets a bit emotional [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/art-shaul-founder-of-safe-paws-rescue/">Art Shaul, founder of Safe Paws Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tracey Callahan Molnar, handler and chief human of therapy dog Beacon</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/tracey-callahan-molnar-handler-and-chief-human-of-therapy-dog-beacon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tracey Callahan Molnar&#8211;handler and chief human of Beacon, the therapy dog who’s become increasingly beloved across the U.S.A. Gymnastics world and beyond, emerging as a media sensation along the way—recounts her own career as a gymnast and coach, specializing in rhythmic gymnastics. A fundamental narrative of this conversation reflects the intersection of gymnasts and therapy [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/tracey-callahan-molnar-handler-and-chief-human-of-therapy-dog-beacon/">Tracey Callahan Molnar, handler and chief human of therapy dog Beacon</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dara Eckart, CEO of Friends of Strays</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dara Eckart&#8211;CEO of Friends of Strays, St. Petersburg’s oldest no-kill animal shelter, currently undergoing a significant transformation, including opening a cats-only adoption center, The Cat Box on July 1—outlines the shelter’s history, citing key milestones of the early years. Eckart explains that Friends of Strays began in 1978, when co-founder Jean Bomonti, who’d been volunteering [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/">Dara Eckart, CEO of Friends of Strays</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rhonda Eldridge, Executive Director of The Community Pet Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/rhonda-eldridge-executive-director-of-the-community-pet-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rhonda Eldridge&#8211;Executive Director of The Community Pet Project, which provides pet food and several other resources to homeless and at-risk communities throughout Hillsborough County—discusses the organization’s origin story, beginning in 2017 as an offshoot of a local rescue, before peeling off as a separate entity with 501c3 nonprofit status. The Community Pet Project was launched [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/rhonda-eldridge-executive-director-of-the-community-pet-project/">Rhonda Eldridge, Executive Director of The Community Pet Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jennifer Langston, founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 21:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Langston&#8211;founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue, a specialized refuge for senior and hospice dogs in Wesley Chapel, FL—recalls growing up in a house where dogs were always present, whether they be fosters, newly-adopted, or the family pooch. Notably, for the canine establishment she would create later in life, she recounts that her Mom [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/jennifer-langston-founder-of-golden-ears-sanctuary-and-rescue/">Jennifer Langston, founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arin Greenwood on loving &#038; living with dogs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arin Greenwood&#8211;a wearer of many hats, mostly animal-related, including Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive! former animal journalist extraordinaire (HuffPost, Washington Post, The Today Show website, et al), and novelist&#8211;maintains a sizable social media presence, posting regularly on Facebook, which in a way, spawned this interview. That is, I was struck by the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/">Arin Greenwood on loving & living with dogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Deborah Howard—founder-president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), self-described, you may recall, as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy/kitten mills”—returns for a conversational sequel to our January interview, because we didn’t have time to discuss the ways CAPS has broadened its mission [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Josh Fox, founder of The Brady Hunter Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Josh Fox&#8211;founder of the Brady Hunter Foundation, a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission reflects a commitment to helping end animal cruelty, protecting wildlife, and making a positive impact in the lives of children—observes his love of animals is truly lifelong, citing a photo of Fox as an infant in his crib being happily licked by the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)&#8211;self-described as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy/kitten mills”—recalls how, in 1989, her disgust upon visiting an Atlanta pet store, and her ensuing examination of the deplorable conditions, led to launching CAPS. Howard recounts [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jessica Kelly, co-leader of Cat Trap Fever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Kelly—who, along with Sue Rountree, runs Cat Trap Fever, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of feral cats, chiefly in Pinellas County—recounts the “hodgepodge” of jobs she held before devoting herself to long days of TNVR:  Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return. Kelly’s jobs included teenage waitress, traveling with the carnival, and ballet instructor. But [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jason Schramm,  founder of VegMovies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jason Schramm&#8211;a web developer and founder of Veg Groups, where he creates websites intended to help people go vegan, stay vegan, or become informed on vegan-oriented events, or films, on his VegMovies site—notes that he got deeply into computers as a seventh grader. While he was drawn as a youngster to exploring some aspects of [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Carey Theil &#038; Rory Goree, greyhound devotees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carey Theil, executive director of GREY2K USA Worldwide, the largest greyhound protection organization in the world, and Rory Goree, who for many years ran the largest industry-funded greyhound adoption group, Greyhound Pets of America, explain how&#8211;as former enemies in the battle to end greyhound racing&#8211;they transformed into allies. Goree and Theil (co-author&#8211;with Christine Dorchak, GREY2K [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Faraz Harsini, biomedical scientist and veganism advocate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Faraz Harsini&#8211;biomedical scientist and speaker at the 2023 Tampa Bay Veg Fest—remembers growing up in Iran, including a possible foreshadowing of his future activism, when participating in a student protest of the country’s leadership resulted in his being chased by someone wielding a machete. Harsini left the country at 22, recalling being mystified and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Pete Walsh, platypus partisan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ann Paul, an organizer of the 2023 Florida Birding and Nature Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ann Paul&#8211;an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, a multifaceted, multi-day extravaganza, scheduled to take place Oct. 12-15, in and around Apollo Beach, Florida—revisits, at my request, the story of her first real foray into birding, and how arriving late at that outing proved fortuitous. She spotted a black and white warbler, and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark Meyers, founder of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/08/mark-meyers-founder-of-peaceful-valley-donkey-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Meyers&#8211;founder and executive director of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue operation in the U.S.—recalls how it all began, when he and his wife brought home a donkey named Izzy as a companion for their horse. That was nearly a quarter of a century—and thousands of donkeys—ago. Meyers acknowledges they knew nothing [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Catherine Macdonald, shark expert</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/08/dr-catherine-macdonald-shark-expert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Catherine Macdonald&#8211;a marine conservation biologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami, who conducts, and oversees, research on sharks—recalls a childhood less enamored of the sea, at first, than of mud. This, Macdonald says, was part of being a kid who loved being outdoors, exploring nature, endlessly curious, and not at all opposed [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Susan Hanus, executive director of Cat Depot</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/susan-hanus-executive-director-of-cat-depot/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Hanus&#8211;executive director of Cat Depot, a unique feline-only shelter in Sarasota—recalls when she first became a cat person. Hanus has remained staunchly feline-friendly ever since, though, she explains, she stopped living with them when it turned out one of her kids is allergic to cats. Hanus outlines some of the traits that help make [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/kathy-finelli-director-of-gainesville-rabbit-rescue-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kathy Finelli&#8211;the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida students—recalls how her involvement with GRR began 20-plus years ago, when she sought their help after finding a domestic rabbit outside her home. That was a fateful moment in more ways than one. It not only [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Valerie Benka, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/06/valerie-benka-director-of-programs-for-the-alliance-for-contraception-in-cats-and-dogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Valerie Benka&#8211;the Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&#38;D)—recalls being someone who was nuts about animals from the time she was a kid, growing up in a family amidst a veritable menagerie. This early pet passion created something of a gravitational pull, drawing Benka toward animals, as she traveled [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rick Yocum, executive director, the Humane Society of Manatee County</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Yocum&#8211;executive director of the Humane Society of Manatee County (HSMC), established more than 50 years ago, and now a truly multifaceted operation—traces his career path to his current job, which he’s held for seven years. In answer to a question of mine, Yocum allows that it makes perfect sense he holds this job, noting [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist&#8211;&#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; 6th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-6th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done five times prior, today’s show involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns.The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Emily McCormack,  Animal Curator at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Emily McCormack—the Animal Curator at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR), a sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas housing 94 animals (mostly big cats, plus bears)—recalls being infatuated with tigers since childhood, telling her parents at age 10 or 12 that she intended to save them. Sure enough: Half of TCWR’s 84 big cats are tigers. Over [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>John Turner, President of Project PUP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Turner—the president of Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People), which, since 1984 has offered visits by therapy dogs to nursing homes, rehab centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and other locales, bringing the residents comfort and joy—discusses the founding of the organization. We discuss what, exactly, constitutes a therapy dog (not trained to live with a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Samantha Wishman &#038; Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman are co-directors of “Free Puppies!,” a documentary examining rescue dogs being regularly transported from the South to the North for adoption, probing deeper into why the South is a repository for so many homeless dogs.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/">Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally Burguieres— an opossum advocate and rehabilitator, whose passion to protect and serve, and heal, these marsupials is reflected in a recent HuffPost piece and in her new book, “Possums Are Not Cute! And Other Myths about Nature’s Most Misunderstood Critter”—addresses the “possum/opossum” dilemma, citing history, international distinctions, and how even when “opossum” is the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/">Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vincent Kelner, director of &#8220;A Taste of Whale&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/vincent-kelner-director-of-a-taste-of-whale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vincent Kelner—writer-director of “A Taste of Whale,” a documentary examining the “grind,” Faroe Islanders’ ritual slaughter of pilot whales, but an intricate film with a lot more on its mind than that—addresses the question that I customarily ask documentary filmmakers: What was it about this subject matter that he found so compelling he was willing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/vincent-kelner-director-of-a-taste-of-whale/">Vincent Kelner, director of “A Taste of Whale”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist: “Ask The Trainer” IV</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-iv/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done three times prior, today’s show involved setting aside the customary “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues. The Trainer these listeners were communicating with is Glen Hatchell, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-iv/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist: “Ask The Trainer” IV</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tori Linder, a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tori Linder—a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor,” a documentary that travels through the titular Corridor, the 18 million-acre, statewide network of public preserves and private working lands, while examining the ongoing conflict between Florida’s explosive population  growth and rampant development, and it’s green infrastructure—starts the conversation by explaining, more fundamentally, what constitutes the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/">Tori Linder, a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Susan Kurowski, executive director, Pets for the Elderly Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Kurowski—executive director of the Pets for the Elderly Foundation (PFE), which covers a portion of the adoption fee for seniors, 60-years-old or older, adopting a shelter dog or cat from one of PFE’s participating shelters—outlines the history of the organization, founded in Cleveland in 1992 by entrepreneur Avrum Katz, going national in 2002. Kurowski [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/">Susan Kurowski, executive director, Pets for the Elderly Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project, advocate for banning feline declawing</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-founder-of-the-paw-project-advocate-for-banning-feline-declawing/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jennifer Conrad—a veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, and a tireless crusader against declawing cats for many years; I first interviewed her about it on “Talking Animals” in 2005, and she’d already been working on the issue for some time—recounts the initial impetus for taking on the cause, spurred by performing reparative surgery [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-founder-of-the-paw-project-advocate-for-banning-feline-declawing/">Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project, advocate for banning feline declawing</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Glen Hatchell, veteran dog trainer: &#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; II</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we did in May, in what was then an experimental effort, on today’s show we jettisoned the regular &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; format, presenting a still semi-new extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions or concerns about their dogs, particularly involving behavioral issues. That experiment in May was [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/">Glen Hatchell, veteran dog trainer: “Ask The Trainer” II</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Julie Castle—the CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, the national animal welfare organization, founded in 1984, and based in Kanab, Utah—describes the organization currently in broad strokes, offering notable contrasts to when she scrapped plans for law school and began working there some 25 years ago, as just the 17th employee of this now-sprawling entity. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/">Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now, advocate for captive elephants</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/barbara-trask-lovett-president-of-save-nosey-now-advocate-for-captive-elephants/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Barbara Trask Lovett—president of Save Nosey Now, member of the Board of Directors of The Elephant Advocacy Project, and generally a veteran advocate for improving the lives of captive elephants—recounts part of her background and how earlier efforts for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (at times, working closely with Paul Watson) gradually mutated into parallel concerns [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/barbara-trask-lovett-president-of-save-nosey-now-advocate-for-captive-elephants/">Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now, advocate for captive elephants</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society&#8217;s  cat initiatives analyst</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master’s degree [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/">Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s  cat initiatives analyst</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/kim-sturla-executive-director-of-animal-place/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kim Sturla—executive director of Animal Place, the 600-acre farmed animal sanctuary in Grass Valley, California she co-founded in 1989—recounts that she had been employed by a local humane society for some time before launching Animal Place, having already spent a number of years “working with and for animals.” Sturla describes how the passion and zeal [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/kim-sturla-executive-director-of-animal-place/">Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rebekah Keat &#038; Siri Lindley, co-founders of Horses In Our Hands</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/08/rebekah-keat-siri-lindley-co-founders-of-horses-in-our-hands/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rebekah Keat &#38; Siri Lindley—co-founders of Horses in Our Hands, which is dedicated to ending horse slaughter—discuss their respective entries into competing at the world-class level in the Triathlon. Lindley recalls that she started at 23 (late, she says, to take up the triathlon) and didn’t swim then, but worked intensely for the next eight [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/08/rebekah-keat-siri-lindley-co-founders-of-horses-in-our-hands/">Rebekah Keat & Siri Lindley, co-founders of Horses In Our Hands</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Alana Miller, founder of The Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/alana-miller-founder-of-the-blind-cat-rescue-and-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alana Miller—founder of the Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary, a North Carolina facility that, since 2005, has rescued and provided a forever home for blind cats—recounts her first experience with a blind cat, and how by thee time she’d adopted three more, she realized she needed to create an entity to serve this feline constituency. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/alana-miller-founder-of-the-blind-cat-rescue-and-sanctuary/">Alana Miller, founder of The Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rick Chaboudy, co-founder of Suncoast Animal League</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Chaboudy—the co-founder and executive director of Suncoast Animal League, the Palm Harbor-based animal welfare organization/shelter that is distinct by virtue of caring for both domestic animals and wildlife—traces the history of his long career working in animal welfare in the Tampa Bay area, going back even before he spent 20-plus years as executive director [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/">Rick Chaboudy, co-founder of Suncoast Animal League</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>James Terry, about Mega Pet Adoption Event; Photographer Laurie Wolf, about Viral Photo</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/05/james-terry-about-mega-pet-adoption-event-photographer-laurie-wolf-about-viral-photo/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>James Terry—Hernando County Animal Services Manager and one of the organizers of the Mega Pet Adoption Event, to be held May 17-19 at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, offering upwards of 700 dogs and cats—explains how the idea for the extravaganza came together: a coalition of leaders of Florida county animal shelters, in which Scott Trebatoski, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/05/james-terry-about-mega-pet-adoption-event-photographer-laurie-wolf-about-viral-photo/">James Terry, about Mega Pet Adoption Event; Photographer Laurie Wolf, about Viral Photo</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chris Poole, colleague of feline phenoms Cole &#038; Marmalade</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Chris Poole—a Tampa resident best known, as he describes it, being owned by feline phenoms Cole and Marmalade—remembers growing up in Nottingham, England and his family having an array of pets, including his first black cat, Sarah. Poole recalls landing an internship at Big Cat Rescue, in Tampa, which sounded appealing, as an animal-loving young [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/">Chris Poole, colleague of feline phenoms Cole & Marmalade</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Discussion of Amendment 13 with Carey Theil, of Grey2K USA Worldwide, &#038; our Greyhound Correspondent Don Goldstein</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/10/discussion-of-amendment-13-with-carey-theil-of-grey2k-usa-worldwide-our-greyhound-correspondent-don-goldstein/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For this edition of “Talking Animals,” I presented a special show devoted to greyhounds, and specifically, Amendment 13, the ballot measure that, if it passes on Nov. 6, would end greyhound racing in Florida by 2020. I held this in-studio discussion with Carey Theil, executive director of Grey2K USA Worldwide, a national greyhound protection organization, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/10/discussion-of-amendment-13-with-carey-theil-of-grey2k-usa-worldwide-our-greyhound-correspondent-don-goldstein/">Discussion of Amendment 13 with Carey Theil, of Grey2K USA Worldwide, & our Greyhound Correspondent Don Goldstein</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kristen Auerbach, Director of Pima Animal Care Center</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/05/kristen-auerbach-director-of-pima-animal-care-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kristen Auerbach—Director of Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), and recognized as a prominent, pioneering figure in the animal shelter world, in part through her previous stints at Austin Animal Center (which became the nation’s largest no-kill shelter), and Fairfax County Animal Services—recalls her earliest days in this field, as a humane officer. As the story [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/05/kristen-auerbach-director-of-pima-animal-care-center/">Kristen Auerbach, Director of Pima Animal Care Center</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tracy Voss, founder of TracysDogs</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/09/tracy-voss-founder-of-tracysdogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tracy Voss—the co-founder of TracysDogs, a San Antonio, Texas-based organization that pulls dogs from high-kill shelters, rehabilitates them, then adopts them out to families across the country, transporting the dogs in their 32-foot trailer—discusses growing up as a dog devotee, and how a beloved black Lab significantly helped her navigate through a somewhat awkward, isolated [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/09/tracy-voss-founder-of-tracysdogs/">Tracy Voss, founder of TracysDogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Denice Heatherly, co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Denice Heatherly—co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates, a non-profit organization whose stated goal is “to create an animal-saving culture in greater Nashville and surrounding counties” —describes her formative years, when her grandmother was a serious animal lover, and always had a dog, whereas Heatherly’s mother didn’t want animals in their house. She recalls moving to Nashville [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/">Denice Heatherly, co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stacy LeBaron—a veteran animal welfare advocate (felines, in particular) who hosts The Community Cats Podcast—recalls her first memory of a cat…who happened to be named Duncan! Still, she allows that her powerful passion for cats was cultivated cumulatively; over the course of several kitties she’s known and loved. LeBaron explains what it is she finds [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/">Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Luan Dean, Director of Mission Advancement at SPCA Tampa Bay</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/09/luan-dean-director-of-mission-advancement-at-spca-tampa-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Luan Dean—the Director of Mission Advancement at SPCA Tampa Bay—explains the scope of her duties at the organization, which began in 1940, while describing the work undertaken there in the earliest days, some 70 years ago. Dean also briefly traces SPCA Tampa Bay’s evolution and change in those ensuing decades, including relocating from St. Petersburg to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2016/09/luan-dean-director-of-mission-advancement-at-spca-tampa-bay/">Luan Dean, Director of Mission Advancement at SPCA Tampa Bay</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Callers Are The Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once in a while, I set aside the chief element of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that effort, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, as well as [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/10/the-callers-are-the-guests/">The Callers Are The Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Brean Cunningham &#038; Douglas Seirup, co-directors of &#8220;Dogs On The Inside”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/brean-cunningham-douglas-seirup-co-directors-of-dogs-on-the-inside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brean Cunningham and Douglas Seirup—co-directors of &#8220;Dogs On The Inside,” a feature-length documentary that examines a program whereby prison inmates at North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner, MA foster neglected &#38; abused stray dogs—discuss what drew them to this realm and, specifically, the “Don’t Throw Us Away” program to be explored as a documentary, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/brean-cunningham-douglas-seirup-co-directors-of-dogs-on-the-inside/">Brean Cunningham & Douglas Seirup, co-directors of “Dogs On The Inside”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mindy Smith, Singer-Songwriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, as these show summaries go, this is certainly an unusual one. Quite fitting, really, given how unusual this show was, to say nothing of the morning this show aired. WMNF is in Tampa and as many listeners know, I live on the opposite coast of Florida. Which means a three-plus hour drive, each way, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ashley Mutch, Pets For Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ashley Mutch, the Philadelphia Manager of Pets For Life—a nationally-expanding outreach effort that, relying on an array of strategies, and offering a variety of resources, seeks to help pets and their humans in low-income communities&#8211;recounts growing up loving animals, and deciding early on she wanted to make working with them her occupation. She recalls her [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/ashley-mutch-pets-for-life/">Ashley Mutch, Pets For Life</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jeanine Cohen, co-founder of Cat Crusaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jeanine Cohen—the co-founder and co-director of Tampa Cat Crusaders, an all-volunteer cat rescue—recalls the circumstances that propelled her into cat rescue, a story which involves a semi-feral feline near Cohen’s office that had kittens. (That cat, Tramp, now lives with Cohen and her family.) This led to her volunteering for many years with an organization [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jeanine-cohen-co-founder-of-cat-crusaders/">Jeanine Cohen, co-founder of Cat Crusaders</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Francis Battista, Best Friends Co-Founder And NKLA Leader</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/03/francis-battista-best-friends-co-founder-and-nkla-leader/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Francis Battista—a co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society, who helped form a coalition of 70 L.A. organizations in 2012, working with Los Angeles Animal Services, launching NKLA, or No-Kill Los Angeles—discusses the history of the city’s shelter landscape. He describes how Brenda Barnette’s arrival in 2010 as general manager of L.A. Department of Animal Services [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/03/francis-battista-best-friends-co-founder-and-nkla-leader/">Francis Battista, Best Friends Co-Founder And NKLA Leader</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor&#8217;s Alliance of NYC&#8217;s Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups—provides a wide-ranging assessment of the Alliance as it marks its 10th anniversary. She discusses its history, mission and the evolution of the organization, noting that when she and others launched the Alliance, the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/">Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3512</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Vicki Kilmer—Director of Brand Management &#38; Business Intelligence for Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals—outlines a bit of Best Friends’ history and mission.As part of that summary, she touches on Best Friends taking in some of the Michael Vick dogs and the “DogTown” TV series [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/">Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fred Willard, comedian, actor, animal guy</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3488</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Comedian, actor and improviser Fred Willard—who delivered a legendary performance as TV commentator Buck Laughlin in “Best In Show,’ the classic Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary set in a canine competition not unlike the Westminster Dog Show—discusses an array of topics, including animals, “Best In Show,” animal welfare organizations, comedy, Twitter, his birthday, his cat Mittenz, Hawaii, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/">Fred Willard, comedian, actor, animal guy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jill Rappaport, &#8220;Today Show&#8221; reporter</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/jill-rappaport/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jill Rappaport—veteran journalist who’s about to celebrate 22 years on NBC’s “The Today Show,” where she now specializes in reporting stories about pets and animal welfare&#8211;discusses her lifelong love of animals. She goes on to explain how, even as the “Today” entertainment reporter—a post she held for 15-16 years of her stint on the program—that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/jill-rappaport/">Jill Rappaport, “Today Show” reporter</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kevin Chase, The Beagle Freedom Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/07/kevin-chase-the-beagle-freedom-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Kevin Chase—Director of Operations at The Beagle Freedom Project—provides an overview of the origin of BFP (a service of Animal Rescue, Media &#38; Education [ARME]) and its mission, which chiefly involves rescuing and finding home for beagles that had been used in laboratory research. He also discusses why beagles’ key traits make them the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/07/kevin-chase-the-beagle-freedom-project/">Kevin Chase, The Beagle Freedom Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Ian Hallett—Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services—discusses his formative years in Riverview, the sort of animals he grew up with and around, including becoming a staff vet tech at 16. He explains how his educational path took him to Austin, where he began volunteering at the animal shelter there, taking on various volunteer roles, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/">Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats—recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of Alley Cat Allies. She also discusses the history, evolution and effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Robinsons responds to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/">Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Callers And E-Mailers As Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to employ once or twice a year. We invited people to call in and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/">Callers And E-Mailers As Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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