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Tricia Gorham, chair of the College of Veterinary Technology at St. Petersburg College

By | May 18, 2022 | Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Veterinarians | No comments

Tricia Gorham–chair of the College of Veterinary Technology at St. Petersburg College, and a practicing veterinary technician since 1991—discusses her love of animals extending back to childhood, and how she began working for a veterinarian as a junior in high school. Read more…

Sy Montgomery, author of “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty”

By | May 11, 2022 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive Exotic, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Musicians | No comments

Sy Montgomery—the bestselling author of 30-plus books, including “The Soul of an Octopus” and “The Good Good Pig”—discusses what prompted the exploration of raptors and falconry at the core of her new book, “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty” (adapted and expanded from a chapter in Montgomery’s 2019 collection, “Birdology.”) Read more…

Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author, entomologist, pigeon proponent

By | May 4, 2022 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice—a North Carolina-based entomologist and author of books on ants and spiders, who, as the product of a family activity, has developed a passion for pigeons and attendant expertise—recounts the objectives propelling her to get a PhD, and noting why a career in academia was not the goal. Read more…

Danielle Hall, wildlife ecologist

By | April 6, 2022 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue | No comments

Danielle Hall—a wildlife ecologist, who, drawing on her professional expertise and her longtime personal passion for animals, has stepped into an intense human-versus-animal battle that’s erupted over vultures in a Tampa neighborhood—explains what a wildlife ecologist is, and does. Read more…

Liz Marshall, director of “Meat The Future”

By | March 30, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Liz Marshall—a documentary director whose latest film, “Meat The Future,” examines the realm of “cultivated meat,” generated in a lab setting, from animal cells, but these animals remain unharmed—explains the criteria she considers when deciding what topic or person will constitute her next movie. Read more…

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