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Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place

By | February 17, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

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.” Read more…

Rob Chaney, author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”

By | February 3, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Mammals, Pets | No comments

Rob Chaney—a lifelong resident of Montana, a veteran reporter for the Missoulian (and 2020 Nieman Fellow), and author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”—discusses the impetus for writing the book, agreeing with the assessment that, at times, it reads like more of a mission. Read more…

Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

By | January 6, 2021 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife | No comments

Amy Kight—executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted  operation in Jupiter, Florida serving as wildlife refuge, veterinary hospital, rehabilitation facility, and education center–recalls loving animals so much, so young, that she made an arrangement to start helping out at a veterinarian’s office at age six. Read more…

Norty Cohen, instigator of dog-song album, “Rock And Roll Over”

By | December 3, 2020 | Advocates, Dogs, Musicians, Pets, Rescue | No comments

Norty Cohen—founder and CEO of Moosylvania, a multifaceted, St. Louis-based marketing agency, which also operates a record company, Rafter Records; he spearheaded “Rock And Roll Over”—explains the origin of his company name, a direct reference from “The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show.” Read more…

Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician

By | October 28, 2020 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Dr. Neal Barnard—founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, among other notable hats he wears—recalls growing up not particularly interested in being a doctor, like his Dad, then after becoming more inclined to pursue medicine, initially veering toward psychiatry. Read more…

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