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Helaine Olen, opinion writer for The Washington Post

By | April 27, 2022 | Authors, Captive Exotic, Dogs, Educators, General, Legislation, Pets, Veterinarians | No comments

Helaine Olen— an opinion writer for The Washington Post, an expert on personal finance, and author or co-author of books, including “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated,” who recently wrote a Post piece headlined “Stop the inhumane practice of renting pets”—addresses the breadth of subjects covered in her column, which tends to be rooted in finance and economics. Read more…

Phil Jenni, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota

By | April 20, 2022 | Advocates, Educators, General, Horses, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

Phil Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota, considered the world’s busiest wildlife hospital—addresses how that “world’s busiest” title is determined, noting that it’s the product of admitting approximately 19,000 patients each year. 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…

Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

By | March 23, 2022 | Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan, Veterinarians, Wildlife | No comments

Dr. Heather Johnston—a veterinarian who serves as the Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation in Jupiter, Florida that, in celebration of March being Women’s History Month, is slated to present a “Women in Wildlife Panel Discussion” there on March 29 (featuring Johnston)—recalls that she wanted to be a vet since she was a young kid, and other than a fleeting flirtation with becoming a jockey, that desire never wavered. Read more…

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