Bill Smith- puppy mill expert
Bill Smith discusses the history of puppy mills and more.
Bill Smith- puppy mill expert
Rescue
Sue Martino, The Pet Project, Executive Director
Sue Martino, The Pet Project, Executive Director
Sue Martino, Executive Director of The Pet Project, an Oakland Park, FL-based organization that helps serve the needs of pet owners who are living with HIV/AIDS, have a terminal illness, are disabled, or seniors on low, fixed incomes--discusses the history of The...
Nellie McKay – Singer-Songwriter-Animal Welfare Advocate
Nellie McKay – Singer-Songwriter-Animal Welfare Advocate
Nellie McKay--the singer-songwriter-animal welfare advocate, who, the day before this interview, released her new album, "Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day" -- returned to "Talking Animals" (this marks her fourth visit), discussing the rescue...
Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President & CEO
Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President & CEO
Wayne Pacelle--the President and CEO of The Humane Society Of The United States, the country's largest animal protection organization, with upwards of 11 million members--discusses what he views as the three most important hallmarks of his tenure as CEO, at the...
Ric O’ Barry- Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire
Ric O’ Barry- Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire
Ric O' Barry--the nominal star of "The Cove," the acclaimed and award-winning documentary-thriller that partly functions as an expose of the "secret" dolphin slaughter that takes place annually in the small Japanese town of Taiji--discusses his involvement in the...
Charles Siebert–Writer-reporter-poet essayist
Charles Siebert–Writer-reporter-poet essayist
Writer-reporter-poet essayist Charles Siebert, the author, most recently, of "The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward A New Understanding Of Animals"--which chronicles his extended encounter with a retired circus chimp named Roger at The Center For Great Apes, a...
Beth Lockwood–SPCA Executive Director
Beth Lockwood–SPCA Executive Director
Beth Lockwood--the Executive Director of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa--discusses various aspects of her 26-year tenure, arriving as a veterinary technician and, in the ensuing quarter century, assuming various responsibilities before...
RaeAnna Saks–founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue
RaeAnna Saks–founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue
RaeAnna Saks--founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue, an organization serving the greater Tampa area whose efforts are chiefly devoted to rescuing the homeless/feral cat population--discusses the history of TLC Rescue alongside some of her own history,...
Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Sherry Silk--Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay--discusses the history and chief mission of the organization, the Fall Adoption Expo slated for Nov. 15, HSTB's myriad efforts in the area of animal adoption (including MAC, a 32-foot Winnebago...
Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Pat Derby--co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the 2300-acre ARK 2000, where upwards of a dozen elephants live--discusses the needs of and challenges faced by captive...
