Adam Roberts—executive vice president and co-founder of Born Free USA—outlines the chief categories of animal welfare that Born Free USA concerns itself with, noting where those efforts overlap and differ from those of the Born Free Foundation, which gave rise to...
Amy Fultz--a co-founder of Chimp Haven, the 200-acre Louisiana sanctuary for chimpanzees who had been used for biomedical research (and other purposes) before retiring to the facility--discusses the history of the facility, including the years of planning and...
In a return appearance to "Talking Animals," Carole Baskin--founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats--provides an overview of the sanctuary in 2012 (marking 20 years of...
Darlynn Czerner--founder of Darlynn's Darlins, a Polk City, FL animal sanctuary, advocacy and education organization--discusses the history of the sanctuary, which includes some foreshadowing rescues while living in Tennessee and then Florida. She also addresses...
Ted Koran--who, along with his wife Karen, founded and operate The Critter Place, a non-profit sanctuary in Weeki Wachee, FL that's taken in an array of abused, neglected or abandoned and provided them a forever home for nearly 25 years--discusses the history of...
Ellie Laks--the founder of The Gentle Barn, a Southern California sanctuary of sorts that houses 130+ animals that have been rescued from abuse, neglect or slaughter...once they've recovered, the animals are visited and often cared for by abused children--recounts...
Dr. Jocelyn Bezner--veterinarian at Save The Chimps, based in Fort Pierce, Fl, and the world's largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees--discusses her years working at the sanctuary, alongside late Save The Chimps (STC) founder Dr. Carole Noon, who died in 2009....
Matt Smith--Executive Director of The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary (aka Project Perry), a cutting-edge haven for abused, neglected and unwanted birds living in captivity--discusses his path into avian rescue and running a parrot sanctuary. ...
Andrew Westoll--the author, most recently, of "The Chimps Of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience And Recovery," a gorgeously-written, often-poignant account of Westoll's 10-week stint living as a volunteer at Fauna Foundation, a sanctuary just outside...
Ron Kagan, who's been Director of the Detroit Zoo for nearly 20 years, and whose career working for zoos has spanned 35 years--discusses the philosophy behind functioning as something of an iconoclast in the zoo industry, including how he arrived at the decision...
