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William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of “Can Horse Racing Survive?”

By | May 26, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, General, Horses, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of journalistic attributes and experience it required. Read more…

Glen Hatchell of HSTB, veteran dog trainer & behavior expert: “Ask The Trainer”

By | May 12, 2021 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Pets, Spay/Neuter | No comments

We set aside our regular “Talking Animals” format to experiment with an extended new feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners were invited to call or email questions or concerns about their dogs—we suggested it could be a training challenge, a behavioral issue, maybe something else. Read more…

Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now, advocate for captive elephants

By | May 5, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Captive, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Sanctuaries, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Barbara Trask Lovett—president of Save Nosey Now, member of the Board of Directors of The Elephant Advocacy Project, and generally a veteran advocate for improving the lives of captive elephants—recounts part of her background and how earlier efforts for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (at times, working closely with Paul Watson) gradually mutated into parallel concerns for elephants, particularly captive ones. Read more…

Caleb Smith, 16-year old entrepreneur, author, & comfort rabbit guy

By | April 28, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, General, Mammals, Sanctuaries | No comments

Caleb Smith—who, at 16 years old, is already an accomplished entrepreneur and the author of a memoir of sorts, “Peacebunny Island: the Extraordinary Journey of A Boy And His Comfort Rabbits and How They’re Teaching Us about Hope & Kindness—shares what it’s like to be a 16-year-old who has published a book, the response “Peacebunny” has generated thus far generally, as well as amidst friends, neighbors and others in his circle. Read more…

Callers As Guests

By | April 21, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, General, Health & Behavior, Pets | No comments

Periodically, I table the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. Read more…

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