As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to...
Jack Talman--founder of Fostering Is Cool, a Tampa organization that promotes the fostering of cats and dogs, with an emphasis on on the animals saved from a grim fate by rescue groups--discusses his background as a lifelong animal lover, and how after retiring (he...
Deborah Howard--founder and president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills--discusses the pivotal visit to the...
Jack Murphy--co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc., a Colorado-based non-profit organization that specializes in resolving wildlife conflicts using innovative methods of eviction and exclusion without having to trap, kill or harm any animal in any...
Michael Jernigan & Judy Bordignon--staff members at Southeastern Guide Dogs; she's the trainer for Veteran Service Dogs And Facility Therapy Dogs, he's the Community Outreach Coordinator--discuss how the Palmetto, Florida based facility launched its Paws For...
Steven Wise--the founder and president of The Nonhuman Rights Project; he's also an attorney, author, legal scholar and professor who's taught at Harvard Law School--discusses how the law he was practicing (personal injury) shifted focus 30-plus years ago upon...
This interview with Dr. Temple Grandin was delayed because the flight she was on that morning was very late landing, which we didn't know in the first part of the show, when we were trying to reach her, and moving elements of the show around in her absence. Once we...
GUEST: Scott Blais, Suzanne House, Stephen Payne, Bryan Wilson--Panel Discussion About Ringling Circus Every year since we launched "Talking Animals" in Southern California in 2003, we've devoted at least one show annually to spotlighting the plight of the Ringling...
Steve Hindi--founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or educating the public about pigeon shoots, rodeos, bullfighting, canned hunts, and more--discusses his history as an avid and...
Dr. Kenneth Shapiro--cofounder and executive director of the Animals and Society Institute and director of the Institute's AniCare program (a psychological assessment and treatment approach for juveniles and adults who abuse animals), and Dr. Nancy Bell, a...
