Cyndi and George Marks—founders of The Florida Bat Conservancy—discuss what first drew them to working with bats some 25 years ago, and how quickly this became what turned out to be a lifelong passion, with an emphasis on educating the public about bats as key way...
Michele Schilling—of Bay Area Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)—explains what exactly Bay Area DART is, and does, including how many volunteers are involved. She also discusses her own history with animals and otherwise, and what drew her to join Bay Area DART,...
In a wonderful, wide-ranging interview with guest host Lee (Flee) Courtney, Jan Williams—Southeastern Guide Dogs’ Area Coordinator for Puppy Raisers in Tampa—discusses the enormous array of challenges and rewards involved with raising a puppy to become a guide dog...
Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project—explains exactly what de-clawing is, confronting head-on what for many is a confusing misnomer by noting that it’s “de-knuckling,” that the de-claw surgery actually involves amputating parts of the...
Richard Martin—Co-Director of Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, which in recent months, has deployed comfort dogs to Moore, OK after the tornado, to Boston after the bombing, and to Newtown, CT, after the Sandy Hook shooting—discusses the history...
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers–co-authors of “Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human And Animal Health,” a New York Times bestseller recently issued in paperback—discuss the genesis of the “zoobiquity” philosophy and the term...
Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats—recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of...
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...
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...
