W. Bruce Cameron--the award-winning columnist an New York Times bestselling author of several books, including "A Dog's Purpose: A Novel For Humans," and acclaimed and immensely popular saga about (and ostensibly told by) a charismatic canine seeking to understand...
Kevin Nealon--the comedian, actor and longtime animal advocate who stars as pot-loving accountant Doug Wilson in the Showtime series "Weeds," and earlier in his career, enjoyed nearly a decade stint on "Saturday Night Live"--discusses starting to shoot the eighth...
Dean Stefan--who, for the better part of 25 years, has enjoyed an illustrious career as a television animation writer, penning episodes of shows ranging from "Dragon Tales" to "CatDog" to "The Penguins of Madagascar" to new programs like 'The Octonauts"--discusses...
As a then-prelude to the Talking Animals Music Night--presenting 10 great bands performing animal songs, March 31 at New World Brewery in Tampa, the March 28 edition of "Talking Animals" featured folks from three of the bands as in-studio guests: Gracie Grieshop...
Dr. Patricia McEachern--the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowed Professor of Animal Rights at Drury University in Springfield, MO--recounts how former "The New Price Is Right" host Bob Barker (Drury is his alma mater, the professorship is named in honor of his late wife)...
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr.--veterinarian, chief of behavioral medicine since 1995 at the Daniel E. Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base, and considered the leading authority on canine post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--describes the...
Omar Von Muller--trainer of Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who stars in the Oscar-nominated black-and-white silent film, "The Artist"-- discusses how he met and adopted Uggie, who was so wild and high-strung, he had been unsuccessfully placed in at least one home...
Nathan Winograd--a nationally-known author, speaker and founder-executive director of the No Kill Advocacy Center, slated to speak on No Kill at a Tampa conference entitled "Save 90" (so-called because studies indicate that 90% of animals entering shelters are...
Dr. Dani McVety--a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice--discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her...
Bob Barker--the retired host of "The Price Is Right" who, over the years, has underwritten a huge array of animal welfare organizations, projects and programs--discusses his lifelong love of animals and how this, combined with the wealth he accumulated over some 35...
