Francis Battista--Director of Animal Care and Los Angeles outreach, as well as one of the founders, of Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation's largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned cats & dogs--discusses his own path to animal activism and...
Dr. Dee Boersma, a professor of biology at the University of Washington and internationally-renowned expert on penguins--and, who, since 1982, has conducted the Magellanic Penguin Project at Punta Tombo, Argentina--discusses her history, what path led her to focus...
Alan Young--who played Wilbur Post on "Mister Ed"--discusses the classic TV series starring his chatty Palomino pal, including how the horse appeared to talk, and about Young's long and storied career before & after "Mister Ed" in stand-up, television (Emmy...
Fred Bergendorff--creator, executive producer and host of "The Pet Place," a long-running TV show airing in Orange County and Long Beach that presents dogs and cats from various shelters, pounds and humane societies in the hope they'll be adopted--discusses the...
Janeane Garofalo--comedian, actress, activist and longtime animal lover--discusses the dogs in her life, two NYC animal rescue organizations, the pros and perils of high-profile activism, her move into hosting a show on the liberal radio network (Central Air), and...
Local veterinarian Dr. Mary Sebzda--who was first a guest on June 23, 2003--returns to discuss pet obesity and how a visiting animal introduced into a household can trigger stress (including diarrhea) in the resident animals, and takes caller questions on "hot...
Steve Brooks, a dog trainer who's trained over 1000 dogs, including his companion Sven--who under the name K9 Fusion recorded a CD, "Who Really Loves You," on which Sven sings and plays all the instruments, except drums, which Brooks plays--discusses rescuing...
Barbara Davis--author of "Darkside Of Debonair: The Bushmeat Trade," a novel that shines a light on the bushmeat trade (the hunting of wild animals to supply the growing demand for exotic meat)--discusses the bushmeat crisis, its causes, its wide and serious...
Richard X. Heyman--an accomplished, if somewhat under-the-radar singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (Rolling Stone: "An undiscovered treasure,"Stereo Review: "A pop savant of the very first rank")--discusses his 20-year experience rescuing cats and other...
Merrill Markoe--Emmy-winning television writer, author of such books as "The Day My Dogs Became Guys" and "What The Dogs Have Taught Me," and creator of "Stupid Pet Tricks" a signature segment on the Letterman show for nearly 25 years-- discusses the dogs in her...
