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		<title>Kevin Nealon, veteran comedian, animal advocate, YouTube hiker</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/kevin-nealon-veteran-comedian-animal-advocate-youtube-hiker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a popular lecturer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a Spanish version of her]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[actor-filmmaker Matthew Modine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anato` the Sea: The Adventures of Luna the Loggerhead]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[celebrity guests on casual hikes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conan O’Brien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emiliana Fuger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former “Saturday Night Live” star]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Nealon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longtime animal advocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nine years old]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notable candor amongst many of the guests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Silverman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea turtle advocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Yeagley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Take a hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turtle Talks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veteran comedian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington FL resident]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kevin Nealon&#8211;the veteran comedian, longtime animal advocate, former “Saturday Night Live” star (amidst a long list of TV and film credits), and host of the YouTube  series, “Hiking with Kevin”—explains why his animal advocacy and championing of certain animal welfare organizations has receded in recent years. He clarifies that his objection to the animal abuse [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist&#8211;&#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221;&#8211;16th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-16th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a rare cat question]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask The Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certified Professional Dog Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habit of marking inside the house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he adopted terrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanie Sue Bowles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions regarding reactive barking]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done 15 times before—spanning Just shy of the five-year mark-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.”  In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-16th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–16th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stan Kroh, manatee ally and expert</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/stan-kroh-manatee-ally-and-expert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Captive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“Manatees and Mankind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[000 visitors in a given season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[additionally heating the water discharged from the Power Station when cold snaps hit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal protection organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Dade City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Bend Power Station]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtney Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephant Consultant with In Defense of Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroh will be a speaker at The Florida Birding and Nature Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longtime manatee ally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offering elephant rides for both kids and adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishes an annual list of the “10 Worst Zoos For Elephants.”]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[She underscores the damage that rides can cause to the elephant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stan Kroh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the company planting multiple acres of seagrass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[their spine is near the top of the animal (unlike a horse)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stan Kroh&#8211; whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, spanning the 26 years he’s worked there—describes the history of the Viewing Center, which is approaching its 40th anniversary. Kroh charts the evolution of the Manatee Viewing Center, from the earliest days, when the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/stan-kroh-manatee-ally-and-expert/">Stan Kroh, manatee ally and expert</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/dr-bonita-bergin-inventor-of-concept-of-the-service-dog/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a glimpse into the wall of resistance a pioneer can face in introducing a true innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a quadriplegic named Kerry Knaus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul--a puppy then living with Bergin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bergin chronicles the naysayers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bergin notes that studying early childhood education made her uniquely equipped to train Abdul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Could Abdulbe trained to turn on the light switch?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Bonita Bergin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founded the Bergin College of Canine Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her lightbulb moment of conceiving the notion of service dogs to assist people with mobility limitations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in 1975]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launched Canine Companions for Independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marked its 50th anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Master's program in Early Childhood Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retrieve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scenes of disabled people improvising she'd observed while traveling in Pakistan and India and Turkey]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine Companions for Independence, later founded the Assistance Dog Institute, now called the Bergin College of Canine Studies&#8211;recalls the scenes of disabled people improvising she&#8217;d observed while traveling in Pakistan, India, Turkey, and other countries [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/dr-bonita-bergin-inventor-of-concept-of-the-service-dog/">Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Paula Poundstone, comedian and cat devotee</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/paula-poundstone-comedian-and-cat-devotee/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Comedians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adopted a kitten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedian Paula Poundstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutionally obligated to ask about her cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[current cat count at her house: 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[larry appealed to Paula in some profound way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longtime panelist Wait Wait stait… Don’t Tell Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[n how prescient she was--many years ago--when she voiced warnings about the serious risks posed to children in using cell phones and other electronic devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new-kitty-occupant narrative where Larry is introduced]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPR quiz show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one-day cat adoption event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Supermarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Supermarket’s Lutz location]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Vice President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she adopted him too]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Larry Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this cat “waddled” out of his enclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this sort of thumbs-up vindication is still rare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd Northcutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uiz show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weekly podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why it’s important to Pet Supermarket to hold adoption events in their stores]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NOTE ABOUT THIS SHOW: I’ve had better mornings. As many know, each Wednesday, around dawn, I drive from my home on the east coast of Florida to the west coast, landing at WMNF in Tampa, where I broadcast “Talking Animals.” The trek is long (later, I reverse course, and drive home), but usually uneventful. Today, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/paula-poundstone-comedian-and-cat-devotee/">Paula Poundstone, comedian and cat devotee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/gene-baur-president-and-co-founder-of-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a particularly friendly alliance amongst Baur and Weir (and Weir’s wife Natascha)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a thousand such facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all the farm animal sanctuaries that have sprung up in its wake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[array of activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at Florida Voices for Animals’ 31st Annual Have A Heart for the Animals Awards Dinner Fundraiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baur offers a warm remembrance of Bob Weir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird walks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[describes the earliest days of Farm Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental exhibitors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Sanctuary’s monumental influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feb. 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funded those initial efforts: by selling vegan hot dogs from the Sanctuary’s VW van at Grateful Dead concerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gene Baur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he and the Weirs teamed to lead efforts in persuading concert venues to serve veggie dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[his concern that many veterinary schools are so cavalier and harsh in their treatment of animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in 1986]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in a nod to Bob Weir’s recent passing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inroads toward reform in curriculum moving very slowly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[m. to 4 p.m]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marking its 40th anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on Feb. 22]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptor Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Grateful Dead figures into the narrative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Sanctuary’s origin story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Sanctuary/Dead relationship continued over the years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the slogan on Farm Sanctuary’s very first bumper sticker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the talk he’s slated to deliver in Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the unusual parking and shuttle arrangement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the world’s first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trained raptors in free flight]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gene Baur&#8211;president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, considered the world’s first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization, now marking its 40th anniversary—is nice enough, at my request, to recount the Sanctuary’s origin story for the umpteenth time, incorporating (also at my request!) where the Grateful Dead figures into the narrative, partly in a nod to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/gene-baur-president-and-co-founder-of-farm-sanctuary/">Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Michael San Juan, veteran Animal Control Officer </title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/michael-san-juan-veteran-animal-control-officer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a half-hour video piece recently produced by the Hillsborough County Media Relations department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a person who clearly loves their job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Control: Unleashed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[array of training regimens new hires undergo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audubon Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[award-winning nature and wildlife photographer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[describes some of the topics to be covered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elements of the job he loves most (and likes least)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feb. 15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he instinctively understood it was the right profession for him]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Animal Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[his career spans 22 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how he thinks animal control officers are perceived these days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone photographers are welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Schuenemann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Natural History Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentors newer animal control officers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael San Juan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not just because of his inherent passion for animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replies to an intentionally scattershot list of questions I’d assembled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Juan is brimming with enthusiasm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Juan’s job includes serving in a supervisorial capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching a Bird and Wildlife Photography class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traits required for aspiring animal control officers to be hired in Hillsborough County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veteran Animal Control Officer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael San Juan, a veteran Animal Control Officer with Hillsborough County Animal Control—his career spans 22 years, including initiating it in New Jersey—recalls that animals played a huge role in his life starting when he was a kid, when he regularly tended to sick and injured wildlife and other critters. San Juan continued traveling on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/michael-san-juan-veteran-animal-control-officer/">Michael San Juan, veteran Animal Control Officer </a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Max Chesnes&#8211;the award-winning environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times—a lifelong Floridian, recalls growing up in Jupiter, where he developed an almost religious fervor for nature, spending endless days in (and on) the water, hiking across the terrific parks, and otherwise unwittingly building the foundation of becoming a masterly environment-minded writer. Indeed, in this conversation—I’m [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/">Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amy Munns, 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/amy-munns-2026-pet-sitter-of-the-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Munns&#8211;named the 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitters International, (PSI), considered the world’s leading educational association for professional pet sitters and dog walkers—recalls that animals were always around while she was growing up in San Antonio, yet reflecting a cultural and generational propensity, their dog wasn’t allowed inside the house. That [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/amy-munns-2026-pet-sitter-of-the-year/">Amy Munns, 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[drew some harsh criticism from animal rights activists for using feathered friends from the pet industry]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix Potter, regularly visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and going to the zoo and the circus whenever [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/">Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-15th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done 14 times before—spanning the better part of five years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.”  In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats. The Trainer these listeners have an [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-15th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Holly Dutton&#8211;Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets, a national operation specializing in around-the-clock emergency care for pets—reviews some of the VEG ER distinguishing traits we covered in her June 2025 appearance on “Talking Animals,” as a prelude to today’s discussion focusing on Holiday-related emergency vet visits, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-holly-dutton-about-holiday-related-emergency-vet-visits/">Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/steve-hindi-founder-of-showing-animals-respect-and-kindness-shark/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Hindi&#8211;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, and canned hunts, among other issues—recounts the extended process by which he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate. In his telling, this metamorphosis was lengthy, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/steve-hindi-founder-of-showing-animals-respect-and-kindness-shark/">Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Joshua Lisbon, researcher/educator/storyteller central to “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/joshua-lisbon-researcher-educator-storyteller-central-to-willow-diary-of-a-mountain-lion/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joshua Lisbon&#8211;a researcher/educator/storyteller at the center of a new PBS/Nature documentary, “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”—describes his background and experience (and academic training) before working on the 10-year study that formed the core content of this doc.Tongue partly in cheek, Lisbon tried to dismiss his education-heavy history as “wrong” for this project. But given [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/joshua-lisbon-researcher-educator-storyteller-central-to-willow-diary-of-a-mountain-lion/">Joshua Lisbon, researcher/educator/storyteller central to “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[” walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all proceeds going to St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily census of walrus arrivals and departures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploration of the impact of climate change on walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founding in 1997]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirk Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Amplified: PURRRFECT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 1 at The Studio at Carrollwood Cultural Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onscreen narrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating without a brick-and-mortar facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paleontologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned pups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[season premiere of the PBS series “Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrinking sea ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[two wardens who spend the Spring and Summer on Round Island]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[walruses’ prodigious clam consumption]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice,” a documentary that airs Oct. 22 in the season premiere of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls a research opportunity as a grad student some 40 years ago, involving walruses. It was, he says in the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Stephanie Boydston, founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#038; Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/stephanie-boydston-founder-and-director-of-love-life-animal-rescue-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a senior feline named Willow was her fave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a transformative experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood in Long Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currently houses 211 animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial acumen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former zoologist at Busch Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder and director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Fort Lauderdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litter of 10 potbellied pigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monthly nut $6200]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuary spans 10 acres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Boydston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer at Good Karma Pet Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working in development for Make-A-Wish]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Boydston&#8211;founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#38; Sanctuary, a refuge in Myakka City, FL devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing farmed animals—recalls a childhood in Long Island, NY amidst a string of foster animals, reflecting her father’s belief that family members should become accustomed to saying goodbye to animals. These were mostly [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/father-andrew-heyes-rector-of-st-clements-episcopal-church-in-tampa/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a full-blown production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a lifelong rescuer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a lifelong string of dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at the Coliseum in St. Pete]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bring Your People to Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat rescue in Ruskin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[decidedly pro-animal ethos amidst his family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father Andrew Heyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father Heyes’ previous life as a rocker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fluffy Cazalas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing up in Northwest England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he and the parishioner direct their comments through the dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her legal name is Fluffy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[his Doberman Humphrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landing at St. Clement’s in 2006]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[many of those working and worshipping there were clearly animal people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oct. 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President of Full of Cattitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sept. 20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[singularly fauna-friendly church that Heyes leads today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sprawling feline-minded event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the People and Pets Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[when parishioners seek his counsel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa—a uniquely canine-centric man of the cloth, rarely going anywhere without his Doberman, Humphrey, at his side, sometimes including the altar—recalls growing up in Northwest England with the first of a lifelong string of dogs. He remembers a decidedly pro-animal ethos amidst his family (he [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/dr-melissa-miller-lead-investigator-on-university-of-florida-project-using-ai-trap-to-halt-the-argentine-black-and-white-tegu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a collaboration with Wild Vision Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a company that specializes in creating AI-powered smart traps for invasive species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dedicated to securing protecting and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Melissa Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gwizdala outlines the new resources for businesses ASAP was rolling out on its website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotline: 855-ASAP211]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[initially undertaken with traditional traps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive species: the Argentine Black and White Tegu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it recognizes when a Tegu is inside—and clamps shut!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead investigator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Gwizdala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people who’ve obtained--often through the exotic pet trade--a young Burmese Python or Tegu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research projects she’d undertaken before tackling the Tegu investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[September being Service Dog Awareness Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she currently  keeps snakes at her home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s held a longtime passion for reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa-based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The trap sends a message along with a picture to Miller’s group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the virtues and long-term implications of this smart trap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[They’re caught off-guard by the challenges their pets start to present and then they dump them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to halt the growing population of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traces the story of the Tegu status as an invasive species in south Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[while growing up in Ohio]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Melissa Miller&#8211;a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology seeking to halt the growing population of yet another invasive species, the Argentine Black and White Tegu—describes some of the tasks associated [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Patrick Hardy, founder of Bee Platoon</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/patrick-hardy-founder-of-bee-platoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a honeybee disaster response team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alicia Duval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all-volunteer disaster response team that assists beekeepers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bee Platoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief organizer of Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consult when certain areas experienced bee swarms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DARE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eaming with The New Barker editor Anna Cooke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enrolled in the U.C. Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMPB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expects to publish his paper on relocating bees early next year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardy designed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he deep value of having responders pre-deploy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highlighted by a performance by Nashville singer-songwriter Brittany Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[majored in political science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Hardy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poignant song about losing a dog Give A Girl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president of Dachshund Adoption Rescue & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[started working in the governor's office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thought to be the first such response team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worked as a first responder (EMT) while in college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wrote a letter to the governor of Louisiana regarding Hurricane Katrina]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Please Note: Owing to a major accident that closed down Highway 60—a central route I take in commuting to WMNF each Wednesday—I was unable to make it to the radio station to broadcast ‘Talking Animals,” having to deliver an improvised version of this show from my car, with enormous (&#38; much-appreciated!) production assistance from Jessica [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Joshua Zeman, director of &#8220;Checkpoint Zoo&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/joshua-zeman-director-of-checkpoint-zoo/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“The Loneliest Whale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[” a war film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[” Russian-Ukraine battle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5000 animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a 23-day hunting season in December]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a treasure trove of video clips featuring the zoo’s animals in various scenarios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Sugalski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals had been evacuated months earlier from Feldman Ecopark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[award-winning filmmaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear Defenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear hunt that the FWC voted to approve]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kharkiv Zoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Times story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[previous doc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Lorei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[some 3000 clips]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joshua Zeman&#8211;award-winning filmmaker whose new documentary, “Checkpoint Zoo,” arrives in timely fashion, providing a distinctive window into the Russian-Ukraine war, chronicling efforts to care for, then evacuate, some 5000 animals at a Ukrainian zoo called Feldman Ecopark, while bombing was underway—recounts the path from his previous doc, “The Loneliest Whale” to his new film. Zeman [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/elaine-west-founder-of-rooterville-animal-sanctuary-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fairly singular development amongst animal sanctuaries: reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief curator at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow cuddling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elaine West. Rooterville Animal Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embracing agritourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Kapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endangered North American species who fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intricate drawings of artist Sarah Kaizar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melrose Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merely relying on donations is no longer viable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propelled by a sort of spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rare Air: Endangered Birds Bats Butterflies & Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg repository of various types of art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solo exhibition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visitors to Rooterville are afforded more freedom than those visiting other sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can even hold your wedding at Rooterville!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can stay at Rooterville]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Elaine West&#8211;the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a refuge housing rescued farm animals she launched in Melrose, Florida, more than two decades ago—explains the origin of her lifelong love of pigs. West pinpoints a particular pig that a local Humane Society was about to send home with “adopters” she felt certain were planning to eat [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/elaine-west-founder-of-rooterville-animal-sanctuary-2/">Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–14th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-14th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done 13 times prior—spanning more than four years now!-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.”  In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-14th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–14th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[50 acres in Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a career as a concert pianist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a distinctive sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fully-equipped vet hospital and pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a stint in the fashion biz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone-shaped swimming pool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destruction and numerous other problems brought by the devastating hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs need to be respected]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donte’s Den eschews volunteers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Donte’s Den]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FVA produces the annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marsha Panuce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myriam Parham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no leashes and no kennels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion for pooches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perry Harvey Sr. Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primarily houses dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relying instead on a dozen full-time paid staff members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest is returning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Nov 8 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the forthcoming Veg Fest will feature the components fest-goers have come to expect and enjoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traits she would like her facility to have]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfortunate scenario impelling the FVA to cancel the 2024 Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unique in a myriad of ways]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marsha Panuce—founder of Donte’s Den, a distinctive sanctuary in multiple ways, including that it extends across 50 acres (in Myakka City, FL), and primarily houses dogs—recalls growing up loving dogs, including pilgrimages with her Dad every Father’s Day to the local shelter, to adopt a dog. This passion for pooches traversed her formative years and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/">Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Adam Sugalski, veteran advocate opposing bear hunt</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/adam-sugalski-veteran-advocate-opposing-bear-hunt/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a commissioned survey showing more than 70% of respondents giving the hunt a thumbs-down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a final vote on the hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Sugalski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allowing hounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear Defenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bows Over Bait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Days of Summer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don’t Kill Those Bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ending bear hunting across the United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatal bear attack was the only one in Florida’s recorded history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatal black bear attack in Collier County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FWC is slated to meet Aug. 13-14 in Havana FL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he Humane Society of Pinellas County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Higgins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[July 4-13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Fouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the "Honor System" for hunters to self-report their kills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the proposed bear hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Spice & Tea Exchange of Dunedin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Adam Sugalski&#8211;who leads the efforts of Bear Defenders, a coalition dedicated to ending bear hunting across the United States; their singular focus currently is opposing the bear hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed for 2025—recalls how information imparted in high school prompted some unexpected contemplation, and a life change, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/adam-sugalski-veteran-advocate-opposing-bear-hunt/">Adam Sugalski, veteran advocate opposing bear hunt</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/c-annie-peters-president-and-ceo-of-pet-partners/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[C. Annie Peters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultivate that confusion by buying a phony therapy-dog vest and putting it on their non-therapy dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devon Francke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Program Coordinator at Keep Pinellas Beautiful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he important distinction between therapy dogs and service dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lecture about sea turtles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one thruline across this narrative is her love of animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Projects is equipped to provide training to aspiring therapy animals team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president and CEO of Pet Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service dogs involve a one-to-one relationship with humans while therapy dogs’ relationship involves one to many]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[share a sneak preview of that lecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Association of Animal Assisted Intervention Professionals (AAAIP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Pet Partners’ distinction between therapy dogs and service dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the range of animals Pet Projects recognizes as therapy animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wash.-based national therapy animal organization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her path from once-aspiring engineer (who realized she didn’t really like engineering), venturing into an extended stint in the non-profit world, working at Special Olympics International before landing at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/c-annie-peters-president-and-ceo-of-pet-partners/">C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jamie Katz, pet detective, creator of Rosie app</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/jamie-katz-pet-detective-creator-of-rosie-app/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 05:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$10 to post a lost pet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a brown toy poodle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Tortoise Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[becoming a private investigator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dancing Turtles Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[derdale-based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fletcher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how approaches a new case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international World Turtle Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it’s free to post found pets in the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Katz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katz reports on some notable recent cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katz unveilsRosie the app she created to find missing pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 23]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[may be the last app needed to locate lost pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not breed specific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one map for all lost and found pets in the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet detective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Tellem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tracking dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[use the promo code KATZ]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jamie Katz&#8211;who’s worked as a Fort Lauderdale-based real-life pet detective for a decade—recalls growing up amidst a family that always lived with cats and dogs, as well as her initial efforts helping animals while regularly driving along a prescribed route. Katz notes that around this time, she thought to herself that an ideal professorial path [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/jamie-katz-pet-detective-creator-of-rosie-app/">Jamie Katz, pet detective, creator of Rosie app</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stephen S. Hall, author of &#8220;Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a Kickstarter campaign for Morality Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a masterful writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an engineering sensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[author of several books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donna Kalil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[every snake that crossed the road did so at a 90-degree angle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[German is unveiling a new “Calico” chapter book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H. H. German]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hall lards the book with startling scenes and revelations aplenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he medical implications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how humongous their rare meals might be]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[its organs can change shape too]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making a compelling case for reassessing our view of snakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Baron and Klaus Janson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pythons rife in the Everglades]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stephen S. Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the creator of Calico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the first comic-book hero dedicated to fighting animal abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the snake’s body can change shape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the work of two major figures in the comic book world]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall&#8211;the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World—recounts how he approached writing Slither, a strategy seeking to beckon even those amidst the sizable contingent of people who are creeped out by snakes, hate snakes, or are afraid of snakes. And while only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/">Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca, co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/kelly-mccormick-and-glenn-maresca-co-founders-of-florida-rescue-farm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[304 bears were killed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm sanctuary in Duette FL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[five and a half acre parcel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[last FWC bear hunt in 2015]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Pennington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maresca rescued an orphaned calf named Moobee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moobee protected Maresca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity to offer input in person on May 21 in Ocala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proposed new bear hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong educational program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan homestead]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca&#8211;co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational presence—described the remote community of Duette, and what prompted them to settle there. They make clear their original [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Michael Schneider, founder of Pilots To The Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/03/michael-schneider-founder-of-pilots-to-the-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Schneider, a pilot and founder of Pilots To The Rescue—which flies animals from shelters plagued by low rates of adoption (and, often, high rates of euthanasia), to rescues where foster or forever homes have been arranged—describes the career reinvention that preceded his taking flying lessons. Schneider remembers that, back then, like most new pilots, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/howard-baskin-financial-guiding-light-of-big-cat-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Howard Baskin—often identified as Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue, and spouse of Carole Baskin, the founder of the sanctuary that operated in Tampa for more than three decades—recalls, as a savvy businessman wielding a Harvard MBA, his reaction upon first  getting a close look at the details of Big Cat’s financial operation: He [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jessica Farrer, marine biologist featured in  NATURE&#8217;s “Expedition Killer Whale”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/jessica-farrer-marine-biologist-featured-in-natures-expedition-killer-whale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Farrer&#8211;a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer Whale,” a new installment of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls growing up landlocked in Colorado, moving as soon as possible to Washington state. Speaking in a “Talking [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Steve Nesbitt, retired FWC wildlife biologist</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/01/steve-nesbitt-retired-fwc-wildlife-biologist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Nesbitt&#8211;a retired Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist, who over a FWC stint of some 35 years, developed a reputation for extensive knowledge about a slew of species—recalls his interest in birds was cultivated as a kid by his grandfather, a passionate birder. Nesbitt elaborates, noting that his childhood was marked by [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Marcie Fallek, veterinarian and author of “Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[offered an array of assistance to cats and their humans who’ve been affected by the L.A. Wildfires]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Marcie Fallek&#8211;a veteran veterinarian and author of the memoir, “Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine”—recalls what prompted her to attend veterinary school in Italy. Fallek enumerates the significant challenges of being a vet student there, most notably that she didn’t speak any Italian when she started—meaning that studying her notes [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This morning, I once again set aside the customary show format to deliver the &#8220;Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special.&#8221; I noted the title is intentionally unwieldy, which I enjoy in an odd way, in the same way I enjoy over-explaining the premise on-aIr: a show entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. Elaborating, I [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Michael Hingson, author of “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Hingson&#8211;blind since birth,  acclaimed speaker, and best-selling author whose new book is “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”—recounts how the pandemic precluded his then-regular routine of traveling and lecturing, spurring the idea for writing the new [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Justin Barker, anti-captivity activist, author</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Justin Barker&#8211;an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist particularly empathetic to zoo animals and other captive wildlife. Barker further notes that a key step in his journey toward becoming [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”&#8211;11th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/11/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-11th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[fielded an array of calls and emails from listeners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done 10 times prior—spanning three-plus years&#8211;today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each instance, listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns. The Trainer these listeners have an [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/11/peter-singer-philosopher-professor-author-consider-the-turkey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 15]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peter Singer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philosopher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[speaking engagements across China]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Singer&#8211;the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from Princeton includes a stint as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He goes on to clarify that while, yes, he did [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/11/peter-singer-philosopher-professor-author-consider-the-turkey/">Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/jodie-wiederkehr-founder-executive-director-of-the-chicago-alliance-for-animals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[co-founder and president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documenting how the carriage horses were being treated relative to the city’s regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earliest professional animal advocacy work began in 1997]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educating the public about animal abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engaging the City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Voices For Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[formed in 2015]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Spur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[If Cage Walls Could Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jodie Wiederkehr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Major Animal Rights Campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myriam Parham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 28]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one key alderperson proceeded to introduce legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizer of the Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[owing to the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partnership to Ban Horse Carriages Worldwide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promoting veganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa-based animal rights organization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[this year’s Veg Fest (the 13th annual edition) had to be canceled]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wiederkehr’s weekly radio show]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jodie Wiederkehr&#8211;veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA was formed, in 2015. (She has recalled in a previous “Talking Animals” conversation how her earliest professional animal advocacy work began in 1997.) Wiederkehr explained that she and her initial CAA cohort decided that aiming to ban [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/jodie-wiederkehr-founder-executive-director-of-the-chicago-alliance-for-animals/">Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/09/marion-gwizdala-ceo-of-advocates-for-service-animal-partners-inc-asap/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a couple of fundamental questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a legitimate service animal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a wealth of information and resources on the ASAP website: https://serviceanimals.info/]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASAP operates the only 24-hour national hotline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[define what a service dog is and isn’t]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize—recalls receiving his first service dog in 1987, and just days later, encountering discrimination when a restaurant he frequented prevented Gwizdala from entering [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Cathryn Michon, author of “I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/09/cathryn-michon-author-of-im-still-here-a-dogs-purpose-forever/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2-7pm at John R. Lawrence Park in Dunedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron made up the story that became A Dog’s Purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathryn Michon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-wrote A Dog’s Purposewith husband W. Bruce Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[declared she’d never have another pooch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film adaptation of Cameron’s NYT bestselling novel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gutted years earlier by the passing of her dog Ellie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[most popular live-action dog movie of all time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peyton Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing a distinctive new book I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sept. 21]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[showbiz hyphenate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the couple has shared their lives for some year with a sweet dog named Tucker]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[water-color illustrations created by artist Seth Taylor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[written from the POV of a dog who’s crossed the Rainbow Bridge]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cathryn Michon&#8211;the showbiz hyphenate who co-wrote with husband W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Purpose,” the film adaptation of Cameron’s New York Times bestselling novel, considered the most popular live-action dog movie of all time—reflects on the dizzying number of dog books (including children’s books) and films that constitute the collective Michon/Cameron juggernaut. She goes on to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/09/cathryn-michon-author-of-im-still-here-a-dogs-purpose-forever/">Cathryn Michon, author of “I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Gregory Berns, neuroscientist, professor, author of &#8220;Cowpuppy&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/dr-gregory-berns-neuroscientist-professor-author-of-cowpuppy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a memoir recounting his world as a newly-minted farmer and developing a small herd of cattle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cow communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of Cows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Peek]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Gregory Berns—author, neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Emory University (and an M.D.)—addresses the change he was seeking when he and his wife decided to buy a farm outside of Atlanta, a saga that’s among the experiences chronicled in Berns’ new book, “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/dr-gregory-berns-neuroscientist-professor-author-of-cowpuppy/">Dr. Gregory Berns, neuroscientist, professor, author of “Cowpuppy”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Will Braden, curator of CatVideoFest</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/will-braden-curator-of-catvideofest/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Henri” videos. Golden Kitty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[75-minute compilation of short cat videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canine-oriented meet-ups across Tampa Bay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jen Heckner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[portion of the proceeds from each engagement go to a local animal shelter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Will Braden, filmmaker—and curator of CatVideoFest 2024, a 75-minute compilation of short cat videos, edited into a briskly-paced reel, screening at theaters across the country, including the Tampa Theatre Aug. 23 &#38; 25-27—recalls what first drew him to film.  Studying film, at first informally, then later in film school, he realized that he was particularly [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark Devries, documentary filmmaker, “Humans and Other Animals&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/mark-devries-documentary-filmmaker-humans-and-other-animals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Devries&#8211;the documentary filmmaker (https://markdevries.com/) who specializes in exploring the realm of animals and animal welfare—expands on the final line (the fate of our kin is up to us) of his new film, “Humans and Other Animals.&#8221; Laying out an eloquent and philosophical operating principle—which permeates his new film, as it did his debut doc, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rebecca Reid, Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/rebecca-reid-director-of-education-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rebecca Reid&#8211;Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation (wildlife refuge, veterinary hospital, rehabilitation facility, education center) in Jupiter Farms, Florida—discusses the readily observable love for her job, and its probable roots in her passion for animals, and being outdoors, while growing up in New Jersey. Reid recalls it was a childhood joyously replete [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/journalist-joshua-hammer-author-of-the-smithsonian-magazine-piece-pablo-escobars-abandoned-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-the-columbian-jungle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Joshua Hammer&#8211;author of a captivating piece in the current issue of Smithsonian Magazine, entitled “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”—recalls how, having been casually aware of the Escobar/hippo situation, he decided to deeply delve into what turned out to be a more complex, colorful saga than anyone could’ve reasonably [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/journalist-joshua-hammer-author-of-the-smithsonian-magazine-piece-pablo-escobars-abandoned-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-the-columbian-jungle/">Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tracey Callahan Molnar, handler and chief human of therapy dog Beacon</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/tracey-callahan-molnar-handler-and-chief-human-of-therapy-dog-beacon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tracey Callahan Molnar&#8211;handler and chief human of Beacon, the therapy dog who’s become increasingly beloved across the U.S.A. Gymnastics world and beyond, emerging as a media sensation along the way—recounts her own career as a gymnast and coach, specializing in rhythmic gymnastics. A fundamental narrative of this conversation reflects the intersection of gymnasts and therapy [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Harrison Nash &#038; Glen Hatchell: 10th &#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; on Juneteenth</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This was a truly distinctive edition of “Talking Animals”: For starters, the show was part of WMNF’s full day of special programming devoted to celebrating Juneteenth. Second, my two (in-studio!) guests were both stellar, veteran WMNF programmers: Harrison Nash, the universally-beloved DJ, in his 36th year at MNF, currently the host of “It’s The Music, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice&#8211;an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and microbes (often tied to a book she’s written on the topic)—acknowledges that writing for young readers has officially become a trend for her, primarily discussing her second, just-published book in this series, while also briefly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rhonda Eldridge, Executive Director of The Community Pet Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/rhonda-eldridge-executive-director-of-the-community-pet-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rhonda Eldridge&#8211;Executive Director of The Community Pet Project, which provides pet food and several other resources to homeless and at-risk communities throughout Hillsborough County—discusses the organization’s origin story, beginning in 2017 as an offshoot of a local rescue, before peeling off as a separate entity with 501c3 nonprofit status. The Community Pet Project was launched [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/rhonda-eldridge-executive-director-of-the-community-pet-project/">Rhonda Eldridge, Executive Director of The Community Pet Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anton Ptushkin, director of “Saving the Animals of Ukraine&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/anton-ptushkin-director-of-saving-the-animals-of-ukraine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 19:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Anton Ptushkin&#8211;director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of the war—describes the sort of travel pieces he produced as a YouTuber, before he morphed into a war correspondent. Ptushkin notes that this transformation wasn’t the product of a specific ambition, but rather, reflected an [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Matt Hamilton&#8211;writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Matt Hamilton&#8211;writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers,” an unusual two-part edition of the PBS series, “Nature,” which premiered April 10, while the second episode debuts on April 17—recalls the impetus for creating this double-shot of cinematic raptor mania. Part of his explanation involved not having seen a documentary that delved deeply into the realm [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/matt-hamilton-writer-director-of-raptors-a-fistful-of-daggers/">Matt Hamilton–writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare, education, and legislation, and this year, marks its 40th anniversary—recalls what she and co-founder Pat Derby were doing in the earliest days of PAWS. Stewart notes that Derby, his longtime partner who died in 2013&#8211;and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Temple Grandin&#8211;sometimes referred to as the world’s most famous autistic person, amidst several ways to describe her, including expert on animal behavior, prolific author, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, fervent activist for autistic people, and tireless lecturer—sat with me onstage at the Paramount Theatre in Austin for what became a truly [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Annual Holiday Animal Song special</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Holiday Animal Song special—that is, a show almost entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. As has been required in the past, and as I acknowledged while over-explaining this program’s premise (over-explaining the premise has become its own tradition—one of this show’s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/12/the-annual-holiday-animal-song-special/">The Annual Holiday Animal Song special</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jason Schramm,  founder of VegMovies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jason Schramm&#8211;a web developer and founder of Veg Groups, where he creates websites intended to help people go vegan, stay vegan, or become informed on vegan-oriented events, or films, on his VegMovies site—notes that he got deeply into computers as a seventh grader. While he was drawn as a youngster to exploring some aspects of [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jill Horstmann, founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jill Horstmann&#8211;founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue, a squirrel-focused rescue and rehabilitation operation she runs at her St. Petersburg home—recalls growing up in Wisconsin, where she was that neighborhood kid who tended to injured or ill critters. But it’s hardly been a straight line from Jill Horstmann, Kid Animal Rescuer to Jill Horstmann, Adult Animal Rescuer—though [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/jill-horstmann-founder-of-squirrelly-af-rescue/">Jill Horstmann, founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Justin Perrault&#8211;vice president of research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation operation in Juno Beach, FL—recalls the early, pioneering work on sea turtles performed by Juno resident Eleanor Fletcher, establishing the beginnings of what became LMC. Perrault unspools what became an overlapping narrative of his academic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-justin-perrault-vp-of-research-loggerhead-marinelife-center/">Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Carey Theil &#038; Rory Goree, greyhound devotees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carey Theil, executive director of GREY2K USA Worldwide, the largest greyhound protection organization in the world, and Rory Goree, who for many years ran the largest industry-funded greyhound adoption group, Greyhound Pets of America, explain how&#8211;as former enemies in the battle to end greyhound racing&#8211;they transformed into allies. Goree and Theil (co-author&#8211;with Christine Dorchak, GREY2K [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Pete Walsh, platypus partisan</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/10/pete-walsh-platypus-partisan/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[" PBS]]></category>
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		<title>RaeAnna Saks, founder of The Little Cats’ Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/09/raeanna-saks-founder-of-the-little-cats-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[50 cats]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>RaeAnna Saks&#8211;founder and CEO of The Little Cats’ Rescue, the New Port Richey cat rescue and sanctuary—recalls the first cat she loved and felt truly connected with. But, Saks points out, she grew up with dogs: her family always had a dog; never a cat—Saks remains a dog lover, usually living with one, amidst the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>A Discussion All About Making Homemade Dog Food</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/09/a-discussion-all-about-making-homemade-dog-food/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[canine nutritionist]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feed Your Best Friend: Better: Easy Nutritious Meals and Treats for Dogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karen Allanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Szalasny]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[low-cost pet shot clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making homemade dog food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Woodford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thonotosassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinarian-owner of Companion Pet Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yin & Yang Nutrition for Dogs: Maximizing Health with Whole Foods Not Drugs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Today’s program was unusual in a few ways, not least that I interviewed more guests than usual—and that those guests consisted of family (Karen Allanson, my wife’s cousin) and friends (Kathryn &#38; Kevin Szalasny, whose son and our son were best friends growing up). These three were brimming with self-taught expertise about the topic at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/09/a-discussion-all-about-making-homemade-dog-food/">A Discussion All About Making Homemade Dog Food</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scott Blais, co-founder of Global Sanctuary for Elephants</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/08/scott-blais-co-founder-of-global-sanctuary-for-elephants/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Captive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captive Exotic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10th anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2800-acre refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chilean circus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Elephant Health and Well-Being]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephant Sanctuary Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Sanctuary for Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katherine (Kat) Blais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Blais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ramba Effect]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scott Blais&#8211;co-founder of the Global Sanctuary for Elephants, whose initial facility is the Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (ESB); he also co-founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee—starts by attempting to field my curveball opening question: what makes elephants special? Drawing on 35 years of caring for elephants, he responds chiefly observing how quickly these animals—typically traumatized from [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Kim Caswell, president of  Skyway Cats, Inc.</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/08/kim-caswell-president-of-skyway-cats-inc/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alligator & Wildlife Discovery Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benefit Aug. 3]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dirk Shadd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cat colonies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[founder and CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Caswell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madeira Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo essay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skyway Cats Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonny Flynn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Skyway Fishing Pier]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kim Caswell&#8211;president of the Skyway Cats Inc., a nonprofit operated by a cadre of volunteers who feed and care for a feral cat colony in a distinctive location, the South Skyway Fishing Pier, in Tampa Bay—notes that, as a longtime cat lover, the first time she saw a colony, she recognized a problem that needed [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/gene-baur-co-founder-and-president-of-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gene Baur&#8211;co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that, nearly 40 years later, he could be excused if some days felt “same old, old,” recounting some of the activities that currently most invigorate him. Fortunately, for him (and, really, for the rest of us), Baur explains he [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>20th Anniversary Show (sort of)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/06/20th-anniversary-show-sort-of/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[& Doug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[20th anniversary of Talking Animals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[animal comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal songs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cat videos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[including business attire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[or costumes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the EELS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We did things a little differently on today’s show—an understated, somewhat belated, acknowledgment that June marks the 20th anniversary of “Talking Animals.” I launched the program in June of 2003 at KUCI in Irvine, CA, moving to WMNF not quite three years later. Twenty seems like kind of a big anniversary. But owing to a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Valerie Benka, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/06/valerie-benka-director-of-programs-for-the-alliance-for-contraception-in-cats-and-dogs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservation Biology and Public Policy from the University of Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[locations in Largo and Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marissa Dupuis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pawlife Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking FDA approval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study focused on non-surgical sterilant for female cats]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Benka]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Valerie Benka&#8211;the Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&#38;D)—recalls being someone who was nuts about animals from the time she was a kid, growing up in a family amidst a veritable menagerie. This early pet passion created something of a gravitational pull, drawing Benka toward animals, as she traveled [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/susan-tellem-executive-director-of-american-tortoise-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Tortoise Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kendra Conze]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Tellem&#8211;executive director of American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit established in 1990 for the protection of all species of turtles and tortoises—recalls that she began helping animals in cat rescue. Some years later, she recounts, she and her husband experienced a revelatory moment while eating out—and decided to go vegetarian—and not long after they [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/susan-tellem-executive-director-of-american-tortoise-rescue/">Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-unseen-jungle-the-microbes-that-secretly-control-our-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD&#8211;an entomologist by training, and the author of multiple books, focused on ants and spiders—recounts how she came to write a book about microbes, “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World.” Spicer Rice explains that a cadre of researchers investigating a particular microbe approached her to write about their research [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-unseen-jungle-the-microbes-that-secretly-control-our-world/">Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist&#8211;&#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; 7th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/04/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-7th-edition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done six times prior—spanning nearly two years&#8211;today’s show involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer.” Listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/04/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-7th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 7th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Jane Goodall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jane Goodall&#8211;the ethologist, activist, and conservationist who rose to international attention in the 1960s, propelled by her pioneering work studying chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania—offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and the environment. She recalls the beginnings of Roots &#38; Shoots, a youth program of the Jane Goodall Institute, launched in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/04/dr-jane-goodall-2/">Dr. Jane Goodall</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Di Leonardo&#8211;president of Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy organization there, where he also oversees its international Duck Defenders project—recalls growing up without family pets, but deeply fascinated by all types of insects. Di Leonardo explains that he had been on an academic path to become a school psychologist, with his training emphasizing students [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/">John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=10031</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Miyoko Chu&#8211; senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology—recalls an outing at age 10 or so with her father, to San Francisco’s Chinatown, where they performed a spontaneous rescue of two pigeons, a transformative experience that was pivotal to triggering her lifelong love of birds.Over time, that love translated to an academic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/miyoko-chu-senior-director-of-communications-at-the-cornell-lab-of-ornithology/">Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rick Yocum, executive director, the Humane Society of Manatee County</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Yocum&#8211;executive director of the Humane Society of Manatee County (HSMC), established more than 50 years ago, and now a truly multifaceted operation—traces his career path to his current job, which he’s held for seven years. In answer to a question of mine, Yocum allows that it makes perfect sense he holds this job, noting [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alene Anello&#8211;founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC), a nonprofit dedicated to bringing lawsuits that benefit chickens—recalls growing up in a family with plenty of animals, mostly dogs. However, when at age 11, she asked for her very own animal, her parents gave her a cockatiel, Conrad. Anello says that Conrad lived for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/alene-anello-founder-and-president-of-legal-impact-for-chickens/">Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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