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Kinky Friedman, songwriter-satirist-animal rescuer

By | September 26, 2018 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs, General, Musicians | No comments

Kinky Friedman—the singer-songwriter-author-satirist-animal rescuer and veteran cigar-chomping wag—describes how his longtime friend and sometimes advisor Willie Nelson, upon hearing in a 3am phone call that Friedman was watching “Matlock,” decided his friend was in the throes of depression, and admonished Kinky to start writing songs. Read more…

Don Hardy, co-director of “Pick of the Litter”

By | September 19, 2018 | Actors & Filmmakers, Dogs, General | No comments

Don Hardy—co-director of the new documentary feature, “Pick of the Litter,” which tracks a litter of puppies from birth as they travel the challenging path in pursuit of becoming a guide dogs for the blind — recalls the pre-film history he and co-director Dana Nachman had with Guide Dogs for the Blind, having done brief news pieces covering the organization. Read more…

Cameron O’Steen, photographer-founder of the Yoga Animalia Project

By | September 5, 2018 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Cameron O’Steen—a photographer who created the Yoga Animalia Project, which involves traveling to farm animal sanctuaries across the country, and shooting portraits of the animal residents there—recalls his earliest experiences with farmed animals, as a kid growing up on his grandparents’ ranch, north of Los Angeles. Read more…

Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington

By | August 15, 2018 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Elephants, General, Mammals, Wild | No comments

Jim. Oesterle—an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, who, earlier this summer, served as a faculty member for a two-week course on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana–describes what’s involved in leading the office’s environmental crimes working group, and prosecuting offenses under all the environmental statues. Read more…

Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

By | July 25, 2018 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, General | No comments

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a childhood replete with animals, including on a family farm in Maine. Read more…

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