Janice Wolf—founder of The Rocky Ridge Refuge, a rescue sanctuary in Midway, AK that’s gained notoriety on Facebook and elsewhere online for its distinctive blend of animals: cats and dogs mix with a capybara, a zebra, a tortoise, a miniature horse, among other...
Liz Marshall—an award-winning filmmaker whose latest project is directing the acclaimed documentary “The Ghosts In Our Machine,” which chiefly examines the work and life of photographer Jo-Anne McArthur—discusses the meaning behind the film’s titular ghosts. She...
Alisa Johnson—co-founder and president of Dogs on Deployment, an online network enabling military service members to connect with people living in their area who are willing to care for their pets while they are deployed—recounts the predicament she and her...
Jo-Anne McArthur—an award-winning photojournalist whose passion as an animal activist has informed her work in an ongoing project, “We Animals”—recounts her first forays into photography. She discusses her evolution as a photographer, deciding to specialize in...
Sue Martino—executive director of The Pet Project for Pets, a Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit that helps enable pet owners who are living with HIV/AIDS, have a terminal illness, are disabled or the elderly, to keep and continue to care for their animals—discusses...
Dr. Hillary Hart—a Tampa Bay Area veterinarian who operates Vet With Hart Veterinary House Call Practice—describes how she raised a family and then, when on the cusp of empty nest syndrome, decided to attend veterinary school, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Noting...
Joey Camen—a veteran comedian and voiceover actor who has just published his first book, “My Life With Snoopy: How One Shelter Dog’s Love Changed A Man’s Life And Other Tails Of Adventure”—begins the interview doing the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He elaborates...
We presented something a little different—a very special edition of “Talking Animals” you might say (we wouldn’t say that, but you might!) It didn't make sense to devote Christmas morning to a regular edition of the program, particularly conducting a guest...
Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups—provides a wide-ranging assessment of the Alliance as it marks its 10th anniversary. She discusses its history, mission...
Philip Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota—discusses the history, evolution and current operation of the WRC, one of the nation’s largest and busiest wildlife medical centers. Noting the WRC treats upwards of 9000 animals...
