Captain Paul Watson--a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977, his lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recognized globally; for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of...
There was no "Talking Animals" broadcasts on these days because they were both pre-empted by WMNF's Fall Fund Drive, October 1-8. A huge, heartfelt "thank you" to all those who donated or otherwise supported the program--and the...
Amy Shever--founder and director of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily euthanized due to the death or incapacity of their human companions--discusses her extensive animal shelter experience...
Comedian Margaret Cho--who's not only a vocal activist in the areas of gay rights and women's rights, but also passionate about animal rights and animal rescue--discusses the newest rescue dog to join the Cho household (and how this tiny, new member has affected...
Alison Gianotto--a nationally-recognized expert on animal abuse and founder of Pet-Abuse.com, a sprawling web site and online resource that provides information on virtually all facets of animal abuse and cruelty (from an "Animal Abuse Crime Database," featuring...
Dan Mathews--the vice-president of PETA and the figure responsible for bringing Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, Morrissey, Pamela Anderson and others into the PETA fold, and for many of the more attention-grabbing campaigns--discusses his fabulous, fascinating, fun...
Sam Simon--who co-created "The Simpsons" and was a writer/producer on a number of other acclaimed TV shows, winning a dozen Emmys and a Peabody Award along the way--discusses the impetus behind creating The Sam Simon Foundation, which offers a number of programs to...
Internationally-renowned horse expert Monty Roberts--who pioneered the gentle, non-abusive equine training technique known as "Join-Up"--defines exactly what the technique is and how it works, outlines how in recent years he's adapted some of the key "Join-Up"...
Captain Paul Watson, a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society--and whose lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recogized globally (for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of the...
