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Rebekah Keat and Siri Lindley, activists working to end horse slaughter

By | June 1, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Veterinarians | No comments

Rebekah Keat and Siri Lindley—highly vocal (and highly effective, as it turns out) advocates for ending horse slaughter—recall a pivotal horse, Savannah, who served as a catalyst for their advocacy. Read more…

Helaine Olen, opinion writer for The Washington Post

By | April 27, 2022 | Authors, Captive Exotic, Dogs, Educators, General, Legislation, Pets, Veterinarians | No comments

Helaine Olen— an opinion writer for The Washington Post, an expert on personal finance, and author or co-author of books, including “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated,” who recently wrote a Post piece headlined “Stop the inhumane practice of renting pets”—addresses the breadth of subjects covered in her column, which tends to be rooted in finance and economics. Read more…

Tori Linder, a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor”

By | February 23, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Tori Linder—a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor,” a documentary that travels through the titular Corridor, the 18 million-acre, statewide network of public preserves and private working lands, while examining the ongoing conflict between Florida’s explosive population  growth and rampant development, and it’s green infrastructure—starts the conversation by explaining, more fundamentally, what constitutes the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and why it’s vitally important that it be protected and preserved. Read more…

Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project, advocate for banning feline declawing

By | November 17, 2021 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians | No comments

Dr. Jennifer Conrad—a veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, and a tireless crusader against declawing cats for many years; I first interviewed her about it on “Talking Animals” in 2005, and she’d already been working on the issue for some time—recounts the initial impetus for taking on the cause, spurred by performing reparative surgery on declawed big cats at a wildlife sanctuary. Read more…

Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States

By | November 3, 2021 | Advocates, Captive, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Wild | No comments

Kitty Block—President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), as well as CEO of Humane Society International, HSUS’ global division—discusses getting a precocious start working in animal welfare, in that her Mom was an animal activist. Read more…

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