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Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist

By | February 21, 2018 | Cats, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Jane O’Hara—the animal advocate and artist whose paintings explore animal issues, depict their plight, and explore our relationships with them–recalls growing up in a family where animals didn’t have much of a presence, but she liked them. Read more…

Dr. Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot

By | January 10, 2018 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Dr. Peter Rork—a retired orthopedic surgeon and pilot who co-founded Dog Is My CoPilot, an organization that flys shelter animals to different parts of the country, boosting their prospects of being adopted—recalls his lifelong love of flying, taking his first lessons at age 12. Read more…

Ronnie Graves, whose company creates custom prosthetic limbs for animals

By | November 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Sanctuaries, Wild | No comments

Ronnie Graves—owner of  Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics And Orthotics, in Bushnell, Florida, which, for more than 20 years, has created custom prosthetic limbs for animals suffering from injuries, illnesses, or birth defects—recounts how he got started in the business of working on those sorts of devices for human clients. Read more…

Arin Greenwood & Lee Greenwood, sibling animal welfare advocates

By | November 15, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Legislation, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Arin Greenwood and Lee Greenwood—siblings who are both lawyers, skillful writers, and engaged in promoting animal welfare, from different platforms—recount growing up in a house that was, unsurprisingly, brimming with animals (though Arin notes a difficult six-year stretch, start when she was 6, when the family went dog-less). Read more…

Dr. Jillian Johnson, chiropractor for humans and animals

By | October 11, 2017 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Horses | No comments

Dr. Jillian Johnson—a chiropractor and owner of Farmhouse Chiropractic, a Tampa-based mobile practice that involves treating humans and animals (her slogan is “chiropractic care for you and the horse you rode in on”)—recalls being a fervent animal lover since she was a kid, first getting on a horse at age 2, and how crucial animals of all kinds were during a childhood marked by her family moving every two to three years because of her Dad’s construction business. Read more…

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