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Stephen Wells, executive director of Animal Legal Defense Fund

By | March 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cetaceans, Factory Farming, General, Legislation | No comments

Stephen Wells—the executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF)—traces his intriguing, sometimes colorful, career path before joining ALDF, particularly his years in Alaska, where, among other developments, he formalized his commitment to becoming a professional animal advocate. Read more…

Callers As Guests

By | October 12, 2016 | Advocates, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

About once a year, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that periodic Read more…

Dr. Lori Marino, founder of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy

By | January 6, 2016 | Advocates, Captive, Cetaceans, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Sanctuaries | No comments

Dr. Lori Marino—founder and executive director of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, as well as a neuroscientist and expert in animal behavior and intelligence—explains exactly what a neuroscientist is, and how that academic orientation informs her thinking about animal behavior as opposed to, say, an animal behaviorist without that scientific training. Read more…

Dr. Ann Weaver, animal behaviorist & dolphin expert

By | November 18, 2015 | Cetaceans, Educators | No comments

Dr. Ann Weaver—an animal behaviorist conducting a pioneering, long-term, conservation-based study of free-ranging bottle nose dolphins off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida—explains that she initially gravitated toward dolphins as an academic interest, as opposed to a personal one, having grown up in the suburbs of Chicago. Read more…

Neko Case, singer-songwriter-animal guardian

By | September 30, 2015 | Advocates, Captive, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Elephants, General, Horses, Musicians | No comments

Neko Case—the singer-songwriter who has created a large, revered body of work, much of it laced with nature and animal themes—recalls how her lifelong kinship with animals began as a kid whose parents were infrequently present, so she spent a great deal of time with the household critters. Read more…

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