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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…

Dr. Keith Lindsay, author of “Solitary Elephants in Japan” report

By | August 30, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Dr. Keith Lindsay—the conservation biologist whose career reflects a longstanding dedication to studying elephants—recalls how he got started in 1977 at the Amboseli Elephants Research Project, in southern Kenya, by something of a fluke. Read more…

Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist with new book, “Captive”

By | August 23, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior | No comments

Jo-Anne McArthur—the acclaimed photojournalist who specializes in documenting animals and their stories—explains how her work, compared with that of most other photographers with similar specialties, is informed by more than just a love for animals, but a profound concern for them. Read more…

Panel Discussion About The End Of Ringling

By | January 25, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior | 2 Comments

For today’s edition of Talking Animals, I jettisoned the usual format and convened a panel discussion about the end of the Ringling Bros. circus. I was inspired to present the panel because I was struck by the array of reactions in the wake of the announcement by Feld Entertainment that it was shutting down the circus in May. Read more…

Tippi Hedren, actress & animal advocate

By | December 14, 2016 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Elephants, General, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Tippi Hedren—the actress and longtime animal advocate, who recently published her memoir, “Tippi: A Memoir”—discusses Shambala Preserve, her sanctuary for rescued lions, tigers and other big cats that she established in 1972, and where Hedren, now 86 years old, still lives. Read more…

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