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Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist

By | May 24, 2023 | Advocates, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Horses, Investigations, Legislation, Mammals, Primates | No comments

Jane O’Hara, the animal advocate and artist–whose paintings tend to celebrate animals or explore animal issues—recalls a regular upbringing, amidst conventional companion animals. Read more…

Dr. Eric Eisenman, founder of International Veterinary Outreach (IVO)

By | October 5, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Veterinarians | No comments

Dr. Eric Eisenman—founder of International Veterinary Outreach (IVO), which provides veterinary services and training to rural areas in countries sorely lacking both, in a bid to cultivate animal welfare—shares the unusual detail that he only became interested in becoming a veterinarian at the end of his undergraduate career. Read more…

Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By | August 24, 2022 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Horses, Mammals | No comments

Ed Yong—a science journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and author, most recently of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us—recounts the genesis of the new book, noting how it evolved from a suggestion his wife, Liz Neeley, made while they were chatting in a London café. Read more…

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…

Phil Jenni, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota

By | April 20, 2022 | Advocates, Educators, General, Horses, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

Phil Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota, considered the world’s busiest wildlife hospital—addresses how that “world’s busiest” title is determined, noting that it’s the product of admitting approximately 19,000 patients each year. Read more…

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