GUEST: Scott Blais, Suzanne House, Stephen Payne, Bryan Wilson--Panel Discussion About Ringling Circus Every year since we launched "Talking Animals" in Southern California in 2003, we've devoted at least one show annually to spotlighting the plight of the Ringling...
Steve Hindi--founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or educating the public about pigeon shoots, rodeos, bullfighting, canned hunts, and more--discusses his history as an avid and...
In a return appearance to "Talking Animals," Carole Baskin--founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats--provides an overview of the sanctuary in 2012 (marking 20 years of...
Nancy Perry--Vice-President of Government Relations for the American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA)--first offers an initial assessment on how pets and other animals in the Northeast were faring in the aftermath of the storm, based on...
Cathy Unruh--author of "Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat," longtime animal advocate and former TV journalist in Tampa (who still hosts programs on the Central Florida PBS affiliate)--discusses the factors that led to writing "Taming Me," her first book. As...
Dr. Edie Dopking--Founder of Quantum Leap Farm, a therapeutic equestrian program based in Odessa, FL--discusses her lifelong love of horses, first getting on a horse at age two and riding throughout her childhood in Kentucky. She also addresses how volunteering at...
Diane Weigandt--an expert on raw food diets for dogs and cats--discusses what spurred her initial interest and research into raw food diets for dogs and cats, noting her history as a lifelong animal lover and the sort of kid who often tended to sick or injured...
Dr. Marty Becker--veterinarian and longtime presence on "Good Morning, America" and, more recently, a contributor to "The Dr. Oz Show"--discusses a number of the important details and suggestions included in his latest of 20 books, "Your Cat: The Owner's Manual:...
Dr. Denise Herzing--a pioneering researcher who has spent 27 summers in Bahamian waters studying Atlantic spotted dolphins: the Wild Dolphin Project, and author of "Dolphin Diaries: My 25 Years With Spotted Dolphins"--discusses various phases of her career, and her...
Deborah Nelson--the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who wrote a major expose on the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus in the November/December issue of Mother Jones Magazine--outlines aspects of her 30-year journalism career, and what it means...
