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Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s cat initiatives analyst

By | April 14, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master’s degree in industrial design, to becoming a community cat expert? Read more…

Caitlin O’Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”

By | March 10, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Primates, Vegetarian/Vegan, Wild | No comments

Caitlin O’Connell—a noted scientist who’s spent much of her career studying elephants and their communication, and author of several books, most recently “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”—addresses some of her varied professional pursuits, including a NASA project that involved the Space Station, that had prompted me, tongue partly in cheek, to dub her “a Renaissance Woman.” Read more…

Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes

By | February 24, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Ginny Sweet—co-founder (with Harry Toro) of Corsos for Heroes, an organization based in Lutz, Florida, that donates specially-trained service dogs, of the Cane Corso breed, to military veterans who are contending with one or more disabilities—describes some of the members of her military family. Read more…

Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place

By | February 17, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Kim Sturla—executive director of Animal Place, the 600-acre farmed animal sanctuary in Grass Valley, California she co-founded in 1989—recounts that she had been employed by a local humane society for some time before launching Animal Place, having already spent a number of years “working with and for animals.” Read more…

Jeffrey Masson, author, most recently of “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.”

By | November 11, 2020 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Jeffrey Masson—the New York Times bestselling author of books about animals and their emotions, including “When Elephants Weep” and “Dogs Never Lie About Love”—explains how being on the cusp of turning 80, and contemplating his own mortality, formed the chief impetus for writing his new book, “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.” Read more…

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