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		<title>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Forever Home” presents a rich profile of the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Rescue Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARC Walk slated to happen May 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina Antoniou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devoted to reducing pet overpopulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Community Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs on leashes are welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake being an architectural designer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake recalls attending a screening of an earlier Argo documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event is free to attend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forever Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he’s a creative dreamer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her stint at Farm Sanctuary memorizing the names of all 300 or more animals living there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highly-innovative animal sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history dates back to meeting on their first day of school at Oberlin College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore Braford and Paul Drake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore recalls how a budding interest in launching an animal sanctuary put her on the path to securing internships and other opportunities at assorted sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payne Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s a disciplined realist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Pig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they’ve helped establish the Sanctuary Swap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you quickly recognize Paul as a creative mastermind]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake&#8211;co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake being an architectural designer, each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there, reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences—discuss “Forever Home,” the new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge.In addressing the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/">Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-holly-dutton-about-holiday-related-emergency-vet-visits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[also include a sumptuous vegan buffet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and author of multiple books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[around-the-clock emergency care for pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athlete]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bones cooking twine foil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking instructor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deliver a talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discarded items pulled from the trash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs eating chocolate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Holly Dutton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fireworks-induced trauma and panic-induced seizures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Toxicity & GI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in St Petersburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lilies are enormously dangerous for cats]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[measures can be undertaken to prevent them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[most common issue that brings an animal to a vet hospital during the Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 23]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[someone calling a VEG ER location can immediately speak with a veterinarian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the animals have eaten something they shouldn’t have]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Vegan Edge—In Competition And Life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Holly Dutton&#8211;Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets, a national operation specializing in around-the-clock emergency care for pets—reviews some of the VEG ER distinguishing traits we covered in her June 2025 appearance on “Talking Animals,” as a prelude to today’s discussion focusing on Holiday-related emergency vet visits, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-holly-dutton-about-holiday-related-emergency-vet-visits/">Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/steve-hindi-founder-of-showing-animals-respect-and-kindness-shark/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a caller implored Hindi to stop putting graphic footage online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a deep family-culture tendency toward fishing and hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caller’s counter response included suggesting that in this increasingly Artificial Intelligence-oriented era people may doubt that the footage they’re presented is real to begin with]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindi countered that upsetting footage is precisely the point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindi’s brother remained  a devoted hunter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[including drones and extensive use of video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national animal welfare organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seriously unnerved by witnessing a pigeon shoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHARK is seen as early innovators among animal welfare entities in employing technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starting to feel haunted by sharks’ eyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Hindi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to carry out investigations and document various forms of cruelty and abuse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Hindi&#8211;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, and canned hunts, among other issues—recounts the extended process by which he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate. In his telling, this metamorphosis was lengthy, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/steve-hindi-founder-of-showing-animals-respect-and-kindness-shark/">Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/elaine-west-founder-of-rooterville-animal-sanctuary-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a fairly singular development amongst animal sanctuaries: reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief curator at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow cuddling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elaine West. Rooterville Animal Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embracing agritourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Kapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endangered North American species who fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intricate drawings of artist Sarah Kaizar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melrose Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merely relying on donations is no longer viable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propelled by a sort of spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rare Air: Endangered Birds Bats Butterflies & Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg repository of various types of art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solo exhibition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visitors to Rooterville are afforded more freedom than those visiting other sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can even hold your wedding at Rooterville!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can stay at Rooterville]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Elaine West&#8211;the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a refuge housing rescued farm animals she launched in Melrose, Florida, more than two decades ago—explains the origin of her lifelong love of pigs. West pinpoints a particular pig that a local Humane Society was about to send home with “adopters” she felt certain were planning to eat [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/elaine-west-founder-of-rooterville-animal-sanctuary-2/">Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[50 acres in Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a career as a concert pianist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a distinctive sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fully-equipped vet hospital and pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a stint in the fashion biz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone-shaped swimming pool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destruction and numerous other problems brought by the devastating hurricanes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donte’s Den eschews volunteers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Donte’s Den]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FVA produces the annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marsha Panuce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myriam Parham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no leashes and no kennels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion for pooches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perry Harvey Sr. Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primarily houses dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relying instead on a dozen full-time paid staff members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest is returning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Nov 8 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the forthcoming Veg Fest will feature the components fest-goers have come to expect and enjoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traits she would like her facility to have]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfortunate scenario impelling the FVA to cancel the 2024 Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unique in a myriad of ways]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marsha Panuce—founder of Donte’s Den, a distinctive sanctuary in multiple ways, including that it extends across 50 acres (in Myakka City, FL), and primarily houses dogs—recalls growing up loving dogs, including pilgrimages with her Dad every Father’s Day to the local shelter, to adopt a dog. This passion for pooches traversed her formative years and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/marsha-panuce-founder-of-dontes-den/">Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca, co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/kelly-mccormick-and-glenn-maresca-co-founders-of-florida-rescue-farm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[304 bears were killed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm sanctuary in Duette FL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[five and a half acre parcel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[last FWC bear hunt in 2015]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Pennington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maresca rescued an orphaned calf named Moobee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moobee protected Maresca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity to offer input in person on May 21 in Ocala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proposed new bear hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong educational program]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca&#8211;co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational presence—described the remote community of Duette, and what prompted them to settle there. They make clear their original [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/howard-baskin-financial-guiding-light-of-big-cat-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Howard Baskin—often identified as Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue, and spouse of Carole Baskin, the founder of the sanctuary that operated in Tampa for more than three decades—recalls, as a savvy businessman wielding a Harvard MBA, his reaction upon first  getting a close look at the details of Big Cat’s financial operation: He [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/howard-baskin-financial-guiding-light-of-big-cat-rescue/">Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Singer&#8211;the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from Princeton includes a stint as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He goes on to clarify that while, yes, he did [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/11/peter-singer-philosopher-professor-author-consider-the-turkey/">Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/jodie-wiederkehr-founder-executive-director-of-the-chicago-alliance-for-animals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jodie Wiederkehr&#8211;veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA was formed, in 2015. (She has recalled in a previous “Talking Animals” conversation how her earliest professional animal advocacy work began in 1997.) Wiederkehr explained that she and her initial CAA cohort decided that aiming to ban [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/jodie-wiederkehr-founder-executive-director-of-the-chicago-alliance-for-animals/">Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-justin-perrault-vp-of-research-loggerhead-marinelife-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Justin Perrault&#8211;vice president of research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation operation in Juno Beach, FL—recalls the early, pioneering work on sea turtles performed by Juno resident Eleanor Fletcher, establishing the beginnings of what became LMC. Perrault unspools what became an overlapping narrative of his academic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-justin-perrault-vp-of-research-loggerhead-marinelife-center/">Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Faraz Harsini, biomedical scientist and veganism advocate</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-faraz-harsini-biomedical-scientist-and-veganism-advocate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Faraz Harsini&#8211;biomedical scientist and speaker at the 2023 Tampa Bay Veg Fest—remembers growing up in Iran, including a possible foreshadowing of his future activism, when participating in a student protest of the country’s leadership resulted in his being chased by someone wielding a machete. Harsini left the country at 22, recalling being mystified and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-faraz-harsini-biomedical-scientist-and-veganism-advocate/">Dr. Faraz Harsini, biomedical scientist and veganism advocate</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/gene-baur-co-founder-and-president-of-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gene Baur&#8211;co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that, nearly 40 years later, he could be excused if some days felt “same old, old,” recounting some of the activities that currently most invigorate him. Fortunately, for him (and, really, for the rest of us), Baur explains he [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/06/pattrice-jones-co-founder-of-vine-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones&#8211;co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary”—spontaneously describes instances of talking animals’ activity by resident roosters that very morning. jones explains rooster’s crowing goes far beyond the stereotypical heralding thatff morning has broken, citing, for example, one cry that alerts fellow roosters to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Di Leonardo&#8211;president of Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy organization there, where he also oversees its international Duck Defenders project—recalls growing up without family pets, but deeply fascinated by all types of insects. Di Leonardo explains that he had been on an academic path to become a school psychologist, with his training emphasizing students [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alene Anello&#8211;founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC), a nonprofit dedicated to bringing lawsuits that benefit chickens—recalls growing up in a family with plenty of animals, mostly dogs. However, when at age 11, she asked for her very own animal, her parents gave her a cockatiel, Conrad. Anello says that Conrad lived for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/alene-anello-founder-and-president-of-legal-impact-for-chickens/">Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Annette Wrubleski, founder of Laughing Pig Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/02/annette-wrubleski-founder-of-laughing-pig-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Annette Wrubleski is founder and president of the Laughing Pig Sanctuary, a refuge in Bartow, Florida providing a permanent home for elderly and abused pigs</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/02/annette-wrubleski-founder-of-laughing-pig-sanctuary/">Annette Wrubleski, founder of Laughing Pig Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, plant-based doctor</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/dr-shayla-toombs-withers-plant-based-doctor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, who runs a medical clinic in Chattanooga, Tenn. called The Essence of Health Wellness Clinic, describes her plant-based, concierge-style medical practice.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/dr-shayla-toombs-withers-plant-based-doctor/">Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, plant-based doctor</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Duncan P. Forgey, author of &#8220;Flyin&#8217; Kai: A Pelican&#8217;s Tale&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/duncan-p-forgey-author-of-flyin-kai-a-pelicans-tale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Author Duncan Forgey discusses his inventive novel featuring a pelican hero and protect-environment themes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/duncan-p-forgey-author-of-flyin-kai-a-pelicans-tale/">Duncan P. Forgey, author of “Flyin’ Kai: A Pelican’s Tale”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kimberly Carroll, Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/kimberly-carroll-toronto-based-animal-activist-leader-and-consultant/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kimberly Carroll— a veteran Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant—recalls growing up in Manitoba, a sensitive child with a precocious connection to animals, yet like her family members and most fellow Manitobans, she was also an enthusiastic meat eater. Carroll recounts that falling for twin calves during a calving season—while pondering what fate befell most [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/kimberly-carroll-toronto-based-animal-activist-leader-and-consultant/">Kimberly Carroll, Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author &#038; educator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-author-educator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Reinfeld— the award-winning vegan chef and author of numerous books, including “Healing The Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”—returns to the show, this time offering more early biographical information than we’ve discussed in past conversations. This includes growing up in Stony Brook, Long Island, where he and his family ate a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-author-educator/">Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author & educator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally Burguieres— an opossum advocate and rehabilitator, whose passion to protect and serve, and heal, these marsupials is reflected in a recent HuffPost piece and in her new book, “Possums Are Not Cute! And Other Myths about Nature’s Most Misunderstood Critter”—addresses the “possum/opossum” dilemma, citing history, international distinctions, and how even when “opossum” is the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/">Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Liz Marshall, director of &#8220;Meat The Future&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/03/liz-marshall-director-of-meat-the-future/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Liz Marshall—a documentary director whose latest film, “Meat The Future,” examines the realm of “cultivated meat,” generated in a lab setting, from animal cells, but these animals remain unharmed—explains the criteria she considers when deciding what topic or person will constitute her next movie. More specifically, Marshall recounts how she started down the path of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/03/liz-marshall-director-of-meat-the-future/">Liz Marshall, director of “Meat The Future”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/03/dr-heather-johnston-medical-director-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Heather Johnston—a veterinarian who serves as the Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation in Jupiter, Florida that, in celebration of March being Women’s History Month, is slated to present a “Women in Wildlife Panel Discussion” there on March 29 (featuring Johnston)—recalls that she wanted to be a vet since she was [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Patrick Battuello, the founder of Horseracing Wrongs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Patrick Battuello—the founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, an organization formed in 2013, and based in Albany, New York, which seeks to end horse racing&#8211;describes an unexceptional childhood when it comes to animals, growing up in a family that loved dogs. Battuello says when he grew interested in animal rights, and became an activist, he [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>pattrice jones, cofounder of  LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones —cofounder of VINE (Veganism is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, 100-acre facility in Vermont, a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary” we wanted to spotlight as we celebrate Pride Month—outlines VINE’s history and evolution, including its initial incarnation as Eastern Shore Sanctuary, which primarily housed chickens, and was located in Maryland. jones recalls the impetus [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of &#8220;Can Horse Racing Survive?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of journalistic attributes and experience it required. We discuss Santa [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society&#8217;s  cat initiatives analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Caitlin O&#8217;Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/03/caitlin-oconnell-author-of-wild-rituals-10-lessons-animals-can-teach-us-about-connection-community-and-ourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/03/caitlin-oconnell-author-of-wild-rituals-10-lessons-animals-can-teach-us-about-connection-community-and-ourselves/">Caitlin O’Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. This includes her Dad being a WWII veteran, noting that back [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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.” Sturla describes how the passion and zeal [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/kim-sturla-executive-director-of-animal-place/">Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jeffrey Masson, author, most recently of “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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.”He elaborates [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/10/dr-neal-barnard-founder-of-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine-professor-speaker-musician/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Neal Barnard—founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, among other notable hats he wears—recalls growing up not particularly interested in being a doctor, like his Dad, then after becoming more inclined to pursue medicine, initially veering toward [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/10/dr-neal-barnard-founder-of-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine-professor-speaker-musician/">Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Helen Macdonald, author of &#8220;H Is For Hawk&#8221; and now, &#8220;Vesper Flights&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Helen Macdonald—the naturalist, poet, and author best known for her acclaimed and award-winning memoir, “H Is For Hawk”; she’s published a new book, “Vesper Flights”—expands on a point she makes in the introduction of the new book about love being the subject that underlies her work, part of a broader observation that every writer has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/">Helen Macdonald, author of “H Is For Hawk” and now, “Vesper Flights”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jessica Janson, East Coast Coordinator of Food for Thought</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/jessica-janson-east-coast-coordinator-of-food-for-thought/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing (though loosening) Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the eighth program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way our broadcasts will come together thru mid-June. Tentatively, we’re due back in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/jessica-janson-east-coast-coordinator-of-food-for-thought/">Jessica Janson, East Coast Coordinator of Food for Thought</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jo-Anne McArthur, photographer, co-editor, and creator of &#8220;Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/05/jo-anne-mcarthur-photographer-co-editor-and-creator-of-hidden-animals-in-the-anthropocene/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 04:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the seventh program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcasts will come together thru mid-June. Tentatively, we’re due back in studio on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/05/jo-anne-mcarthur-photographer-co-editor-and-creator-of-hidden-animals-in-the-anthropocene/">Jo-Anne McArthur, photographer, co-editor, and creator of “Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Karen Davis, founder-president of United Poultry Concerns</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/karen-davis-founder-president-of-united-poultry-concerns/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the third program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcast will come together for the foreseeable future. Karen Davis—founder of United Poultry [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/karen-davis-founder-president-of-united-poultry-concerns/">Karen Davis, founder-president of United Poultry Concerns</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of &#8220;New Day, New Chef&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/jane-velez-mitchell-host-of-new-day-new-chef/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the first program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida. Jane Velez-Mitchell— the New York Times bestselling author and former TV anchor, whose newer ventures including hosting “New [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/jane-velez-mitchell-host-of-new-day-new-chef/">Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of “New Day, New Chef”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Logan Vindett, executive director of Kindred Spirits Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/logan-vindett-executive-director-of-kindred-spirits-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Logan Vindett—executive director of Kindred Spirits Sanctuary, a Citra, FL facility that provides safe, permanent refuge to disabled, abused, abandoned, and neglected farm animals—recounts growing up with a powerful love of animals, with some in her family thinking she should become a veterinarian. Vindett recalls working at a zoological park, which involved caring for exotic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/logan-vindett-executive-director-of-kindred-spirits-sanctuary/">Logan Vindett, executive director of Kindred Spirits Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Former &#038; original organizers, plus keynote speaker Grey</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/tampa-bay-veg-fest-former-original-organizers-plus-keynote-speaker-grey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On this edition of the show, we reconfigured the regular format a bit, so as to accommodate taking a good look—from a couple of angles—at the Tampa Bay Veg Fest (TBVF), set this year for Nov. 9 at Perry Harvey Sr. Park. First, in recognition that Veg Fest is marking its 10th anniversary, I invited [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/tampa-bay-veg-fest-former-original-organizers-plus-keynote-speaker-grey/">Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Former & original organizers, plus keynote speaker Grey</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peter Jay Brown, filmmaker of “Eco-Terrorist: The Battle For Our Planet”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/peter-jay-brown-filmmaker-of-eco-terrorist-the-battle-for-our-planet/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Jay Brown—filmmaker and crew member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for upwards of 40 years, whose new documentary is “Eco-Terrorist: The Battle For Our Planet”—recounts the beginning of the affiliation, being sent to cover Sea Shepherd and its founder, Paul Watson, as a producer-director with the early-80s George Schlatter-produced reality series, “Real People.” [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jasmine Leyva, director of &#8220;The Invisible Vegan&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/jasmine-leyva-director-of-the-invisible-vegan/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jasmine Leyva—a filmmaker and actress, who directed, and appears in, “The Invisible Vegan,” a new documentary that explores various cultural challenges and implications within the black community when some decide to go vegan, or contemplate doing so—recalls her background growing up in Washington, D.C. and her early interest in the entertainment industry. This prompted her [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/jasmine-leyva-director-of-the-invisible-vegan/">Jasmine Leyva, director of “The Invisible Vegan”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bruce Friedrich, co-founder &#038; executive director of The Good Food Institute</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/03/bruce-friedrich-co-founder-executive-director-of-the-good-food-institute/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Friedrich—the co-founder and executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI), which promotes plant-based dairy, eggs, and so-called clean meat, as alternatives to those items as produced by animal agriculture (factory farming)—outlines how, starting at age 12, he toiled on behalf of the homeless, inspired by an influential pastor and his faith. In response [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/03/bruce-friedrich-co-founder-executive-director-of-the-good-food-institute/">Bruce Friedrich, co-founder & executive director of The Good Food Institute</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cameron O’Steen, photographer-founder of the Yoga Animalia Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/09/cameron-osteen-photographer-founder-of-the-yoga-animalia-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cameron O’Steen—a photographer who created the Yoga Animalia Project, which involves traveling to farm animal sanctuaries across the country, and shooting portraits of the animal residents there—recalls his earliest experiences with farmed animals, as a kid growing up on his grandparents’ ranch, north of Los Angeles. The first real friendship he forged with one of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/09/cameron-osteen-photographer-founder-of-the-yoga-animalia-project/">Cameron O’Steen, photographer-founder of the Yoga Animalia Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Matt &#038; Phil Letten, The Vegan Bros, co-authors of &#8220;VODKA IS VEGAN: A Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being An A**hole&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/07/matt-phil-letten-the-vegan-bros-co-authors-of-vodka-is-vegan-a-manifesto-for-better-living-and-not-being-an-ahole/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Matt &#38; Phil Letten—siblings known as The Vegan Bros, and co-authors of “VODKA IS VEGAN: A Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being An Ahole”—recall their formative years, growing up “on the wrong side of the tracks” in Michigan, noting their family was far from vegan.  As one measure of this, Phil recalls the period [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/07/matt-phil-letten-the-vegan-bros-co-authors-of-vodka-is-vegan-a-manifesto-for-better-living-and-not-being-an-ahole/">Matt & Phil Letten, The Vegan Bros, co-authors of “VODKA IS VEGAN: A Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being An A**hole”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nellie McKay, singer-songwriter-activist + Triumph The Insult Comic Dog: 15th Anniversary Show</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/06/nellie-mckay-singer-songwriter-activist-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-15th-anniversary-show/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On this program, we marked the 15th anniversary of “Talking Animals”—almost to the day! I launched the show on June 16, 2003 at KUCI, the campus-community radio station at the University of California at Irvine. At the tail end of 2005, “Talking Animals” found a home at WMNF, not long after my family and I [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ted Leo, singer-songwriter-guitarist, veteran vegan</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/05/ted-leo-singer-songwriter-guitarist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ted Leo—the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, front man of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and veteran vegan—recounts his path to vegetarianism, in 1988, then after further reading, research, and contemplation, going vegan in 1998. That journey was shaped less by direct experience with animals than many who travel a similar path—he grew up without pets, though [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/05/ted-leo-singer-songwriter-guitarist/">Ted Leo, singer-songwriter-guitarist, veteran vegan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arin Greenwood, journalist and author of &#8220;Your Robot Dog Will Die&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/04/arin-greenwood-journalist-and-author-of-your-robot-dog-will-die/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arin Greenwood—a journalist who specializes in writing about animal welfare, and whose sterling new novel, “Your Robot Dog Will Die,” was published Tuesday (April 17)—offers her synopsis of the book, and recalls key elements of the setting, story, and fundamental themes that she arrived at while in the formative stages of writing “Your Robot Dog [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/04/arin-greenwood-journalist-and-author-of-your-robot-dog-will-die/">Arin Greenwood, journalist and author of “Your Robot Dog Will Die”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Erika Abrams, co-founder &#038; president of Animal Aid Unlimited</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/04/erika-abrams-co-founder-president-of-animal-aid-unlimited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Erika Abrams—co-founder and president of Animal Aid Unlimited, a rescue operation, hospital, and sanctuary in Udaipur, India—recalls the circumstances under which she, her husband, Jim, and daughter, Claire, began traveling to India in the late 1980s. While noting she wasn’t (and still isn’t) well-traveled, and that her initial interest in the country was rooted in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/04/erika-abrams-co-founder-president-of-animal-aid-unlimited/">Erika Abrams, co-founder & president of Animal Aid Unlimited</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rachel McCrystal, executive director of Woodstock Farm Santuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/03/rachel-mccrystal-executive-director-of-woodstock-farm-santuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rachel McCrystal—executive director of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, which rescues farmed animals and provides refuge for them, now housing around 400 animals—recalls a childhood marked by a houseful of animals, featuring a preponderance of rattlesnakes and other reptiles (her biologist dad was a herpetologist). McCrystal points to two pivotal moments in those formative years that presaged [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/03/rachel-mccrystal-executive-director-of-woodstock-farm-santuary/">Rachel McCrystal, executive director of Woodstock Farm Santuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kathy Stevens, founder &#038; director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/12/kathy-stevens-founder-director-of-catskill-animal-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kathy Stevens—founder and director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, which sprawls over 148 acres in New York’s Hudson Valley, providing refuge to about 300 farmed animals rescued from cruelty, neglect, and abandonment—recalls a childhood growing up on a horse farm in Virginia, forging an intense connection with animals early on. The passion for animals, she explains, has [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>John Corry, producer of &#8220;PlantPure Nation&#8221; and &#8220;Forks Over Knives&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/10/john-corry-producer-of-plantpure-nation-and-forks-over-knives/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Corry—a veteran filmmaker and producer whose credits include “Forks Over Knives”; he also produced “PlantPure Nation,” a documentary screening at the 8th Annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest, Nov. 4 at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park—recalls how he began his career shepherding TV and film projects. He explains how he became involved with “Forks Over Knives,” [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ronnie Lee, veteran animal rights activist &#038; founder of the Animal Liberation Front</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/ronnie-lee-veteran-animal-rights-activist-founder-of-the-animal-liberation-front/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ronnie Lee—the veteran British animal rights activist, who in 1976, founded the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)—muses about how to reconcile a lad whose childhood, in its basic contours, resembled many people’s childhood, yet he went on to become a firebrand activist. The subject of a new book, &#8220;The Animals&#8217; Freedom Fighter: A Biography of Ronnie [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/priscilla-feral-friends-of-animals-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Priscilla Feral—the president of Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957—discusses FoA’s late founder, Alice Herrington, outlining the characteristics that helped account for her pioneering inroads. Feral also addresses her circumstances, as a young woman, that deposited her at the Friends of Animals offices in 1974 (when she commuted each day [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, author-podcaster-speaker</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/04/colleen-patrick-goudreau-author-podcaster-speaker/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Colleen Patrick-Goudreau —a nationally-recognized speaker, author (of seven books) and podcaster whose milieu is espousing the virtues of vegan living—describes her earliest efforts as an advocate, the better part of three decades ago, when even then a driving passion was for communicating. Patrick-Goudreau traces her path from functioning as “lone advocate,” distributing handmade leaflets, to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Kristie Middleton, author of Meatless: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/kristie-middleton-author-of-meatless-transform-the-way-you-eat-and-live-one-meal-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kristie Middleton—the Senior Director of Food Policy for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and author of the new book “Meatless: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time”&#8211;discusses her job at HSUS, and what the duties entail. Middleton, who’s done animal rights/welfare work for many years, and earlier in [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Keegan Kuhn, co-director of &#8220;What the Health&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/keegan-kuhn-co-director-of-what-the-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Keegan Kuhn—half of the filmmaking duo behind the award-winning documentary, “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” and whose new film is “What the Health”—discusses the impact and acclaim generated by “Cowspiracy,” and how, rather than feeling intimidated by the success in approaching the next project, he and partner Kip Andersen largely viewed this new movie as an [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/keegan-kuhn-co-director-of-what-the-health/">Keegan Kuhn, co-director of “What the Health”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Robert Grillo, author of &#8220;Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/02/5980/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Robert Grillo —an activist and writer who is the founder of Free from Harm, and just published his first book, “Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture”—recounts how his work in advertising, particularly handling food accounts (like working on McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes), along with the experience of adopting three baby chicks, provided [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Adam Sugalski, executive director of OneProtest</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/11/adam-sugalski-executive-director-or-oneprotest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 17:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Adam Sugalski—executive director of OneProtest, a Florida-based advocacy organization perhaps best known for its high-profile, successful effort to help halt the Florida bear hunt—recalls how he first stepped into the role of advocate when, as a professional artist, he was invited to a circus protest and realized the appearance of the signs and other materials [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Callers As Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 effort to rejigger the program, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark Reinfeld, eminent vegan chef and author of  “Healing The Vegan Way&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/09/mark-reinfeld-eminent-vegan-chef-and-author-of-healing-the-vegan-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Reinfeld—the award-winning vegan chef and author of numerous books, including “The 30-Minute Vegan” series and, most recently, “Healing The Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”—discusses the first portion of the new book, which features Reinfeld’s writing, as well as essays and testimonials from an assemblage of cardiologists and other doctors, nutritionists [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Steve Jenkins, co-author of &#8220;Esther The Wonder Pig: Changing The World One Heart At A Time&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/05/steve-jenkins-co-author-of-esther-the-wonder-pig-changing-the-world-one-heart-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Jenkins—co-author, with Derek Walter and Caprice Crane, of “Esther The Wonder Pig: Changing The World One Heart At A Time”—discusses how Esther entered his and Walter’s world: He got duped into adopting her when she was a baby, having been told she was a micro-pig. This “micro-pig” grew to 650 pounds. Jenkins recalls some of the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Anita Krajnc, activist &#038; co-founder of Toronto Pig Save</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/02/anita-krajnc-activist-co-founder-of-toronto-pig-save/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Anita Krajnc—the animal rights activist who co-founded Toronto Pig Save (spawning The Save Movement)—discusses her arrest for giving water to a truckload of thirsty pigs on a sweltering day last summer, as the truck was pulling into a Burlington slaughterhouse. But, in this wide-ranging conversation, we cover a number of other topics, including Krajnc’s formative years, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Michael Greger, nutrition wiz &#038; author of &#8220;How Not To Die&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/02/dr-michael-greger-nutrition-wiz-author-of-how-not-to-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Michael Greger—the physician, author, speaker, internationally-recognized expert on nutrition, and majordomo of NutritionFacts.org—recounts how his Grandma’s story of being riddled with heart disease in her 60s, all but written off by her doctors, embraced the diet then being pioneered by Nathan Pritikin, saw her condition improve dramatically, living into her 90s, and in the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ellen Jaffe Jones, vegan author and speaker</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/01/ellen-jaffe-jones-vegan-author-and-speaker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In an unusual edition of “Talking Animals,” Ellen Jaffe Jones—the running coach, speaker and author of such books as the bestselling “Eat Vegan on $4 A Day” and “Kitchen Divided: Vegan Dishes For Semi-Vegan Households”—discusses her own kitchen divided and the ensuing unraveling of her marriage, chiefly tied to growing philosophical differences around her husband [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef and author</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/11/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-and-author/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Reinfeld —the celebrated vegan chef and author who was slated to present a cooking demonstration a few days later at the Tampa Bay Veg Fest—discusses what he’s found, over the years, to be the biggest misconception about vegan eating. He addresses some of the largest challenges folks can face when first trying their hand at [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Callers Are The Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once in a while, I set aside the chief element 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 effort, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, as well as [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>pattrice jones, cofounder of VINE Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/pattrice-jones-cofounder-of-vine-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones — cofounder of VINE (Veganism Is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, a 100-acre facility in Vermont that describes itself as an “LGBTQ-run farmed animal sanctuary that has worked to build bridges between the animal advocacy and LGBTQ liberation movements”—discusses the impetus for launching in 2000, with cofounder Miriam Jones, what was then Eastern Shore [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Gene Baur, co-founder of Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/05/gene-baur-co-founder-of-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2015 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gene Baur—co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, and author of “Living The Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide To Eating Mindfully, Living Longer and Feeling Better Every Day”—provides an overview of Farm Sanctuary since he helped launch it in 1986 and its current mission, sort of Farm Sanctuary 101. Baur addresses the conversations he and co-author [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Nathan Runkle, founder of Mercy For Animals&#8230;Plus, Joan Jett!</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/04/nathan-runkle-founder-of-mercy-for-animals-plus-joan-jett/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nathan Runkle—founder and president of Mercy For Animals—recounts the horrific incident (a fellow high school student that Runkle said slammed a baby piglet on a concrete floor during class) that prompted him to create the organization in 1999. He discusses Mercy For Animals’ early years and early achievements, as well as the evolution of the organization [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/04/nathan-runkle-founder-of-mercy-for-animals-plus-joan-jett/">Nathan Runkle, founder of Mercy For Animals…Plus, Joan Jett!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don Anthony of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/don-anthony-of-the-animal-rights-foundation-of-florida-arff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Don Anthony&#8211;Communications Director of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), which, since 1989, has been speaking and acting on behalf of animals in a multitude of ways—traces the history of the organization, including the impetus for its founding. He discusses ARFF’s initial campaigns, and initial victories, including helping persuade the city of Hollywood, FL [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/don-anthony-of-the-animal-rights-foundation-of-florida-arff/">Don Anthony of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vegan Black Metal Chef, Not Your Grandmother&#8217;s Online Cooking Teacher</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/01/vegan-black-metal-chef-not-your-grandmothers-online-cooking-teacher/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vegan Black Metal Chef— the YouTube culinary sensation who offers instructional cooking videos, specializing in vegan dishes, delivering the lessons over a soundtrack of black metal while wearing body armor and KISS-like make-up, and laced with no shortage of humor (&#8220;Hail Seitan!&#8221; and so on)—provides an update on his career since he appeared on “Talking [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/01/vegan-black-metal-chef-not-your-grandmothers-online-cooking-teacher/">Vegan Black Metal Chef, Not Your Grandmother’s Online Cooking Teacher</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Myriam Parham, co-founder of Florida Voices For Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/11/myriam-parham-co-founder-of-florida-voices-for-animals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Myriam Parham—the co-founder and president of Florida Voices For Animals (FVA)—traces the history of the organization, which she formally launched with her mother, Elena Flanagan, in 1989, but was functioning informally some years before that. Parham recounts the early days of FVA—a Tampa-based animal advocacy organization&#8211;and the earliest campaigns and educational efforts, and how, over [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/11/myriam-parham-co-founder-of-florida-voices-for-animals/">Myriam Parham, co-founder of Florida Voices For Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kip Andersen &#038; Keegan Kuhn, &#8220;Cowspiracy&#8221; filmmakers</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/09/kip-andersen-keegan-kuhn-cowspiracy-filmmakers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kip Andersen &#38; Keegan Kuhn—filmmakers behind the documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” which examines how the animal agriculture industry dwarfs all other causes of global climate change (and other ills), and how the most prominent environmental nonprofit organizations look the other way, and worse—discuss their respective backgrounds and how they teamed up for this project. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/09/kip-andersen-keegan-kuhn-cowspiracy-filmmakers/">Kip Andersen & Keegan Kuhn, “Cowspiracy” filmmakers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marianne Thieme, founder of the Party for the Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/marianne-thieme-founder-of-the-party-for-the-animals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marianne Thieme—the founder and chairwoman of the Party for the Animals, a political party in the Netherlands—discusses a bit of her history, and how that led to her co-founding, in 2002, of the Party, which is chiefly concerned with animal welfare, and affecting change in that realm from within…as members of Parliament. She recalls the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/marianne-thieme-founder-of-the-party-for-the-animals/">Marianne Thieme, founder of the Party for the Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anthony Damiano, president of Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty &#038; Advocacy (AELLA)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/anthony-damiano-president-of-alliance-for-earth-life-liberty-advocacy-aella/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Anthony Damiano—president and co-founder of the Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty &#38; Advocacy (AELLA), an environmental, animal and human rights organization—discusses his childhood and formative years as an activist, launched when he began writing about environmental issues. He recalls an experience more than a decade ago, observing an isolated beluga whale pushing around a beach [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/anthony-damiano-president-of-alliance-for-earth-life-liberty-advocacy-aella/">Anthony Damiano, president of Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty & Advocacy (AELLA)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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