Terry Woodford—who has extensive experience as a songwriter, record producer, and recording engineer, having worked in one capacity or another, with such artists as The Commodores, Hank Williams, Jr., and The Temptations—discusses some highlights of his music biz career. Read more…
Ted Leo, singer-songwriter-guitarist, veteran vegan
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. Read more…
Lariana Forsythe, interim CEO of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA)
Lariana Forsythe—interim CEO of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), the domestic violence center based in Southern Pinellas County, which, in early March, opened an on-site kennel—explains that “interim” in this instance is a two-year designation required by the state of Florida for CEOs of domestic violence shelters who take the job without experience in that realm. Read more…
Nicole Forsyth, president and CEO of RedRover
Nicole Forsyth—president and CEO of RedRover, a Sacramento-based national nonprofit devoted to rescuing and sheltering animals in crisis—addresses the situation by which there are pockets of people across the country that are as yet unfamiliar with the organization, founded in 1987 (though under a different name). Read more…
Arin Greenwood, journalist and author of “Your Robot Dog Will Die”
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 Will Die.” Read more…
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Matt & Phil Letten, The Vegan Bros, co-authors of “VODKA IS VEGAN: A Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being An A**hole”
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Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice and Dr. Christopher M. Buddle, co-authors of “Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common Spiders”
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Ashley Bell, director of “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story”
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Nellie McKay, singer-songwriter-activist + Triumph The Insult Comic Dog: 15th Anniversary Show
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Kristen Auerbach, Director of Pima Animal Care Center
animal behaviorist
Animal Coalition of Tampa
animal rights
animal welfare
Arin Greenwood
author
autism
Best Friends Animal Society
Canine Companions for Independence
cat
chimpanzees
Circus
comedian
Cruelty
Dr. Jennifer Conrad
euthanasia
Farm Sanctuary
featured
feral cat
feral cats
Florida bear hunt
Florida Voices For Animals
HSUS
Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Humane Society Of The United States
Keith Richards
no-kill
Performing Animal Welfare Society
PETA
pets
plant-based diet
post traumatic stress disorder
PTSD
Puppy Mills
rescue
rescue dogs
Ringling Bros.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Tampa Bay Veg Fest
The Paw Project
TNR
Vegan
veterinarian
WMNF
zoos
In Memorium
Otis McGarr
(Nov. 1989 – Jan. 4, 2006)
John Taylor
(Sept. 29, 1961-Aug. 20, 2011)
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