by Duncan | Aug 27, 2014 | Authors, Dogs, Mammals
Matthew Gilbert—longtime television critic at The Boston Globe and author of “Off The Leash: A Year at the Dog Park–explains how he grew up uncomfortable around dogs and continued disliking them well into adulthood, until his husband Tom (a lifelong dog lover)...
by Duncan | Jul 2, 2014 | Advocates, General, Legislation
Carter Dillard—the co-founder of Four Feet Forward, a collective of attorneys, accountants, graphic designers, communication specialists who offer their services, pro bono, to help grassroots animal advocacy organizations—recounts the circumstances that spurred him,...
by Duncan | Jun 4, 2014 | Adoption, Cats, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Jeanine Cohen—the co-founder and co-director of Tampa Cat Crusaders, an all-volunteer cat rescue—recalls the circumstances that propelled her into cat rescue, a story which involves a semi-feral feline near Cohen’s office that had kittens. (That cat, Tramp, now lives...
by Duncan | Apr 9, 2014 | Advocates, Dogs, General
Don Goldstein—veteran greyhound advocate and member of the Board of Directors of Greyhound Rescue Adoptions of Tampa Bay, Inc. (GREAT)—discusses his history with greyhounds, with he and his wife having adopted their first one more than 20 years ago. He goes on to...
by Duncan | Mar 19, 2014 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Dogs, Health & Behavior, Pets
Laura Fletcher-Taylor—co-founder of Loving Friends Transport, a Clearwater, FL-based nonprofit that transports animals from overcrowded shelters in one part of the country to shelters in another part, where they stand a much better chance of being adopted; they also...
