by Duncan | Jul 13, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan, Veterinarians
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...
by Duncan | Apr 29, 2015 | Advocates, Dogs, Legislation, Musicians, Pets
Nellie McKay — singer-songwriter-activist and true Renaissance woman—discusses her adopted pit bull, Bessie, which gives way to addressing her longstanding zeal for the importance of adopting shelter dogs over buying or breeding dogs. Noting that she had just sat in...
by Duncan | Apr 1, 2015 | Advocates, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Legislation, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
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...
by Duncan | Jul 16, 2014 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Operations
Kevin Fulton—the owner and operator or Fulton Farms, a 2800-acre organic farming and grazing operation in central Nebraska—discusses his unusual background and career path, starting with growing up on the farm and helping his veterinarian father on his calls, and...
by Duncan | May 8, 2013 | Advocates, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Legislation, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Paul Shapiro—Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—recounts his formative years as an animal lover and advocate, including launching Compassion Over Killing and how that organization’s undercover video investigations...
