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Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation

Duncan — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:08 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Watson recalls being told that his reputation was a liability to the reimagined mission of Sea Shepherd, […]

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Patrick Battuello, the founder of Horseracing Wrongs

Duncan — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:32 +0000

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–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 […]

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Ronnie Lee, veteran animal rights activist & founder of the Animal Liberation Front

Duncan — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:00:08 +0000

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, “The Animals’ Freedom Fighter: A Biography of Ronnie […]

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Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals

Duncan — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:00:36 +0000

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 […]

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Thomas Ponce, 15-year-old activist & founder of Lobby For Animals

Duncan — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 04:00:06 +0000

Thomas Ponce—the 15-year-old activist and founder (at age 12) of Florida-based Lobby For Animals—recalls the circumstances that triggered his precocious interest in animal activism, as well as how hearing about the importance of lobbying at an animal rights conference in Washington, DC inspired his focus on that action. Ponce describes the mechanics of launching Lobby […]

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Ellen Jaffe Jones, vegan author and speaker

Duncan — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 05:00:30 +0000

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 […]

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Dr. Steven Tauber, author of “Navigating The Jungle: Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement”

Duncan — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 04:00:41 +0000

Dr. Steven Tauber–Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Government & International Affairs at the University of South Florida, whose just-published book is “Navigating The Jungle: Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement”—discusses how, because he experienced allergies and asthma as a child, he did not grow up with any animals. As an […]

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Dan Piraro, “Bizarro” cartoonist

Duncan — Wed, 27 May 2015 04:00:26 +0000

Dan Piraro—who, for 30 years, has drawn the highly-acclaimed, widely-syndicated comic “Bizarro”—discusses his recently announced plans, over the next two to three years, for retiring “Bizarro,” and how that announcement was initially misunderstood by some, and triggered an uproar in others. He elaborates on the reasons behind those plans, including devoting much more time to […]

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Don Anthony of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF)

Duncan — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:00:37 +0000

Don Anthony–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 […]

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Anthony Damiano, president of Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty & Advocacy (AELLA)

Duncan — Wed, 07 May 2014 04:00:40 +0000

Anthony Damiano—president and co-founder of the Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty & 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 […]

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Dr. Patricia McEachern, professor of animal rights

Duncan — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00:55 +0000

Dr. Patricia McEachern–the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowed Professor of Animal Rights at Drury University in Springfield, MO–recounts how former “The New Price Is Right” host Bob Barker (Drury is his alma mater, the professorship is named in honor of his late wife) approached the school with the notion of making $1 million donation if Drury […]

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Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President & CEO

Duncan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:51:51 +0000

Wayne Pacelle–the President and CEO of The Humane Society Of The United States, the country’s largest animal protection organization, with upwards of 11 million members–discusses what he views as the three most important hallmarks of his tenure as CEO, at the five-year mark; his decision to have HSUS team with Michael Vick for educational efforts […]

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Ric O’ Barry- Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire

Duncan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:01:55 +0000

Ric O’ Barry–the nominal star of “The Cove,” the acclaimed and award-winning documentary-thriller that partly functions as an expose of the “secret” dolphin slaughter that takes place annually in the small Japanese town of Taiji–discusses his involvement in the film (when the movie was completed, he was surprised he was at the center of it), […]

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Kevin Nealon–Former “Saturday Night Live” star

libby — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:00:26 +0000

Former “Saturday Night Live” star Kevin Nealon [www.KevinNealon.com], discussing animal organizations, animal rights & activism, shelters, veggie diets, etc. Also on the August 25th show: COMEDY CORNER: Stiller & Meara’s “The Whale.” MUSIC: My Morning Jacket’s “Cobra,” The Starlight Mints’ “Black Cat,” instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Los Lobos’ “Will The Wolf Survive.”

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