animal welfare | Talking Animals https://talkinganimals.net A radio show about animals & animal issues Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:01:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-talking-animals-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 animal welfare | Talking Animals https://talkinganimals.net 32 32 142518242 Jessica Janson, East Coast Coordinator of Food for Thought https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/jessica-janson-east-coast-coordinator-of-food-for-thought/ https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/jessica-janson-east-coast-coordinator-of-food-for-thought/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:00:50 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8194 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 […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/jessica-janson-east-coast-coordinator-of-food-for-thought/feed/ 0 8194 Bob Barker, retired host, “The Price Is Right” & philanthropist https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/bob-barker/ https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/bob-barker/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:47 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=663 Bob Barker–the retired host of “The Price Is Right” who, over the years, has underwritten a huge array of animal welfare organizations, projects and programs–discusses his lifelong love of animals and how this, combined with the wealth he accumulated over some 35 years of hosting “The Price Is Right,” accounts for his large-scale philanthropy.    […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/bob-barker/feed/ 0 663 Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia Foundation https://talkinganimals.net/2011/09/jill-robinson-founder-of-animals-asia-foundation/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/09/jill-robinson-founder-of-animals-asia-foundation/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=767 Jill Robinson–the founder and executive director of Animals Asia Foundation., a Hong Kong-based organization devoted to the welfare of wild and urban animals in Asia – recounts her initial experiences and observations about the treatment of animals in Asia upon relocating to Hong Kong from England in 1985.     She also discusses going to […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/09/jill-robinson-founder-of-animals-asia-foundation/feed/ 0 767 Animal behaviorist & author John Bradshaw https://talkinganimals.net/2011/06/animal-behaviorist-author-john-bradshaw/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/06/animal-behaviorist-author-john-bradshaw/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:00:23 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=850 John Bradshaw–Foundation Director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Bristol, and a longtime academic and scientist specializing in animal welfare and behavior–discusses his new book, “Dog Sense: How The New Science Of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend To Your Pet,” and the reactions to it.       John explains, […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/06/animal-behaviorist-author-john-bradshaw/feed/ 5 850 Sherry Silk and Cathy Bellatin, from The Humane Society of Tampa Bay https://talkinganimals.net/2011/03/sherry-silk-and-cathy-bellatin-from-the-humane-society-of-tampa-bay/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/03/sherry-silk-and-cathy-bellatin-from-the-humane-society-of-tampa-bay/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:15 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=984 Sherry Silk–executive director of The Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB)–discusses how the animal welfare/rescue landscape has shifted in the 2 1/2 years since our last interview, including the effect the economic climate has had on donations & adoptions, as well as newer wrinkles and trends, like the growing impact and value of Facebook.    […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/03/sherry-silk-and-cathy-bellatin-from-the-humane-society-of-tampa-bay/feed/ 0 984 Brian May–Queen guitarist https://talkinganimals.net/2010/11/brian-may-queen-guitarist/ https://talkinganimals.net/2010/11/brian-may-queen-guitarist/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:00:02 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1119 Brian May–the Queen guitarist who’s so hugely into animals and animal welfare that he launched his own animal protection campaign (Save Me, after the Queen song), and received a prestigious Animal Action Award Oct. 18 in recognition for his work on behalf of animals from the International Fund For Animal Welfare; he also holds a […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2010/11/brian-may-queen-guitarist/feed/ 0 1119 Nellie McKay – Singer-Songwriter-Animal Welfare Advocate https://talkinganimals.net/2009/10/nellie-mckay/ https://talkinganimals.net/2009/10/nellie-mckay/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:34:31 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=79 Nellie McKay–the singer-songwriter-animal welfare advocate, who, the day before this interview, released her new album, “Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day” — returned to “Talking Animals” (this marks her fourth visit), discussing the rescue pitbulls, Hank and Bessie, that share her home (and the “Blueberry Pie” album cover). McKay discusses the details […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2009/10/nellie-mckay/feed/ 0 79 Kevin Nealon of “Saturday Night Live” https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/ https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:30:27 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1731 Comedian-actor and veteran animal advocate Kevin Nealon–perhaps best known for his lengthy stint on “Saturday Night Live” (1986-1995), but who’s more recently earned some of the best reviews of his career in his role as Doug Wilson, the pot-loving and increasingly conniving accountant on the acclaimed Showtime series “Weeds”–discusses the animal issues he considers most […]

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