by Duncan | May 15, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Anton Ptushkin–director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of the war—describes the sort of travel pieces he produced as a YouTuber, before he morphed into a war correspondent....
by Duncan | Jul 5, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Kathy Finelli–the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida students—recalls how her involvement with GRR began 20-plus years ago, when she sought their help after finding a domestic rabbit...
by Duncan | Sep 7, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Allison Argo–a writer-director who, over the course of a career spanning more than 25 years, has specialized in making often-acclaimed films about animals—initially describes how her childhood involved working in the family business: theater. Her parents...
by Duncan | Feb 9, 2011 | General
Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project–an organization that seeks to educate the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing, to end the practice of the declaw surgery, and to rehabilitate big cats that have been...
