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Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue

By | July 5, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter | No comments

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 outside her home. Read more…

Allison Argo: Director of Acclaimed Animal Films

By | September 7, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals | No comments

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. Read more…

Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project, which educates the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing

By | February 9, 2011 | General | 1 Comment

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 declawed–discusses the declaw surgery, making it clear that it actually involves amputating parts of the cat’s toes. (The Paw Project recently issued a 34-second video that addresses the fuzzy understanding many people have about declawing cats.)  Read more…