by Duncan | Aug 15, 2018 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Elephants, General, Mammals, Wild
Jim. Oesterle—an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, who, earlier this summer, served as a faculty member for a two-week course on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone,...
by Duncan | Apr 4, 2018 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Erika Abrams—co-founder and president of Animal Aid Unlimited, a rescue operation, hospital, and sanctuary in Udaipur, India—recalls the circumstances under which she, her husband, Jim, and daughter, Claire, began traveling to India in the late 1980s. While noting she...
by Duncan | Nov 15, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Legislation, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Arin Greenwood and Lee Greenwood—siblings who are both lawyers, skillful writers, and engaged in promoting animal welfare, from different platforms—recount growing up in a house that was, unsurprisingly, brimming with animals (though Arin notes a difficult six-year...
by Duncan | Mar 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cetaceans, Factory Farming, General, Legislation
Stephen Wells—the executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF)—traces his intriguing, sometimes colorful, career path before joining ALDF, particularly his years in Alaska, where, among other developments, he formalized his commitment to becoming a...
