by Duncan | Jun 14, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
pattrice jones–co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary”—spontaneously describes instances of talking animals’ activity by resident roosters that very morning. jones...
by Duncan | Apr 17, 2019 | General
Renee King-Sonnen—the founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, the former beef cattle ranch that under her direction (insistence, really, after going vegan) became a farm sanctuary—reflects on being an inveterate animal lover, to the extent that she recalls, as a kid, holding...
by Duncan | Nov 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Sanctuaries, Wild
Ronnie Graves—owner of Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics And Orthotics, in Bushnell, Florida, which, for more than 20 years, has created custom prosthetic limbs for animals suffering from injuries, illnesses, or birth defects—recounts how he got started in the...
by Duncan | Sep 23, 2015 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Sanctuaries
Avalon Theisen—the 14-year-old Tampa environmentalist, animal advocate, and founder of Conserve It Forward—describes what Conserve It Forward is and does, and what prompted her to launch it 2010 (at age nine). She explains how the organization has evolved, including...
by Duncan | May 13, 2015 | Advocates, Authors, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Gene Baur—co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, and author of “Living The Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide To Eating Mindfully, Living Longer and Feeling Better Every Day”—provides an overview of Farm Sanctuary since he helped launch it in 1986 and its...