All posts tagged Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit

Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place

By | February 17, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Kim Sturla—executive director of Animal Place, the 600-acre farmed animal sanctuary in Grass Valley, California she co-founded in 1989—recounts that she had been employed by a local humane society for some time before launching Animal Place, having already spent a number of years “working with and for animals.” Read more…

Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus, expert on animal behavior, animal emotions, and more

By | July 29, 2020 | Authors, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Marc Bekoff —professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder—discusses, in a conversation that traveled from his very latest work backwards, his current research, which involves the way various animals play, and the rules that govern that play. Read more…