by Duncan | Oct 7, 2020 | Advocates, Captive, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior
Michelle Gadd—who heads global conservation for Walters Conservation, created and funded by philanthropists Mark and Kimbra Walter, and owner of White Oak Conservation, a 17,000-acre spread in northeastern Florida, which houses and cares for endangered and threatened...
by Duncan | Jan 25, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior
For today’s edition of Talking Animals, I jettisoned the usual format and convened a panel discussion about the end of the Ringling Bros. circus. I was inspired to present the panel because I was struck by the array of reactions in the wake of the announcement by Feld...
by Duncan | Mar 11, 2015 | Advocates, Captive, Cetaceans, Elephants, Factory Farming, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan, Wild
Don Anthony–Communications Director of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), which, since 1989, has been speaking and acting on behalf of animals in a multitude of ways—traces the history of the organization, including the impetus for its founding. He...
by Duncan | Jan 2, 2013 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Elephants
GUEST: Scott Blais, Suzanne House, Stephen Payne, Bryan Wilson–Panel Discussion About Ringling Circus Every year since we launched “Talking Animals” in Southern California in 2003, we’ve devoted at least one show annually to spotlighting the...