All posts tagged Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Kate Benjamin, Top Cat at Hauspanther

By | January 25, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, General, Mammals, Pets, Rescue | No comments

Kate Benjamin–whom I suggested you could call a cat lady while noting, in this case, the term would be strictly intended as a compliment, given the scope of her expertise and the two feline-oriented bestselling books she’s co-written, as well as the 13 cats she lives with—returns to “Talking Animals.” Read more…

Katrina Shadix, founder of Bear Warriors United

By | August 31, 2022 | Advocates, Educators, Legislation, Mammals, Sanctuaries | No comments

Katrina Shadix—founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United (BWU), whose stated mission is to preserve and protect bears, and all of Florida’s natural resources and wildlife, and in carrying out that mission, engages in an array of advocacy and educational efforts—recounts her lifelong love of animals, growing up in rural Florida, a second-generation Floridian. Read more…

Adam Sugalski, executive director of OneProtest

By | November 9, 2016 | Advocates, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Adam Sugalski—executive director of OneProtest, a Florida-based advocacy organization perhaps best known for its high-profile, successful effort to help halt the Florida bear hunt—recalls how he first stepped into the role of advocate when, as a professional artist, he was invited to a circus protest and realized the appearance of the signs and other materials used at that demonstration could be made sharper, and more effective. Read more…