by Duncan | Nov 17, 2021 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Dr. Jennifer Conrad—a veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, and a tireless crusader against declawing cats for many years; I first interviewed her about it on “Talking Animals” in 2005, and she’d already been working on the issue for some time—recounts the...
by Duncan | Oct 12, 2016 | Advocates, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan
About once a year, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that periodic effort to rejigger the program, and a parallel desire to...
by Duncan | Oct 28, 2015 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan
Once in a while, I set aside the chief element of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that effort, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of...
by Duncan | Apr 17, 2013 | Adoption, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Factory Farming, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan, Veterinarians
As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to...
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...
