All posts tagged Florida Voices For Animals

Callers And E-Mailers As Guests

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 employ once or twice a year. Read more…

Featuring Two Activists, The Co-Founder Of The Elephant Sanctuary & The VP of Corporate Communications at Feld Entertainment/Ringling

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 plight of the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey circus animals, pegged to Ringling’s local engagement–the Tampa stint opened tonight. Read more…

Isabelle Tassi, chief organizer of Tampa Bay Veg Fest

Isabelle Tassi– chief organizer of the second annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest, the Tampa area’s only vegetarian/vegan festival – discusses her educational background and evolution as an animal activist, and describes the main mission and other aspects of Florida Voices For Animals, under whose auspices Tampa Bay Veg Fest is presented. Read more…

Jodi Chemes & Nikki Benoit–members of Florida Voices For Animals

Jodi Chemes (pictured with a bovine buddy) & Nikki Benoit–members of Florida Voices For Animals, a Tampa-based organization devoted to educating the public about a host of animal issues and fostering compassionate choices–discuss the history and evolution of FVA, how and why increasing awareness about factory farming became FVA’s chief objective (cruelty to animals, environmental impact, personal health, etc.), Read more…