All posts tagged Humane Society of Tampa Bay

Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

By | July 25, 2018 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, General | No comments

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a childhood replete with animals, including on a family farm in Maine. Read more…

Patti Ragan, founder of The Center For Great Apes

By | September 6, 2017 | Advocates, General, Primates | No comments

Patti Ragan—the founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 120-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL that houses nearly 50 chimpanzees and orangutans—recalls how she first became interested in great apes. Read more…

Alison Eastwood, actress-director-animal advocate

By | March 1, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Alison Eastwood —the actress, director and animal advocate whose Eastwood Ranch Foundation recently launched FosterFurkids.com, a website that connects rescue groups and animal shelters with a nationwide network of pet fosters and transporters—discusses a childhood growing up amidst an array of animals. Read more…

Helena Kriel, founder of Baby Rhino Rescue

By | March 16, 2016 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Helena Kriel—founder of Baby Rhino Rescue, which seeks to raise awareness of the rhino poaching crisis, and raise money for the care of baby rhinos who’ve become orphaned through that poaching—recalls her formative years in South Africa, growing up with a strong affinity for animals. Read more…

Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay

By | November 5, 2008 | Adoption, Rescue | No comments

Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay–discusses the history and chief mission of the organization, the Fall Adoption Expo slated for Nov. 15, HSTB’s myriad efforts in the area of animal adoption (including MAC, a 32-foot Winnebago outfitted as a mobile adoption center), Read more…