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Don Argott, co-director of “The Bond”

Duncan — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:44 +0000

Don Argott–co-director of “The Bond,” a four-part wildlife series streaming on DiscoveryPlus, examining the singular animal-human connection forged amongst four folks and critters (kangaroo, dolphin, goat, cheetah), from disparate backgrounds and regions of the world—recounts how he got started as a documentary filmmaker. A musician who initially was an aspiring cinematographer, Argott went to school […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project, advocate for banning feline declawing

Duncan — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:45 +0000

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 initial impetus for taking on the cause, spurred by performing reparative surgery […]

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Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States

Duncan — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 04:00:21 +0000

Kitty Block—President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), as well as CEO of Humane Society International, HSUS’ global division—discusses getting a precocious start working in animal welfare, in that her Mom was an animal activist. Block recalls how, as a second grader, she went on a school field trip to […]

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Tracy Voss, founder of TracysDogs

Duncan — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:00:52 +0000

Tracy Voss—the co-founder of TracysDogs, a San Antonio, Texas-based organization that pulls dogs from high-kill shelters, rehabilitates them, then adopts them out to families across the country, transporting the dogs in their 32-foot trailer—discusses growing up as a dog devotee, and how a beloved black Lab significantly helped her navigate through a somewhat awkward, isolated […]

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Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone contributing editor

Duncan — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 05:00:41 +0000

Paul Solotaroff—Rolling Stone contributing editor who wrote a wide-ranging, high-profile exposé about the netherworld of puppy mills in the then-new issue of the magazine—discusses how he came to write the piece, sort of goaded into it by Humane Society of The United States CEO Wayne Pacelle, after Solotaroff completed another Rolling Stone investigative opus about factory […]

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Mary Finelli, founder of Fish Feel

Duncan — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 04:00:57 +0000

Mary Finelli, founder and president of Fish Feel, traces her professional path working in animal welfare–including stints at PETA, the Humane Society of The United States, Animal Place (where she launched Farmed Animal Watch)—before launching Fish Feel, which describes itself as “the sole organization devoted to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of […]

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Thomas Ponce, 15-year-old activist & founder of Lobby For Animals

Duncan — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 04:00:06 +0000

Thomas Ponce—the 15-year-old activist and founder (at age 12) of Florida-based Lobby For Animals—recalls the circumstances that triggered his precocious interest in animal activism, as well as how hearing about the importance of lobbying at an animal rights conference in Washington, DC inspired his focus on that action. Ponce describes the mechanics of launching Lobby […]

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Kevin Fulton, owner of Fulton Farms

Duncan — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:00:21 +0000

Kevin Fulton—the owner and operator or Fulton Farms, a 2800-acre organic farming and grazing operation in central Nebraska—discusses his unusual background and career path, starting with growing up on the farm and helping his veterinarian father on his calls, and later getting a master’s degree in exercise physiology and working as a college strength and […]

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Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO of The Humane Society of The United States–and author

Duncan — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:00:02 +0000

Wayne Pacelle–The President & CEO of The Humane Society Of The United States (HSUS), the country’s largest animal protection organization, with upwards of 11 million members–discusses his new book, “The Bond: Our Kinship With Animals, Our Call To Defend Them.” He explains his chief motivations for writing the book, and his expectations for it, including […]

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John Hoyt–President emeritus of the Humane Society Of The United States

libby — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:00:18 +0000

John Hoyt, the president emeritus of the Humane Society Of The United States–he was president and/or CEO of the organization from 1970 to 1996–discusses his own history (he was a minister before taking over leadership of HSUS), the structural and philosophical changes he implemented & the reasons for them, the animal protection issues he felt […]

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