All posts tagged humpback whale

Tom Mustill, director of “The Whale Detective”

By | January 8, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cetaceans, Educators, General | No comments

Tom Mustill—a British director who makes nature and wildlife movies; his latest film is “The Whale Detective” (the impetus: Mustill and a friend were kayaking in Monterey Bay when a humpback whale breached, and just missed landing on them)—recounts when his fascination with animals began, and his early forays into filmmaking. Read more…

Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian

By | May 31, 2017 | Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians | No comments

Dr. Dani McVety—a Tampa native and veterinarian who co-founded Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in 2009, and it’s since become the nation’s largest network dedicated solely to end of life veterinary care–recounts the history of the enterprise, launching Lap of Love mere months after graduating from vet school, the name deriving from an early case where the client asked McVety if her dog could remain on her lap while the animal was euthanized. Read more…