All posts tagged Maria Matlack

Jacky Poon, producer-cinematographer of “Pandas: Born to be Wild”

By | October 21, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Mammals | No comments

Jacky Poon—filmmaker-producer-cinematographer of “Pandas: Born to be Wild,” a new documentary in PBS’ “Nature”—recounts that he did not have a particular passion for animals or wildlife while growing up in China, but those interests were spurred after he moved to the UK at 12 years old. Read more…

Zina Goodin, co-founder of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary

By | March 11, 2020 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Sanctuaries | No comments

Zina Goodin— co-founder, with her husband, Michael, of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a Mount Juliet, Tennessee haven housing 95 elderly dogs on a two-acre parcel of land–recalls becoming a dog person somewhat later in life, and feeling lukewarm enthusiasm initially when her family adopted its first dog in 1990. Read more…