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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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Panel Discussion About The End Of Ringling

Duncan — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 05:00:08 +0000

For today’s edition of Talking Animals, I jettisoned the usual format and convened a panel discussion about the end of the Ringling Bros. circus. I was inspired to present the panel because I was struck by the array of reactions in the wake of the announcement by Feld Entertainment that it was shutting down the circus […]

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Cynthia Moss, wildlife researcher and author

Duncan — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 05:00:43 +0000

Cynthia Moss—the author and wildlife researcher who has spent more than 40 years studying the elephants of Amboseli National Park in Kenya (and speaking live from her tent in Amboseli!)—describes how she first became enchanted with elephants and decided to devote her life to studying them. In addressing how her feelings about elephants have shifted […]

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Tom Rider–Circus whistleblower

Duncan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:24 +0000

Tom Rider–who once worked for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus caring for the elephants, became a whistleblower after witnessing the abuse of the circus’ elephants, and is now a central figure in a federal lawsuit brought against Ringling by multiple animal groups –discusses his two and a half year stint working for Ringling […]

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Leslie Griffith–Emmy-winning journalist

libby — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:00:28 +0000

Leslie Griffith–a veteran television journalist who’s won numerous awards, including nine Emmys, and also won awards and acclaim for a TV piece she did on the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and its abuse of Asian elephants–discusses the genesis of that piece, the possibly darker and certainly more under reported story that many […]

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