All posts tagged sanctuary

Patti Ragan, founder of The Center for Great Apes

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the fifth program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcast will come together for the next few weeks.

Patti Ragan—the founder of The Center for Great Apes, the sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida Ragan started 27 years ago that houses chimpanzees and orangutans—provides some updates on the facility, having been a guest on the show twice before. Read more…

Dr. Lisa Kemmerer, professor of philosophy and religions, editor of “Bear Necessities” anthology

Dr. Lisa Kemmerer—a professor of philosophy and religions at Montana State University Billings, who has written and/or edited none books—discusses her unusual, stop-start path as an academic, including what drew her to Harvard Divinity School, where she earned her Masters degree. Read more…

Dr. Jocelyn Bezner, veterinarian at Save The Chimps

Dr. Jocelyn Bezner–veterinarian at Save The Chimps, based in Fort Pierce, Fl, and the world’s largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees–discusses her years working at the sanctuary, alongside late Save The Chimps (STC) founder Dr. Carole Noon, who died in 2009. (We interviewed Dr. Noon on the show Sept. 3, 2008.) Read more…

Matt Smith- Executive Director of The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary

Matt Smith–Executive Director of The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary (aka Project Perry), a cutting-edge haven for abused, neglected and unwanted birds living in captivity–discusses his path into avian rescue and running a parrot sanctuary. Read more…

Joy Nadel–of Rescue Me Inc.

Joy Nadel–of Rescue Me Inc., a Woodland Hills-based non-profit animal rescue hospital and sanctuary–discusses both the history and future of the organization, its educational efforts, its rehabilitation and adoption placement programs, a forthcoming fundraiser, and more.  Read more…