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Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors”

Duncan — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:50 +0000

Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice–an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and microbes (often tied to a book she’s written on the topic)—acknowledges that writing for young readers has officially become a trend for her, primarily discussing her second, just-published book in this series, while also briefly […]

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Susan Hanus, executive director of Cat Depot

Duncan — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:00:29 +0000

Susan Hanus–executive director of Cat Depot, a unique feline-only shelter in Sarasota—recalls when she first became a cat person. Hanus has remained staunchly feline-friendly ever since, though, she explains, she stopped living with them when it turned out one of her kids is allergic to cats. Hanus outlines some of the traits that help make […]

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Michael Hingson, author, inspirational speaker, 9/11 survivor

Duncan — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:00:50 +0000

Michael Hingson—a former high-tech executive, now an author and international public speaker—recounts some of the experiences around the time of his last “Talking Animals” appearance, when he had published the book, “Thunder Dog: The True Story Of A Blind Man, His Guide Dog and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero,” which immediately landed on […]

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Michele Lazarow, activist against pet stores selling puppy mill dogs

Duncan — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 04:00:10 +0000

Michele Lazarow—a Hallandale Beach city commissioner and activist who has helped pass numerous laws across Florida preventing pet stories from selling dogs that come from puppy mills—recounts the dreadful experience she had in 2004 after buying her dog, Alfie, from a pet store, which misrepresented where the dog had come from, thereby launching Lazarow on […]

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Shelley Thayer–Executive Director of Sarasota’s Cat Depot

Duncan — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:00:16 +0000

Shelley Thayer–Executive Director of Sarasota’s Cat Depot, one of the largest non-profit, no-kill feline rescue and adoption centers in the country based in Kingston, Canada–discusses some of the traits that distinguish the organization, including its 10,000-feet, state-of-the-art facility (with recessed litter boxes); and the lifetime guarantee for any cat they adopt out; outlines the history […]

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