by Duncan | Jul 5, 2023 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Kathy Finelli–the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida students—recalls how her involvement with GRR began 20-plus years ago, when she sought their help after finding a domestic rabbit...
by Duncan | Mar 8, 2023 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Legislation, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Alene Anello–founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC), a nonprofit dedicated to bringing lawsuits that benefit chickens—recalls growing up in a family with plenty of animals, mostly dogs. However, when at age 11, she asked for her very own...
by Duncan | Aug 3, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman–co-directors of “Free Puppies!,” a documentary examining the scenario in which rescue dogs are regularly transported from the South to the North for adoption, but probes deeper into why the South is a repository for so many...
by Duncan | Jun 12, 2019 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Rick Kriseman—the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, who, a year ago, signed a proclamation declaring St. Petersburg a pet-friendly city—recounts growing up loving animals, dogs in particular. Mayor Kriseman describes how he and his family got started as puppy raisers...
by Duncan | Sep 21, 2016 | Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Luan Dean—the Director of Mission Advancement at SPCA Tampa Bay—explains the scope of her duties at the organization, which began in 1940, while describing the work undertaken there in the earliest days, some 70 years ago. Dean also briefly traces SPCA Tampa Bay’s...