All posts tagged Tampa

Dr. Jane Goodall

By | April 5, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Dr. Jane Goodall–the ethologist, activist, and conservationist who rose to international attention in the 1960s, propelled by her pioneering work studying chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania—offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and the environment. Read more…

Dr. Dani McVety-Leinen, founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, and Ross Taylor, photojournalist-filmmaker

By | January 21, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cats, Dogs, General, Veterinarians | No comments

Dr. Dani McVety-Leinen and Ross Taylor—founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, and one of two filmmakers who created the documentary “The Hardest Day,” respectively—discuss how the film was conceived, an outgrowth of an acclaimed photo project Taylor (an accomplished, Pulitzer-nominated photojournalist) produced, capturing families saying goodbye to their seriously-ill pets, as Lap of Love veterinarians help those animals “transition.” Read more…

Isabelle Tassi, chief organizer of Tampa Bay Veg Fest

By | October 5, 2011 | Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Isabelle Tassi– chief organizer of the second annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest, the Tampa area’s only vegetarian/vegan festival – discusses her educational background and evolution as an animal activist, and describes the main mission and other aspects of Florida Voices For Animals, under whose auspices Tampa Bay Veg Fest is presented. Read more…

Carole Baskin–founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue

By | November 8, 2006 | Sanctuaries | No comments

Carole Baskin–founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, one of the world’s largest such sanctuaries, housing more 100 big cats (lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, servals, others) over 40-plus acres–discusses the history and evolution of the facility (including her admitted ignorance in the beginning about the pitfalls of having an exotic cat as a pet, and about breeding), Read more…