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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project, advocate for banning feline declawing

Duncan — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:45 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Conrad—a veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, and a tireless crusader against declawing cats for many years; I first interviewed her about it on “Talking Animals” in 2005, and she’d already been working on the issue for some time—recounts the initial impetus for taking on the cause, spurred by performing reparative surgery […]

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Dr. Sue Ettinger, veterinary cancer specialist

Duncan — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:00:47 +0000

Dr. Sue Ettinger—a veterinary cancer specialist, aka “Dr. Sue Cancer Vet”—recalls her road to becoming a vet, after briefly entertaining the idea of pursuing a career involving art history. She describes how she traveled a somewhat serendipitous path that deposited Ettinger at her professional focus on oncology. Underscoring her passionate belief in the importance of […]

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Rick Kriseman, Passionately Pro-Pet Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL

Duncan — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000

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 for Southeastern Guide Dogs, bringing home their first assigned puppy, Jim, when he was 12 […]

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Lori Shepler, photographer & City The Kitty mom

Duncan — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 04:00:31 +0000

Lori Shepler—an award-winning former Los Angeles Times photographer who now presides over CityTheKitty.com, among the most informative and influential websites dealing with feline declaw surgery–traces that unlikely path. Shepler recalls how the cat who later became known as City the Kitty entered her life, and how when she began photographing City, there was something unusual […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project

Duncan — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:00:53 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Conrad—the veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project, which has long educated the public about the painful and crippling effects of feline declawing, and who, as of this interview, has made more appearances on “Talking Animals” than any other guest–reviews what exactly the feline declaw procedure involves. She notes that the term is […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project

Duncan — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:00:29 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project—explains exactly what de-clawing is, confronting head-on what for many is a confusing misnomer by noting that it’s “de-knuckling,” that the de-claw surgery actually involves amputating parts of the cat’s bones. She discusses the new documentary film, also called “The Paw Project,” which chronicles her work—The Paw […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project, which educates the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing

Duncan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:00:05 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project–an organization that seeks to educate the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing, to end the practice of the declaw surgery, and to rehabilitate big cats that have been declawed–discusses the declaw surgery, making it clear that it actually involves amputating parts of […]

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libby — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:00:37 +0000

Casting aside our usual format of speaking at some length with one guest, today we presented a program looking very specifically at the animals affected by Katrina, through conversation with three people who traveled to Louisiana and environs to rescue, treat, care for and otherwise help the animals there: DR. JENNIFER CONRAD of Animal General […]

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Dr. Jennifer Conrad–Director of The Paw Project

libby — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:00:16 +0000

Wildlife veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Conrad–Director of The Paw Project, which seeks to educate the public about the often-crippling effects of feline declawing, rehabilitate big cats that have been declawed, and marshal endeavors to end declawing, including spearheading the effort to pass California’s brand new law that bans declawing of wild and exotic cats–discusses her longstanding […]

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