by Duncan | Apr 27, 2022 | Authors, Captive Exotic, Dogs, Educators, General, Legislation, Pets, Veterinarians
Helaine Olen— an opinion writer for The Washington Post, an expert on personal finance, and author or co-author of books, including “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated,” who recently wrote a Post piece headlined “Stop the inhumane...
by Duncan | Jul 14, 2021 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Julie Castle—the CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, the national animal welfare organization, founded in 1984, and based in Kanab, Utah—describes the organization currently in broad strokes, offering notable contrasts to when she scrapped plans for law school and...
by Duncan | Jan 17, 2018 | Educators, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Veterinarians, Wildlife
Amy Kight—newly named executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (though she’s worked at the Jupiter, FL wildlife refuge, hospital, rehabilitation facility, and educational center since 2004)—discusses being so passionate about working with animals and so eager to...
by Duncan | Dec 7, 2016 | Advocates, Cats, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Veterinarians
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...
by Duncan | Mar 18, 2015 | Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Veterinarians
Dr. Scott Sims—a veterinarian based on Kauai who travels across all the Hawaiian islands, treating a huge array of animals, often piloting his own plane to reach these clients, and is at the center of “Aloha Vet,” a new TV series on the Nat Geo Wild network—recounts...