by Duncan | Jul 1, 2026 | Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Deni Elliott–author of the new memoir, “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself,” and writer or editor of ten previous books—explains the impetus for penning the new one. Befitting a longtime teacher—she’s professor emerita in the Department of...
by Duncan | Nov 12, 2025 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian, founder of The Paw Project, tireless crusader against declawing cats for a quarter century—recalls the initial impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy: her work, as a newly-minted veterinarian, with declawed big cats at a wildlife...
by Duncan | Oct 15, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Pets, Spay/Neuter, Veterinarians
Dr. Crystal Heath–a veterinarian who’s bristled at inhumane treatment of animals throughout her career, and before, dating back to her childhood as a 4-H kid discovering the goats she’d raised would be slaughtered—recalls growing up in a rural part of Northern...
by Duncan | Feb 26, 2025 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Dr. Alex Travis–director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine—explains exactly what his extended job title involves, noting that he brings being both a...
by Duncan | Jan 15, 2025 | Cats, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Veterinarians
Dr. Marcie Fallek–a veteran veterinarian and author of the memoir, “Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine”—recalls what prompted her to attend veterinary school in Italy. Fallek enumerates the significant challenges of...
