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...
by Duncan | Jan 24, 2024 | Authors, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Investigations, Legislation, Veterinarians
Dr. Daniel Promislow–a biogerontologist, professor at the University of Washington, and principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project, a long-term study of health and longevity in dogs—recounts the genesis of the Project. **NOTE: There is static on the line...
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...