veterinarian | Talking Animals https://talkinganimals.net A radio show about animals & animal issues Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:42:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-talking-animals-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 veterinarian | Talking Animals https://talkinganimals.net 32 32 142518242 Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian & founder of The Paw Project https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/ https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:08:46 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12136 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 sanctuary. Conrad’s own history ended up dovetailing with answering my question about the history of feline declaw itself, […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/feed/ 0 12136 Dr. Crystal Heath, veterinarian and activist https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/dr-crystal-heath-veterinarian-and-activist/ https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/dr-crystal-heath-veterinarian-and-activist/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:08:23 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12079 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 California, adoring animals and riding horses. Dr. Heath, a speaker at the Tampa Bay […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/dr-crystal-heath-veterinarian-and-activist/feed/ 0 12079 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 https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/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/ https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/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/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:52:53 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11670 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 veterinarian and PhD scientist to discharging his duties. Joining me on “Talking Animals” to discuss bird […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/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/feed/ 0 11670 Dr. Marcie Fallek, veterinarian and author of “Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine” https://talkinganimals.net/2025/01/dr-marcie-fallek-veterinarian-and-author-of-little-miracles-everywhere-my-unorthodox-path-to-holistic-veterinary-medicine/ https://talkinganimals.net/2025/01/dr-marcie-fallek-veterinarian-and-author-of-little-miracles-everywhere-my-unorthodox-path-to-holistic-veterinary-medicine/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:45:41 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11604 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 being a vet student there, most notably that she didn’t speak any Italian when she started—meaning that studying her notes […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2025/01/dr-marcie-fallek-veterinarian-and-author-of-little-miracles-everywhere-my-unorthodox-path-to-holistic-veterinary-medicine/feed/ 0 11604 Dr. Daniel Promislow, principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/dr-daniel-promislow-principal-investigator-of-the-dog-aging-project/ https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/dr-daniel-promislow-principal-investigator-of-the-dog-aging-project/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:54 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11049 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 during the first portion of the interview; it does clear up. He explains that it was […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/dr-daniel-promislow-principal-investigator-of-the-dog-aging-project/feed/ 0 11049 Helaine Olen, opinion writer for The Washington Post https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/helaine-olen-opinion-writer-for-the-washington-post/ https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/helaine-olen-opinion-writer-for-the-washington-post/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:24 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9447 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 practice of renting pets”—addresses the breadth of subjects covered in her column, which […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/helaine-olen-opinion-writer-for-the-washington-post/feed/ 0 9447 Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/ https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:00:41 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8851 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 began working there some 25 years ago, as just the 17th employee of this now-sprawling entity. […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/feed/ 0 8851 Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/ https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 05:00:29 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6600 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 do so as a very determined little kid that she landed a gig helping out at a veterinarian’s […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/feed/ 0 6600 Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project https://talkinganimals.net/2016/12/dr-jennifer-conrad-founder-of-the-paw-project-2/ https://talkinganimals.net/2016/12/dr-jennifer-conrad-founder-of-the-paw-project-2/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:00:53 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=5857 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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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2016/12/dr-jennifer-conrad-founder-of-the-paw-project-2/feed/ 0 5857 Dr. Scott Sims, star of “Aloha Vet” https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/dr-scott-sims-star-of-aloha-vet/ https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/dr-scott-sims-star-of-aloha-vet/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2015 04:00:05 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4504 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 what attracted him so potently to Kauai that […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2015/03/dr-scott-sims-star-of-aloha-vet/feed/ 1 4504 Terry Simons, founder of CLEAR https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/terry-simons-founder-of-clear/ https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/terry-simons-founder-of-clear/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:00:48 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4337 Terry Simons— a veteran, internationally-recognized dog agility trainer who founded the CLEAR (Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness & Research) Foundation—recalls how he initially stepped into the world of agility training. He mentions some of the dogs that have lived with Simons and his wife over the years—and the ones they lost to lymphoma. In describing two of […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/terry-simons-founder-of-clear/feed/ 0 4337 Dr. Vint Virga, veterinarian and animal behaviorist https://talkinganimals.net/2014/08/dr-vint-virga-veterinarian-and-animal-behaviorist/ https://talkinganimals.net/2014/08/dr-vint-virga-veterinarian-and-animal-behaviorist/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:49:09 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4162 Dr. Vint Virga—veterinarian, animal behaviorist and author of “The Soul of All Living Creatures: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human”—explains how the anti-zoo view he held earlier in his career evolved into seeing zoos in a more positive light. He also assesses whether there’s been a parallel shift in the public perception of […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2014/08/dr-vint-virga-veterinarian-and-animal-behaviorist/feed/ 0 4162 Dr. Marty Becker, Veterinarian and author, most recently of “Your Cat: The Owner’s Manual” https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/ https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/#respond Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:37 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1864 Dr. Marty Becker–veterinarian and longtime presence on “Good Morning, America” and, more recently, a contributor to “The Dr. Oz Show”–discusses a number of the important details and suggestions included in his latest of 20 books, “Your Cat: The Owner’s Manual: Hundreds of Secrets, Surprises, And Solutions For Raising A Happy Healthy Cat.” These include the […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/feed/ 0 1864 Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/dr-dani-mcvety/ https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/dr-dani-mcvety/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:26 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=643 Dr. Dani McVety–a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice–discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her to start her hospice practice. Noting that there’s typically little or no hospice curriculum at vet school, Dr. […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2012/01/dr-dani-mcvety/feed/ 1 643 Dr. Jocelyn Bezner, veterinarian at Save The Chimps https://talkinganimals.net/2011/12/dr-jocelyn-bezner-veterinarian-at-save-the-chimps/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/12/dr-jocelyn-bezner-veterinarian-at-save-the-chimps/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:00:06 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=687 Dr. Jocelyn Bezner–veterinarian at Save The Chimps, based in Fort Pierce, Fl, and the world’s largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees–discusses her years working at the sanctuary, alongside late Save The Chimps (STC) founder Dr. Carole Noon, who died in 2009. (We interviewed Dr. Noon on the show Sept. 3, 2008.)   She also reviews some […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/12/dr-jocelyn-bezner-veterinarian-at-save-the-chimps/feed/ 0 687 Dr. Armaiti May, a vegan veterinarian based in the Los Angeles area https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-armaiti-may-a-vegan-veterinarian-based-in-the-los-angeles-area/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-armaiti-may-a-vegan-veterinarian-based-in-the-los-angeles-area/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:42 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=994 Dr. Armaiti May–a vegan veterinarian based in the West Los Angeles area, and whose practice involves making house calls–discusses her formative years as a kid drawn to animals and looking after injured or sick ones, as well as being raised a vegetarian.       She also traces her path from there to embracing a […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-armaiti-may-a-vegan-veterinarian-based-in-the-los-angeles-area/feed/ 0 994 Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project, which educates the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-jennifer-conrad-a-veterinarian-and-director-of-the-paw-project-which-educates-the-public-about-the-harmful-effects-of-feline-declawing/ https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-jennifer-conrad-a-veterinarian-and-director-of-the-paw-project-which-educates-the-public-about-the-harmful-effects-of-feline-declawing/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:00:05 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1009 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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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2011/02/dr-jennifer-conrad-a-veterinarian-and-director-of-the-paw-project-which-educates-the-public-about-the-harmful-effects-of-feline-declawing/feed/ 1 1009 Dr. Nicholas Dodman, the noted veterinarian and author or editor of several books https://talkinganimals.net/2010/12/dr-nicholas-dodman-the-noted-veterinarian-and-author-or-editor-of-several-books-discusses-various-elements-of-the-latest-book-he-edited-good-old-dog-expert-advice-for-keeping-your-aging-dog-hap/ https://talkinganimals.net/2010/12/dr-nicholas-dodman-the-noted-veterinarian-and-author-or-editor-of-several-books-discusses-various-elements-of-the-latest-book-he-edited-good-old-dog-expert-advice-for-keeping-your-aging-dog-hap/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:17 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1064 Dr. Nicholas Dodman, veterinarian, internationally-recognized animal behaviorist and author/editor of several books, discusses his latest book project, “Good Old Dog: Expert Advice For Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy, and Comfortable”–for which he served as editor–and a number of the notable points and facts raised in the book.       For instance, when faced […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2009/04/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-and-director-of-the-paw-project/feed/ 0 1430 Dr. Anne Lampru–holistic veterinarian https://talkinganimals.net/2009/01/dr-anne-lampru-holistic-veterinarian/ https://talkinganimals.net/2009/01/dr-anne-lampru-holistic-veterinarian/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:00:44 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1490 Dr. Anne Lampru–a Tampa-based holistic veterinarian who operates a practice called Animal Alternatives, emphasizing a host of holistic therapies, often including homeopathic remedies–discusses her training, early work in a conventional veterinary practice and how growing dissatisfaction with the results in the treated animals there prompted her to attend a conference for holistic veterinarians, which led […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2009/01/dr-anne-lampru-holistic-veterinarian/feed/ 0 1490 Dr. Kim Haddad–Veterinarian and manager of The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition https://talkinganimals.net/2005/07/dr-kim-haddad/ https://talkinganimals.net/2005/07/dr-kim-haddad/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:28:28 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2104 Dr. Kim Haddad, a veterinarian and manager of The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition–a group of zoo professionals, sanctuary operators and animal protection groups (including some surprising bedfellows), who’ve banded together to focus their attention, and ours, on the problems and perils of keeping wild animals as pets–discusses the way the Coalition came together, its […]

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]]> https://talkinganimals.net/2005/07/dr-kim-haddad/feed/ 0 2104 Dr. Mary Sebzda–Local veterinarian https://talkinganimals.net/2004/01/dr-mary-sebzda-2/ https://talkinganimals.net/2004/01/dr-mary-sebzda-2/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:00:07 +0000 https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2414 Local veterinarian Dr. Mary Sebzda–who was first a guest on June 23, 2003–returns to discuss pet obesity and how a visiting animal introduced into a household can trigger stress (including diarrhea) in the resident animals, and takes caller questions on “hot spots” and the best techniques for giving an animal a pill.  [www.newportharborvets.com.]   COMEDY […]

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