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pattrice jones, cofounder of LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary
By Duncan | June 9, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Cetaceans, Educators, Health & Behavior, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments
pattrice jones —cofounder of VINE (Veganism is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, 100-acre facility in Vermont, a self-described "LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary" we wanted to spotlight as we celebrate Pride Month—outlines VINE's history and evolution, including its initial incarnation as Eastern Shore Sanctuary, which primarily housed chickens, and was located in Maryland. Read more…
William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of "Can Horse Racing Survive?"
By Duncan | May 26, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, General, Horses, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments
William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of journalistic attributes and experience it required. Read more…
Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society's cat initiatives analyst
By Duncan | April 14, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments
Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master's degree in industrial design, to becoming a community cat expert? Read more…
Caitlin O'Connell, author of "Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves"
By Duncan | March 10, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Mammals, Primates, Vegetarian/Vegan, Wild | No comments
Caitlin O'Connell—a noted scientist who's spent much of her career studying elephants and their communication, and author of several books, most recently "Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves"—addresses some of her varied professional pursuits, including a NASA project that involved the Space Station, that had prompted me, tongue partly in cheek, to dub her "a Renaissance Woman." Read more…
Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes
By Duncan | February 24, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments
Ginny Sweet—co-founder (with Harry Toro) of Corsos for Heroes, an organization based in Lutz, Florida, that donates specially-trained service dogs, of the Cane Corso breed, to military veterans who are contending with one or more disabilities—describes some of the members of her military family. Read more…
Dr. Dani McVety-Leinen, founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, and Ross Taylor, photojournalist-filmmaker