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Conversations With Vegans

Imagine for a moment, the following scenario: You are a guest at an elegant diner party. You’re seated with the other guests at an ornately set table. The room is warm, candlelight flickers across crystal...

CEO of Humane Society of the United States Discusses Organization’s #MeToo Moment, HSUS’ Future, The Arc of Her Career

Kitty Block—President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), as well as CEO of Humane Society International, HSUS’ global division—in an interview this week on “Talking Animals” discussed getting a precocious...

National Expert on Pet Bereavement Offers Guidance For Those Who Are Grieving Lost Animals–Or Will Be

In an interview this week on “Talking Animals,” Coleen Ellis—an expert on pet loss and dealing with the kind of grief that results from losing an animal companion—recalls how the loss 18 years ago of...

Longtime Expert on Captive Elephants Discusses New Sanctuary In Georgia, Her Work in Asia, Contrasts Circus and Zoo Elephants

Carol Buckley—a longtime expert in the care of captive elephants, who co-founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, moving on to found Elephant Aid International, a nonprofit organization “that creates innovative approaches to the care and...
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Sustainable Living: sustainable ornamental fish farming

We caught up with Sandy Moore who is the Treasurer of Rising Tide Conservation, President of Segrest Inc and is also part of Project Piaba.

Science Writer-Wildlife Photographer Discusses New Book On “Bears of the North

Wayne Lynch—science writer, photographer, and author of numerous books, most recently, “Bears of the North: A Year Inside Their Worlds,” a deep and thorough exploration of the four northern bears: American black bear, polar bear,...

An Organizer Of The Florida Birding and Nature Festival Previews The Oct 15-17 Event

Mary Keith—the field trip coordinator for the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, taking place Oct 15-17, based at the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, Florida—recalled in a “Talking Animals” interview first becoming enchanted with...

Founder of Florida Farm Sanctuary Discusses Path To Help Animals That Began As A 7-Year Old With A Pet Rat

Erin Amerman—the founder of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary, which across two facilities located in and around Gainesville, FL houses some 150 cows, making it, they say, the country’s largest cow sanctuary, while providing refuge to...

Discussion Of Plant Based Treaty, New Global Accord Aiming To Help Mitigate Climate Change Crisis

Anita Krajnc—the global campaign coordinator of the Plant Based Treaty, which views itself as a companion to the Paris Agreement, described, on the Treaty website, as “a grassroots campaign designed to put food systems at...

Discussion With Founder of Ministry That Deploys Comfort Dogs To Sites Of Disasters

Tim Hetzner—Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) President/CEO and founder of the K-9 Ministry, which deploys Comfort Dogs to the sites of an array of disasters, to provide solace to victims, survivors, families, first responders, and others—discussed...

Founder of Florida Wild Horse Rescue Center Recalls Lifelong Love of Horses

Diane Delano—founder of the Wild Horse Rescue Center, a Webster, Florida facility that rescues, rehabilitates, and finds new homes for wild horses—recalls in a “Talking Animals” interview growing up amidst a family of horse lovers,...

Noted Dog Trainer Fields Questions From WMNF Listeners on “Talking Animals”

Glen Hatchell, an accomplished dog trainer and behavior expert–having held the Certified Professional Dog Trainer certification since 2014–was a guest Wednesday on  Talking Animals,  reprising “Ask The Trainer,” an extended segment we experimented with for...

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