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Animals Today May 26, 2013 – Adam Roberts, Consumption of Lion Meat in North America

on May 27, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Chimpanzees, Lions, Water, Zoo

On this show Adam Roberts came on to report about the growing practice of lion meat consumption. Roberts, Executive VP, Born Free USA, described many problems related to the practice, including the obvious animal cruelty issues as well as public health and safety concerns. Also, there is a significant element of deception and outright fraud [...]

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Animals Today – May 5, 2013 CT State Representative Diana Urban and Action for Animals’ Eric Mills

on May 8, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Aniamal Cruelty, Animal Rescue, Farmed animals, Humane education, Law

Two great guests appeared on this show. First, CT State Representative, Diana Urban, joined Lori to Discuss new legislation she is sponsoring. HB 6690 would place a legal advocate (law student or lawyer) for animals in courtrooms, in cases where abuse or neglect has occurred.  This would be a huge development, and Lori voiced her [...]

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Animals Today – April 28, 2013 – Dr. Sophia Yin and Dr. Michael Greger

on April 29, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Dogs, General Information, Healthy eating, Nutrition

On this show, Lori first welcomed Dr. Sophia Yin, animal behavior expert, lecturer and author, who spoke about prevention of dog bites. In this wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Yin emphasized the imprtance of training and also explained how to read the body language of dogs. Learn more about her here. Then, Dr. Michael Greger came on [...]

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Animals Today – April 21, 2013 Los Angeles Canine Custody Program; Rhino horn poaching

on April 22, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Africa, Dogs, Elephants, General Information, Rhinos

Lori welcomed three guests on this show. The topic for the first two segments was a great new program being conducted at the Los Angeles County Jail called the Custody Canine program. Sergeant Ray Harley, from the LA County sheriff’s department, and Rick Belmonte, of Belmonte’s Dog Training and Equipment described how dogs from shelters [...]

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Animals Today April 14, 2013. Dr. Leslie Irvine and Steve Hindi

on April 15, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Africa, Companion animals, Dogs, General Information, Wild animals

This show featured two wonderful guests. First, Peter welcomed Dr. Leslie Irvine, who teaches Sociology at University of Colorado, Boulder. She authored a fascinating book titled, My Dog Always Eats First – Homeless People and their Dogs. She gave of numerous first-hand accounts form her research into the lives of homeless and their animals. Highly [...]

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Animals Today April 7, 2013 – Derek Burkholder and Tracy Coppola

on April 8, 2013 in 2013 show archive, Animal Sanctuary, Sharks, Tigers

The first guest on this show was Dr. Derek Burkholder, research scientist at Save Our Seas Shark Center at Nova Southeastern University. Lori and Derek discussed shark threats and conservation and the recent news from CITES, which added protected status to more shark and ray species. Then, Tracy Coppola appeared to discuss the issues concerning [...]

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Animals Today February 24, 2013 – Dr. Randy Frost

on March 2, 2013 in 2013 show archive, General Information, hoarding

This week, Peter welcomed Smith College Professor of Psychology, Randy Frost, to explore the minds and behaviors of animal hoarders. Frost is an internationally recognized leader in the field of hoarding and his latest book, Stuff – Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (co-authored with Gail Steketee), has received great reviews. Check it out [...]

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Animals Today – February 3, 2013 – Dr. Michael Greger discusses plant-based diets

on February 9, 2013 in 2013 show archive, diet, General Information, Nutrition

World renowned nutrition authority, Dr. Michael Greger, joined Lori on this show with the latest facts and research supporting the health benefits of plant based diets. And, the evidence continues to get progressively stronger. What happens to your body when you consume meat or dairy? How does a plant based diet reduce inflammation and why is [...]

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