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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 – December 2, 2012. Craig Sholley, African Wildlife Foundation. Conservation of Gorillas and other wildlife

on December 9, 2012 in Africa, General Information, Gorilla

On this show, Lori was joined by Vice President of of Philanthropy and Marketing for African Wildlife Foundation, Craig Sholley. Craig discussed the results of the most recent Mountain Gorilla census, as well as the ongoing threats to their survival. African Wildlife Foundation has existed for 50 years and works to help both people and animals [...]

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