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, March 3, 2013. Bob Vetere and Suzi Eszterhas
Sunday’s show featured two great guests! First, Bob Vetere, President and CEO of American Pet Products Association provided a market and industry update. The 2013 Global Pet Expo has just concluded, and Bob shared his observations and insights on products and services related to our companion animals. Growth of the industry is strong. Visit the [...]
Animals Today – November 4, 2012 Ken Foster discusses I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (And Misunderstood) Pet
On this show, Lori was joined by author Ken Foster, who discussed the Pit Bull in our society. In I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (And Misunderstood) Pet, Ken reviews the history of the breed, explores how where pit bulls have been part of our culture and dispels common misperceptions about them. The [...]
Animals Today – September 30, 2012. Steve Hindi and Susan Dapsis
On this show, Lori first welcomed Steve Hindi from SHARK. In Pennsylvania, canned pigeon shoots still are being conducted, despite being illegal. Steve has been fighting these amazingly cruel shoots and has discovered unsavory characters and government official corruption. His challenge to debate the NRA on canned pigeon ahoots has gone unanswered. Visit Steve’s websites [...]
Animals Today – May 20, 2012. Hardy Jones explains Peruvian dolphin strandings. Marina Dervan promotes An Act of Dog
On this show, Lori was first joined by conservation filmmaker and author Hardy Jones. Hardy is recently back from Peru where nearly one thousand dead dolphins and porpoises have washed up onto the beach. He shared some new insight as to why this might have happened. Hardy also has a new book titled The Voice [...]
Animals Today May 7 2012 – CA State Senator Ted Lieu and advocate Jacqueline Mercier Berman
This week’s show featured California State Senator Ted Lieu. Senator Lieu is trying to ban the use of packs of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats in California. If you also are horrified to learn that this practice still exists, listen in and learn what you can do to end it. Senator Lieu has a [...]
Books Received for Review May 2012
From the Books Received Department: Five books came in for review this week. We cannot read them all but will try to choose one or two that would be best for the radio show. Lipstick and the Leash: Dog Training a Woman’s Way, by Camilla Gray-Nelson. The press release reads, “Lipstick and the Leash: Dog [...]
Animals Today March 25, 2012. Assembly member Amy Paulin, Jane Hoffman, and Laura Allen. The Shelter Access Bill of New York
In segments one and two, New York Assembly member Amy Paulin (from NY’s 88th district), and Jane Hoffman from The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, discussed the Shelter Access Bill in New York State. They made a very convincing case for the law being passed. In segment three, Laura Allen from Animal Law Coalition gave [...]
Animals Today – Feb 26, 2012 – Taucher and Corcoran
On this show we revisited and updated two ongoing and important stories. First, attorney Marla Taucher came on to discuss how the Hayden Law in California (the law that gives animals who enter shelters a few important days to get adopted or reunited before euthanasia) is threatened, and what pet lovers need to do to [...]
Animals Today Jan 29, 2012 – Bryant and Zebrowski
On this show, Lori first interviewed UCLA Law Professor Taimie Bryant. The California Hayden law, which she was responsible for drafting, has been successful in reducing the number of animals euthanized in shelters. However, it is now under attack by Governor Jerry Brown. No one knows this material better than Bryant. Listen in to hear [...]
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Animals Today June 9, 2013 – Kenneth Phillips, Legal aspects of dog bites; CT State Representative Fred Camillo, Buddy’s Law
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Animals Today September 2, 2012: Dr. Karen Davis and Dr. Dick Green
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Animals Today September 9, 2012. Nicole Green, Animalearn
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Animals Today – September 16, 2012. Monica Murphy discusses her new book, RABID
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Animals Today – September 23, 2012 Jennifer Conrad – The Paw Project. Feral cat colony conflict.
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Animals Today June 9, 2013 – Kenneth Phillips, Legal aspects of dog bites; CT State Representative Fred Camillo, Buddy’s Law
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Animals Today May 26, 2013 – Adam Roberts, Consumption of Lion Meat in North America
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Animals Today May 12, 2013 – What’s up with the American Kennel Club? Jane Hoffman
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Animals Today – May 5, 2013 CT State Representative Diana Urban and Action for Animals’ Eric Mills
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Animals Today – April 28, 2013 – Dr. Sophia Yin and Dr. Michael Greger
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