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Animals Today, March 3, 2013. Bob Vetere and Suzi Eszterhas

on March 19, 2013 in Books, Business, Companion animals, For Children, General Information, Pet Products

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 [...]

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Animals Today September 9, 2012. Nicole Green, Animalearn

on September 12, 2012 in Animal Ethics, For Children, Humane education

On this show, Nicole Green, Director of Education at Animalearn, joined Lori to discuss the use of animals in education. Each year, millions of killed animal preparations are used in science and biology classrooms around the country. The animals include cats, rabbits, frogs, fetal pigs and others. There are better alternatives! Here is Animalearn’s mission from [...]

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Jill Robinson

Animals Today, December 25, 2011 – Robinson and Kriger

on December 25, 2011 in Amphibians, Asia, Bears, Cats, Companion animals, diet, Dogs, Featured Books, For Children, Frogs, General Information

First, Lori interviewed Jill Robinson, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia. They discussed the practice of people consuming dogs and cats for food in China. Animals Asia has a number of programs to reduce this practice and to encourage people to regard dogs and cats as pets and companions. Visit Animals Asia here. It is [...]

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Animals Today – August 14, 2011

on August 17, 2011 in Books, For Children, General Information, Morality of Animals

Two great authors came on the show today.  First, author Dale Peterson covered a wide range of topics while talking about his book, The Moral Lives of Animals. It is a serious book, yet a real pleasure to savor, with numerous interesting stories and facts throughout. We are looking forward to reviewing his next work [...]

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