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Animals Today – January 13, 2013. Dr. John Pippin and Eric Sakach

on January 27, 2013 in Animal fighting, Chimpanzees, Primates, Vivisection

Happy New Year to all our wonderful animal advocates and animals lovers! On this show, Lori welcomed two fabulous guests. First, Dr. John Pippin discussed the great news of the vanishing use of chimpanzees in medical research. He described where the retired chimps are going and the struggles to secure safe and peaceful places of [...]

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Animals Today March 18, 2012 Kim Sturla from Animal Place Sanctuary; Dr. John Pippin, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act

on March 18, 2012 in Animal Rescue, Animal Sanctuary, General Information, Primates, Vivisection

This show featured the wonderful Kim Sturla who heads up Animal Place, near Sacramento. WOW, they recently rescued more than 4,000 hens. We discussed what one does with all those birds, and the value of farmed animal sancturaries. Then, Dr. John Pippin from PCRM described the Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act. Read more [...]

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Animals Today March 4, 2012 – On Location at Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary

on March 8, 2012 in Animal behavior/ ethology, Animal Sanctuary, General Information, Primates, Wild animals

On this week’s show, Peter ventured down to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in Texas to meet with Director Tim Ajax (and more than 500 monkeys). They discussed the history of the sanctuary, why it is needed, and how they are preparing to receive more than one hundred new residents. The sanctuary is closed [...]

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