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Animals Today March 11, 2012: Rights for cetaceans and cockfighting bust

on March 17, 2012 in Animal Ethics, General Information, Law, Legal

Two great guests appeared on this week’s show. First, Peter interviewed Chris Butler-Stroud, Chief Executive of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). At February’s AAAS meeting, Chris led a panel discussion on rights for cetaceans. Should whales and dolphins have more rights than they do now, given their high level of intelligence, self-awareness and [...]

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Animals Today show of July 17, 2011

on July 21, 2011 in Dogs, General Information

We had two great guests on today’s show. First, we meet whale advocate and former tennis pro Michael Fishbach. He is now with the Great Whale Conservancy, and we recently learned about his work when we viewed his amazing video here. Then, author Dean Koontz joins us to talk about A Big Little Life – [...]

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