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The Growing Movement of Animal Advocacy in Africa with Aurelia Adhiambo
Aurelia Adhiambo wears many hats in animal advocacy in Africa. She is the Open Wing Alliance (OWA) Africa Lead at...
Animal Welfare in the Philippines with Heidi Marquez-Caguioa (Animal Kingdom Foundation)
Heidi Marquez-Caguioa joins me in Capas, Philippines to chat about animal welfare in the Philippines. This is the second episode...
Animal Welfare in Japan with AWCP (Maho Uehara)
Join me with Maho Uehara in Tokyo, Japan for the first episode of our new Animal Advocacy Around the World...
Help Me Plan Season 7
Hi guys! Episode 84 is a quick update about the show. I’m getting ready to kick off Season 7, and…
Life of Pei: The Battle for Compassion – A Deep Dive into Advocacy and Education
I had an enlightening conversation with Pei Su, the author of “Life of Pei: The Battle for Compassion.” This episode…
Wildlife in Tourism with Melissa Matlow
As many as 550,000 animals are suffering in wildlife tourism worldwide. Many are in captive situations and forced to perform...
Sentience in Animals with Dr. Lori Marino
Dr. Lori Marino is famous for her work on sentience in animals. She is a neuroscientist and expert in animal...
Fair and Fowl Ranking Report with Brooke Fane
The Fair and Fowl Ranking Report is produced by The Humane League and Open Wing Alliance. About 100 animal welfare...
Climate Anxiety: How to Cope with Ame Vanorio
Climate Anxiety is talked about so little that I couldn't even find a definition in online dictionaries! Yet, millions of...
Are Zoos Ethical? with Rob Laidlaw
Are zoos ethical? We'll help you find that answer for yourself in today's interview. As imagined, it's not a simple...
Pet Evacuation and Disaster Relief with Dave Crawford
Pet evacuation and disaster relief are topics that are near and dear to my heart. The new Pet Help and...
Animal Emergency App – Animal Help Now – with Dave Crawford
Animal emergency app, Animal Help Now, provides "24 hour wildlife rescue near me". The database is filled with humane (only...
Animal Welfare Law & The Eats Act with Gabriel Wildgen
Animal welfare law is a deep rabbit hole with many moving parts. Gabriel Wildgen, Director of Public Policy for The...
The Truth About Eggs with Dr. Vicky Bond
Dr. Vicky Bond, president of The Humane League, walks us through the truth about eggs. We discuss everything from what...
Belize Ecotourism with Captain Amado Watson
I have had so much fun getting to know Captain Amado Watson these past six months and learning more about...
Elephants in Captivity with Ulara Nakagawa
Ulara Nakagawa of Elephants in Japan taught me today about elephants in captivity. She specifically focuses on helping elephants who...
Certified Wildlife Habitat, in Our Own Backyard with Jess Taylor & Natalie Ringeis
Jess Taylor and Natalie Ringeis of Love the Green Life Org taught me about building a certified wildlife habitat in...
Why Do We Need Wildlife Crossings in California?
We have all seen dead or dying wildlife on the sides of the roads. These animals have misjudged how fast...
Fur Farms: Saving Foxes with Nicole Navarro
Nicole Navarro runs Pawsitive Beginnings, a rescue that saves foxes from fur farms and provides them with a safe and...
Pet Insurance: Where to Start with Christina Bailey
Have you considered pet insurance? Do you have it for your pets? Enrolling in pet insurance is a decision based...
6 Places to Sign Petitions for Animals
Do you ever write to your Congressmen and women? Has it been easy to find places to sign petitions to...
Animal Welfare Movies with Tom Cohen
Tom joins me from Pacific Grove, California to talk about short form animal welfare movies with Animal Welfare Media. Tom...
Inspiration for the Eco Warrior with Ehud Sperling
This interview is a special edition for the Eco Warrior. Ehud Sperling, founder and president of Inner Traditions International, joined...
Affordable Housing and Pet Rescue with Kim Iffert, Crossroads Campus
Kym joins me from Nashville, Tennessee to talk about her work at Crossroads Campus, a multifaceted social enterprise with affordable...
Animal Protection in Japan with Maho Uehara Cavalier
Maho joins me to talk about animal protection in Japan. Maho and I met in 2011 after the earthquake and...
Earth Day: Five Ways to Help in Less Than Ten Minutes
Earth Day! It’s almost here! April 22nd marks a day that makes me very happy. Millions of people around the…
Traditional Craft Jewelry & Wildlife Conservation in Africa with Kimber Leblicq
Kimber joins me from Seattle, Washington to talk about kimber elements, a social enterprise focused on sculpting bonds between women...
Connect with Nature, From Our Own Home
As you've probably noticed, our minds, bodies and souls flourish when we connect with nature. But sometimes it's not as...
Volunteer with Animals in Costa Rica with Vanessa Lizano
Vanessa joins me to chat about how to volunteer with animals in Costa Rica. She runs Rescue Center Costa Rica,...
5 Ways to Donate to Local Animal Shelters, Without Spending a Penny
There are so many quick and easy ways to donate to our local animal shelters without spending a penny. And...
Wild Animals, They’re A Lot Like Us with Christin Burford
Christin takes me behind the scenes to talk about a few wild animals she has in her life. And what...
Exotic Animals: Rescue & Advocacy with Christin Burford
Christin joins me from Apopka, Florida, just north of Walt Disney World, where she runs The CARE Foundation, an exotic...
Pit Bulls: A Talk with Advocate Laura Vena
Laura joins me from Long Beach, California to talk about helping pit bulls. She challenges our perception of pit bulls,…
Help Animal Shelters This Season – 5 Simple Ways
Whoa! The holidays came in hot didn’t they?!! I mean what happened to this last year? So surreal. I know that…
Wildlife Rescue with Ame Vanorio
Ame Vanorio joins me from Falmouth, Kentucky to talk all about wildlife rescue. She runs Fox Run Environmental Education Center,…
Talk Horse & Horse Community with Charlotte Chanler
Charlotte Chanler can talk horse. Seriously! She is an animal communicator and medium who spends a lot of time talking…
Help Animal Shelters with Dr. Monisha Seth
Dr. Monisha Seth from Orlando, Florida and Franklin’s Friends talks to us about how she helps animal shelters and rescues…
Become an Animal Shelter Volunteer with Marissa de la Torre
Marissa from De La Doggies talks to us in episode 7 about using photography to become an animal shelter volunteer,…
Monarch Butterflies: help them survive with Patti Andrasak
Patti Andrasak from Inner Peace Reiki in New York talks to us today about helping monarch butterflies. The population is…
Easy Dog Treat Recipe to Donate to Shelters
Making dog treats for shelters is one of our favorite activities. It’s fairly easy to do with this dog treat…
Reading to Dogs at South LA Animal Services
I had the chance to do one of the coolest things I have yet done this past Sunday with Shawn,…