Latest Episodes for this Channel
Wed October 22 2008
Jon Katz--author of 17 books, including six novels and 11 nonfiction books (among them, the New York Times bestseller "Dog Days"), most recently, "Izz...
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Jon Katz--author of 17 books, including six novels and 11 nonfiction books (among them, the New York Times bestseller "Dog Days"), most recently, "Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, An Unexpected Journey,
and Me"--discusses various aspects of the work as hospice volunteers that he and the titular Izzy (an abandoned border collie Katz adopted) undertook, explains the emotionally-uplifting impact of
this ...
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Jon Katz--author of 17 books, including six novels and 11 nonfiction books (among them, the New York Times bestseller "Dog Days"), most recently, "Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, An Unexpected Journey,
and Me"--discusses various aspects of the work as hospice volunteers that he and the titular Izzy (an abandoned border collie Katz adopted) undertook, explains the emotionally-uplifting impact of
this work on Katz while briefly commenting on his unrelated struggle with depression also chronicled in the new book, speaks about the black Labrador puppy named Lenore that also figures into the
latest saga and the relevant issue of buying a dog from a breeder relative to rescuing/adopting, and more.
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Wed September 10 2008
Pat Derby--co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the ...
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Pat Derby--co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the 2300-acre ARK 2000, where upwards of a dozen
elephants live--discusses the needs of and challenges faced by captive elephants; indicates that her view of elephants in zoos isn't inherently one of opposition but involves a case-by-case
examination of ...
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Pat Derby--co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the 2300-acre ARK 2000, where upwards of a dozen
elephants live--discusses the needs of and challenges faced by captive elephants; indicates that her view of elephants in zoos isn't inherently one of opposition but involves a case-by-case
examination of that particular zoo, its personnel and treatment of the elephants and techniques for training them; addresses, by contrast, her absolutely unequivocal antipathy toward the use of
elephants in circuses, as well as her/PAWS' attendant philosophical tenet that no animal should be forced into any type of performing situation.
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Wed September 03 2008
Dr. Carole Noon--founder and director of Save The Chimps, the world's largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, based in Fort Pierce, FL--discusses t...
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Dr. Carole Noon--founder and director of Save The Chimps, the world's largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, based in Fort Pierce, FL--discusses the formative stages of her career as a
primatologist, the history and evolution of Save The Chimps (including the pivotal role the Coulston Foundation and its chimps played in this saga), the condition and behavior of chimps before they
arrive at the...
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Dr. Carole Noon--founder and director of Save The Chimps, the world's largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, based in Fort Pierce, FL--discusses the formative stages of her career as a
primatologist, the history and evolution of Save The Chimps (including the pivotal role the Coulston Foundation and its chimps played in this saga), the condition and behavior of chimps before they
arrive at the 200-acre Florida facility and after, the process of forming groups of about 20 chimps to relocate from the New Mexico Save The Chimps location to the Florida one where each group
occupies a three to five acre island, the varying views on the virtues of biomedical research conducted on chimps, how the organization is funded, the rationale behind the decision not to make Save
The Chimps open to public, and more.
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Tue August 12 2008
Amy Shever--founder and director of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily eut...
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Amy Shever--founder and director of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily euthanized due to the death or incapacity of their
human companions--discusses her extensive animal shelter experience and other rationales behind creating 2nd Chance 4 Pets, outlines the three basic steps pet owners should take in planning to
protect a...
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Amy Shever--founder and director of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily euthanized due to the death or incapacity of their
human companions--discusses her extensive animal shelter experience and other rationales behind creating 2nd Chance 4 Pets, outlines the three basic steps pet owners should take in planning to
protect and provide for their animals in their absence, observes that this concern should not be considered the province of the elderly, addresses the relevant dramatic rise lately of home
foreclosures and the attendant huge numbers of animals left behind and uncared for as owners lose their homes, and more
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Tue August 05 2008
Richard Belzer--the veteran comedian-actor perhaps best known as Detective John Munch on "Law & Order SVU," also seen earlier this summer as a cel...
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Richard Belzer--the veteran comedian-actor perhaps best known as Detective John Munch on "Law & Order SVU," also seen earlier this summer as a celebrity judge on "Last Comic Standing"--discusses
his role as spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America (based in Port Washington, NY, NSALA is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world) and its national
"Pa...
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Richard Belzer--the veteran comedian-actor perhaps best known as Detective John Munch on "Law & Order SVU," also seen earlier this summer as a celebrity judge on "Last Comic Standing"--discusses
his role as spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America (based in Port Washington, NY, NSALA is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world) and its national
"Paws-i-dential" adoption campaign tied to the Presidential election, describes how his beloved adopted dog Bebe (whom he rarely goes anywhere without, including TV sets and stages) entered his life
and effectively rescued him, addresses the multiple virtues of animal adoption and related hope for an evolution to a time when all animal shelters and organizations are no-kill, responds to various
callers and e-mailers, and more.
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