Animals

Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners talks about working at Special Olympics International before founding Pet Partners.

The people of Citrus County under alert after the Florida Department of Health captured a cat with rabies.

Dr. Holly Dutton, grew up wanting to be a veterinarian, but for one reason or another, their plans changed. 

The U.S. postal service urges dog bite awareness with a new campaign strategy. The U.S. postal service urges dog bite awareness with a new campaign strategy.

Celebrate the Fourth of July cautiously by understanding its impact on coastal birds during their nesting season.

Tanya Smith--founder and president of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, —recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11.

Today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” 

Jamie Katz recalls her initial efforts helping animals while regularly driving along a prescribed route which helped her develop an app.

Katrina Shadix--founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United recalls the formative joys of growing up in rural Seminole County.

Sustainable Living interviews Steve Johnson about snakes on 5/19/2025. Use the player to listen to the interview.

Opponents have argued that hunting doesn’t reduce human-bear interactions and non-lethal options are better to address bear populations.

Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the "Talking Animals" format to give voice to others who simply care about animals.