ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters say dozens of animals are dead following a fire at a central Florida animal sanctuary. Orange County Fire Rescue officials posted on Twitter that the fire broke out early Monday at Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary near Orlando. In a series of tweets, fire officials said the owner of the animal… Read more »
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The economic movement for animal welfare; FL senate debate questions will be picked by citizens
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160422_110618_radioactivityF1_337.MP3 BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we discuss the growth of policies that ensure animal welfare. Now more than ever, cosmetics companies are promising no-animal testing with their products, Amusement parks and circuses are moving away from using animals for entertainment, and more people are supporting rescuing pets rather than going to breeders. Our… Read more »
Environmental ethics and morality of shark fin harvesting
Some of the ocean’s top predators are facing massive population crashes-and human may be to blame. An environmental activist is urging law students to help him fight for the survival of hammerhead sharks. Yesterday at a biodiversity conference at Stetson College of Law in Gulfport, Randall Arauz spoke about his decade-long odyssey to ban shark… Read more »
Environmentalist Randall Arauz recounts his fight to ban shark fin harvesting
Randall Arauz is an environmental activist hailing from Costa Rica. He has been instrumental in his crusade to ban the shark fin harvesting industry around the world. In 2010 he was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for his contributions to protecting sharks and their habitats. On January 26 he gave a lecture via Skype to… Read more »
The Dangers of Coal Ash ;Veganism as an act of nonviolence
By Rob Lorei Today we talk about pollution caused by coal-ash, which is a byproduct of coal-burning power plants. In Florida there are over 13 coal power plants and 100 coal ash pits. Many of these pits are unlined and unmonitored, posing an environmental threat to air equality and heavy metal pollution of groundwater if… Read more »
Old Soul Nellie McKay Sounds Off on…Everything
This article has been reprinted with permission from Deep Roots magazine, which features articles about music and meaningful matters. When Nellie McKay zoomed onto the music scene in 2004 with her scintillating debut album, Get Away From Me, she immediately commanded trunkfuls of attention and accolades. For starters, Get Away was a double album (McKay… Read more »
Artist/Musician Laurie Anderson on Talking Animals to talk About Her Movie, Heart of a Dog. (updated!)
Duncan’s guest on Talking Animals this Wednesday will be Laurie Anderson, the long-celebrated artist and musician, who recently made an acclaimed film, “Heart of a Dog.” An inventive work offering a spirited visual mélange, “Heart of a Dog” functions on one level as a multifaceted musing on loss, spurred by the death of Anderson’s beloved rat terrier,… Read more »
Animal cruelty protest at Tampa McDonald’s
An animal advocacy group is calling on McDonald’s restaurants to put animal welfare standards in place after undercover videos surfaced showing abuse of chickens at farms that had supplied chickens to the large fast-food chain; Thursday in front of a McDonald’s on West Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, seven supporters of the group Mercy for Animals… Read more »
Listeners Request’s on Life Elsewhere
When the killing of Cecil the lion made headlines, Norman B immediately contacted Gareth Patterson, the acclaimed authority on African wildlife. The resulting interview received numerous compliments, and generated a flood of requests to hear it again. Speaking from his home in South Africa, Gareth explains the truth about the luring of lions like Cecil, to be killed by trophy hunters and the… Read more »
A look back at Florida’s shortened black bear hunt
Over the weekend the controversial hunt of black bears in Florida was called off after almost two days because so many bears were killed; our guest on WMNF’s MidPoint was Tampa Bay Times staff writer Craig Pittman, who witnessed part of the hunt from a station in Central Florida. The bear hunt was supposed to last a week…. Read more »
Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement on Talking Animals
Duncan Strauss’s guest on Talking Animals this Wednesday Sept. 9 at 10am ET will be Dr. Steven Tauber, USF Associate Professor in the Department of Government & International Affairs, who’s just published a new book, Navigating The Jungle: Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement. Dr. Tauber wrote in Navigating the Jungle:
Cecil The Lion. Donald The Caricature. Mama Africa.
The death of Cecil the lion resulted in headlines around the world, filled with outpourings of concern for the welfare of African wildlife. Gareth Patterson has dedicated his life to caring for and understanding African wildlife. From his home in a remote location on the edge of the Knysna forest, in South Africa, Gareth joins the program for an informative chat about Cecil,… Read more »
Pinellas manatee protection zone meeting gets heated pushback from boaters
Some Pinellas County boaters are upset about proposed manatee protection zones.
Jane Goodall surprises elementary students with a talk at USF’s Botanical Gardens
Elementary students were treated to a surprise talk from Jane Goodall at USF’s Botanical Gardens.
