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February 4th, 2019 || Animal Rights, News and Public Affairs.

Dozens of animals die in fire at Florida wildlife sanctuary

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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    ‘So Keith Richards Says to Me…’ Kevin Fitzgerald on his life with the wild things

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    An Extraordinary Advocacy Of Animal Rights, Sue Coe (on Life Elsewhere)

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    The Curious Hidden World Of Felines on Life Elsewhere

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    Tippi Hedren: Birds, Big Cats And Hitchcock

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    The Florida Aquarium withheld food from shark that died, says former trainer

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    Rooting Around in Esther the Pig's World - Talking Animals

    September 9th, 2016 || Animal Rights

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    Inspired by Tolstoy & Pigs

    June 3rd, 2016 || Animal Rights

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    Beneath the Sea: Octopuses' Tales on Talking Animals

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    April 23rd, 2016

    • Animal Rights
    • Elections
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    • State Politics

    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 »

    January 27th, 2016

    • Animal Rights
    • Business Ethics
    • Caribbean
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    • Environment
    • Ethics
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    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 »

    January 27th, 2016

    • Animal Rights
    • Business Ethics
    • Caribbean
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    • Environment
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    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 »

    TECO CO2 emissions / climate change

    January 27th, 2016

    • Animal Rights
    • Environment
    • Health
    • News and Public Affairs
    • Peace

    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 »

    December 26th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • Music

    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 »

    November 30th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
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    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 »

    Abused chicken

    November 12th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • News and Public Affairs

    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 »

    October 30th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • Culture
    • Life Elsewhere
    • Media
    • Music
    • Station Updates

    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 »

    Florida black bear

    October 26th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • Environment
    • News and Public Affairs
    • State Politics

    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 »

    September 8th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • Station Updates

    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:  

    August 15th, 2015

    • Animal Rights
    • Civil Rights
    • Culture
    • Life Elsewhere
    • Media
    • Music

    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 »

    September 26th, 2014

    • Animal Rights
    • News and Public Affairs
    • Water

    Pinellas manatee protection zone meeting gets heated pushback from boaters

    Some Pinellas County boaters are upset about proposed manatee protection zones.

    September 9th, 2014

    • Animal Rights
    • Environment
    • News and Public Affairs

    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.


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