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Lori begins with the local story of Michelle and her heroic act of dog rescue! Lori then reflects about her very sweet dog, Josie, who she rescued off the streets. Then Lori welcomes Elliot Katz, DVM, founder of In Defense of Animals to talk about the cruelty of horse racing. In the second hour, she […]
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Lori welcomes Gene Baur, President and Co-founder of Farm Sanctuary to discuss California’s Prop 2 of 2008, to reduce animal cruelty (a bit). This was passed and will affect approximately 20 million animals, mostly egg laying chickens. Her next guest is Dr. Rachael Feigenbaum who discusses holistic veterinary medicine. Hour two begins with Kurt Leuschner, […]
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Lori welcomes Professor Paul Waldau, who discusses how various world religions regard animals and the welfare of animals. Fascinating discussion! In the second hour, Dr. Jennifer Conrad talks about her work to ban feline declawing. Listeners know that the term declawing is a misnomer, and the procedure is actually an amputation of the first digit. […]
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Lori kicks off by discussing the Obamas acquisition of a new dog. It is very clear this one was not rescued, missing a chance to set a meaningful example. Then she welcomes Donna Cosgrove Baker from the Feral Cat Caretakers’ Coalition, for a deep dive into free roaming or community cats. Then, try to guess […]
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Lori kicks off discussing the problems with hybrid animals as pets. Then she welcomes Doug Shultz who talks about his Nat Geo film, The Loneliest Animals. Cherie Vergini , a pet communicator and psychic, concludes the hour. Then, Lori has a wide ranging discussion with Captain Paul Watson. From seals to whales, to the Galapagos […]
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Lori begins with a discussion about cloning pets. Will this become a popular practice? Then, Dr. Peter Sebestyen discusses common orthopedic issues in dogs. Lori then welcomes Bob Vetere, President of the American Pet Product Association who tells us about hot products and trends in the industry. Lori then discusses some verrry high end items […]
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Lori’s First guest is Steve Hindi, who leads SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness). They discuss a variety of topics including canned pigeon shoots, rodeos and hunting. The hour concludes with Peter taking one of his first of many animal related quizzes. Lori continues discussing the most common reasons animals go to the veterinarian, and […]
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Lori begins with David Favre of the Animal Legal and Historical Center at Michigan State University, discussing veterinary malpractice. Then she continues the discussion from the prior show about animal intelligence, before continuing with animal heroes. In the second hour Lori welcomes Jone Bouman from American Humane who talks about how animals are kept safe […]
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Lori’s first guest is family law expert, Albert Momjian, who tells us about the legal issues and challenges that arise surrounding pets in cases of divorce. Lori then asks the question of whether you would risk your life or break the law to save an animals in danger. Listener calls follow. In the second hour, […]
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Lori begins the show commenting on a street performer’s exploitation of animals, leading into a discussion on the use of animals in circuses with attorney Tracy Silverman from Animal Welfare Institute. Next up is Judy McGee with the National Tiger Sanctuary. Lori then welcomes Professor Marc Bekoff, ethologist, author and columnist to discuss private ownership […]
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Lori begins speaking on the ways we all love our animals. She then welcomes attorney Frances Carlisle, an expert on trusts for pets. Lori then offers her thought on preparing for our animals’ lives after we are gone. Plus, a discussion on the weird story of Trouble, Leona Helmsley’s dog, who survived her. The show […]
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Lori begins the second hour discussing guide dogs and service animals, asking is we have gotten too permissive. Then, author Rebecca Skloot joins in. She just published a super article, Creature Comforts, in The NYT Magazine on the same topic and more. Then Lori takes listener calls, a few news items are presented and to […]
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This is the first Animals Today show which came out of KNEWS Radio in Palm Springs, CA. Lori begins with a discussion about pet overpopulation with Professor Henry Mark Holzer, Chairman of International Society for Animals Rights. Holzer is recognized as the first animal rights attorney. Lori then takes listener calls and asks the Obamas […]
