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Animals Today December 12, 2015: NIH retires Chimps. Vertebral disc disease in dogs. How well do dogs really smell? Helping animals without going crazy. California hotel supports military dogs.

December 13, 2015 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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First on the show is Dr. John Pippin, Director of Academic affairs, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, PCRM. We discuss the news that the NIH is at long last going to retire its chimpanzees warehoused for medical research. Sadly, this day could have occurred decades ago. Stephen Hanson, DVM, then joins Lori to discuss veterinary […]

Animals Today December 22, 2013 – Michael Mountain explains landmark lawsuits from the Nonhuman Rights project aimed at helping 4 chimps in New York. Peter Muller from Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting criticizes Time Magazine article

December 23, 2013 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/122213.mp3 On this show, Peter welcomed two great guests. First, representing the Nonhuman Rights Project, Michael Mountain discussed the lawsuits recently filed by that group. In three New York State lawsuits filed by attorney Steven Wise and The Nonhuman Rights Project, judges were asked to provide relief to four captive chimpanzees. The legal basis for the […]

Animals Today – January 13, 2013. Dr. John Pippin and Eric Sakach

January 27, 2013 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

Happy New Year to all our wonderful animal advocates and animals lovers! http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/011313.mp3 On this show, Lori welcomed two fabulous guests. First, Dr. John Pippin discussed the great news of the vanishing use of chimpanzees in medical research. He described where the retired chimps are going and the struggles to secure safe and peaceful places […]