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How zoos harm elephants. Legal help for animal advocacy.

Animals Today February 2, 2020. How zoos harm elephants. Legal help for animal advocacy.

February 5, 2020 by Peter Spiegel 1 Comment

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How zoos harm elephants. Lori begins by welcoming back to the show Will Anderson with the elephant program at In Defense of Animals (IDA). Will and Lori discuss IDA’s 2019 review of the worst North American zoos for elephants and the cruel realities of keeping these majestic creatures in captivity. It’s a pretty bleak picture. […]

Filed Under: Education, General Information, Sanctuary, Zoo Tagged With: Zoo, Elephants

Animals Today November 23, 2019. Victory for whales held in Russia! The Challenges African Elephants face

November 28, 2019 by Peter Spiegel 2 Comments

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Whales released from Russian whale jail Lori’s first guest is Charles Vinick, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project. Vinick and his colleagues, which included Jean-Michel Cousteau, were instrumental in persuading Russian officials to get 87 whales released from Russian whale facility. Amongst the whales were beluga whales and 10 captive orca whales, all housed […]

Filed Under: 2019 Show Archive, Africa, Animal Rescue, Books, Elephants, General Information, whales Tagged With: Elephants, Whales, Books

Animals Today November 10, 2018: What dogs can’t have on Thanksgiving? Incredible animal adaptations.

November 13, 2018 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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What dogs can’t have on Thanksgiving? The show begins with Lori sharing her research on which Thanksgiving foods can be shared with pets, including suggested modifications of traditional dishes and ingredients to avoid. Feed your dog from your plate this Thanksgiving, and their holiday could be ruff! While nothing may feel better to you than […]

Filed Under: General Information, Turkeys, vegan, Wild animals Tagged With: Elephants, Wild animals, Veganism

Animals Today May 19, 2018: Caged animals at a high school prom. Captive tigers in the US. Elephant protection in Africa. Annoying things people do to their animals.

May 20, 2018 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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The show begins with Lori’s discussion about the recent prom at Florida’s Christopher Columbus High School, where live animals were on display, including a tiger, a lemur, two macaws, and a fox. Ignorance of the needs of animals and poor planning is obvious, but it seems that some better policies will come out of it. […]

Filed Under: Ivory, 2018 Show Archive, Aniamal Cruelty, Elephants, General Information, Tigers Tagged With: Elephants, Tigers, Animal Cruelty

Animals Today April 28, 2018: Estate planning with pets in mind. Creating an elephant sanctuary in Myanmar. Close encounter with javelinas.

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On this show Lori welcomed Frances Carlisle, a New York based attorney who specializes in estate planning. Frances is a nationally known expert in advising clients how to make sure their dogs, cats and other nonhuman family members are taken care of when the guardians are no longer around. Too many of us do not […]

Filed Under: Javelina, 2018 Show Archive, Elephants, General Information, Law Tagged With: Elephants, Wild animals, Sanctuary, Pets, Law

Animals Today March 3, 2018: Overweight dogs and cats. Microchip your pets. The first elephants in America. International Society for Animal Rights.

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We begin with Lori’s interview with Dr. Douglas Kunz, discussing the problem of obesity being overweight in dogs and cats. It’s very common. Kunz is Medical Director, VCA Desert Animal Hospital in Palm Springs, California. Then, Lori reminds us how important it is that all animals in the family are microchipped, and how a chip […]

Filed Under: 2018 Show Archive, Animal rights, Animals Rights, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, General Information, History Tagged With: Elephants, Dogs, cats, Animal Cruelty, Diet, Animal rights

Animals Today January 20, 2018. The ten worst zoos for elephants. Updating California’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. Top bird watching sites worldwide.

January 21, 2018 by Peter Spiegel 1 Comment

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The show begins with Lori’s discussion with Toni Frohoff, PhD., Elephant Campaign Director at In Defense of Animals. Each year, IDA publishes its list of the worst North American zoos for elephants, and sadly, this year’s list demonstrates that the horrendous conditions for elephants in so many zoos continues. In 2017, there was indeed some […]

Filed Under: 2018 Show Archive, Birds, Elephants, Farmed animals, Zoo Tagged With: Elephants, Zoo, Birds

Animals Today January 28, 2017. Ringling Bros. to close! Cannabis products for pets. Dogs protecting the President. Cat scratch disease.

January 29, 2017 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Lori begins the show by celebrating the wonderful news that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will close May 2017. A sustained effort from animal advocates and animal welfare organizations, updated laws, and changing times all contributed to its demise. Lori continues with a fascinating talk about the use of medical cannabis for animals […]

Filed Under: 2017 show archive, Animal Cruelty, Circus, Dogs, General Information, Veterinary topics Tagged With: Elephants, Dogs, Animal Cruelty

Animals Today April 2, 2016: Stealing Elephants from Africa. Avoiding brain disease with diet. Pet product industry update. Fake service animals under scrutiny.

April 2, 2016 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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This show begins with the unbelievable news that 18 elephants have been ripped from their homes and families in Swaziland and flown to a life of captivity at three US zoos. Toni Frohoff, PhD. from In Defense of Animals (IDA), explains the tragic situation, how it can possibly happen in 2016 and what we all […]

Filed Under: 2016 Show Archive, Africa, Eagles, Elephants, Fur, General Information, Pet Products, Zoo Tagged With: Eagles, Dogs, Zoo, service animals, Pets, Elephants, cats

Animals Today March 12, 2016: SeaWorld admits spying on PETA. Aardvark week. PawPAC. More on disease prevention through diet. What mountain lions eat. Suing for the elephant, Lucky.

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We begin with Peter and legal expert Bob Ferber discussing the admission by SeaWorld that its employee had infiltrated PETA to gather intelligence. Is it legal and does PETA have any recourse? Then, how much do you know about aardvarks? We are celebrating National Aardvark Week. Next on with Lori is Eric Mills, board member […]

Filed Under: Aardvark, 2016 Show Archive, diet, Elephants, General Information, Law Tagged With: Elephants, Wild animals, Pets, Law

Animals Today January 23, 2016: Kangaroo product ban in California. Ringling Bros. elephants to retire early. Wolves in conflict with ranchers. Helping children cope with the loss of pets. Highly contagious strain of flu affecting dogs.

January 25, 2016 by Peter Spiegel 1 Comment

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Animals Today January 23, 2016: Kangaroo product ban in California. Ringling Bros. elephants to retire early. Wolves in conflict with ranchers. Helping children cope with the loss of pets. Highly contagious strain of flu affecting dogs. This show begins with Peter and Lori discussing a collection of new animal topics, including the battle to preserve […]

Filed Under: 2016 Show Archive, Dogs, Elephants, Wolves Tagged With: Elephants, Dogs, wolves

Animals Today December 26, 2015: Top Animal Stories of 2015. Elephant trivia. Avoiding animal hazards during the holidays.

December 26, 2015 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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This show features Lori and Peter’s top eight picks of the most important animal welfare and animal rights stories of 2015. And even though the killing of Africa’s iconic lion, Cecil was very important, we deemed a different one to be the biggest event of the year. What would be on your list? Then, we […]

Filed Under: 2015 Show Archive, Animal advocacy, Elephants, General Information, Quiz, Top stories Tagged With: Elephants, Quiz

Animals Today October 3, 2015: Dogs in court. Sensible rabies advice. Bees win victory but still are under pressure. Another salamander threat, Herbivore Festival, and baby elephant rescue.

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This show begins with Lori welcoming Ellen O’Neill-Stephens, founder of Courthouse Dogs Foundation. A growing number of court proceedings now have specially trained dogs present to provide emotional support to the human participants. Lori and Ellen discuss where the dogs come from, how they are used in court, and how they may help promote justice. […]

Filed Under: Salamanders, 2015 Show Archive, Bees, Dogs, Elephants, General Information, Legal, vegan Tagged With: Elephants, Veganism, Law, Dogs, bees

Animals Today – June 29, 2014. Fighting elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade. Pet-pet peeves

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http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/062914.mp3 On this show, Lori welcomed Craig Sholley, Vice President for Philanthropy and Marketing for African Wildlife Foundation. One of Kenya’s iconic elephants, a large 45-year-old male named Satao, was recently killed by poachers for his beautiful, long tusks. Craig discussed how it is possible that 20,000 elephants were killed last year in Africa, what drives […]

Filed Under: 2014 Show Archive, Africa, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, General Information, Hunting Tagged With: Ivory, Elephants, Dogs, cats, Africa

Animals Today April 27, 2014. Improving medical research without laboratory animals. The LA ban on elephant bull hooks.

April 30, 2014 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/042714.mp3 On this  show, Lori welcomed Dr. Ray Greek, President and Co-Founder, Americans for Medical Advancement (A.F.M.A.). Ray presented his views on how to improve medical research and provide better safety for patients, with methods that do not rely on laboratory animals. Dr. Greek is co-author of the books, Animal Models in Light of Evolution, […]

Filed Under: 2014 Show Archive, Elephants, Medical research, Vivisection Tagged With: Elephants, vivisection, Circus

Animals Today November 3, 2013 – Using MRI to learn how dogs think. How bull hooks were banned in LA

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http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/110313.mp3 Lori Welcomed two great guests on this show. First, Dr. Gregory Berns, a neuroscientist from Emory University, discussed his research into the brains of dogs. Using functional MRI on awake, cooperative, unrestrained dogs, Berns and his team are exploring how dogs think. What does it take to get a dog to stay still for […]

Filed Under: 2013 show archive, Dogs, Elephants, Law, Legal Tagged With: Elephants, Law, Dogs

Animals Today – October 27, 2013: Bird Conservation in the Americas with Steve Holmer from American Bird Conservancy. Plus helping injured birds

October 27, 2013 by Peter Spiegel 1 Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/102713.mp3 On this show, Peter interviewed Steve Holmer to get updated on issues facing birds in the wild throughout the Americas. Steve is Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the Bird Conservation Alliance, American Bird Conservancy. They discussed which species are threatened, which birds are doing well, and what the important dangers to birds are. Recent […]

Filed Under: 2013 show archive, Birds, Cats, General Information Tagged With: Elephants, wildlife rehabiliation, cats, Birds, Conservation, Circus

Animals Today – April 21, 2013 Los Angeles Canine Custody Program; Rhino horn poaching

April 22, 2013 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/042113.mp3 Lori welcomed three guests on this show. The topic for the first two segments was a great new program being conducted at the Los Angeles County Jail called the Custody Canine program. Sergeant Ray Harley, from the LA County sheriff’s department, and Rick Belmonte, of Belmonte’s Dog Training and Equipment described how dogs from […]

Filed Under: 2013 show archive, Africa, Dogs, Elephants, General Information, Rhinos Tagged With: Elephants, Rhinos, Africa, Dogs, China

Animals Today August 5 2012: David Casselman and the Lawsuit against the LA Zoo

August 6, 2012 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/080512.mp3 Also make sure to visit Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary – this is also covered in the show and is yet another incredible project led by Mr. Casselman. And here is David’s profile from his law firm website.

Filed Under: 2012 Show Archive, General Information, Law, Legal, Sanctuary, Wild animals, Zoo Tagged With: Elephants, Zoo, wildlife rehabiliation, Asia

Animals Today, Nov 20, 2011 – Matt Rossell from ADI. The great turkey quiz

November 20, 2011 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/112011.mp3 On this show, Lori discussed a number of news items concerning the welfare of Elephants and other animals with Matt Rossell, Campaigns Director, US office, Animal Defenders International. First, they covered the newly introduced Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act. Then, they discussed ADI’s suit against Have Trunk Will Travel, a Perris California based group which supplies […]

Filed Under: 2011 Show Archive, Elephants, General Information, Turkeys Tagged With: Elephants, Wild animals, Turkeys

Animals Today May 15, 2011: Journal of Animal Ethics; abuse of movie elephants; cruelty of horse-drawn carriages

May 15, 2011 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

Prof. Priscilla Cohn – the Journal of Animal Ethics. Matt Rossell from Animal Defenders International – abuse of the elephant, TAI, star of Water for Elephants. Katherine Hutchison, horse-drawn carriages in NYC.

Filed Under: 2011 Show Archive Tagged With: Horse-drawn carriages, Ethics, Elephants, Law, Performing animals

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