Good Dogs! (6-09-2014) #6013: Gayle Watkins from Avidog, who has bred Golden Retrievers for 35 years, explains to Tracie why many responsible dog breeders have intense antipathy toward the Humane Society of the United States because there is collateral damage to good breeders from HSUS legislation intentioned to improve conditions and/or eliminate large scale puppy mill breeding operations.
Good Dogs! #6013 (6-09-2014)
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Humane Talk #8025 (6-16-2014)
Humane Talk (6-16-2014) #8025: Dr. Bill Folger is the founder of Memorial Cat Hospital in the Gulf Coast region near Houston, the only all feline practice in the world with four board certified feline specialists, of which there are fewer than 100 in the whole world. He talks about how the AVMA should be cooperative with HSUS, rather than perceiving it as a threat to their economic interests.
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Humane Talk #8024 (8-18-2014)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (8-18-2014) #8024: Paul Shapiro, the Vice President for Farm Animal Protection at the Humane Society of the United States, talks about how mainstream ideology has changed in the past 20 years and there has been a 10% drop in meat consumption — good news for a lifelong vegetarian/vegan like himself, who accepts that ”social progress is always incremental.”
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Humane Talk #8034 (11-10-2014)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (11-10-2014) #8034: Wayne talks dogs in the small Asian nation of Bhutan and an ongoing project where Humane Society International is helping street dogs and communities by sterilizing tens of thousands of free-roaming dogs; Tracie and Wayne discuss how competitive racing is a dangerous game for horses that leads to the injury and death of far too many horses, mentioning a series in the New York Times that brought more attention to the serious problems with injuries, drugs, and overbreeding in the industry. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/death-and-disarray-at-americas-racetracks.html?pagewanted=all...module=Search...mabReward=relbias%3Ar..._r=0]
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Humane Talk #8038 (11-24-2014)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (11-24-2014) #8038: Wayne explains how the HSUS works in cooperation with law enforcement officials to help rescue pets, crack down on animal fighting, and protect wildlife; find out how you can go to school for animals at Humane Society University, with classes online and in Washington, D.C. The university has a wide range of courses and offers undergraduate degrees, graduate certificates, and master’s degrees.
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Humane Talk #8041 (12-15-2014)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (12-15-2014) #8041: Wayne talks about an HSUS undercover investigation at a Tennessee Walking Horse show barn, depicting horses having caustic chemicals applied to their legs as well as being whipped, kicked, and hit in the face. The public awareness and criminal indictments that followed were in 2012, when this interview was recorded; Tracie and Wayne discuss proper husbandry of parrots and other birds, in light of a rescue of more than 120 neglected parrots from a supposed sanctuary in Ohio. Though some types of birds make wonderful pets, parrots are intelligent, social, can live many decades, and need specialized care. More information about caring for parrots and other birds can be heard on EXOTIC PETS. (Interviews with Wayne Pacelle were conducted in 2012; more recent information is available at HSUS.org.)
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Humane Talk #8043 (01-19-2015)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (01-19-2015) #8043: Is that dog fur on the trim of your jacket? It is illegal to sell products containing domestic dog or cat fur in the United States, thanks to legislation supported by The HSUS more than a decade ago, but in 2012 their investigators found domestic dog fur for sale in the U.S.; Wayne focuses on major moments for the animal protection movement in recent years, like the undercover investigation of a dairy cow slaughter plant, and how people can seek out more humane food.
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Dog Talk #405 (01-24-2015)
Dog Talk (01-24-2015) #405: Dr E’Lise Christensen Bell, DVM DACVB, Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist explains the escalation from growling to barking to snapping to nipping to biting and how when “The Tinies” do it, owners blow it off, but it’s still a serious warning that escalates; Mikita Brottman’s THE GREAT GRISBY: Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals intersperses her love of her French Bulldog Grisby with facts like how many renowned authors have owned standard poodles (and how Norman Mailer got into a street brawl when someone called his poodle “a queer;” Do our dogs have souls? Did the pope actually say we’ll meet our dogs in heaven? Tracie discusses this with Christine Gutleben, Senior Director of the HSUS faith outreach program.
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Humane Talk #8044 (02-02-2015)
Humane Talk
Humane Talk (02-02-2015) #8044: Do you think about cruelty-free products? Was the shampoo you use tested on animals? Did your toothpaste or lipstick cause suffering for animals in labs? We’ve made great progress in phasing out animal tests for many products, but several companies have backslid on their cruelty-free pledges; Wayne talks about touring farms in rural America, and more about how HSUS works with farmers to phase out cruel confinement practices and work together to advance animal welfare. (Conversations recorded previously in 2012.)
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Humane Talk #8016 (5-05-2014)
Humane Talk (5-05-2014) #8016: Wayne tells Tracie about the Shelter Pet Project — a project of The HSUS, the Ad Council, and the pet foundation Maddie’s Fund — that promotes shelter adoptions through a national ad campaign; “Pets for Life” helps under-served communities in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and Philadelphia host free pet health clinics.
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