“Glass Frogs” Finally Got Protection as an Endangered Species

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-09-2023) #813C: Jeff Flocken, President of the Humane Society International (HSI) reports to Tracie about his recent trip to Panama for the CITES meeting, where decisions are made by multiple countries about what creatures will be put on the endangered species list this year. Jeff discusses the “politics” of elephant […]

How Does the Dog Meat Trade Thrive in South Korea?

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (11-28-2022) #807A: Sangkyung Lee, dog meat campaigner for Humane Society International in South Korea, talks about the government having agreed to a task force a year ago to evaluate this part of the economy but nothing has been done. Tracie asks who has a stake in maintaining the dog meat […]

Dogs From South Korean Meat Market Find Homes in the U.S.

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (11-21-2022) #806B: Jeff Flocken, the head of Humane Society International (HSI), discusses the conundrum that there are one million dogs being farmed for the South Korean meat market, yet 85% of the populace say they have never eaten dog meat. Flocken talks about the 34 dogs that HSI brought to […]

Chimpanzee Research Discontinued

Humane Talk (11-02-2015) #8051: Wayne discusses The National Institutes of Health decision to discontinue research on chimpanzees and retire them to sanctuaries; half of the world’s population of dogs live on the street and struggle for survival, but the Humane Society International (HSI) has an innovative spay/neuter program to reduce the number of street dogs […]

Humane Talk #8006 (2/17/2014)

Humane Talk (2/17/2014) #8006: Choosing Kindness over Commerce. Dr. Andrew Rowan, President and CEO of Humane Society International (HSI) and Chief International Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) joins Tracie to discuss the cycle of animal rights campaigns, going back to the successful campaign vs. Revlon in […]