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 (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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
