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December 11, 2012 – Guest: Peter Brandt – Topic: Hallmark Meat Packing Co....
In January 2008, undercover footage from Hallmark Meat Packing in Chino, CA was released, showing immense cruelty to the downed animals. As a result, 143 million pounds of beef was recalled, the...
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December 18, 2012 – Guest, Scotlund Haisley – Topic, Emergency dog fighting...
On Thanksgiving weekend, Animal Rescue Corps – a nationwide nonprofit specializing in large-scale, logistically complex rescues – was called in by Tennessee authorities to assist in the rescue of 60...
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January 8, 2013 – Guest, Tracy Mohr – Topic, Chico Animal Shelter
Last February, the City of Chico took charge of the animal shelter formerly ran by the Butte Humane Society. What does this change mean to the stray and surrendered animals in Chico? On the phone with...
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January 15th, 2013 – Guest, Dr. Kate Hurley – Topic, Shelter Changes
My guest on today’s program will be Kate Hurley, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and she has has received a Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Kate Hurley is the Director of the UC Davis Koret...
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February 5, 2013 – Topic: Cat intake policy changes at the Chico Animal Shelter
On today’s Sentients, I will be rebroadcasting two previous programs, tying them together to discuss the new policies at the Chico Animal Shelter. My guests will be Tracy Mohr, Animal Services Manager...
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February 11, 2013 – Guest, Jennifer Fearing – Topic, Feral Cat Predation
In what has become a three-part series on finding solutions for Chico’s stray and feral cats, my guest on today’s program will be Jennifer Fearing, California’s Senior State Director with the Humane...
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April 16, 2013 – AB 343, California’s Anti-Whistleblower Legislation
Undercover investigations by animal-welfare groups like Mercy for Animals have led to landmark corporate animal-welfare-policy reforms, new and improved laws to protect farmed animals and the...
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June 11th, 2013: Guest, Kathy Stevens – Catskill Animal Sanctuary
On this week’s edition of Sentients, my guest will be author, activist and Catskill Animal Sanctuary founder Kathy Stevens. Catskill Animal Sanctuary is based in Saugerties, NY and is a 110-acre haven...
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June 18th, 2013 – Robert C. Jones
On this week’s edition of Sentients, my guest will be Robert C. Jones, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at CSU, Chico. Robert C. Jones received his PhD in philosophy from Stanford University in 2005...
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June 25, 2013 – Guest: Leif Cocks – Topic: Palm Oil and Orangutans
On this week’s edition of Sentients, we’ll be talking about Orangutans and palm oil. My guest will be Leif Cocks, founder and President of The Orangutan Project. The Orangutan Project (TOP) is the...
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July 16, 2013: Guest, Elise Traub – Topic: Operation Wild Web
A unique collaboration with 40 Humane Society of the United States volunteers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service led to hundreds of state and federal wildlife trafficking charges across the country....
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July 23rd, 2013 – Guest: Karen Scheuermann, Topic: Shasta Roots and Shoots
Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall Institute’s environmental and humanitarian program for youth (preschool to university). My guest on this week’s Sentients will be Karen Scheuermann with Shasta...
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July 30, 2013 – Guest, Matt Rice (Mercy for Animals), Topic: Undercover...
Tomorrow, July 31 at 7 p.m. PST, the National Geographic Channel’s new series Inside: Secret America will follow award-winning journalists as they go undercover with Mercy for Animals investigators...
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August 6, 2013: Guest, John Hargrove – Topic, “Blackfish” and SeaWorld
Many of us have experienced the excitement and awe of watching 8,000 pound orcas, or “killer whales,” soar out of the water and fly through the air at sea parks, as if in perfect harmony with their...
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May 14th, 2013: Guest, Diane Solomon – Topic, “JJ The American Street Dog”
JJ The American Street Dog and How He Came to Live In Our House is a book that tells the tale of a young girl and her family as they learn about homeless animals and discover how they can be a part of...
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August 27th, 2013 – Guest, Amaroq Weiss – Topic: Wolves
Recently, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has released its proposal to strip federal protections from wolves in most of the Lower 48. The public comment period on that proposal closes Sept...
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September 10th, 2013 – Guest: David Phinney, Topic: 3,000 egg-laying hens...
Late July, farm animal sanctuary Animal Place secured the release of 3,000 hens from a California “egg laying” hen farm. Over the course of two days, Animal Place staff, interns, and volunteers pulled...
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September 24th, 2013 – Guest, Kathleen Summers – Topic, Puppy Mills
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a monumental victory for puppy mill dogs and those who advocate on their behalf. The rule will subject thousands of unlicensed puppy mills that...
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October 1, 2013 – Guest, Dr. Will Tuttle
Dr. Will Tuttle, educator, author, and composer, has lectured and performed widely throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book The World Peace Diet and is a...
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October 8, 2013 – Guest: Becky Robinson, President and co-founder of Alley...
Trap-Neuter-Release, a program designed to Trap, Neuter and Release feral cats to their existing colonies has been both controversial as well as beneficial to the cats involved. Alley Cat Allies, the...
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