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Ole-David Stenseth, Director, Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Norwegian Ministry Of Trade, Industry and Fisheries discusses International Whaling Commission; IWC moratorium on commercial whaling and Norway's decision to continue commercial whaling; March 2014 International Court of Justice ruling against Japan in Australia v. Japan case and scientific whaling; whales as cognitively complex and IWC study of whale cognition; international consensus making.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_12192014.mp3
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Else Poulsen, Bear Biologist and Author of "Bärle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act" talks about Wildlife trafficking, polar bears, wildlife as commodity in entertainment, sentience in polar bears.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_12122014_Else_Poulson.mp3
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Rae Sikora discusses Compassionate Holiday Food Choices

Direct download: AnimalTalk_12052014_Rae_Sikora.mp3
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Ennio Garcia-Miera, Legislative Director, Animal Protection of New Mexico talks about Legislative Priorities for 2015 Legislative Session

Direct download: AnimalTalk_11282014_Ennio_Garcia-Miera.mp3
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New Mexico overpopulation of unwanted animals. Making spay/neuter services more available

Direct download: AnimalTalk_11212014.mp3
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Migration of Sand Hill Cranes to Bosque

Direct download: AnimalTalk_11142014.mp3
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Ken Shapiro, Co-founder, Animals & Society Institute discusses an approach to studying and advancing compassionate change in the human relationship to other species; animals and society.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_11072014_Ken_Shapiro.mp3
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Phil Kline, Senior Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace talks about Commercial Whaling, March 2014 International Court of Justice Opinion; International Whaling Commission Regulation of "Scientific" Whaling

Direct download: AnimalTalk_10312014.mp3
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A replay from October 3, 2014

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Today's episode was a replay from October 3, 2014

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Ongoing conversation about New Mexico’s overpopulation of reproductive animals

Direct download: AnimalTalk_10102014.mp3
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Rae Sikora, Co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, Vegfund, and Plant Peace Daily talks about Compassionate Consumerism

Direct download: AnimalTalk_10032014_Rae_Sikora.mp3
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Socorro County Commissioner Martha Salas and Deputy Sheriff Ed Sweeney discuss Animal Overpopulation in Socorro County; State Spay/Neuter Fund

Direct download: AnimalTalk_09262014.mp3
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Film Director Mark Devries talks about  "Speciesism: The Movie", a documentary film exploring the concept and practice of speciesism, the assignment of value to beings on the basis of species membership. 

Direct download: AnimalTalk_09192014_Mark_Devries.mp3
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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Gary King discusses New Mexico's Overpopulation of Reproductively Intact Animals; Creating a State Fund to Increase Access and Affordability of Spay/Neuter Services for Companion Animals of Low-income New Mexicans

Direct download: AnimalTalk_09122014_Gary_King.mp3
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Tammy Fiebelkorn, Chairperson of Forming Positive Links Committee, talks about the link between Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence and Upcoming Annual Conference in New Mexico on the Link

Direct download: AnimalTalk_09052014_Tammy_Fiebelkorn.mp3
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Animal law programs at UNM Law School

Direct download: AnimalTalk_08292014.mp3
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Cindy Yurth, Reporter, Navajo Times talks about "Rez dogs" on Navajo Nation and Needed Cooperation Between Navajo Tribal Government and County Governments to Have Successful Spay/Neuter Programs

Direct download: AnimalTalk_08222014.mp3
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Peggy Weigle, Executive Director, Animal Humane New Mexico discuses Humane New Mexico 2014 Conference Agenda, including Creating Federation of New Mexico Animal Advocacy Organizations

Direct download: AnimalTalk_8_15_2014.mp3
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Kevin Chase, Director of Operations, Beagle Freedom Project discusses Re-homing Beagles used for experimentation in research facilities

Direct download: AnimalTalk_08082014_Kevin_Chase.mp3
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Otero County Representative Yvette Herrell and Sheriff Benny House talk about Otero County’s problem with overpopulation of reproductively intact animals; Cost to county; Creating State Spay/Neuter Fund

Direct download: AnimalTalk_08012014.mp3
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Kathy Guillermo, Senior Vice President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals discusses Humane Cosmetics Act; animal testing by cosmetics industry; deception by certain companies claiming to be “cruelty free”

Direct download: AnimalTalk_07252014.mp3
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Vicky Murphy, Albuquerque Animal Control talks about Animal overpopulation, Creating State Spay/Neuter Fund

Direct download: AnimalTalk_07182014.mp3
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A replay from July 4, 2014

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Animal Overpopulation in Guadalupe County, Creating State Spay/Neuter Fund

Direct download: AnimalTalk_7_4_2014.mp3
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Guadalupe County Commissioner Vincent Cordova talks about Animal Overpopulation in Guadalupe County, Creating State Spay/Neuter Fund.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_07042014_Vincent_Cordova.mp3
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Pam Wiseman, Executive Director, New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and Daniel Abrams, Deputy Director, Animal Protection of New Mexico talk about Understanding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence

Direct download: AnimalTalk_06272014_Pam_Wiseman_Daniel_Abrams.mp3
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A replay from December 8, 2014

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Chris Green, Director of Legislative Affairs, and Animal Legal Defense Fund talks about a Tiger Living at a Louisiana Truckstop; Wildlife as Entertainment; Mom & Pop Operations and Captive Wildlife

Direct download: AnimalTalk_06132014_Chris_Green.mp3
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Representative Carl Trujillo, District 46, Santa Fe County discusses the State Funding Feasibility Study for Spay/Neuter of Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households, and Animal Homelessness.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_06062014.mp3
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Steve Wise talks about Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals and Litigation

Direct download: AnimalTalk_05302014.mp3
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Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO, The Humane Society of the United States joins in a discussion on "Big Picture" Issues in Animal Protection.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_05232014_Wayne_Pacelle.mp3
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Laura Bonar of Animal Protection Voters talks about Fur Trapping on Public Lands.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_05162014_Laura_Bonar.mp3
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Maureen O'Brien, Co-Founder, Woofaste Dog Cooperative, Ulla Pedersen, Director, Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary discuss Companion Animal Overpopulation in NM, State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_05092014_Companion_Animal_Overpopulation.mp3
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NM Senator Tim Keller, Bernalillo County talks about State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_05022014_Tim_Keller.mp3
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Phil Carter, Equine Campaign Manager, Animal Protection of New Mexico talks about Interventions to Prevent Horse Neglect in New Mexico, Commercial Horse Slaughter.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_04252014.mp3
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Father Frank Mann, Roman Catholic Priest and Writer (Queens, New York) talks about A Spiritual Examination of the Human/Non-Human Relationship.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_04182014.mp3
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Poets Judith Toler, Blaire Cooper and Jane Lipman share their Poetry about our relationship to other species (second of two recordings).

Direct download: AnimalTalk_04112014.mp3
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Kathy Guillermo, Senior Vice President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals talks about an Undercover investigation of trainers/jockey’s use of electric shocks on racehorses; doping in horseracing; horse death on the racetrack.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_04042014.mp3
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Poets Janet Eigner, Linda Wittenberg, Elizabeth Raby share their Poetry about our relationship to other species (first of two recordings).

Direct download: AnimalTalk_03282014.mp3
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Donna Leschne, Director and Founder, Dew Paws Rescue talks about the State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households, Animal Homelessness.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_03212014.mp3
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Rena DiStacio, Chair, New Mexico Animal Sheltering Board talks about the State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_03072014_Rena_DiStacio.mp3
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Peter Marsh, Director, Solutions to Overpopulation of Pets (New Hampshire) talks about a State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_02282014_Peter_Marsh.mp3
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Allie Phillips, Director, Center for the Prosecution of Animal Abuse of the National Association of District Attorneys (Washington DC) talks about Legal Prosecution of Animal Abuse

Direct download: AnimalTalk_02212014.mp3
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Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock, Director, Mesilla Valley Animal Shelter, NM; Stacy Voss, Director, Farmington Animal Shelter, NM discuss the State Funding Feasibility Study for Companion Animals of New Mexico’s Low Income Households, Animal Homelessness

Direct download: AnimalTalk_02142014.mp3
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Con Slobodchikoff, Professor Emeritus, Biology Department, Northern Arizona University talks about Animal Communication, Prairie Dog Communication

Direct download: AnimalTalk_02072014.mp3
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Lori Paras, Director, The Raptor Center talks about Raptors in New Mexico

Direct download: AnimalTalk_01312014.mp3
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Gary King, New Mexico Attorney General talks about Commercial Horse Slaughter

Direct download: AnimalTalk_01242014_Gary_King.mp3
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Ulla Pederson, Director, Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary (Santa Fe, NM) discusses Animal Rescue/Rescue of Elderly Animals.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_01172014.mp3
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Kathryn Eagleston, Director, The Wildlife Center (Espanola, NM) talks about Wildlife Rehabilitation, Coexistence with Wildlife.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_01102014.mp3
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Rabbi Marvin Schwab, Temple Beth Shalom; Rev. Larry Haslam, President, Baptist Convention of New Mexico; and Rev. Richard Murphy, St. Bede’s Episcopal Church have an Interfaith Discussion on human/non-human relationship.

Direct download: AnimalTalk_01052014.mp3
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