Patrick Ramage, Whale Program Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare discusses moratorium on commercial whaling; International Whaling Commission; impact of International Court of Justice March 2014 ruling against Japan’s program of scientific whaling; consensus-making process in the IWC.

Anne Baker discusses two decades of experience as a foster to needy animals from the Espanola Valley Humane Society shelter; the healing process for animals; support fosters receive from the ESHS; the joy of fostering

Chris Heyde, Deputy Director of Government and Legal Affairs of the Animal Welfare Institute, discusses the Safeguard American Food Exports Act 2015; horse slaughter process; exports of horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada; alternatives that provide care for unwanted or abandoned horses.

Dr. Kelli Heckman, Executive Director of the Global Federation of Sanctuaries, discusses GFAS certification standards for animal sanctuaries; lack of regulation of sanctuaries in the United States; origins of wildlife in sanctuary.

Dr. Gay Bradshaw, Director of The Kerulos Center, discusses trauma in elephants and the study of sentience in other mammals.

Stephanie DeYoung, Director of Elephant Husbandry at The Elephant Sanctuary discusses the psychological needs and healing process of elephants once held in captivity (e.g., circuses); animal-first standards and practices of the Sanctuary.

Ryan Wulff, Deputy United States Commissioner, International Whaling Commission talks about Creating Sanctuary for Whales in South Atlantic

Journalist Joseph Sorrentino discusses the December 2014 article in Santa Fe Reporter; undercover recording of animal cruelty at NM dairy; factory farming

Horse racing industry investigation, continued

Doping in American horse racing