Animals Today Radio

Animals Today Radio

249 episodes

The signature program of the nonprofit, Advancing the Interests of Animals (AIA), is its weekly, one-hour nationally syndicated radio show, Animals Today. Currently in its seventh continuous year, this show provides a worldwide platform where individuals and organizations concerned about the welfare of animals can present their viewpoints and promote their causes. It is a communication hub where listeners learn about a wide variety of animal welfare issues as well as the actions they can take to help animals locally and around the globe. Hosted by Dr. Lori Kirshner and co-host/producer Dr. Peter Spiegel, Animals Today airs in multiple markets with a potential audience of millions of listeners. Listeners worldwide may enjoy live shows via internet streaming, and past shows are archived on the Animals Today website and YouTube for free access anytime. Shows can also be accessed as podcasts on iTunes, on Spreaker, on Tune in radio, and on i heart radio.

Different than other radio programs whose focus is merely on pets, Animals Today delves deeper by also promoting increased respect, compassion and kindness toward animals in the wild and farmed animals. Via analysis and commentary, it provides the latest thinking and news about animal rights with the goal of educating listeners of all ages about the current status of animals in society and how people can treat them more humanely. The show’s hosts conduct interviews on a wide variety of animal-related topics with news items from around the globe. Programs have focused on such diverse subjects as the dangers wind farms pose to eagles, shark conservation efforts and language and communication research in non-human animals.

Guests on the show have included celebrities, filmmakers, politicians and government officials, lawyers, authors, scientists, ecologists, food producers, naturalists and activists working in the field. They all share a desire to improve the lives of animals around the world. A few of Animals Today’s noteworthy guests have included Bob Barker, Author Dean Koontz, Actress Tippi Hedren, US Representative Tom Marino, CA Assemblymember Richard Bloom, CT State Representative Fred Camillo, award-winning independent journalist Will Potter, and President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Dr. Neal Barnard. Lori and Peter have gone on site to cover The Best Friends National Conference, the FARM animal rights conference, the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in Texas, and other events and locations of interest.

Podcasts

Animals Today August 17, 2023: Mosquito musings. Bee and wasp stings. Animal Trivia.

Published: Aug. 19, 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today June 26, 2022. Update on breed specific legislation. More animal news stories. Wabbits.

Published: July 2, 2022, 8:58 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today April 23, 2022. Latest difficult news from Ukraine. Dog Bite Prevention Week.

Published: May 2, 2022, 1:01 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 3 seconds

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Animals Today March 26, 2022. Toxin and poison hazards for pets. Delight in zebras

Published: March 30, 2022, 3:17 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 39 seconds

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Animals Today Feb 13, 2022. Honoring Cecil, the gentle giant. Oral health in pets. Trivia quiz.

Published: Feb. 28, 2022, 1:44 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today August 28, 2021. Mosquitoes, malaria and DDT. Protecting dogs from bee and wasp stings.

Published: Sept. 27, 2021, 1:53 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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Animals Today July 30, 2021: Top ten pet toxins and poisons. Another insane animal quiz.

Published: Aug. 15, 2021, 7:35 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today June 20, 2021. A dark side of shelter operations. Potpourri quiz.

Published: July 10, 2021, 1:52 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today June 6, 2021. Lotsa animal news! Bee and wasp stings. Famous dogs of the big and small screen.

Published: June 12, 2021, 1:18 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today April 24, 2021: Is there meaningful recourse in cases of veterinary malpractice? Rhino challenge.

Published: May 4, 2021, 12:01 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 21 seconds

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Animals Today April 10, 2021: Hot animal news! Its World Rat Day!

Published: April 19, 2021, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today March 27, 2021: Top ten pet toxins and poisons. Another insane animal quiz.

Published: April 3, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today March 6, 2021. Visiting the dog park. Cold weather advice for dogs. Wonderful bees.

Published: March 14, 2021, 11:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today February 20, 2021. Ethical considerations of breeding dogs. Canine dental hygiene. Rapid-fire quiz.

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 3:16 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today Nov 1, 2020. Trumps historical endorsement of the PACT Act.

Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 10:31 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today September 19, 2020. Farm animal protection. Operation Baghdad Pups. Know your koalas.

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today September 5, 2020. Mosquitoes, malaria and DDT. Protecting dogs from bee and wasp stings.

Published: Sept. 12, 2020, 11:23 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today July 4, 2020. Celebrating the American eagle. Is xylitol toxic to dogs?

Published: July 4, 2020, 5:14 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today May 24, 2020. The history of the animal rights movement. Dogs of WW I. Famous dogs we all love.

Published: May 27, 2020, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today May 21, 2020. How animals think and feel with Professor Temple Grandin

Published: May 24, 2020, 7:54 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds

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Animals Today April 22, 2020. What should shelters tell potential adopters about dogs who have bitten in the past?

Published: April 22, 2020, 5:27 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today April 5 2020: Can pandemics be avoided? The problem with animal agriculture

Published: April 8, 2020, 6:11 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes

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Animals Today March 28, 2020. Can pets get the coronavirus disease? Animal welfare and investing

Published: March 31, 2020, 11:17 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today February 22, 2020. Animal rights and welfare. Health benefits of pet ownership.

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 2:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today February 19, 2020. Is breeding dogs unethical? Dont forget to brush your pets teeth!

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 8:41 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds

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Animals Today February 15, 2020. Why is the egg industry cruel? What is the healthiest food to feed my cat?

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 12:52 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today February 2, 2020. How zoos harm elephants. Legal help for animal advocacy.

Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today December 28, 2019. Top animal stories of the year.

Published: Dec. 31, 2019, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 16 seconds

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Animals Today December 14, 2019: The American Bald Eagle in our culture and why animals are like humans

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today December 7, 2019: Passing the PACT Act and choosing the best pet sitter services

Published: Dec. 14, 2019, 11:22 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today November 23, 2019. Victory for whales held in Russia! The Challenges African Elephants face

Published: Nov. 28, 2019, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 7 seconds

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Animals Today November 16, 2019. Dog nutrition controversy, mutton busting and sea turtle poachers arrested!

Published: Nov. 17, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today November 2, 2019. Should animals be used in dangerous jobs? Animals with the strongest bites.

Published: Nov. 11, 2019, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today October 26, 2019. Medical testing on animals. Dogs detecting cancer.

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds

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Animals Today October 5, 2019: The history of the animal rights and welfare movements. Risks of rabies.

Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 9:40 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals September 7, 2019: Risks of blue-green algae to dogs. Exposing and closing cockfighting operations.

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 1:24 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 14 seconds

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Animals Today August 31, 2019: Will cruel cyanide bombs be banished? Liability and safety tips for dog owners.

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 12:55 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 16 seconds

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Animals Today August 17, 2019: Finding shelter and homes for ALL animals

Published: Aug. 21, 2019, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today August 10, 2019: In defense of pit bulls. Alternatives to Animal testing.

Published: Aug. 17, 2019, 6:55 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Animals Today August 3, 2019: Why is the amphibian population declining? Choosing toys and treats for dogs.

Published: Aug. 10, 2019, 8:06 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds

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Animals Today July 13, 2019. Should otters be kept as pets? Will the cat declawing ban become law in New York?

Published: July 18, 2019, 11:42 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today June 22, 2019. The cruelty of horse racing. Legal animal news. Cats in popular songs.

Published: June 28, 2019, 5:44 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today June 15, 2019. National Pet Preparedness Month. Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT).

Published: June 19, 2019, 4:29 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 15 seconds

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Animals Today June 8, 2019: What to do if you see a dog in a hot car. Laws about emotional support animals

Published: June 14, 2019, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today April 20, 2019: Do rabbits make good pets? How do you stop illegal dog fighting? Preventing dog bites.

Published: April 22, 2019, 10:36 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds

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Animals Today April 6, 2019: High blood pressure in dogs and cats. Ways to reduce stress in shelter dogs

Published: April 9, 2019, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today March 30, 2019: Visual identification of dog breeds. New animal provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Published: April 3, 2019, 7:39 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 20 seconds

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Animals Today February 23, 2019: Helping vervet monkeys. Fun hippopotamus facts

Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 2:15 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today February 9, 2019: Is fur losing its popularity? What is special about whales?

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 12:55 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 13 seconds

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Animals Today January 26, 2019: Dental issues in dogs. What is animal hoarding?

Published: Jan. 30, 2019, 12:19 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 48 seconds

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Animals Today Jan 19, 2019: Pigs as companion animals. Penguin update. A new vegan mentoring program.

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 3:07 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 15 seconds

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Animals Today December 22, 2018: PETAs Ingrid Newkirk. Striking at the Roots, by Mark Hawthorne.

Published: Dec. 25, 2018, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today December 15, 2018: Resolve to help animals in the New Year. Diabetes in dogs. Reindeer games.

Published: Dec. 17, 2018, 5:26 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds

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Animals Today November 10, 2018: What dogs cant have on Thanksgiving? Incredible animal adaptations.

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today October 17, 2018: Can climate catastrophe be averted?

Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 10:27 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds

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Animals Today November 3, 2018: Police are using training simulators for dog encounters.

Published: Nov. 2, 2018, 9:57 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today October 13, 2018. What are the benefits of quitting dairy? Who gets to use the term, milk?

Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 2:08 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today October 6, 2018. Helping animals affected by Hurricane Florence. Dogs and cats living together.

Published: Oct. 8, 2018, 2:22 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds

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Animals Today March 4, 2017: Special update: USDA removes animal welfare information from website

Published: March 5, 2017, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes

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Animals Today Dec 24, 2016: Most important animal stories of 2016

Published: Dec. 24, 2016, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds

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Animals Today Election Report: The hunting activities of Donald Trumps sons.

Published: Nov. 11, 2016, 8:49 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 1 second

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Helping Animals Without Going Crazy: Strategies for Effective, Joyful Advocacy

Published: Dec. 3, 2015, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

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Animals Today August 16, 2015. The Killing of Cecil causes hunter to quit. Protecting pangolins.

Published: Aug. 16, 2015, 9:06 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 46 seconds

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Animals Today – August 9, 2015. The Killing of Cecil – Part 2

Published: Aug. 10, 2015, 5:47 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 45 seconds

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Animals Today – August 2, 2015. The Killing of Cecil

Published: Aug. 3, 2015, 11:25 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 45 seconds

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Dr. Lori Kirshner’s opening statement: The Killing of Cecil

Published: Aug. 2, 2015, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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Animals Today June 14, 2015. Use and misuse of dog breed labels – Everything you want to know

Published: June 16, 2015, 11:19 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 20 seconds

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Animals Today June 7, 2015: Dr. Kirshner interviews Kathy Davis, Director of San Antonio Animal Care Services

Published: June 7, 2015, 2:47 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 32 seconds

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Animals Today Promo 1

Published: June 5, 2015, 12:09 a.m.
Duration: 58 seconds

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Animals Today May 31, 2015. The pervasive cruelty of the horse racing industry.

Published: June 2, 2015, 2:39 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds

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Celebrating the end of horse slaughter in the US

Published: May 25, 2015, 5:11 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds

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Earth Day 2015 – Commentary

Published: April 19, 2015, 1:28 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds

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Animals Today – Oct 23, 2011 Hoffman And Roberts

Published: Oct. 25, 2011, 1:51 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 16 seconds

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Animals Today May 8, 2011: America’s Family Pet Expo, Orange County, CA

Published: June 26, 2011, 5:02 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today, May 1, 2011: Will Tuttle discusses the World Peace Diet

Published: May 1, 2011, 5:12 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today April 10, 2011. Marc Bekoff discusses coyotes. Protesting the Palm Springs Rodeo.

Published: April 10, 2011, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today April 3, 2011. Perspectives in Animal Rights with Dr. Lori Kirshner

Published: April 3, 2011, 3:32 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today – March 20, 2011: Snake Conservation

Published: March 20, 2011, 3:28 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today March 13, 2011: Videodocumentation of rodeo cruelty. Chimpanzee research.

Published: March 13, 2011, 10:49 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today March 6, 2011: Dr. Lawrence Hansen discusses animal experimentation.

Published: March 6, 2011, 10:46 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 54 seconds

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Animals Today February 27, 2011: Margery Glickman – Sled Dog Action Coalition.

Published: Feb. 27, 2011, 10:43 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today February 13, 2011: Pits bulls and Michael Vick.

Published: Feb. 13, 2011, 10:38 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today February 6, 2011: Traveling with dogs and cats.

Published: Feb. 6, 2011, 10:31 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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Animals Today January 30, 2011. Michael Parr – American Bird Conservancy.

Published: Jan. 31, 2011, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes

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