A Radio Show About Animals and Animal Issues

Duncan Strauss hosts... Talking Animals... is a radio show about animals and animal issues

By Sandra McKenna

Duncan Strauss hosts... Talking Animals... is a radio show about animals and animal issues.

This weeks guest was Sherry Silk, the Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, which, established in 1912, is considered one of the oldest corporations in Florida.

The organization provides a host of services, including pet adoption, spay/neuter programs, microchip clinics, and assistance with animal behavior issues. Silk, who has worked in the animal welfare field for the better part of three decades, discussed HSTB's Fall Adoption Expo Nov. 15, how what's happening to the economy is affecting animals in the community, a new free shot program, and more.

WMNF (88.5FM)--a 70,000-watt, community-oriented NPR station in Tampa, Florida--now airs a half-hour version of... Talking Animals... on the first and second Wednesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. to noon EST. While Talking Animals... consists of multiple elements--including animals news, animal songs, animal comedy, and a quick quiz feature.

The true heart of the show is the interviews with some notable inhabitants of some province of the animal world. Guests tend to be those whose job or main mission is working with--or for--animals.

Yet, in trying to reach all the way across the vast landscape of animal people, Duncan Strauss occasionally interviews well-known musicians, actors, comedians, writers and others who are passionate about animals and animal causes.

http://www.humanesocietytampa.org

http://www.talkinganimals.net

By Sandra McKenna