Humane Talk features conversations with Thought Leaders in animal welfare, whose books or scientific studies focus on practical and philosophical issues regarding society's attitudes and interactions with various non-human species. Discussions with members of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical A…

How Elephants in Japan educates people there and worldwide about elephant welfare, exposing and improving living conditions of many other captive zoo elephants worldwide

How League of Humane Voters influences politicians and legislation on behalf of animals

John Gluck (Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University) discusses the ethics of animal research

John Gluck (VORACIOUS SCIENCE & VULNERABLE ANIMALS) discusses ethical dilemma of research with animals and how he became an animal advocate

What the future holds for fish if we do not become more mindful and responsible regarding them

Celebrating #GivingTuesday, importance of stopping squabbles in rescue community, giving respect and kindness to the shelter workers

Do millennials have more empathy for animals? Max Elder and Tracie debate the value of radical activism like Peter Singer’s for PETA, decades ago

Shaming Those Who Embrace Trophy Hunting

Jonathan Balcombe (What a Fish Knows) on the complexity of fishes' relationships, tool use and ingenuity

Wayne Pacelle's appearance on Oprah's SuperSoul TV Network, value of influential people embracing animal welfare issues

Pain and suffering we cause factory-farmed fishes worse than wild-caught ones; “fish substitute” products offer tasty solution to problem

Wayne Pacelle continues conversation from his book The Humane Economy and animal entertainment, elephants at Ringling Bros., Sea World whales

Keegan Kuhn (“Cowspiracy” documentary), coauthor of The Sustainability Secret, on understanding of the impact of what we choose to eat

How Open Farm Pet makes dry dog food sourcing from farmers who ethically raise animals for the meat that goes into the food

Sixteen-year old Matthew Talbot's hands-on rescue missions to save unwanted puppies & dogs from impoverished South

Brian Bailey on Embracing The Wild In Your Dog, recognizing dogs have basic primal instincts/reactions akin to their wolf forebears

Dr. Stevan Harnad, “abolitionist vegan,” theoretically opposed to pet ownership, discusses vegetarianism & vegan-ism,

Alan Rabinowitz discusses An Indomitable Beast, how humans have interfered with the very existence of jaguars

National Institutes of Health to discontinue research on chimpanzees; half world's dog population lives on the street, struggles to survive

Wisconsin & Minnesota opened wolf hunting, trapping. How did HSUS respond to this tragic development? Animal welfare in India

At 14 years old, young Thomas Ponce wanted to make the world better a place for animals, created non-profit, Lobby for Animals.

Considering complexity, intelligence & survival skills of creatures we've deemed less intelligent/important than ourselves

Why chimpanzee research must end; Efforts to stop cruel trade in Beluga whales in Russian seas

HSUS rescues pets, runs sanctuaries, reforms policy, investigates undercover to find hidden abuses

Jonathan Balcombe (Animal Sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy) on capacity of animals to experience feelings

Rewilding Our Heart author: we can reverse destruction of the environment and other species by changing ourselves