Nathan Winograd from the No Kill Advocacy Center shares the history and future of the no kill movement. He also talks about his new book Irreconcilable Differences, onsale now at Amazon.com. Eileen McCarthy from Midwest Avian Adoption and Rescue talks about many challenges with cages birds and their work to rescue them.

Dr. Jennifer Conrad DVM and founder of the Paw Project talks about the painful realities of declawing cats, and the political stir in California as some try to ban declawing procedures and others try to ban the bans. Award winner writer, Deanne Stillman, author of Mustang, The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, talks with us about the complex relationship that people and horses shared over centuries. Sometimes spiritual and often violent, Deanne shares insights into the history of horse use, stories of hollywood, war, roundups, and US government policies that continue to threaten wild horses today. Weekly contributer Nathan Winograd, along with New York animal welfare advocates, raises questions about the death of Oreo, a dog who is raising more questions about what to do when shelters stray from their mission of protecting animal.

Cyrus Mejia, artist in Residence at Best Friends Animal Society seeks to change our perceptions about the world and about animals through his art. Pits and Perception and The Watcher Project are two efforts he talks about as he uses his talents to help us think and to look differently at our assumptions. We also talk with Melissa Joseph about her work hospice work with Baxter, a very special therapy dog.

How to keep your food safe from genetically modified ingredients? In this show we find out how by talking with the Center for Food Safety. We also talk with the author of Breakfasts with Buster, and inspiring little book inspired by a dog diagnosed with bone cancer. Nathan Winograd talks about some of the thugs disguised as animal welfare advocates.