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Charles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Test.
(Courtesy of the Charles Mingus Estate)The jazz musician Charles Mingus was a celebrated band leader and one of the most important composers of his generation. But at the same time he was recording The...
View ArticleCharles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Test.
The jazz musician Charles Mingus was a celebrated band leader and one of the most important composers of his generation. But at the same time he was recording The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever with Dizzy...
View ArticleIn the Dog House: 'The American Dog at Home'
Unless the person behind the shutter is Richard Avedon or Annie Leibowitz, it is hard to get too excited by the celebrity portrait. Our People magazine culture has turned intimacy into a commodity. But...
View ArticleLuxury Pet Products: It's Not Just Kibbles & Bits Anymore
Americans spent over $45 billion on their pets last year. And according to the American Pet Product Association, that number is estimated to grow to almost $48 billion by the end of 2010.WNYC took a...
View ArticleKeeping Cold Noses Warm: Harsh Weather Tips for Dogs and Cats
As I floundered in to work this morning, I was charmed by the sight of a handsome Pit Bull cross doing the breast stroke in a snow drift. Crisp days and fluffy snow can bring out the inner dog in a...
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In the Run-Up to Westminster, Two Pups Say 'I Do'
Katiria Toro cradled Precious Princess in her arms all night. “This is gala wear,” Toro said of the teacup Chihuahua’s satin dress. “Most people call this one the 'Red Carpet' dress.”Vincenza Falcone...
View ArticleHigh Tide: Animals and Natural Disaster
Toto didn’t warn Dorothy that they were about to be swept off to Oz, but there is a general belief—to some extent supported by science—that animals can sense natural disasters ahead of time.Often noted...
View ArticleJill Abramson on Puppy Love and The Times
The new executive editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson, expands on her New York Times column about her first year with her golden retriever in her new book, The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog...
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Pet Portraitist Paints Oodles of Poodles & Mugs of Pugs
In the tradition of peripatetic portraitists, Mimi Vang Olsen travels far and wide to meet her subjects in person.The diminutive artist travels light, with an aging digital camera, and a small...
View ArticleReport Shows Flying Can be Deadly for Some Pets
For 35 pet travelers, 2011 was the year they met their maker.More than half of the deceased, 19 pets, flew Delta airlines. All of the deaths happened in the cargo holds of the planes, government...
View ArticleSpecies-Specific Music
It’s been said that over time a pet and its owner will come to resemble one another. But just because you like Guns N Roses – it doesn’t mean your pet likes GNR too. Researchers have lately determined...
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Niche Market | Doggie Duds
New York is a city of specialists from foodies to academics, laborers to shopkeepers. Every Wednesday, Niche Market will take a peek inside a different specialty store and showcase the city's purists...
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Man’s Best Friend Helps Soldiers in the Battlefield and at Home
When John Wallace, 43, of Babylon, N.Y., returned three years ago from his combat tour as an infantryman in Afghanistan, he felt content to be home.But soon the divorced father of three began having...
View ArticleAnimal Rescue and Adoptions in New York City
Independent journalist Jillian Jonas' recent piece on Animal Care & Control ran in City Limits. She joins us to talk about criticisms of conditions in Animal Care & Control shelters for dogs...
View ArticleSafe Haven for Victims of Abuse, and Now Their Pets
Leaving an abusive relationship is often a long arduous process. Victims at times hold on to hope things will change, or they stay because they are financially dependent. But experts say people also...
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[Unedited Tami Simon with Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett interviewed entrepreneur Tami Simon on April 4, 2013 via ISDN. Ms. Simon is publisher, CEO, and founder of Sounds True. This interview is included in the show "Inner Life at Work: Tami...
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Tami Simon — Inner Life at Work: Business, Meditation, and Technology
You might call Tami Simon a spiritual entrepreneur. She's built a successful multimedia publishing company with a mission to disseminate "spiritual wisdom" by diverse teachers and thinkers like Pema...
View ArticleCats vs. Birds
New York Magazine contributing editor Jessica Pressler talks about her feature on the conflict over the number of birds killed by cats, and discusses possible solutions.
View ArticleThe Secrets of Lost Cats
For every lost cat poster, there’s a story of heartbreak and loss and, one hopes, reunion and relief. When her orange tabby, Zak, disappeared, Nancy Davidson did made a lost cat poster, and, after days...
View ArticlePhilip Galanes on Social Etiquette and Pets
Love your friends but hate their dog? Should you warn guests with allergies that you have a cat? Philip Galanes offers advice for dealing with pets in social situations. He's the New York TimesSocial...
View ArticleRoll Over Beethoven: Music To Calm Your Dog
Inspired by Soundcheck producer Katie Bishop's tale of canine separation anxiety woe, today on the show we attempt to get to the bottom of the question -- can music help a dog in distress? We hear from...
View ArticleASPCA Hopes to Boost Adoptions with 'Cat Friday'
Looking for a furry friend?The ASPCA is hoping you'll forgo shopping for retail items and instead take advantage of discounted cat adoption fees this Black Friday.Mallory Kerley, a spokesperson for the...
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Cat Abandons Fish Truck for Brooklyn Public Library
Turns out a cat who went missing for months was just catching up on some reading.Rosie, a Long Island cat that went missing after stowing away on a fish truck nearly eight months ago, resurfaced this...
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Even Dead, Really Nasty Pets Are Still ... Um ... Trouble
The Inmans had a parrot. Grump (that was his name) was horrible, angry, scheming and nasty. But he was their parrot so they couldn't shoot him. Instead he lived in their house, soiled their mail, stole...
View ArticleFrom Pets to Persons?
David H. Grimm, deputy news editor at Science and the author of Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs (PublicAffairs, 2014), talks about how our attitudes toward cats and dogs...
View ArticleAnimals on Amtrak: It's Happening. (Sort of.)
Some Amtrak trains in Illinois will roll in on little cat feet. From May 2 to Nov. 2, dogs and cats up to 20 pounds will be permitted aboard trains on two Amtrak routes in Illinois, the Carl Sandburg...
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Cats vs. Dogs at The New Yorker Festival
The fifteenth annual New Yorker Festival takes place over this weekend with the usual impressive line-up of actors, artists, and writers. They are discussing everything from whistle-blowing to sexual...
View ArticleThe Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast)
We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your pet?
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8 Adorable Animals New Yorkers Aren't Allowed to Own as Pets
On January 21, the New York City Board of Health will hold a hearing on whether to allow New Yorkers to keep ferrets as pets, which got us thinking, what else can’t we keep in our apartments? According...
View ArticleHe Made A Cat Video And You'll Never Guess What Happened Next...
In the world of cat videos, Henri Le Chat Noir is a superstar. Filmmaker Will Braden talks about the glory that is Henri and the embarrassment of telling strangers what he does for a living.
View ArticleThe Case For Cat Citizenship
Cats have convinced some of their owners that cats deserve legal citizenship. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
View ArticleGiant Snakes Have Taken Over The Everglades
Florida has gone to the snakes. Between the 1970s and early 2000s, over two million constrictor snakes—including Burmese pythons and boa constrictors—were imported for the pet trade. But these snakes...
View ArticleStringer: City Shelters Harming Animals
Hundreds of doses of controlled substances are unaccounted for at municipal animal shelters, according to a new audit by the City Comptroller's office.Comptroller Scott Stringer said stray and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Our Powerful Bond With Our Pets
Daisy Yuhas, associate editor for Scientific American MIND, discusses her latest article "Why Do We Have Pets?" which explores why half of American households have a pet, why we are drawn to cute...
View ArticleIs Your Kitty A Wild Animal?
After thousands of years of co-existence, cats have succeeded in conquering the human home. America's most popular pet, there are roughly 96 million house cats in the country, 16 million more than pet...
View ArticleBeach Day Edition: The Charles Mingus Method for Toilet Training Your Cat
The jazz musician Charles Mingus was a celebrated band leader and one of the most important composers of his generation. But at the same time he was recording The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever with Dizzy...
View ArticleWalking the One Percent's Dogs
Joshua Stephens, freelance journalist and the author of The Dog Walker: An Anarchist's Encounters with the Good, the Bad, and the Canine (Melville House, 2015), started walking dogs as a way to fund...
View ArticleWalking With a Dog Walker
Professional dog walkers are a common site in New York City, where they tow a mixed herd of dogs, big key chains dangling. Joshua Stephens used to be one of them, and he’s written a book about his...
View ArticleJohn Irving, Garry Kasparov, and Your Calls on Problem Pets!
Philip Galanes, New York Times“Social Q’s” columnist, on the problems with pets, whether you own one, or not! Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner T.J. Stiles on Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s...
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Why you think you want a puppy (but you really, really don’t)
Sure puppies are adorable, but consider adopting a dog in her prime, says author of a new book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts.” Above, photographer Lori Fusaro’s rescue dogs...
View ArticleFeline Friday: ASPCA Hopes to Find Homes for Dozens of Cats, Kittens
Looking for a furry friend this holiday season?The ASPCA is hoping families will consider adopting a cat or kitten on Cat Friday, an adoption event now in its 5th year. The group is waiving adoption...
View ArticleAll Aboard, Amtrak! And that Means Cats and Dogs, Too.
Amtrak is expanding its pets-on-trains program beyond the Northeast and Illinois, which was where it began two years ago. Now, the passenger rail outfit is making it permanent on some routes, while...
View ArticleSix Instapets You Need to Follow
Instagram cats and dogs like Lil Bub and Marnie the Dog have blinded the internet with cuteness and launched their own multimediabrands — just check out these sweet cattoos. But there are some other,...
View ArticleDo Chimpanzees Deserve Rights and Legal Protections?
Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker discuss their new documentary “Unlocking the Cage,” along with Steven Wise, an animal rights lawyer who’s the subject of the film. Wise leads The Nonhuman...
View ArticleBrian Balogh And Ben Atar (WEB XTRA)
This past March, Sea World announced it will stop breeding orca whales in captivity, and is phasing out its killer whale shows. Meanwhile, the elephants of Ringling Bros. held their last performance...
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Tami Simon — Inner Life at Work: Business, Meditation, and Technology
You might call Tami Simon a spiritual entrepreneur. She's built a successful multimedia publishing company with a mission to disseminate "spiritual wisdom" by diverse teachers and thinkers like Pema...
View ArticleFor the Animal Kingdom’s One Per Cent, a New Way to Fly
A new terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is modern and luxurious—and you’ll never go there. But, if your prized racehorse or even your cat has a big trip planned, he or she...
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Why cats love to sit on squares
Lisa Norwood/Flickr, CC BY-NCTwitter’s been on fire with people amazed by cats that seem compelled to park themselves in squares of tape marked out on the floor. These felines appear powerless to...
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Brace yourself: This prosthetic engineer is giving animals a leg up
Derrick Campana kneels beside Angel Marie, a three-legged mini horse who wears a prosthetic leg made by Campana. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersThis first thing you notice about Derrick Campana’s...
View ArticleWhat's Your Cat Thinking About?
Our latest Please Explain is all about the psychology and social evolution of cats with Thomas McNamee, author of The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions.Do...
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