Archive for 'Interviews'
Stephanie Volo, President of Planet Dog
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by canineculture.
By Bianca Kapteyn
One of my all-time favourite television programs is the BBC documentary series Connections, created and hosted by science historian James Burke. The show’s premise is interconnectedness, showcasing how history, science, events and accidents, etc. eventually connect to bring about change in the modern world. The notion of interconnectedness can be approached and channeled into [...]
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Green Dog Designs: Ethical Pet Apparel
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by canineculture.
Meet Green Dog Designs. Established San Francisco-based designers Emma Kate & Priscilla Barroso are at the forefront of the next generation of entrepreneurs with a social conscience. Their business ethos includes giving back to communities in need and helping to reduce carbon footprints via sustainable manufacturing at home. They’re two lovely, gifted gals who walk [...]
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Greatest Rescue Ever! with Director Tom McPhee
Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by canineculture.
By Bianca Kapteyn
In August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina catastrophically interrupted the dog days of summer on the southern shores of the United States, infamously touching land in southeast Louisiana. The natural disaster – combined with institutional failure, a lack of preparedness and a failed levee system –created a “perfect storm” that shattered a city and [...]
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One Nation Under Dog
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by canineculture.
One Nation Under Dog: Adventures In The New World Of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, And Organic Pet Food
By Michael Schaffer
The march of urbanization has dovetailed with the humanization of the modern North American pet – a status that accounts for billions of dollars of consumer spending and some pretty strange sociological behavior. Philadelphia-based journalist Michael [...]
