The Beggar Cats of Niigata / Japan

For all intents and purposes stray cats are hardly big news UNLESS they can be found in a quiet city in Japan near a convenient store. Steven “Grin” Harsha, who talked to us on Wild Time once before, recently uploaded a clip called “The Beggar Cats of Niigata” on his very popular youtube channel.

WILD TIME’s Thomas Janak had the pleasure of talking to Steven about the cats, pets in Japan in general, living abroad and much more besides.

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Warch the videoclip here

"Blackfish", the Tilikum documentary - in conversation with director Gabriela Cowperthwaite

“Blackfish” tells the story of Tilikum, the infamous killerwhale, responsible for the death of three people But, unlike many other newsstories, this documentary shows what life in captivity means, talks about the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau and it includes interviews with many former ‘Sea World’ trainers, who are now saying that animals shouldn’t be in captivity.

WILD TIME’s Thomas Janak talked to documentary director Gabriela Cowperthwaite 

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