Crisis of Conscience with Dale Preece Kelly Critterish Allsorts
February 8, 2016
Hosted by Eli Weiss
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Episode Description
Dale and I began a conversation on Facebook about the emotional lives of animals. Dale’s critters are both his passion and his work. Dale’s journey toward deeper spirituality and connection to pantheism, his newfound oneness with all things natural has become deeply embedded in his lifestyle, thus he found himself facing a crisis of conscience - In keeping his therapeutic animals caged, he asked himself, “What can I possibly give them that would match their lives in the wild?, And what could he do about it?" Today’s conversation began as an intimate one-to-one heartfelt dialogue between us. As we delved deeper, we began to feel that in recording it we could work through it and provide this opportunity to share our thoughts with others who may facing similar conflicts of self, and find themselves asking the same questions- and here, perhaps find some answers, too.
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Eli Weiss
A photographer, philanthropist and Wildlife Conservationist, Eli Weiss grew up in Illinois, Wyoming and Colorado, attended university in Colorado and the UK, and after spending time in Aspen from 1963-1979 she settled in Woody Creek, where, in 2000 she founded the non-profit WildiZe Foundation. In Founding Wildize, Weiss was able to combine her love of photography, art, nature, environmental ethics and conservation in such a way as to benefit our planet. The Foundation serves individuals and educational institutions dedicated to the conservation of wildlife, wildlife habitats and the indigenous cultures of Africa and raises awareness through on-the-ground projects and education both in Africa and the United States. Their mission is to establish direct relationships to projects in sub-Saharan Africa, offering targeted grant funding that support conservation efforts, educational programs and sustainable indigenous economies. Several times per year, Weiss visits the Foundation's grantees across sub-Saharan Africa, developing ongoing programs and building new, long-term relationships. Weiss has worked with experts and leaders in the field of conservation, administering over 2.5 million dollars of public and private grant funding across 75 grantees from specialists to community groups, giving her a well-rounded depth of knowledge critical to raising awareness of the various issues and toward implementing solid solutions based on science, the environment and culture.
