
Animals
Animals uncovers dark truths about animal trafficking and poaching. Through following the stories of South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter and investigator Randall Knight, two men on dangerous quests to expose the horrors of animal abuse, Staples creates a compelling fictional narrative about these gruesome industries, rooted in fact and his own investigative research across three continents and seven countries.

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October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
