Struggling with non-vegan friends; Natalie Prosin, Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project on granting chimpanzees the status of personhood; and animal activist and politician Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada.
Category: Podcasts
The 2015 Animal Rights National Conference Report Show
Our annual Animal Rights National Conference Report show! Featuring discussion, reviews, lecture clips and short interviews from this year’s AR Conference, held July 30-Aug 2 in Washington, DC.
Gender and Sexual Diversity Amongst Animals and Trickle Up Queer / Animal Activism
Joan Roughgarden on gender and sexual diversity and Hana Low on trickle up activism for LGBTQ folks and nonhuman animals.
Piebird Farm Sanctuary and Empowering Nonhuman Activists
We speak with Sherry and Yan of Piebird Farm Sanctuary about “vegansteading” and their animal friends. We also chat with Darren Chang about nonhumans joining us in the fight for their liberation.
The Emotional Lives of Animals and Children; and The Slaughter of Cougars in BC
Protecting dogs from hot cars, running for the animals, an interview with Adrian Nelson of the Fur Bearer Defenders on The (Unnecessary) Slaughter of Cougars in BC, and a feature interview with author and Professor of Psychology William Crain on The Emotional Lives of Animals and Children.
Resistance Ecology Report – 2015
Darren and Bec joined Alissa in studio to share clips and reflections from the 3rd annual Resistance Ecology Conference which took place earlier in June in Portland.
T.O.F.U.
Listen to the show right here! On this show we talk to Ryan Patey, publisher and editor of T.O.F.U magazine, a vegan magazine that is distributed through the pay what you can principle. Ryan is currently on a tour across…
Empty the Tanks Worldwide 2015.
A day in advance of the 3rd annual event, we check-in with the founder, Rachel Carbary. Annelise Sorg from No Whales in Captivity also joins us in studio to give us an update on the Vancouver Aquarium.
International Respect for Chickens Month, and Animal Activism Through Art
Did Hana the dolphin commit suicide? Plus Canadian artist and activist Twyla François on Animal Activism Through Art, and a feature interview with Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns for International Respect for Chickens Month.
Resistance Ecology and Animal Housing
We speak with Jean Hebert re: Residential Tenancy Act petition to help humans with companion animals access housing without discrimination. Justin Kay and Haley White join us to speak about the upcoming Resistance Ecology Conference.