http://animalvoices.org on Vancouver Co-op Radio, CFRO, 100.5FM Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © Animal Voices Radio Show 2012 info@animalvoices.org (Animal Voices Radio Vancouver) info@animalvoices.org (Animal Voices Radio Vancouver) 1440 http://animalvoices.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://animalvoices.org 144 144 The Animal Voices show is Vancouver’s only program dedicated solely to animal advocacy and compassionate living. Each week, your hosts, Alison Cole and Alissa Raye, delve into various animal rights issues, provide tips on making cruelty-free choices, offer updates on animal related news & events, as well as interview guests who are at the forefront of animal activism and vegan outreach. veganism, vegan, animal, rights, animals, outreach, activism Animal Voices Radio Vancouver Animal Voices Radio Vancouver info@animalvoices.org no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/marineland-animal-defense-stop-ubc-animal-research-rescued-hens/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/marineland-animal-defense-stop-ubc-animal-research-rescued-hens/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 04:17:22 +0000 Jackie http://animalvoices.org/?p=3851 http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/marineland-animal-defense-stop-ubc-animal-research-rescued-hens/feed/ 0 1:00:25 Here’s this week’s show! First, in continuing our celebration of International Respect for Chickens month, Alison shares some stories about her childhood companion animal, Willie, the chicken. Marinelan[...] Here’s this week’s show! First, in continuing our celebration of International Respect for Chickens month, Alison shares some stories about her childhood companion animal, Willie, the chicken. Marineland Animal Defense Today we feature an interview with Wendy, an organizer with Marineland Animal Defense. The grassroots group is gearing up for a huge rally on Saturday May 18th and their third year of focused campaigning against the atrocities committed by the park’s owner, John Holer. Niagara Animal Defense League Marineland PSA: Stop UBC Animal Research and Battery-cage Rescues We also speak with Laura-Leah Shaw, an important voice for the animal rights group, Stop UBC Animal Research. Stop UBC works to spread awareness, in an effort to end the cruel animal research that takes place at our own University of British Columbia. Laura-Leah also shares with us some information about her adoptive hens, that were rescued from battery cages, and share some more information about this process. Stop UBC Animal Research’s newest video: Rescued hens in Australia:   Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/kim-sturla-animal-place-sanctuary-a-mothers-love-the-bond-between-mother-cow-and-baby-calf/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/kim-sturla-animal-place-sanctuary-a-mothers-love-the-bond-between-mother-cow-and-baby-calf/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 23:42:51 +0000 Alison http://animalvoices.org/?p=3819 http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/kim-sturla-animal-place-sanctuary-a-mothers-love-the-bond-between-mother-cow-and-baby-calf/feed/ 0 0:59:25 Voting in our provincial election next week with the animals in mind; the upcoming "Why Love One But Eat The Other?" transit campaign in Vancouver; A Mother's Love: The Bond Between Mother Cow and Baby Calf; and a feature interview with Kim Sturla o[...] Voting in our provincial election next week with the animals in mind; the upcoming "Why Love One But Eat The Other?" transit campaign in Vancouver; A Mother's Love: The Bond Between Mother Cow and Baby Calf; and a feature interview with Kim Sturla of Animal Place for International Respect for Chickens Month. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/our-freestyle-show-respect-the-chickens-vegan-story-questions-answers-and-kindness/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/our-freestyle-show-respect-the-chickens-vegan-story-questions-answers-and-kindness/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 05:10:54 +0000 Jackie http://animalvoices.org/?p=3786 http://animalvoices.org/2013/05/our-freestyle-show-respect-the-chickens-vegan-story-questions-answers-and-kindness/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Here’s this week’s show: We begin May with a more open, casual show. We start with a discussion on kindness, and how being kind changes in a person once they embrace a cruelty-free lifestyle. We also ask our list[...] Here’s this week’s show: We begin May with a more open, casual show. We start with a discussion on kindness, and how being kind changes in a person once they embrace a cruelty-free lifestyle. We also ask our listeners to call in and ask us their burning questions! (call us at the studio line at 604-684-7561) Cynthia joins us today and shares her vegan transition story and some of the experiences that were part of her journey. Respect The Chickens!  Leading up to International Respect For Chickens day, Jackie shares some facts about chickens unique attributes, personality traits, and the unfortunate situations in which these beautiful beings are currently being exploited. Liberation BC will be having a leafletting event at Grandview Park on May 4th, so please join in and help speak up for the chickens!   Chicken taking a dustbath: Scene from Peaceable Kingdom, Chick and Hen: Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/cow-ribbons-ag-gag-laws-and-animal-documentary-reviews/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/cow-ribbons-ag-gag-laws-and-animal-documentary-reviews/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:06:53 +0000 Jackie http://animalvoices.org/?p=3761 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/cow-ribbons-ag-gag-laws-and-animal-documentary-reviews/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Here’s this week’s show: To start the show, we’ll be discussing the idea of having mandatory webcams in slaughterhouses that anyone can have access to, to enable the consumer full transparency when it comes to seeing how our food [...] Here’s this week’s show: To start the show, we’ll be discussing the idea of having mandatory webcams in slaughterhouses that anyone can have access to, to enable the consumer full transparency when it comes to seeing how our food gets to our plates. Spring Member Drive It is our final week of the Spring Member Drive. If you appreciate the work that we do at Animal Voices to bring you quality animal-related programming each week, please show us your support by becoming a member of  Co-op Radio, on behalf of Animal Voices, by clicking here. All contributions are tax-deductible. As a token of our appreciation, for every person who donates during the Member Drive (between now and April 26th), we’ll put you in a draw for a selection of these 5 awesome prizes: A copy of the book “Vegan Secret Supper: Bold & Elegant Menus from a Rogue Kitchen”, by Mérida Anderson A copy of the book “High Steaks: Why and How to Eat Less Meat”, by Eleanor Boyle A copy of the “Eating Vegan in Vegas” e-book, by Paul Graham A copy of the book “Vegan Cooking for Carnivores: Over 125 Recipes So Tasty You Won’t Miss the Meat”, by Roberto Martin, and A $10 gift certificate to Eternal Abundance, the raw/vegan restaurant located in Vancouvero We can mail the gift certificate for you, but the other prizes will have to be picked up from our radio station in downtown Vancouver. And a bonus prize! For every new person who makes a donation to CFRO, and therefore joins as a member, you will have the chance to also win dinner-for-two at the lovely Rhizome Café located here in Vancouver! Cow Ribbons With Mother’s Day fast approaching, it is that time of year to recognize the love, caring and compassion that mothers represent – human or non-human. Mary-Chris Staples of Liberation BC joins us to speak about their upcoming Cow Ribbon Campaign to bring awareness to all the issues that cows experience in the dairy industry, and having their motherhood taken away. Please visit http://cowribbon.comfor more information about this campaign and to get your ribbon. The Ghosts In Our Machine, Horse Palace, Furever Alissa shares with us her reviews for three Animal Documentaries coming up at the Vancouver DOXA Film Festival: The Ghosts In Our Machine, Furever, and Horse Palace. THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE – THEATRICAL TRAILER from THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE on Vimeo. OFFICIAL FUREVER DOCUMENTARY TRAILER, SPRING 2013 from Amy Finkel on Vimeo. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/the-earth-day-show-eleanor-boyle-the-environmental-impacts-of-our-industrial-meat-production-system-isha-datar-advancing-technology-in-cell-cultured-meat/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/the-earth-day-show-eleanor-boyle-the-environmental-impacts-of-our-industrial-meat-production-system-isha-datar-advancing-technology-in-cell-cultured-meat/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:11:29 +0000 Alison http://animalvoices.org/?p=3740 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/the-earth-day-show-eleanor-boyle-the-environmental-impacts-of-our-industrial-meat-production-system-isha-datar-advancing-technology-in-cell-cultured-meat/feed/ 0 0:59:17 The Earth Day Show: a feature interview with Eleanor Boyle, author of "High Steaks: How and Why To Eat Less Meat", on The Environmental Impacts of Our Industrial Meat Production System; and an interview with Isha Datar, Director of New Harvest, on A[...] The Earth Day Show: a feature interview with Eleanor Boyle, author of "High Steaks: How and Why To Eat Less Meat", on The Environmental Impacts of Our Industrial Meat Production System; and an interview with Isha Datar, Director of New Harvest, on Advancing Technology in Cell Cultured Meat. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/donkey-refuge-vegan-in-vegas/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/donkey-refuge-vegan-in-vegas/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:27:43 +0000 Alissa http://animalvoices.org/?p=3670 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/donkey-refuge-vegan-in-vegas/feed/ 0 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/dr-clifton-flynn-understanding-animal-abuse-sara-dubois-helping-injured-wildlife/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/dr-clifton-flynn-understanding-animal-abuse-sara-dubois-helping-injured-wildlife/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:53:09 +0000 Alison http://animalvoices.org/?p=3655 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/dr-clifton-flynn-understanding-animal-abuse-sara-dubois-helping-injured-wildlife/feed/ 0 0:59:30 Our experiences with injured wildlife, co-existing with wildlife in our environments; an interview with the BCSPCA's Sara Dubois on Helping Injured Wildlife; and a feature interview with Dr. Clifton Flynn on Understanding Animal Abuse. Our experiences with injured wildlife, co-existing with wildlife in our environments; an interview with the BCSPCA's Sara Dubois on Helping Injured Wildlife; and a feature interview with Dr. Clifton Flynn on Understanding Animal Abuse. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/easter-eggs-vss/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/easter-eggs-vss/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:31:14 +0000 Alissa http://animalvoices.org/?p=3620 http://animalvoices.org/2013/04/easter-eggs-vss/feed/ 0 0:00:01 On today's show we discuss eggs & the meaning of Easter, animal cruelty in fairy tales, and we offer a review of the brand new Vegan Secret Supper book. On today's show we discuss eggs & the meaning of Easter, animal cruelty in fairy tales, and we offer a review of the brand new Vegan Secret Supper book. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/steve-hindi-shark-on-pigeon-shooting-dr-olivier-berreville-international-network-for-humane-education/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/steve-hindi-shark-on-pigeon-shooting-dr-olivier-berreville-international-network-for-humane-education/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:00:21 +0000 Jackie http://animalvoices.org/?p=3588 http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/steve-hindi-shark-on-pigeon-shooting-dr-olivier-berreville-international-network-for-humane-education/feed/ 1 0:00:01 Review of the Vegan Mashup cooking series, plus veg-friendly Freshii restaurant; a feature interview with Steve Hindi of SHARK, on the campaign to stop pigeon shooting; and and interview with Dr. Olivier Berreville of the International Network for H[...] Review of the Vegan Mashup cooking series, plus veg-friendly Freshii restaurant; a feature interview with Steve Hindi of SHARK, on the campaign to stop pigeon shooting; and and interview with Dr. Olivier Berreville of the International Network for Humane Education. Episodes Animal Voices Radio Vancouver no no http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/the-meatout-show-michael-weber-farm-paul-shapiro-vice-president-of-farm-animal-protection-hsus/ http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/the-meatout-show-michael-weber-farm-paul-shapiro-vice-president-of-farm-animal-protection-hsus/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:04:47 +0000 Alison http://animalvoices.org/?p=3573 http://animalvoices.org/2013/03/the-meatout-show-michael-weber-farm-paul-shapiro-vice-president-of-farm-animal-protection-hsus/feed/ 0 1:00:03 The Meatout Show: we chat about our own experiences in cutting out meat, plus last weekend's Vegan Prom; plus an interview with FARM Executive Director Michael Weber on the Meatout 2013 campaign; and a feature interview with HSUS Vice-President of F[...] The Meatout Show: we chat about our own experiences in cutting out meat, plus last weekend's Vegan Prom; plus an interview with FARM Executive Director Michael Weber on the Meatout 2013 campaign; and a feature interview with HSUS Vice-President of Farm Animal Protection Paul Shapiro on various current "meatout" topics in the news, from ag-gag, to the trend of falling meat consumption, to Meatless Mondays, to the societal disgust of eating horse meat. 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