To start this episode, we discuss the World Week for Animals in Laboratories, which is happening this week, April 21-29. It is a time to speak out for the animals being treated in terrible conditions while being tested on and used in scientific research.
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Sophie Middleton, Cow Ribbon Campaign
Our first interview is with local activist Sophie Middleton. She is a volunteer with the Vancouver non-profit animal rights organization Liberation BC, and to speak about the annual Cow Ribbon Campaign put on by Liberation BC, which strives to raise awareness to show support for all mothers during Mother’s Day.
If you would like to wear your own cow ribbon, you can get one here.
Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, Orangutan Foundation International
Our feature interview is with Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, who is the world’s foremost authority on the orangutan. She is a scientist, conservationist, and educator: for almost four decades Dr. Galdikas has studied and worked closely with the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat. As President and one of the founders of Orangutan Foundation International, Dr. Galdikas has studied orangutans longer than any other person in human history and has worked ceaselessly to save orangutans and forests, and to bring orangutans and their plight to the attention of the world.
The mission of the Orangutan Foundation International is to support the conservation, protection, and understanding of orangutans and their rain forest habitat while caring for ex-captive orangutan orphans as they make their way back to the forest.
Dr. Galdikas speaks with us about the current plight of the orangutans, who are having their habitats destroyed by palm oil plantations, and could see extinction in the near future. It is being called a “global tragedy”.
Check out this touching music video that explains the issues between orangutans and the palm oil that you consume:
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