The Animal Voices Team

Alison Cole

Alison is proud to be a member of the Animal Voices collective since November 2009, where she reunited with her radio broadcast roots to produce and co-host a show that speaks deeply to several of her passions: animal rights, veganism, education, and broadcast communications. Her evolution into developing her awareness of animal issues and compassion for all creatures started as a teenager, when she began asking questions and adopted a vegetarian lifestyle to live in harmony with her ethics. Always on a path of learning, she went vegan in 2006, and since 2011 has been exploring a high raw vegan lifestyle.

Alison enjoys participating in many facets of animal activism in her community, from attending demos to tabling for animal rights groups to social media advocacy. However, she is most committed to and focused on providing quality programming on the Animal Voices show each week, and continuing to educate herself on these issues so that she can have the most up-to-date and accurate information with which to educate others.

A few of the most influential books she has ever read to help pave this path are “Slaughterhouse” by Gail Eisnitz, “Diet for a New America” by John Robbins, and “The World Peace Diet” by Will Tuttle – all must-reads for every human being, in her opinion!

Jen Dobell

Jen has been a co-producer and host with Animal Voices Radio since 2015. 

Her awakening to veganism was a result of attending a protest at the Vancouver Aquarium (as a meat-eater, wearing leather!), thinking she would “meet her people” at this event… failing to realize her obvious speciesism and hypocrisy. This event she attended led to many new friendships with passionate animal rights activists who showed her the ropes and pointed out changes she needed to make in order to be a true “animal lover”. It was a day that completely altered the direction of her life and has made her feel “rich in community, purpose and friendships”.

The more she learned about the commodification, exploitation and enslavement of animals, the more compelled she became to liberate them through public education campaigns, donating to animal sanctuaries, fundraising, and of course, interviewing leaders in this movement as a way of educating the public and inspiring others to join the fight to end speciesism. Jen spends a great deal of time rescuing animals in need and providing funding for veterinary care to those who may be struggling financially.

Cory Ayler

Cory Ayler (aka DJ Cory Lee) joined the Animal Voices team in January 2023 as as a co-host and our resident DJ to spin some ambient tunes on the turntables in the studio.

Cory has always felt a special and emotional connection with animals, from being a little boy. In 2016, he finally decided that he needed to align his ethical beliefs with his eating habits by adopting a vegan diet. This new found veganism quickly spiralized into embracing a lifestyle of eschewing all animal products and by-products in his life, as much as possible, such as clothing, cleaning detergents, body hygiene products and more. Cory loves all animals and considers them his friends.

Through living and enjoying his vegan lifestyle, he brings thoughtful knowledge and ideas in the discussions in our shows – as well as the charming addition of spinning LPs in providing a musical backdrop as another layer to program.