Today, Animal Voices gets the scoop on the 2013 Open the Cages East Coast Tour from tour director Mike XVX and volunteer coordinator Jenny Bundock. Inspired by the Primate Freedom Tours of the 1990s, Open The Cages is “a travelling animal rights fest” featuring art, music, workshops for activists, and screenings of the documentary Maximum […]
Past host Karol Orzechowski returns to Animal Voices to talk about his feature-length documentary on animal testing, Maximum Tolerated Dose. From the website: “the film charts the lives of both humans and non-humans who have experienced animal testing first-hand, with hauntingly honest testimony of scientists and lab technicians whose ethics demanded they choose a different […]
Today’s Animal Voices presents two interviews. First, we welcome Paul York of the University of Toronto Animal Rights Club. With a focus on anti-vivisection work, UT-ARC has a formidable task ahead: the University of Toronto uses 90,000 animals every year, including rats, mice, dogs, and monkeys. And while the university once promised to stop using monkeys, it quickly […]
Since its establishment in 1997, the Fauna Foundation has fought to end chimpanzee research and provided sanctuary to ex-research chimps. Founder Gloria Grow tells us about the early years of the sanctuary, from her first meeting with some of the chimps at a lab in New York, to her last moments with her beloved Pepper […]
Diana Goodrich tells us about her journey from starting out as a psychology student studying human-chimpanzee communication to her current role as Director of Outreach for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. She introduces us to the seven residents of the sanctuary, describing the day she met them in the dark basement of a research facility in northern […]
To talk about the incredible rescue efforts of the Beagle Freedom Project, we are joined by Shannon Keith, civil and animal rights lawyer, president and co-founder of Uncaged films, and president and founder of Animal Rescue Media Education (ARME). Shannon tells us about her kind and generous work to rescue beagles who have spent their […]
When it comes to the question of animal testing, advocates for animals are all too familiar with arguments rooted in a false dichotomy between “us or them.” To respond to common myths and assumptions about the legitimacy of animal based research, Animal Voices welcomes Dr. Ray Greek, President and co-founder of Americans for Medical Advancement. Dr. […]
This week we’re joined by author and cognitive ethologist Marc Bekoff, whose new book, Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals, co-authored with Jessica Pierce, examines the emotion and moral intelligence of animals. We talk to Bekoff about his research, specifically events he has personally witnessed in his the field which suggests that non-human animals have […]
Animal experimentation is arguably the most contentious issue facing animal advocates today. Whether it is because of perceived necessity or a false sense of scientific security, much of the general public sees nothing wrong with experimenting on mice, dogs, or even primates, if it means saving human lives. In this interview, Dr. John J. Pippin […]
Ever considered becoming a vet? If so, you may encounter some unexpected ethical dilemmas in your training. In this engaging interview, Dr. Erika Sullivan provides an intimate portrait of her veterinary school experience. An award-winning graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Sullivan is concerned that many students still choose to practice surgical […]
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