Feral Cats 101
What should you do if you find a stray or feral cat? (And what the heck’s the difference between them?) What if the animal is injured? Why does cat overpopulation exist, and what can be done to ameliorate the problem? Please join us for a conversation with Sara Whalen, Executive Director of Pets Alive, a no-kill...
Halifax Activism & Car Culture
This week, we’re joined by Marc, an esteemed member of ARCH (Animal Rights Collective of Halifax). He’ll tell us about the group, east-coast animal activism, and the hottest veg-friendly hangouts around town. Then we’ll switch gears and speak with Dr. Levi Waldron about his passion for bicycles and veganism… Cars play such a big part...
Healing ourselves, healing the planet through The Blossoming Lotus
This week, Animal Voices travels to paradise to explore the philosophy of the Kaua’i vegan restaurant, The Blossoming Lotus and its award-winning cookbook, Vegan World Fusion Cuisine. More than just a cookbook, Dr. Jane Goodall writes in her foreword that it “serves as a manual for sustainable, nonviolent living, painting a picture of a world without boundaries,...
Got Propaganda? Canadian Dairy
Despite the political nastiness occurring recently, Canada continues to be viewed as a relatively moderate, peace-loving nation. Many assume that Canadian animal welfare laws are among the best in the world, both wide-spread and enforced. Speaking specifically about the (industrial) dairy industry, Stephanie Brown will answer the often-asked question, “Is it really that bad in...
Invasion of the Vegan Snatchers!
No, we’re not revamping the “Body Snatchers” classic wherein we’d wake up the zombies from their dietary habits but, with tongue-firmly-in-cheek, that’s the allusion we’re going for. This week, we’re going back to activism basics by learning the best way to dialogue with the people in your life about veganism without turning them off. Hear...
Travelling Vegans & Happy Cows?
First half: Many people believe that veganism is difficult, and while veg*ns often claim otherwise, being herbivorous while travelling remains a sticky issue for some. Will veggie fare be readily available? Will I offend my host if I decline certain foods? How do I maintain my diet in a culturally-sensitive way? We’ll be sifting through...
Eugene Linden on animal intelligence / Defending Animals in Colombia
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Polish AR / Vegan Organic Gardening
Please join us for a conversation with Michal Podogrodzki, a member of Empatia (Empathy) and an editor of animal-liberation.pl. Hear about his personal experience as an animal rights activist and a vegan in Poland. Learn how the Polish animal rights/lib movement has grown since 1989, and get the lowdown on some of the current, local campaigns. Then...
Captivity, a Captain, & Some Sage Advice
As the weather warms, many people emerge from hibernation in search of summer fun, including trips to the zoo. But what are animals’ experiences of captivity? Tomorrow we’ll hear from Rob Laidlaw (Zoocheck) about the physical and psychological effects of confined living. Then Pat Tohill (WSPA) will shed light on the dismal state of Ontario’s...
An Activist Sampler
We feature the premiere broadcast of Mirha-Soleil Ross’ interview with UK’s John Curtin, former ALF member and current public educator. In this provocative conversation, Curtin reflects on animal liberation praxis, social change, and media representations of his activism. Then we’ll be joined by Melissa Tkachyk, Earthroots‘ Wilderness Campaigner / Wolves Ontario! Coordinator, and Earthroots’ Campaign Director. They...
Live from the Ice / Animal & People Friendly Shoes
Got a hankering for a pair of snazzy sneakers? Looking for some combat boots to wage your own vegan revolution? Or maybe you’re just searching for a well-made, stylish shoe that isn’t made in a sweatshop and isn’t made of cow. In this edition, we speak with Steve Fish, proprietor of Left Feet, the recently-opened veg...
Animal Rites – Interview with Cary Wolfe
Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Cary Wolfe, professor of English at the Rice University in Houston, and author of the recently-published Animal Rites: American Culture, the Discourse of Species, and Posthumanist Theory; and Zoontologies: The Question of the Animal. A challenge to the humanist tradition (including much “animal rights” philosophy), Wolfe’s scholarship astutely explores...
