The Secret Lives of Sloths
Definition of “Sloth”: “Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)”, and, “Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.” Sloths are one of those maligned animals whose very existence is associated...
Sharkwater: An Interview With Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart, director of the award-winning film Sharkwater, makes a compelling case for the global protection of sharks. Busting the myth that sharks are unstoppable killing machines, Stewart portrays them as complex and evolved beings whose survival is threatened by the lucrative shark-fin industry. Stewart has worked alongside Sea Shepherd to expose and stop shark...
Your Mommy Kills Animals!: Curt Johnson Walks the Line
You might not know it by looking at mainstream media, but the animal movements are full of a diversity of perspectives and strategies. Curt Johnson, Academy-award winner, and director of Your Mommy Kills Animals speaks with us live about his journey into the animal movements and the making of the film. Spurred by a curiosity about...
Hearth to Home: Elegant and Hearty Cuisine with Raisa Jari & Mitchell Cutler
Get ready to salivate! On this program we connect with the folks from Hearth to Home, Raisa Jari and Mitchell Cutler. This culinary duo “prepares fresh organic vegan meals that feature elegant contemporary flavours as well as traditional favourites adapted to healthier plant-based versions. The meals are then delivered to Toronto homes each week.” In 2005,...
Vegans on the Hot Seat: Rae Sikora and Gary Francione Respond
Should insects have rights? What about plants? Don’t they feel pain, too? Isn’t meat-eating natural? What about religious texts that justify using and eating animals? Isn’t veganism classist, racist, Euro-centric, and culturally-insensitive? Why bother advocating for animals when there’s so much human suffering? Why be vegan when humanely-produced meat and dairy is now available? If...
Meat-eating and the environment
First, Curt Johnson briefly promotes his new documentary, Your Mommy Kills Animals, before its release in the United States on July 20. Then, Dr. Gidon Eshel, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago, discusses his study, co-authored with Pamela Martin, entitled Diet, Energy and Global Warming. He sheds light on how meat-eating...
From Dusk ’Til Dawn: An Interview With Keith Mann
Whether leaf-letting on London streets or breaking into a vivisection lab under the cloak of night, Keith Mann has thrived throughout his 20-plus year career as an animal activist. As an underground Animal Liberation Front (ALF) operative, active from the early ’90s, he’s sabotaged fox hunts, liberated nearly 700 mice from an animal testing lab,...
Balaclavas and Beagles: Behind the Mask with Shannon Keith (Part II)
Outside of perhaps snowmobiling or winter camping, balaclavas generally don’t spur feelings of goodwill or safety. But for those who support the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), images of masked activists holding rescued animals serve as powerful emblems of freedom. Denounced as extremists and terrorists by some, and celebrated as heroes and freedom fighters by others,...
200 Online Shows and Growing: The Best of Animal Voices
Animal Voices has been on the air since 1996 with literally hundreds of shows to date. Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed the birth of podcasting, and we’ve caught the wave, in addition to our usual live radio broadcast. Due to poor quality cassette recordings (remember cassettes?) and technical problems (especially in the early...
On the MOVE: Interview with Ramona Africa
Revolution is not a philosophy, it is an activity.” — 25 Years On The MOVE We speak with Ramona Africa, a member of MOVE and the sole adult survivor of the May 13, 1985 police bombing of the MOVE house in Philadelphia, which killed eleven people. In the wake of the massacre, she was sentenced and served seven...
Animal Friends Croatia
Anita Euschen, International Campaigns Coordinator for Animal Friends Croatia (AFC) will connect with us live from Zagreb to talk about animal treatment and organizing in Croatia. Founded in 2001, AFC is composed of fourteen branches, with over 2,300 members and 7,500 supporters. AFC is an ambitious and passionate group that focuses on a variety of animal...
Different Ways of Knowing: Birding, Aquariums, and the End of Suffering? Part II
Traci Warkentin and Gavan Watson join us in studio again for Part II of “Different Ways of Knowing: Birding, Aquariums, and the End of Suffering?” In this conversation, Traci and Gavan describe the work of some of their influences, including environmental philosophers Neil Evernden, Val Plumwood, Donna Haraway, David Quammen, among others. They also provide a...
