Filling the Ark: Dr. Leslie Irvine discusses animals in disasters
When disaster strikes, news reports come fast and furious with constant updates and around the clock coverage. However, the coverage of earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods is almost always human-focused; where animals are concerned, the media often has little to say, especially if those animals were to become food or be used as research subjects....
The Haunted Scalpel: Jan Oakley Investigates Dissection
For some, the image of a mangled pig fetus or an cut up frog on the Biology room table remains a painful and disturbing memory. While the number of animals involved in dissection might seem relatively small compared to other uses, Jan Oakley argues that not only are staggering numbers killed every year, but also...
Animal Person: An Interview with Mary Martin
Mary Martin knows that if you want to get to the heart of human-animal relationships, you have to think critically about the language that’s used to describe those relationships. Through her stellar Animal Person blog, she gives readers a daily dose of news and analysis, as well as regular explorations of common words used in...
Friends or Dinner?: A Toronto Subway System Campaign Stops the Public in Its Tracks
“Why love one but eat the other?” is the provocative slogan of the recent campaign launched by concerned citizens of Toronto and the U.S.-based animal advocacy organization, Mercy for Animals. This ambitious initiative, running June 9th to August 15th, involves a series of visually-striking subway posters that centrally juxtapose images of animals typically considered pets...
Vegan Brunch, aka Your New Guide to Popularity
Isa Chandra Moskowitz’ new book, Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For— from Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes, makes getting up in the morning a whole lot easier (especially if you’re a not a morning person, like yours truly). It also makes spoiling your friends easier, and Sunday mornings (or heck, any morning) a...
Matters of Life and Death: The Toronto Humane Society Under Investigation
Toronto listeners will likely be aware of the recent Globe and Mail’s shocking investigation of the Toronto Humane Society (THS), Canada’s largest animal shelter. The allegations are serious and damning, including claims that animals languish in filthy conditions, as others are left to slowly die without proper veterinary care, while still others are adopted out...
Why Cockfighting Must End: Views from the United States and Puerto Rico
The ubiquity of cockfighting is shocking. Even in places such as the United States where the practice is illegal, underground fighting continues to be a lucrative (and inherently cruel) industry. Before a fight, roosters (or gamecocks) have their spurs cut off without anaesthetic, and metal or plastic razor-sharp blades (known as gaffs) are attached to...
More than Meets the Eye: NYC’s Horse-Drawn Carriage Industry
At first glance, for many, New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry might seem pretty benign, even romantic and quaint. However, like most animal industries, there is much that is disguised, distorted, and hidden from public view. In the documentary Blinders: The Truth Behind the Tradition, filmmaker Donny Moss gives the viewer an intimate — and frequently...
Unravelling the Acronym: Will Potter Exposes the AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act)
In this interview, Will Potter, award-winning independent journalist and creator of GreenIsTheNewRed.com, demystifies the AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act) and discusses the implications of the act for advocates. Potter argues that the AETA is a significant threat not only to those who engage in illegal activities on behalf of animals, but also to aboveground activists...
A Hen’s Perspective: Inside the Virtual Battery Cage
Mark Middleton, creator of Animal Visuals: Visual Resources for Animal Advocates, wants us to shift our perspective… literally. In his Virtual Battery Cage infographic, Middleton provides an immersive first person environment that attempts to give the user a visual and audio experience of a typical “battery hen,” an egg-laying chicken who spends most of her...
Sustainable Soul: Bryant Terry’s Food Remix
Where do you find recipes for joy, empowerment, and celebration? Eco-chef, Bryant Terry, passionately points the way with Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African American Cuisine. In this interview, Terry digs into soul food’s green past and explains why healthy grub is the essential antidote to today’s “food deserts.” From the Black Panthers’...
An Offer You Can’t Refuse!: A Recession-Proof Deal from Animal Voices
A huge thank you to everyone who took us up on our offer of “$25 for your very own radio show” during the Spring “Friends of 89.5” fundraising drive. As many of you know, our station CIUT 89.5 FM requires each radio show to bring in ten new/renewing members per hour of programming. (And if we don’t, says...
