Dying for Trophies and Trinkets: Threats to Bears, Rhinos, Elephants, and Tigers
Bears on the B.C. coast are being killed for their heads and paws. Elephants, rhinos and tigers are being hunted to extinction for ivory and folk remedies. Douglas Neasloss from the Bears Forever project, and Anne Pick and Tristan Chytroschek from the documentary film Gambling On Extinction, join Animal Voices to talk about...
V is for Vegan: Author Ruby Roth Teaches the ABCs of Kindness to Animals
Should we be learning compassion for animals at the same time as our ABCs? Ruby Roth thinks so: her new illustrated book, V is for Vegan, gives kids aged 3 and up a fun introduction to veganism in 26 sentences. Roth will entertain us with rhymes from the book, but we’ll also get serious about...
Live to Work: Labour Studies Professor Kendra Coulter Examines Work By Animals and Work With Animals
Dr. Kendra Coulter is teaching the first-ever Labour Studies course focused on nonhuman animals at a major university. Using examples ranging from therapy dogs to horse racing, from socialized care of street dogs in Greece to low-cost veterinary clinics in Hamilton, Coulter shows us how animal work is enmeshed with capitalism and class, and how...
You’re Safe, You’re Home, You Matter: Kathy Stevens of Catskill Animal Sanctuary
In 2001, Kathy Stevens walked away from a career in teaching, bought a junkyard, and transformed it into the Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Join us as Kathy talks about some of the 3,000+ animals she has rescued from situations of cruelty and hoarding, and recounts some moving recent experiences with Toronto animal activists!
Filmmaker Rob Stewart Wants to Save The Humans (And Everyone Else). Plus, Animal Rights Events Across Southern Ontario
Following the success of his film Sharkwater, Rob Stewart aims to educate people about ocean acidification, the “evil brother of climate change”, with his new film Revolution and book Save The Humans. Plus, we take a whirlwind tour of animal rights events happening across southern Ontario in October.
Life in Prison for Killer Whales: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Director of Blackfish, on the Tragedy of Marine Parks
Gabriela Cowperthwaite was a regular “mother who took her kids to Seaworld”... then Tilikum the orca killed trainer Dawn Brancheau, and Cowperthwaite set out to understand why. The result is the documentary film Blackfish. Hear all about the film that has got people talking about captivity, made Seaworld nervous, and maybe even influenced the plot...
Knowing Where You’ve Been: Carolyn Merino Mullin on founding a National Museum of Animals & Society
Carolyn Merino Mullin is founding a museum to preserve the history of the animal protection movement. She will share with us some stories from that history, and tell us about the museum’s current exhibits — all of which you can view online!
Inside Rodeo Culture with Karol Orzechowski
Karol Orzechowski spent two years studying rodeos — seeing inside rodeo culture in a way few outsiders ever get to. He joins us to talk about the history and culture of rodeos. Ever wondered where the animals at a rodeo come from — or where they go when the show is over? Maybe you’re curious to...
My Veganism: Hip Hop Artist Sole on His Music and Message
Hip hop artist Sole (Tim Holland) talks to Animal Voices about his music and his transition into on-the-ground activism, spurred by the Occupy movement. This wide-ranging conversation also touches on growing your own food, the intersection between veganism, race, and rap, and the influence of Charlotte’s Web on a very young Tim.
Feed Your Family the China Study Way. Plus, Compassionate Outreach with Guelph Pig Save
Father & daughter T. Colin Campbell and LeAnne Campbell talk about The China Study Cookbook, which brings the findings from The China Study straight into your kitchen! Then, two members of Guelph Pig Save join us to chat about pigs, slaughterhouse vigils, and Ribfest resistance.
Put Down That Weapon: Carolyn Drew on Opposing the Kangaroo Kill in Australia
To protect kangaroos, would you put yourself between the animals and hunters — in the dark?? The volunteers of Animal Liberation Australian Capital Territory would. Carolyn Drew tells us about opposing the government-ordered kangaroo kills, and about the many other issues that ALACT works on.
Your Tax Dollars at Work? The White Coat Waste Project Takes Aim at Government Spending on Animal Experiments
Anthony Bellotti knows that lots of Americans dislike big government spending programs. So he's making sure they know about the $12 billion of taxpayer money that's handed out every year to fund cruel and unnecessary animal experiments. The White Coat Waste Project is both a watchdog group and a novel way to spread the anti-vivisection...
