Dreams Can Become True: Claudio Pomo Reflects on the Green Hill Beagle Liberation
On April 28, 2012 demonstrators spontaneously raided the Green Hill dog breeding facility in Italy. 70 beagles were rescued that day; later, Green Hill was shut down and every dog there was spared from life in a laboratory. Claudio Pomo, an organizer of the demonstration, joins us to reflect on what factors came together to...
Lil’ Drac Rocks!: Bat Chat with Amanda Lollar
Animal Voices is happy to welcome back Amanda Lollar, founder and president of Bat World Sanctuary, a non-profit, volunteer run organization which has also built a network of Bat Rescue and Education Centers all over the US. Founded in 1994, Bat World Sanctuary has been a permanent refuge for bats used in research, “retired” from zoos, orphaned, permanently injured or confiscated from...
From Incarceration to Liberation: Interview with Shannon Keith about the Beagle Freedom Project
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...
SOS Fauna and the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Brazil: An Interview with Juliana Ferreira
This week we are joined by Juliana Machado Ferreira, Biologist and Ph.D. candidate at University of São Paulo, to talk about her work with SOS Fauna. SOS Fauna is a non-profit organization that combats wildlife trafficking and rehabilitates the victims of illegal trade. Check out Ferreira’s TED talk to see some incredible images of the animals she works to protect. Listen right now: or download an mp3...
Rat Chick: An Interview with Maria Pandolfi
For most people, even people who might consider themselves “animal lovers,” the rat is not a very loved animal. They are commonly seen as pests by the majority of people who have never had contact with them, and outside of that context, they are used extensively in animal testing / research, and also bred as...
Rescate Abierto: Open Rescues and Inspiration with Igualdad Animal’s Sharon Núñez
In the (Western) world of image streams and media saturation, Igualdad Animal (Animal Equality) knows how to play the game, and be effective. Having built a strong network of supporters and activists across Spain (and now expanding to the UK, Colombia and Venezuela), the group holds close to a dozen actions per week, sometimes more,...
When The Fight Is Over: Cockfighter Rehabilitation With Miriam Jones
Cockfighting is major news in the United States these days, with almost weekly reports of police raids on the illegal fighting and gambling operations. What happens after the raids, rescue and relocation? On this week’s program, we catch up with Miriam Jones from the Eastern Shore Sanctuary who tells us about the politics and practice...
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....
Toronto Wildlife Centre: Education, Rehabilitation, and Conservation
It was 1:00 am, and we just turned a corner of a quiet Toronto street. Lost in conversation, we walked on, oblivious to our surroundings. Then, suddenly, the scene became clear: A squawking bird overhead, another barely limping toward the curb, and a sleek cat waiting in the wing. A car sped past, nearly hitting...
Animals Asia Foundation: Sanctuary and the Struggle to End Bear Bile Farming
Jill Robinson, founder and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation, joins us from Chengdu, China. Tune in to hear Robinson describe her work with Chinese and Vietnamese animal activists to provide sanctuary for moon bears (Asiatic black bears), and their efforts to stop bear bile farming. Robinson provides detailed first-hand accounts of bear rescues, painting vivid...
