On this show we talk to Hope Bohanec, who has been active in animal protection and environmental activism for over 20 years and is a nationally recognized leader and speaker in the animal protection movement. She is currently serving as Projects Manager for United Poultry Concerns as well as the Executive Director of Compassionate Living, a Sonoma County, … Continue reading
From Minneapolis to Toronto, urban dwellers are on the hunt for local, sustainable food. While backyard and community gardens offer real opportunity, some take it a step further and attempt to keep a flock of laying hens. But is urban chicken keeping truly sustainable? And, more importantly, sustainable for who? This is the question that … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Scrambled, over-easy, fried, and mixed into baking, eggs are classic comfort foods. The industry claim that “only content animals are productive animals” seems logical enough, and with heavy security restrictions for battery cage facilities, few consumers understand how such staples materialize. Starting from the premise that consumers have a right to know how their food … Continue reading
Steve Striffler, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas, provides an historical perspective on the rise of the American poultry industry. As the industry has rapidly grown since World War II and struggles to remain competitive, animal agribusiness continues to operate within small profit-margins and employ a series of disturbing labour strategies. Through Chicken, we … Continue reading
Please join us for a conversation with Virgil Butler, an ex-Tyson slaughterhouse worker from rural Arkansas. We’ll learn about his work as a chicken processor and killer, and find out why he eventually quit and became an outspoken animal advocate, founding the group Activists Against Factory Farming (see below). Arguing that worker and animal welfare are … Continue reading
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