Peace and Primates: Behind The Scenes at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary
This week, Animal Voices takes the show on the road to bring you a behind-the-scenes audio journey into the Peace Day celebrations at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, sponsored by the Jane Goodall Institute. We get a rare listen into the sounds of the sanctuary (which is normally not open to the public), as...
Taking the Leap: Panacea and the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary
Ken Bontius recently did an amazing thing: He quit his job as an engineer, and poured his savings into opening Panacea, a bright and airy vegan store in Toronto. Motivated by a desire to offer animal-free, eco-friendly, and socially-conscious products, Bontius draws on years of grassroots activism and a passion for research, the picky kind...
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...
Rescue, Shelter, and Education: The Ferret Aid Society Speaks
When people think of vivisection, ferrets aren’t usually the first animals who spring to mind. Or, similarly, mention animal cruelty investigations, and people tend to imagine cats and dogs. While ferrets are plagued by cultural stereotypes that they stink and love to bite, The Ferret Aid Society offers a very different interpretation of these inquisitive animals....
The Secret Lives of Sloths – Part II
We’re delighted that Judy Avey-Arroyo, co-founder of the Aviarios del Caribe Wildlife Centre and the Buttercup Centre Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, will join us again to talk about sloths. We’ll hear more about sloths’ habitat and history, the sloth pet trade, the Sanctuary’s “Adopt A Sloth” program, additional stories about the individual animals at the...
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...
The Struggle for Animal Protection in Turkey
First up, we speak with Gamze Erkök Neer, Vice President of The Animal Protection Society of Turkey. In this program, Gamze details the treatment of animals Turkey, and what advocates are doing to address these concerns. She also describes the HAYKOD Sanctuary, a rehabilitation and no-kill shelter that currently houses 600 animals. She then shares some...
Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Advocacy in Egypt
Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (SPARE) is the first organization in Egypt to advocate on behalf of all animals. During this interview, we are joined by SPARE’s Mona Khalil in Cairo who describes how volunteers run an animal shelter, a mobile equine clinic, and a series of diverse campaigns. We find out what...
Anthony Nocella II discusses his new book. Plus, a visit to Farm Sanctuary
The first anthology of writings on the history, ethics, politics and tactics of the Animal Liberation Front, Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals features both academic and activist perspectives and offers powerful insights into this international organization and its position within the animal rights movement. Calling on sources as venerable as Thomas...
Activist and educator Pattrice Le-Muire Jones on the state of the animal liberation movement
Interview with inspiring activist and educator Pattrice Le-Muire Jones of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center and the Global Hunger Alliance. We’ll be addressing some difficult challenges currently facing the animal liberation movement. For example, how do we make sense of the lack of diversity within the movement? What does coalition-building actually mean and what does...
Eddie Lama, star of The Witness and founder of the Oasis Sanctuary
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Linda Moss, founder of the Equus Sanctuary for horses
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