Vegan World. Where vegan advocates and activists share their amazing stories of compassion, health and the way forward for the ever increasing vegan world.
This week I speak to the guys from Humane Being behind the Scrap Factory Farming campaign in the United Kingdom, which has culminated in a legal review in the UK courts that if successful will see the British Government be required to ban factory farming.Jane Tredgett Director and Founder, David Finney & Robert Gordon from Humane Being and animal rights campaigner John Awen outline the rationale behind the legal challenge and need to highlight the dangers of factory farming on our health, our planet and for the animals at the centre of it all.www.humanebeing.org.ukwww.scrapfactoryfarming.org
This week I speak to Naomi Hallum from Million Dollar Vegan.Naomi is the CEO of the nonprofit dedicated to educating people about the environmental, ethical, personal and public health benefits of adopting a plant-based lifestyle. They also provide free nutritional guidance and support for people who are new to veganism and free plant-based meals to essential workers and underserved communities around the world. Operating in over 10 countries and in 7 languages they have an international team working around the clock to inspire more people to choose vegan.Find out more at www.milliondollarvegan.com
In this weeks episode I speak with the Founder & Director of animal rights charity VIVA! Juliet Gellatley.Juliet talks about her early years and experiences that helped her decide to not only go vegan, but to create and build VIVA! through to the organisation it is today.www.viva.org.ukYou can join the 'Virtual Roundtable with the Experts' on April 15, 2021 at 2pm GMT where a panel including UK Members of Parliament, Farmers and Journalists will discuss a "Ban on UK Factory Farming".Register today at www.viva.org.uk/blog/viva-presents-a-ban-on-uk-factory-farming
Join us for a 4th season and a 3rd year of Vegan World where we will explore amongst other things, veganism and God, veganism and politics and veganism and activism.
In the last episode for a while I chat to Dr Michael Greger author of How Not to Die and commentator on Forks Over Knives, Cowspiracy and What The Health about the benefits of a plant based vegan diet.
This week I have the pleasure of speaking to Steve Jenkins, one half of the dads to internet sensation Esther the Wonder Pig.Steve talks to me about how Esther came into their lives and how life with her changed their outlook on the world and our place in it with our animal brothers and sisters.https://www.estherthewonderpig.com
Welcome to the first pod of 2020!!This week I speak to Emma Hurst MLC from the Animal Justice Party. Emma was elected to the New South Wales Parliament in Australia in 2019 and her maiden speech in Parliament took off around the world on social media.Emma talks about her journey through into veganism and campaigning for animal rights and eventually to her election to Parliament as well as some of the battles she faces today but also the huge wins she has achieved for animals in Oz.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!We end 2019 how we began it all with a chat with Clif Grant from Anonymous For The Voiceless and get his take on events in the world of animal rights and veganism throughout the year.
We're back!! In the first episode of Series 3 we speak to John Awen, Patron and representative of Beneath The Wood Sanctuary in Wales. John tells us his story, that of the creation of the sanctuary by Sasha Bennett and how its numbers have swelled by the addition of the Pembrokeshire 53. 53 pigs found in horrific conditions and given a loving home by Sasha and John.https://beneaththewoodsanctuary.co.uk
George Martin is the vegan activist from Anonymous for the Voiceless and carnismdebunked.comYou think of an excuse you have heard by a meat eater and George has a brilliant answer for it. Ranging from the most common excuse to the downright weird, George shares his stories with us.Frustrating at times, outright hilarious at others, George has the patience of a saint.www.carnismdebunked.com
Back again with the second instalment of the interview with ultra marathon runner and all round amazing lady, Fiona Oaks.https://www.fionaoakesfoundation.co.ukhttp://www.towerhillstables.com
Fiona Oaks is the British distance runner who holds four world records for marathon running.In 2013, she won both the Antarctic Ice Marathon and the North Pole Marathon. Fiona has been vegan since she was 6 years old and runs Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary, is an ambassador for The Vegan Society and is a patron of the Captive Animals Protection Society.Her story was the subject of Running for Good, a documentary film by Keegan Kuhn, centred around her run in the 2017 Marathon des Sables.http://www.towerhillstables.comhttps://www.fionaoakesfoundation.co.ukhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/registry.html?ie=UTF8&id=1EY13FC69FJK7&type=wishlist
Make sure you eat before listening to this!!Chef Charity Morgan talks about having to adapt her culinary skills when her husband, ex Tennessee Titan LB Derrick Morgan adopted a plant based diet and how it influenced other NFL players and teams.Strong athletes eat plants!!!www.chefcharitymorgan.com
This weeks guest is Lisa Lange, Senior Vice President of Communications at PETA.Lisa talks to me about her experiences in handling the media as an animal rights advocate and some of the bullying she received on shows such as The O'Reilly Factor and Fox News.We also talk about the success of her many campaigns and why are environmentalists not talking about Agri Farming?https://www.peta.org
The one, the only, Super Heavyweight Boxer Cam F Awesome joins us this week to talk about how his journey into veganism and the raising of his awareness of animal rights and how it came about by chance, inspiration and a lost bet.The self proclaimed Taylor Swift of boxing has won US titles in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014, not to mention Golden Gloves in 2009, 2011 and 2013.Cam also tours schools around many countries as a motivational speaker.You can find his work on;https://www.celebritysportsspeaker.comhttps://www.instagram.com/camfawesomehttps://twitter.com/camfawesomehttps://www.facebook.com/CamFAwesome
Toni Okamoto's Plant Based On A Budget will make you a hero in the kitchen.We all know our reasons 'why' we choose a vegan diet but sometimes we need a hand with the 'how'.Toni's new book helps with delicious recipes that can be made for only a few $ or £ or even €.Together with helpful hints of how the dishes should actually look, Toni talks to us about her journey into plant based eating and activism, from her early days of track running at high school through to the modern day becoming a best selling author promoting the vegan lifestyle.Check out https://plantbasedonabudget.comhttp://www.toniokamoto.com
Do you know how and when the word vegan came about?This week we chat with Dominika Piasecka from the Vegan Society.Dominika talks about her journey into the vegan lifestyle and also the history behind her organisation and some of the campaigns they are involved in today as well as their plans for the future.www.vegansociety.com
We're back, like a boomerang....or a really annoying relative at a wedding!!!Season 2 starts with the lovely Alison Hood from Good Heart Animal Sanctuary. We spoke with Alison to find out how the sanctuary came into being and the story behind what it takes to get an animal sanctuary up and running.You can find more here https://www.goodheartanimalsanctuaries.com
We chat to the wonderful Kerry McCarthy Member of Parliament for Bristol East.Kerry was the first vegan MP in the UK House of Commons. She tells us of her advocacy work and the struggles experienced and the rise in number of vegan and animal rights advocate MP's in todays Parliament.
Bonus episode this week!!!!Earlier this year I took to the streets to chat to the activists from Anonymous for the Voiceless and their Cube of Truth in Belfast city centre.
In today's episode we talk to Paul Shapiro, author of 'Clean Meat - How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World'.www.CleanMeatBook.comPaul explains how a sesame seed sized biopsy taken from an animal could end up feeding millions of people.
Todays show features ex beef farmer and star of the BAFTA award winning documentary 73 Cows and all round true gentleman, Jay Wilde.Jay tells us the story of his work on his Bradley Nook farm in Derbyshire, England, from forming a bond with his cows to the turmoil he felt as he took them to slaughter and to the battle between trying to stay true to his fathers legacy and saving the lives of the creatures he raised from birth.Jay's story is heartfelt and an inspiration, sad and funny and ultimately joyous. https://www.facebook.com/BradleyNookFarm/
This week we have a chat with vegan activist Theodora Iona campaigner for PETA UK.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organisation in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters.They work through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
On todays show we have Ellie Laks from the Gentle Barn animal sanctuary in California, Tennessee and Missouri.Hear her amazing story of rescuing and healing animals and their role in healing vulnerable groups and her plans for the future. Are you listening Elon Musk?
On this weeks show we chat to the one and only Neal Barnard M.D. from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington DC.We talk about his book Reversing Diabetes and the many benefits of a plant based diet.
LIVEKINDLY.COM Editor in Chief Jill Ettinger joins us to talk about the story behind the news.Jill talks to us about her experience of the growth in veganism over the years to the mainstream today. LIVEKINDLY bring you the vegan news stories from around the world in one place to keep you informed and empowered.It's cool to be kind #livekindly
Cliff Grant is a vegan animal rights activist for Anonymous for the Voiceless.Hear the story on his activism, the message he promotes and the interaction with the general public as well as his thoughts on the animal rights movement in the future.
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