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Paul Yoon's "Etna" is a novel told in first dog/first person narrative form. They are all survivors making a life in a post-war-apocalyptic age.

Could "Etna" be the dog story of our time, one that goes beyond animal rights, and addresses animal voice?

And his guide as he wrote it was always his 12-year-old dog Oscar.

Emil Guillermo talks with author Paul Yoon about balancing the dog world and the human world in a book about both.

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The Oregon Health & Science University's Board of Directors voted to transition the National Primate Research Center toward an end to the use of monkey experimentation. PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo explains how the tough negotiating is only beginning.

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In California, a sham sanctuary that was the hub for roadside zoo operations has been closed after PETA filed a lawsuit.

Debbie Metzler, Managing Director of PETA's Captive Wildlife talks with Emil Guillermo.

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After a PETA investigation found 10,000 parakeets in one inhumane shed at Creekside Birds in Oklahoma, comes this realization. Most of these parakeets are funnelled to the biggest pet stores around the country. Should you buy a parakeet in order to rescue them from this system? PETA's Chrissie Matthies has rescued 8 parakeets and tells Emil how she strives to give them the best life possible.

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Dr. John P. Gluck was honored with PETA's Trailblazing Advocacy Award in 2021 for being a shining example of ethics in science. The one-time animal experimenter, who studied with the infamous Harry Harlow, describes his own transformation from animal experimenter to a compassionate bioethicist committed to a cruelty-free science.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Gluck talks about his childhood, his studies in college, and his professional life. He recalls when he began to see animals as patients, not tools of science.

Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity.

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Washington state's public health board won't do anything. Neither will the Univ. of Washington. They won't notify the public about how lab workers are getting sick from viruses and pathogens carried by monkeys. Emil talks with Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA primatologist.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.

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Washington state's public health board won't do anything. Neither will the Univ. of Washington. They won't notify the public about how lab workers are getting sick from viruses and pathogens carried by monkeys. Emil talks with Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA primatologist.

Take action at PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.

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A shed with 10,000 parakeets in Oklahoma. Many of them diseased, and ultimately killed illegally. The rest go to PetSmart, Petco and others at $50 or more. PETA VP Dan Paden describes the immoral parakeet funnel that profits big companies but is pure hell for the animals.

In conversation with host Emil Guillermo.

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"The Hidden Nations of Animals" is a new book by Ryan Huling, in conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Described as a travelogue, the book takes us into the worlds that are right under our eyes, and shows how the animals have found a way to continue despite displacement by modernization.

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Why isn't there a cure for sepsis? Maybe it's because the government spends over a billion dollars on useless animal research. Kyle Busch's death is a reminder of how the U.S. is behind the times when it comes to curing a disease like sepsis.

PETA's Dr. Emily Trunnell talks to Emil Guillermo how PETA is suing NIH over wasteful sepsis experiments that have left us without a cure.

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During this Triple Crown Season, horse racing loses its grip. PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo breaks down the scandals hitting horse racing at the peak of the Triple Crown season.

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PETA's Amber Canavan, Associate Director of Vegan Campaigns, talks to Emil about the cruelty behind the phrase, "Cage-free Eggs," and why consumers should be wary when they see it in stores.

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Dr. Katherine Roe, PETA Chief Scientist, Laboratory Investigations, describes the animal cruelty by experimenters at the UMASS-Chan Center. And what you can do to stop them.

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We answer the top questions we get to PETA.org. What are people most curious about?

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We reprise Part Two of a conversation with author Dominick Thompson.

If you're struggling stayng vegan, get inspired by Thompson, the author of "Eat Like Elephants Eat." He stayed vegan while in prison.

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As the world seems to be going crazy about Ozempic, Wegovy, most have ignored the fine print warnings. We reprise our podcast that points out there's a safer way to GLP1 paradise if one eats "Power Foods." It's cheaper, safer, and works. Dr. Neal Barnard talks about his new book with Emil Guillermo on how you can let the good foods you eat do the heavy lifting in your weight.

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Here's what you need to know about the Ridglan Dogs of Wisconsin. Ridglan is being forced out of the animal cruelty business, but a court gave the breeder until July 2026 to turn in its license. And so the cruelty continues unless you let Ridglan and Wisconsin know it's time for the animal abuse to stop now.

PETA's Dr. Alka Chandna explains what can be done in a conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing.

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Thinking about a bunny as a gift for Easter? Listen to PETA2's Reilly Park first. Most people don't know anything about bunnies before they adopt one during Easter for a child. Park tells Emil Guillermo why real bunnies rarely last a year after given as gifts, creating a massive problem in abandoned rabbits nationwide.

(Due to a technical issue, we are republishing this post as Ep. 423)

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing.

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Thinking about a bunny as a gift for Easter? Listen to PETA2's Reilly Park first. Most people don't know anything about bunnies before they adopt one during Easter for a child. Park tells Emil Guillermo why real bunnies rarely last a year after given as gifts, creating a massive problem in abandoned rabbits nationwide.

(Due to a technical issue, we are republishing this post as Ep. 423)

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Thinking about a bunny as a gift for Easter? Listen to PETA2's Reilly Park first. Most people don't know anything about bunnies before they adopt one during Easter for a child. Park tells Emil Guillermo why real bunnies rarely last a year after given as gifts, creating a massive problem in abandoned rabbits nationwide.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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What does it mean when the biggest dog show in the world gives Best in Show to the dog of a convicted animal abuser? Emil Guillermo talks to Jennifer White of PETA.UK

Take action go to peta.org.uk and speak out on Crufts.

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Given the current situation of the nation and the world, and the coincidence of Women's Month, we reprise our interview with Jim Mason, a co-author with philosopher Peter Singer on "Animal Factories."

Mason's written a new edition of his 1993 classic, "An Unnatural Order--Roots of Our Destruction of Nature," where he connects our "othering" of animals with racism, sexism, colonialism, and white supremacy.

Mason sees our "othering" of animals is linked to "misogyny" and coined the phrase "misothery."

Listen.

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Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel talks about two recent examples of imported monkeys lost during use or transport. It's an even graver public health threat than you think.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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Viola is an elephant who has been held in captivity by circuses for more than 56 years. See why PETA calls her "The Most Desperate Elephant in the World." Debbie Metzler, PETA's Director of Captive Wildlife speaks with Emil Guillermo about Viola.

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In an unprecedented action, a national primate center made a bold move toward ending animal experimentation and becoming a sanctuary.

Amy Meyer, PETA's Associate Director of Primate Experimentation Campaigns, speaks with Emil Guillermo about the signficance of the Oregon Health and Science University's step toward ending monkey experiments at its Oregon National Primate Research Center.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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In an unprecedented action, a national primate center made a bold move toward ending animal experimentation and becoming a sanctuary.

Amy Meyer, PETA's Associate Director of Primate Experimentation Campaigns, speaks with Emil Guillermo about the signficance of the Oregon Health and Science University's step toward ending monkey experiments at its Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Go to PETA.org for more.

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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In an unprecedented action, a national primate center made a bold move toward ending animal experimentation and becoming a sanctuary.

Amy Meyer, PETA's Associate Director of Primate Experimentation Campaigns, speaks with Emil Guillermo about the signficance of the Oregon Health and Science University's step toward ending monkey experiments at its Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Go to PETA.org for more.

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Hennifer Coolidge? The activist bot that looks like a chicken and named for the Vegan Queen, Jennifer Coolidge? Yes, that Hennifer Coolidge. She was at the Grammys. And she'll be at the Super Bowl. And even the award shows of all award shows, the Oscars. PETA's Ashley Frohnert guided her as she met celebrities at the Grammys. She dishes to host Emil Guillermo.

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The storm of 2026 has stretched from New Mexico to Maine, impacting 70 percent of the nation's population, and all their companion animals. Don't leave them outside.

Emily Allen, PETA VP who runs the Community Animal Project, talks with Emil Guillermo about what you can do for your animals and for the animals you see left out in the cold.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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The California Horse Racing Board permanently banned a jockey for participating in an unsanctioned bush track. What's a bush track? If you think racing is cruel. bush tracks are far worse. Find out why PETA is trying to stop them from proliferating around the country.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Get activated! .Here are 5 things you can do now to save animals from cruelty in labs. Your simple action today could help make a difference in PETA's top 5 victories for next year.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing.

This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Host Emil Guillermo kicks off the new year with comedian Eddie Pepitone who talks about his vegan journey and his love for animals.

His latest special, "The Collapse," is on YouTube.

Is Eddie a good candidate to be featured in a nude PETA ad? In 2025 it was Nikki Glaser. Should Eddie be next?

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Nikki Glaser Speaks about her PETA Ad.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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As peace talks over the Russian invasion of Ukraine are on-again, off-again, it might make you wonder who, if anyone, is caring for the abandoned animals caught by war.

We reprise an interview with Simone Eisenbeiss, part of the animal rescue effort in Ukraine funded by PETA's Global Compassion Fund.

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Incest and inbreeding? It's a taboo for humans, so why is it ok for dogs? Your cute smushed-faced dog is suffering. And AKC is not OK. What's PETA doing about it? Plenty. Jakob Shaw tells Emil the problems with BIBs, that's stands for breathing impaired breeds. Time to take a stand against torture breeding.

For more go to PETA.org.

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Just in time for the holidays, we explore a faith- based approach to animal rights with Sarah McFarlane, Faith Outreach Coordinator of PETA Lambs.

Is it for all faiths? Just Christians? And what is the power of Genesis:1: 29? Emil Guillermo talks with the Lambs and the hope for inclusive interfaith discussion.

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When it's cold outside, we like to remind you: Bring your animals inside. It's common sense, but you'd be surprised at the number of animals who are left outside to freeze.

Emily Allen of PETA's Community Animal Project talks to Emil Guillermo.

For more go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 10 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left hundreds of animals in need.

Simone Eisenbeiss rescues 50 animals a day on average when she goes into the combat zone.

Simone describes the work of an animal rescuer in Ukraine to Emil Guillermo.

Go to PETA.org and learn how PETA's Global Compassion fund keeps the rescue efforts alive.

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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As Thanksgiving looms, we reprise the story of Stephanie, obese and diabetic, who found her way by going vegan.

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We reprise this special episode with Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in conversation with Emil Guillermo on the milestone 30th anniversary of the book, "Free The Animals: The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front In North America." Newkirk talks about what the group was, how it wasn't PETA, and all the great things done by ordinary people who had the courage to liberate animals from laboratories and research facilities.

Get the 30th Anniversary edition of "Free The Animals" online, or wherever books are sold.

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 10 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com

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Author Melanie D.G. Kaplan fell in love and rescued a former lab dog. She wanted to find out about his past life. Her book, "Lab Dog" helps people understand the problems with animal experimentation.

Get "Lab Dog," wherever books are sold.

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An accident in Mississippi resulted in monkeys running wild, but also exposed the public health threat. Will Tulane reveal the necropsies of the dead monkeys? And why are long-tailed monkeys even used in U.S. labs when they have just been declared endangered by the IUCN? PETA's primate expert, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel talks with Emil Guillermo.

For what you can do to stop experimentation industry, go to PETA.org.

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In this reprised episode, PETA VP Christina Matthies talks to Emil Guillermo about birds, especially domesticated ones.

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Ingrid Newkirk, PETA principal and co-founder, author of numerous books on animals and animal rights, wrote a very practical book, "250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know: The Cat Guardian's Bible."

How many things do you know? Find out as we reprise this episode.

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The winningest jockey in America was given one of the heaviest suspensions ever for violating whip rules at the track. Federal regulators came down hard after PETA blew the whistle.

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Reprised Oct. 8, 2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2025.

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Ingrid Newkirk, PETA co-founder and principal, reacts to the passing of primatologist Jane Goodall.

See how Goodall supported and endorsed the work of PETA, including the closure of National Primate Research Centers, at PETA.org

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We reprise this episode on bulls-- among the most abused and exploited animals in all the world, but especially in India in the sugar cane industry.

Animal Rahat began as a sanctuary for overworked bulls in rural India. Started with PETA funds, the sanctuary has not only improved the lives of bulls, but of all animals and even the people of the region.

Poorvah Joshipura, PETA Sr.VP of International Affairs talks to Emil Guillermo about Animal Rahat, how it started, and how it has continued to thrive.

See more at PETA.org

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Reprised Sept. 24,2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2021-2025.

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We reprise this episode from a few years back. Should animal experimenters be psych tested before getting federal funds?

Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP on the concerning cases involving animal experimenters funded by your tax dollars.

For more on this subject, go to PETA.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Released Sept. 17,2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2021-2025.

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PETA senior science advisor Dr. Lisa Jones Engel on where we are in PETA's fight to end monkey experimentation.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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PETA senior science advisor Dr. Lisa Jones Engel on where we are in PETA's fight to end monkey experimentation.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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We reprise this episode from earlier this year on how PETA's legal team is using the First Amendment in an attempt to stop the torture of monkeys at NIH laboratories.

PETA's Jeff Kerr, in conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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Is there a problem with the word "vegan"? Emil talks with nutritionist Terri Chrisman. who explains why she has replaced the word and leads with people's health instead. And what of the animals and the earth? Listen.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Is there a problem with the word "vegan"? Emil talks with nutritionist Terri Chrisman. who explains why she has replaced the word and leads with people's health instead. And what of the animals and the earth? Listen.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.org.

Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com

Get the podcast on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1 Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!

Originally released Aug. 27, 2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2024-5

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Ashley Fruno, a Canadian-born PETA activist leads the charge to help companion animals in distress during typhoon season in the Philippines.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo Check out PETA's Global Compassion fund, at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.org.

Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com

Get the podcast on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1 Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!

Originally released Aug. 20, 2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2024-5

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Ashley Fruno, a Canadian-born PETA activist leads the charge to help companion animals in distress during typhoon season in the Philippines.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo Check out PETA's Global Compassion fund, at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.org.

Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com

Get the podcast on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1 Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!

Originally released Aug. 20, 2025. ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2024-5

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In this special edition of the PETA PODCAST, meet PETA's new president, Tracy Reiman. A veteran animal rights activist, in conversation with longtime colleague Lisa Lange, Reiman talks about her goals for PETA.

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Dr. Katherine Roe reveals how PETA forced the recent UMass-Amherst Monkey Lab Shutdown. It took four persistent years and many PETA members to stop the cruelty of researcher Agnes Lecreuse.

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Brittany Peet, PETA general counsel, Legal and Corporate affairs, talks to Emil Guillermo about the legal battles of Toni Haddix, star of HBO's"Chimp Crazy."

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Brittany Peet, PETA general counsel, Legal and Corporate affairs, talks to Emil Guillermo about the legal battles of Toni Haddix, star of HBO's"Chimp Crazy."

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Brittany Peet, PETA general counsel, Legal and Corporate affairs, talks to Emil Guillermo about the legal battles of Toni Haddix, star of HBO's"Chimp Crazy."

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Bears are killed in Canada then shipped to the UK to be used as ceremonial caps for Buckingham Palace guards, a PETA investigation found. One bear, one cap, one needless atrocity.

Join the movement to end the wearable trophy hunt, go to PETA.org and urge the Ministry of Defense to use faux bear fur.

Emil Guillermo talks with PETA UK's Kate Werner.

See more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com

Get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1 Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!

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Host Emil Guillermo speaks to Dr. Pandora Pound about her book "Rat Trap," which exposes the bad science that researchers use to justify useless animal experimentation.

Get the book on Amazon. See more about PETA's Research Modernization Deal Get "Rat Trap" from Safermedicines.org

Get the podcast on YouTube@emilamok1

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

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What to know about the National Institutes of Health's major announcement that changes everything when it comes to animal testing in research. If you want NIH funding and use animals in your models and tests, your grant application will not be welcome. PETA's Dr. Emily Trunnell talks to Emil Guillermo about the significance of this change and what more needs to be done to make an even bigger difference to animals and science.

Go to PETA.org for more details

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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We reprise "Breaking The Chain," a documentary executive produced by Anjelica Huston, that shows PETA's Community Animal Project in action, saving animals in the Norfolk, Virginia, area. Among its top concerns is the number of chained dogs in the area. Many are abused, malnourished, and tethered mercilessly to a chain in all weather, from hot summers to cold winters.

PETA has forced local and state officials to establish anti-tethering laws that serve as a model for the country.

The documentary also addresses the problem with no-kill shelters and why avoiding euthanasia is not the answer to the dog and cat overpopulation problem.

Daphna Nachminovitch, PETA Sr.VP for cruelty investigations, speaks with Emil Guillermo.

See the documentary on Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and Vimeo on Demand.

For the trailer and more information on "Breaking the Chain," go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Debbie Metzler, PETA sr. Director of Captive Wildlife, Legal and Corporate Affairs, with Emil Guillermo on the West Coast Game Park Safari shutdown in Bandon, Oregon.

If you see something, report it to www.peta.org/abuse

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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After first exposing the cruel torture of Elisabeth Murray's monkey experiments at the National Institute of Mental Health in 2020, the multi-million dollar monkey fright project could be ending. In this reprise, PETA's Dr. Katherine Roe talks to Emil Guillermo about the videos PETA obtained of the experiments.

See the videos yourself and take action.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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June 18, 2025, ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2023-25

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Meat-addiction? Perfectionism? Isolationism? I talk to Dr. Angela Crawford, the author of "The Vegan Transformation" about the psychological issues that come up when going vegan. Part 2 of our conversation.

Get your free vegan kit at PETA.org

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Have you ever thought about the changes that happen to you when you go vegan? In her new book, "The Vegan Transformation," Angela Crawford, Ph.D., surveyed 350 people, then went deeper with 75 of them to find out what happens when you go vegan. In part one, Crawford tells Emil Guillermo how she became vegan and the changes she noticed in herself. In part two (to be released later in June), Crawford finishes her list of the 7 findings in her survey.

Coming up: Part 2 of our interview.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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In a massive victory for cruelty-free science, PETA's multi-year campaign against a monkey torturer has brought closure to a Harvard research lab.

We reprise this episode to explain the significance of this lab closure in the effort to end animal experimentation.

See more at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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"Eat What Elephants Eat" is Dominick Thompson's cookbook/memoir. To inspire more vegan cookouts on Memorial Day, we reprise our conversation with Thompson, whose vision of going vegan was clarified in prison.

Get a free vegan starter kit.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST! Originally re-released May 21, 2025, ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2023-25

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Should animals ever be used as spare parts for humans?

PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo was interviewed by CNN about xenotransplantation. Listen to what she had to say about the experience and the hope that her views are represented fairly.

See PETA represent the ethical perspective on xenotransplantation in the CNN documentary "Animal Pharm," which premieres Sunday, May 17.

Find out more about xenotransplantation, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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After years of non-stop PETA activism, the National Institutes of Health has finally relented with a major announcement to shift research away from using animals in experiments to non-animal methods.

Dr. Emily Trunnel, PETA scientist, tells Emil Guillermo the significance of the decision and what needs to be done to ensure NIH stays on track.

For more, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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Daphna Nachminovich, PETA Sr. VP of Cruelty Investigations talks to Emil Guillermo about the sham of no-kill sheltering policies and how the group Best Friends Animal Society bullies local communities to accept its philosophy.

See more of the facts at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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Harvard is in the news standing up for academic freedom tied to billions of federal dollars withheld for research.

But not all science done at Harvard is groundbreaking or even worthwhile.

Some of it is just cruel and wasteful.

Animal experimenters like Harvard's Margaret Livingstone continue to spend your tax dollars on useless tests that only end up torturing and killing animals.

In this reprised episode, Dr. Katherine Roe, a former NIH researcher and now chief scientist for PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department, talks to Emil Guillermo about how researchers like Livingstone build a career on cruelty masquerading as curiosity, including her latest strobe tests with monkeys.

Yet Livingstone continues to do her job, even though more than 380 scientists from around the world, including Harvard, have condemned the cruel experiments.

For more, go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo and get the podcast on YouTube. www.YouTube.com/@emilamok1

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a groundbreaking announcement—a move toward less cruelty toward animals in science. Much of this new direction is due to PETA scientists' work on monoclonal antibodies.

Jeff Brown, PETA Science advisor, talks with Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

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Thinking SeaWorld has gotten better? Remember "Blackfish."

We reprise the first of a two-part conversation with SeaWorld whistle blower John Hargrove. He was featured in the documentary, "Blackfish," and told his story in his New York Times best seller "Beneath the Surface,." In this conversation with host Emil Guillermo, Hargrove reflects on how he became the moral voice for orcas in captivity.

When you're done, you'll want to listen to part two here.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

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Need another reason not to go to Sea World?

The park released the news that a dolphin had died recently in its San Antonio Park. One of the "founders," the dolphin was called. But it made no mention of the cruelty the animal endured during 50 years of imprisonment.

PETA's Melanie Johnson, Sr.Manager of the Animals In Entertainment Campaign talks to Emil Guillermo on the dolphin who died, and an update on why you should stay away from Sea World.

Go to PETA.org for more.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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The shaky underpinnings of horse racing in America were revealed in a recent New York Times article. The headline was stark: "Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive?"

Investigative reporter Noah Schactman asked the questions that have needed to be asked for a long time--and reveals why horse racing--at least in New York State didn't die long ago.

Listen to the podcast.

Then read the article.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X @emilamok

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The First Amendment is being applied to a basic animal rights issue that could end the torture at NIH laboratories.

PETA's Chief Legal Officer Jeff Kerr explains it all to Emil Guillermo.

For more info on the lawsuit against NIH, go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X @emilamok

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It's too easy to escape scrutiny if you're a laboratory that harms animals routinely. It takes PETA to go undercover to get the 24-7 truth. Listen to what an investigator found what High Quality Research in Colorado was doing to dogs and cats.

Take action. Send a message to one of the lab's biggest client, Colorado State University to end the cruelty.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X @emilamok

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In 1975, philosopher Peter Singer argued for the end of tyranny by human animals over non-human animals. His book "Animal Liberation," has been an ethical compass for several generations of animal rights activists.

In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Singer talks about the changes in the last five decades, how his book helped bring about those changes, and how there's still much work to do to convince society that speciesism is wrong. Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org. Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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In 1975, philosopher Peter Singer argued for the end of tyranny by human animals over non-human animals. His book "Animal Liberation," has been an ethical compass for several generations of animal rights activists.

In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Singer talks about the changes in the last five decades, how his book helped bring about those changes, and how there's still much work to do to convince society that speciesism is wrong. Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org. Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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Still wondering about Ozempic and Wegovy? We reprise our talk about "Power Foods." It's cheaper, safer, and works. Dr. Neal Barnard talks about his new book with Emil Guillermo on how you can let the good foods you eat do the heavy lifting in your weight loss fight.

It's all in "The Power Foods Diet," now available wherever books are sold.

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Dr. John P. Gluck was honored with PETA's Trailblazing Advocacy Award in 2021 for being a shining example of ethics in science.

In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Dr. Gluck-- a one-time animal experimenter who studied with the infamous Harry Harlow--describes his transformation from an animal experimenter to a compassionate bioethicist committed to a cruelty-free science.

Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals," has become a guide for a new generation of scientists seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity.

Gluck describes his transition and how he remains haunted by the faces of the animals he experimented on.

For more, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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CARGO Act stands for "Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas." When PETA uncovered the waste and cruelty, a bill was introduced by Democrats and Republicans that could save billions spent by NIH (National Institutes of Health)

Take action on the CARGO act. Go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism.

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She was 5-foot-8-inches and 264 pounds. She thought she was on the road to health. However, Stephanie was an obese vegan who needed to pay attention to the fat content in her diet. And she knew it was a matter of life and death.

Find out how to go vegan and get your starter kit at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org.

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X@emilamok

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Dogs are being reported dead in Michigan and Indiana. And that's just the ones that get reported.

Don't leave your animal companions out in the cold. Simple tips that will show you care and keep your animals alive. Emil talks with Emily Allen of PETA's CAP program.

If you see an animal out in the cold, contact peta.org.

See the impact of the cold weather here.

Keep animals indoors. Freezing temperatures spell extra hardship for “backyard dogs,” who often go without adequate food, water, shelter, or veterinary care. If you see animals left outside without shelter from the elements and are unable to help, note their location and alert authorities immediately. (For information regarding what constitutes adequate shelter, click here.)

In cold weather, you can provide birds and other animals with access to water by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice twice a day. When weather improves, be sure to remove any food offerings to encourage animals to move on to warmer areas.

Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org.

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X@emilamok

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With PETA’s help an international trade org is stopping the Cambodian Monkey trade, a move that would protect an endangered species and lead to an end to lab experimentation.

Dr. Lisa Jones Engel explains in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org.

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on X@emilamok

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Are you keeping your New Year's resolution to go vegan? If you're struggling, you need some inspiration: "Eat Like Elephants Eat," by Dominick Thompson.

He learned how to be vegan in prison.

Part II of Emil's conversation with Dominick.

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Dominick Thompson's gang life caught up with him and he served hard time in federal prison. But it was there that he found his true self as a vegan.

In part 1 of our conversation, he talks about how taking responsibility for his bad choices changed his life.

Thompson's book, "Eat What Elephants Eat," shares his story and his recipes. It's now available wherever books are sold.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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"Chimp Crazy" was just named by Rolling Stone as the No.1 True Crime docu/series for 2024. So in honor of that and the New Year, we hear again from Angela Scott, who tells the story of how a 19-year-old girl with a passion for chimpanzees was able to expose the cruelty and criminality that drove the narrative in "Chimp Crazy."

It's the power of the whistleblower.

A reminder: PETA was not involved in the artistic choices of the filmmakers of "Chimp Crazy."

See more at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Captain Paul Watson was freed from a Danish prison in Greenland after five months in custody for attempting to save whales. The Japanese whaling industry advocated for his arrest and extradition. But Denmark finally refused and let Watson free.

Hear Watson's passion in this reprise of our conversation on his book, "Orcapedia."

Other related PETA Podcasts on Watson.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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When 43 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a monkey supplier in South Carolina, the company went silent, and the news stopped. Now, a whistleblower has given PETA hundreds of pages of documents exposing the company's mismanagement and cruelty to animals. Will the company be shut down now? What you need to know about Alpha Genesis. And why it's important if we're to end animals used in experiments.

Take action! Send the monkeys to sanctuary.

Read about what the whistle-blower found, and how monkeys were mutilated and abused.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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When 43 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a monkey importer/breeder in South Carolina, the company went silent and the news stopped. Now, a whistleblower has given PETA hundreds of pages of documents exposing the company's mismanagement and cruelty to animals. Will the company be shut down now? What you need to know about Alpha Genesis.

Take action! Send the monkeys to sanctuary.

Read about what the whistle-blower found, and how monkeys were mutilated and abused.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Don't leave your animal companions out in the cold. Simple tips that will show you care and keep your animals alive. Emil talks with Emily Allen of PETA's CAP program.

See more about the CAP program on PETA.org

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Happy Thanksgiving! We give thanks for good information. You don't need Turkey or Ozempic, or even Wegovy to enjoy the traditional holiday meal. Dr. Neal Barnard talks about power foods that are vegan, and avoids all those drugs. Not to mention a turkey on the table.

See more about turkeys this season here.

The truth about turkeys.

A Butterball investigation.

See more about Dr. Barnard's book.

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The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss

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Oreos may be vegan, but they aren't cruelty-free. Parent company Mondelez is now under pressure from PETA.

Dr. Frances Cheng, PETA scientist, explains the ridiculous experiments being done on animals and how you can stop them. Cheng also owns a small vegan restaurant and says if you prefer cruelty-free products like cosmetics, you should check out PETA's "Eating Without Experiments."

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Oreos may be vegan, but they aren't cruelty-free. Parent company Mondelez is now under pressure from PETA.

Dr. Frances Cheng, PETA scientist, explains the ridiculous experiments being done on animals and how you can stop them. Cheng also owns a small vegan restaurant and says if you prefer cruelty-free products like cosmetics, you should check out PETA's "Eating Without Experiments."

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Oreos may be vegan, but they aren't cruelty-free. Parent company Mondelez is now under pressure from PETA.

Dr. Frances Cheng, PETA scientist, explains the ridiculous experiments being done on animals and how you can stop them. Cheng also owns a small vegan restaurant and says if you prefer cruelty-free products like cosmetics, you should check out PETA's "Eating Without Experiments."

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The PETA plan to save the monkeys running loose in South Carolina is on the table. But will Alpha Genesis,the company contracted to NIH, concede and allow the monkeys to be saved. PETA monkey expert Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel in conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Learn more about the South Carolina monkey situation.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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The PETA plan to save the monkeys running loose in South Carolina is on the table. But will Alpha Genesis,the company contracted to NIH, concede and allow the monkeys to be saved. PETA monkey expert Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel in conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Learn more about the South Carolina monkey situation.

Go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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PETA campaign forces Starbucks to end upcharge on vegan milk starting Nov. 7.

Emil Guillermo talks with PETA's Amanda Brody.

Learn more about the upcharge protest, and go vegan.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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The City of Ojai, California, became the first in the U.S. to ban tortured breeding. With PETA's help, the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance is a reality, following the example in many European countries. The new law stops the growth of BIBs and keeps breeders at bay so that animal suffering can end.

What's a BIB? Listen now.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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The transplantation system in the U.S. is dysfunctional. What the Senate found and what should be done now.

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"Chimp Crazy" continues to be one of the most streamed shows on the planet. So we reprise this episodes because it shows the power of the whistleblower.

PETA was not involved in the artistic choices of the filmmakers of "Chimp Crazy."

But PETA wouldn't have been able to successfully free the chimps had it not been for the courage of Angela Scott.

Scott was 19 when she first volunteered for Chimparty. She's the whistleblower who got the evidence that exposed the animal cruelty in the Max documentary, "Chimp Crazy."

Scott tells her story to Emil Guillermo, and reveals how much she loved the chimps, and what she really thinks about Mike and Connie Casey. And Tonia Haddix.

Take action, save the chimps. Go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Should Nobel Prizes in the sciences go to breakthroughs in ethical science that is cruelty-free and done without animals in experiments.

We reprise this episode on the documentary "Test Subjects." Emil Guillermo hosts.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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The underground horse racing world took a hit in Texas when 14 people were arrested by Texas law enforcement officials after a PETA expose on quarter-horse bush tracks. With more than 60 unsanctioned tracks in Texas alone, the raid marks the beginning of enforcement action against the more than 160 illegal tracks nationwide.

Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP of equine matters explains.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Dr. Lisa Jones Engel, PETA Primatologist explains the significance of PETA's collaboration with the people of Brazoria County, Texas, to stop Charles River from building a facility that would hold 43, 000 monkeys. In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Take action, save the chimps. Go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Angela Scott was 19 when she first volunteered for Chimparty. She's the whistleblower who got the evidence that exposed the animal cruelty in the Netflix documentary, "Chimp Crazy." Scott tells Emil Guillermo about the conditions chimps lived under, how the breeding process strips mother chimps from their young. And beyond the story of Tonka, there's the sad story about Conner, the Hallmark chimp.

Scott talks about what wasn't in the show, revealing more about Mike and Connie Casey. And what she thinks of Tonia Haddix.

Take action, save the chimps. Go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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You won't believe the cruelty to the camels and horses that are used in the tourist trade in Egypt. PETA's Jason Baker talks about the bloody animals he saw in Giza that made him realize the need to prioritize the camels that cater to tourists in Egypt. Don't ride camels in Egypt. See why.

Go to PETA.org to see more.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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There's optimism after two wins for the animals. PETA exposed the cruelty at the University of Washington lab of Fritzie Arce-McShane. One monkey was irradiated so frequently that it had to be euthanized.

In another development, the director of the Washington National Primate Research Center at UW, Michelle Basso, was ousted by the Board of Regents.

Hear why former UW primate scientist, now a PETA scientist, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, feels shutting down the lab is now a matter of time.

See more about the primate center on PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Released Sept. 3, 2024

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"Chimp Crazy," the documentary series now on HBO Max, gives an inside look on PETA's work to save chimpanzees from the unnatural life of being an animal companion. Baby chimps will kiss you, but adult chimps could rip off your face. And when the babies become violent adult chimps they are usually turned over to a chimpanzee prison. Brittany Peet, PETA VP of Captured Animal Law Enforcement talks with Emil Guillermo about the documentary, Tonka the Chimp, and fighting to end the animal abuse of chimpanzees.

See "Chimp Crazy," take action here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Released Aug. 26, 2024

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Bled for life, more than 800 dogs and cats are held as "professional bleeders" at a captive blood bank in Indiana. What PETA investigators found. PETA's Sarah Deffinger in conversation with host Emil Guillermo.

Go to PETA.org to see more about captive blood banks.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Released Aug. 21, 2024

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The man who inspired the phrase "Save the Whales" needs your help. Captain Paul Watson was arrested in July by Danish authorities in Greenland at the request of Japan, who is seeking to punish Watson for his anti-whaling activities.

Contact your embassy and the Danish Embassy now and demand that Watson be set free. Listen to this interview with Watson conducted last year on why he does what he does for the animals. And hear PETA President Ingrid Newkirk's appeal on behalf of Watson.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Released Aug. 14, 2024

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Taken at gunpoint, Two PETA activists and an 11-year-old were held by Ethiopian police. For how long?

But Jason Baker says what they endured is nothing compared to the monkeys transported to U.S. labs by Ethiopian Airlines.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Released Aug. 7, 2024

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PETA is calling for the ban of horses for sport at all Olympics after five teams were cited for instances involving animal abuse and cruelty at the Paris Games. PETA VP Kathy Guillermo, who heads PETA's Equine Matters division, explains how equestrian events, especially dressage, have put style, fashion and cruelty above the well-being of horses

See more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Released July 30, 2024

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"Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More Than Human World" explores what happens when you consider animals as thinking as well as feeling beings. Are they intelligent? Self-aware? Are they persons? Author Brandon Keim talks with Emil Guillermo about the consequences in our lives when we see the animals as sharing our world.

For more on the book go here.

For more on animal rights, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Released July 23, 2024

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A woman has died after being given a pig kidney that extended her life by just 47 days. What you need to know about the cruelty of xenotransplantation.

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Released July 17, 2024

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Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, PETA's effort to save animals there has never stopped.

We reprise this episode, in which PETA Germany's Sylvie Bunz describes the coordinated effort to save thousands of animals' lives, in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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Released July 10, 2024

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If you can have mechanical bulls in honky-tonks, why not mechanical elephants in Indian temples? PETA is saving abused elephants by convincing the temples to trade in their sensitive real elephant for a mechanical one. Poorvah Joshipura, director, PETA India tells Emil Guillermo how it works.

See the life-sized mechanical elephant here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Released July 2, 2024

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"Breaking The Chain," a documentary executive produced by Anjelica Huston, shows PETA's Community Animal Project in action, saving animals in the Norfolk, Virginia, area.

But chief among their concern is the number of chained dogs in the area. Many are abused, malnourished, and tethered mercilessly to a chain in all weather, from hot summers to cold winters.

PETA has forced local and state officials to establish anti-tethering laws. It's a model for the country. The documentary also addresses the problem with no-kill shelters, and why avoiding euthanasia is not the answer to the dog and cat overpopulation problem.

Daphna Nachminovitch, PETA Sr.VP for cruelty investigations, speaks with Emil Guillermo.

See the documentary on Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and Vimeo on Demand. For the trailer and more information on "Breaking the Chain" go here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Your sunscreen may be cruelty-free now, but for how long? The FDA may require more tests on a product deemed safe for years. Why the sudden change? Jeffrey Brown, science advisor to PETA/UK, talks to Emil Guillermo about the FDA's cryptic communications that threaten tens of thousands of animal lives.

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Ozempic? Wegovy? Why not try Power Foods? It's cheaper, safer, and works. Dr. Neal Barnard talks about his new book with Emil Guillermo on how you can let the foods you eat do the heavy lifting in your weight loss fight. It's all in "The Power Foods Diet," now available wherever books are sold.

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The question is whether horse racing can avoid horse injuries and death on the day of the Belmont, the third leg of the Triple Crown--especially after a deadly year in 2023. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP, is the one in charge of the Equine Matters Department. She talks about why racing is cruel and often fatal.

For more go to PETA.org.

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In this reprised episode, PETA VP Christina Matthies talks to Emil Guillermo about birds, especially domesticated ones. Most human companions aren't as knowledgeable about birds. It means the situation devolves to the point a bird rescue is needed. How best to avoid a bird rescue? Don't turn to birds to be your companion animals. Let the birds be birds. Matthies is also the Editor-in-Chief of PETA's Global Animal Times.

For more go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing.

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Dr. Margaret Livingstone at Harvard Medical has continued with cruel experiments on monkeys that have no useful scientific purpose. They include maternal deprivation experiments where baby monkeys are taken from their mothers, have their eyes sewn- shut, then observed for abnormalities. Science or torture?

In this reprised episode, PETA neuroscientist Katherine Roe, a one-time NIH scientist, talks to Emil Guillermo about the experiments' uselessness to science or humanity. What can you do?

Listen to the podcast and click on the links to see more about the experiments and how you can take action to stop them.

See more of what Livingstone does at Harvard, and then take action.

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Host Emil Guillermo speaks to Dr. Pandora Pound about her book "Rat Trap," which exposes the bad science that researchers use to justify useless animal experimentation. Get the book on Amazon. See more about PETA's Research Modernization Deal on PETA.org.

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One year after PETA's proposals, horse racing has undergone some reforms, but not all of them. What it will take to end the deaths of racehorses at all race tracks. PETA's Kathy Guillermo, PETA's Equine Matters Department leader, explained what needs to be done in this encore presentation.

See the full video of PETA cameras captured of horse breakdowns leading up to last year's Kentucky Derby. Some media outlets have run this without attribution, see the full video now.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Are you cat-smart? PETA's Ingrid Newkirk on the 250 things you need to know if you're a smart cat "guardian." In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

An encore presentation.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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See his one man show, "Emil Amok, Lost NPR Host, Wiley Filipino, Vegan Transdad," at the Orlando Fringe in May.

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The difference between a "purpose-bred" and a "wild-caught" monkey is the reason animal experimenter and monkey importer Charles River Labs is being investigated by the SEC. PETA's investigation uncovered documents showing where Charles River's monkeys come from. But did experimenter Charles River tell its shareholders? If not, it could have serious consequences.

See how the case came down and why it could be a turning point for experimenters who may be forced to use non-animal methods.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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See his one man show, "Emil Amok, Lost NPR Host, Wiley Filipino, Vegan Transdad," at the Orlando Fringe in May.

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Why did the Eastern Virginia Medical School and vivisector Gerarld Pepe kill four mother baboons--Jemma, Cookie, Toya and Tara-- in spite of PETA's offer to save the aging baboons. PETA Sr. VP Daphna Nachminovich talks with Emil Guillermo.

For more information go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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A "suicide race" is what jockeys call the sprints young horses are forced to run to get top dollar at places like the Ocala Breeders Sale in Florida. On April 10, 2024, a horse raced to its death, a jockey was hurt, and the president of the sale allegedly assaulted a PETA investigator who captured it all on video. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP on Equine Matters describes what happened and why these dangerous race practices must end.

Go to PETA.org to see the video.

Or see the Ocala Breeders Sale fatality on YouTube.

UPDATE: ARREST MADE AFTER PETA INVESTIGATOR ATTACKED FOR MAKING VIDEO

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is nine million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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What is misothery? Akin to misogyny, author Jim Mason has coined "misothery" as the phrase describing how we "other" animals.

Mason, a co-author with philosopher Peter Singer on "Animal Factories," has written a new edition of his 1993 classic, "An Unnatural Order--Roots of Our Destruction of Nature." Mason connects our "othering" of animals with racism, colonialism, and white supremacy in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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See his one man show, "Emil Amok, Lost NPR Host, Wiley Filipino, Vegan Transdad," at the NYC Fringe starting April 5

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Cesar Chavez fought for farmworker rights, but he was also a devout animal lover and did not eat animal flesh. In honor of Cesar Chavez Day (March 31), we reprise our interview with Barbara J. King who talks about empathy toward animals. For some like Chavez it's developed over time through their dogs and animal companions, as King explains, recognizing empathy in animals is a two-way street.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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Originally released March 27, 2024

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It's an emergency situation at the animal shelters in Los Angeles, which are suffering from an overpopulation problem that, in turn, shuts out the growing number of animals that still need homes. The city's"no-kill" policy was intended to be a "feel-good" measure, but it has resulted in a lack of space in increasingly crowded shelters and animals abandoned on the street. PETA Sr.VP Lisa Lange talks to Emil Guillermo about how the situation got this way and how "no-kill" is no answer to the city's dog and cat overpopulation.

Go to PETA.org to find out more.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Originally released March 20, 2024

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A third dog died on March 12 at the 2024 Iditarod, the 1,000-mile race of animal cruelty held every year in Alaska.

A three-year-old male dog named Henry is the third death in three days. Two other race dogs, Bog, a two-year-old, and George, a four-year-old both died on Sunday. "The Iditarod is the shame of Alaska," said Tracy Reiman, PETA's executive vice president. "How many more dogs need to die before this stops?"

These are the first deaths of dogs in the race since 2019. PETA Sr.campaigner Melanie Johnson, who has worked to end the Iditarod for six years, talks to host Emil Guillermo about how these deaths heighten the urgency to end the race once and for all.

End the Iditarod now. Visit PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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See Emil Guillermo's one man show on being married to PETA in Fresno in March.

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Originally released March 12, 2024

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Watch "The Failed Experiment," a new documentary executive produced by Bill Maher, available now for free on YouTube.

(See the link below).

Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP on Laboratory Investigations, says too many people don't understand what animal experimentation is all about. Catch up quickly. Listen to the podcast and then watch the documentary to find out how animals continue to be tortured in laboratories in the name of science.

The documentary premiered on Prime Video and can still be accessed there.

See "The Failed Experiment" on YouTube for free here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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See Emil Guillermo's one man show on being married to PETA in Fresno in March.

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Originally released Jan. 9, 2024/reprised March 6, 2024

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Kip Andersen, director of "Cowspiracy," "Seaspiracy," and "What the Health," now adds to his accomplishments the new movie, "Christspiracy," on the ethical and spiritual questions around killing animals for meat. With co-creator Kameron Waters, the movie opens in more than 600 theaters on March 20.

For tickets, go to Christspiracy.com and use the code word PETA so that 10 percent of the proceeds will go to PETA. Or press the donate button on the site to give even more.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Originally released Feb.27, 2024.

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Playwright, author, and poet Ishmael Reed's new play, "The Shine Challenge, 2024," gives animals a voice in the fight for justice. Shine is a black man said to have survived the Titanic in 1912. But he's accused of sinking the ship and put on trial. Who saves the African American Shine? The animals. Specifically, a polar bear and a shark. It's surreal, satirical, and definitely an anti-speciesist work of art.

Get a ticket to a private link to watch a pre-recorded live reading. You'll have access to unlimited viewing until March 15, 2024.

https://ci.ovationtix.com/35133/production/1191624?performanceId=11425268

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Originally released Feb.20, 2024.

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A new company formed by former key employees of Charles River Labs and Envigo is trying to build a monkey farm in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia that will house up to 30,000 monkeys to be bred for experimentation. But they never told the residents about the plans. Now PETA is helping them put a stop to the project. Amy Meyer, PETA's manager of primate experimentation, talks to Emil Guillermo.

Take action here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Originally released Feb.13, 2024.

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TV's "Saturday Night Live" did a one-liner on the crystal meth racehorse in Ohio. Find out why the real story is not all that funny.

Plus, despite a happy ending with the Clydesdales featured in a Super Bowl ad, cruelty and horse abuse continue. And it's often undetected by law enforcement were it not for whistleblowers and the advocacy of PETA.

If you see something, say something.

Call the Whistleblower Hotline at 706-WHISTLE. OR email horseabuse@peta.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Originally released Feb.6, 2024.

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PETA Latino has kept the pressure on Miami Seaquarium ever since the death of Lolita the Orca last year. Now Miami-Dade County officials want the park shutdown for its pattern of animal abuse and new violations from the USDA citing the Animal Welfare Act. PETA Latino's Alicia Aguayo talks to PETA Podcast host, Emil Guillermo.

Take action now at PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

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Originally released Jan. 30, 2024.

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Poorva Joshipura, Sr. VP of International Affairs for PETA Foundation UK, has authored her second book, "Survival at Stake." It's about how too often we forget that our lives are intertwined with all other animals and how unless we change our ways and treat animals more kindly or even go vegan, our survival as a species is at stake.

Available where books are sold.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org.

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Jan. 23, 2024.

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Bears are killed in Canada then shipped to the UK to be used as ceremonial caps for Buckingham Palace guards, a PETA investigation found. One bear, one cap, one needless atrocity. Join the movement to end the wearable trophy hunt, go to PETA.org and urge the Ministry of Defense to use faux bear fur.

Emil Guillermo talks with PETA UK's Kate Werner.

See the PETA bear investigation here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Originally released Jan. 16, 2024.

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Watch "The Failed Experiment," a new documentary executive produced by Bill Maher. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP on Laboratory Investigations, says too many people don't understand what animal experimentation is all about. Catch up quickly. Listen to the podcast and then watch the documentary to find out how animals continue to be tortured in laboratories in the name of science.

Available on Prime Video.

For more, go to PETA.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Jan. 9, 2024.

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Animal hoarding? "It's a crisis," says Henry Brzezinski, El Dorado County Animal Services chief in Northern California. Brzezinski has spent over 35 years fighting for animal welfare from South Carolina to California and knows about hoarding all too well. He defines the problem and profiles the typical hoarder. He also says what you should be on the lookout for to root out hidden hoarding environments. in your community. And he talks about the cases he's seen that amount to some of the worst animal hoarding cases ever. He talks with host Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness·they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

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Wayne Hsiung was released on December 9, 2023 after serving a sentence of 38 days in a Sonoma County (Calif.) jail for trying to free animals from the cruelty of factory farms. I talked to Wayne as he prepared for the trial earlier in the year. He was optimistic, considering he had just beaten the attempts in Utah to convict him on similar charges. As we recount 2023, we reprise my conversation with Wayne in this encore podcast presentation.

Read about Hsiung's Sonoma Country conviction on his Substack blog, The Simple Heart.

Take action for the animals. Read about Smithfield case.

Go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Dec. 26, 2023.

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Animal experimenters like Harvard's Margaret Livingstone continue to spend your tax dollars on useless tests that only end up torturing and killing animals. Dr. Katherine Roe, a former NIH researcher and now chief scientist for PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department, discusses how researchers like Livingstone build a career on cruelty masquerading as curiosity, including her latest strobe tests with monkeys. Roe talks about her own career and how others fall into the "science" trap in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

For more, go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Dec. 19, 2023.

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Dessert is the final frontier for many vegans who tend to settle for vegan "ice cream" in a pinch. But Chef Philip Khoury of Harrods in London says your favorite desserts can be transformed easily into vegan. It just takes some "re-imagining."

Khoury has written "A New Way to Bake: Re-imagined Recipes for Plant-Based Bakes, Cakes and Desserts." He talks about how he switched from corporate life to baking; how he became vegan; his experience selling vegan desserts at Harrads; and, he shares some of his favorite recipes from the book. With host Emil Guillermo.

The book is available wherever books are sold.

For more, go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Dec. 12, 2023.

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If you see reindeer on display, go to PETA.org immediately. Reindeer are wild and are too often abused in captivity. Debbie Metzler of CALE, (Captured Animal Law Enforcement), a division of PETA talks to Emil Guillermo about the problem of holiday reindeer abuse.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Nov.29, 2023.

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PETA-Germany went into action to save animals abandoned by the war in Ukraine in 2022, and has never stopped. Sylvie Bunz heads the special project and explains what's at stake to Emil Guillermo.

See the volunteers in action. Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Nov.29, 2023.

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Marissa Price, PETA2 social media head, talks to Emil Guillermo about ThanksVegan. That's when turkeys get a chance to be thankful for something.

Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Nov.22, 2023.

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Kathy Guillermo, Sr.VP PETA for Equine Matters, reviews the recent "60 Minutes" report on horseracing and fills in the gap. PETA activism played a significant role toward ending the cruelty in horseracing. She outlines PETA's solutions to drastically reduce horse deaths at race tracks in a 12-step program the industry has resisted.

For more go to PETA.org

See PETA video from first investigation on trainer Steve Asmussen in 2014 on YouTube.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Nov.14, 2023.

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Residents have blown the whistle on Charles River Labs' significant plans to build a new monkey facility in South Texas. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA Primatologist, talks to Emil Guillermo about the public health dangers of placing a facility in Brazoria County, Texas.

For more information, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Nov.7, 2023.

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Captain Paul Watson of "Whale Wars" fame tells the blunt truth about Sea Shepherd and why it fired him. It's all in his new memoir, "Hitman for the Kindness Club." Watson no longer works for Sea Shepherd or Greenpeace and has started his own foundation where he continues to save whales in harm's way worldwide.

Get Watson's book wherever books are sold.

For more information go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Oct.31, 2023.

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How Sea Shepherd went corporate, betrayed the animal rights movement, and fired Captain Paul Watson. Watson tells the story in his new memoir, "Hitman for the Kindness Club." Watson no longer works for Sea Shepherd or Greenpeace and has started his own foundation where he continues to save whales in harm's way worldwide.

Get Watson's book wherever books are sold.

For more information go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Oct.31, 2023.

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Is there a bunny on your shampoo bottle? On all your cosmetics products? Are the products you use on the LIST?

That's PETA's list of cruelty-free cosmetics from its Beauty Without Bunnies campaign. And if they're not on the list, you can do something about it.

PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo talks about how PETA changed the industry more than three decades ago by exposing the unnecessary cruelty used in animal tests.

Now 5,000 companies are on the list, cruelty-free. See if the product you use complies...Listen to the podcast.

Get the list.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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Originally released Oct. 25, 2023

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The Research Modernization Deal, RMD, is a new way forward for scientists and animals developed by the scientists at PETA. Intended to change the paradigm on the use of animals in experimentation, RMD is a common-sense strategy necessitated by the 90 percent failure rate of research involving animals to produce anything of value for humans. PETA's Dr.Emily Trunnell with the Laboratory Investigations Department is part of the team trying to make RMD a reality. She tells Emil Guillermo the program is as simple as stopping everything that doesn't work or produce real results and shifting money and emphasis to non-animal experiments that would have a better chance at success.

Find out more about the plan at PETA.org.

Sign a petition to urge lawmakers to take action.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Originally released July 14, 2021; Reprised May 30, 2022; Oct. 18, 2023

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Brittany Peet, PETA General Counsel for Legal and Corporate Affairs, talks to Emil Guillermo about the sentencing of Doc Antle, the "Tiger King" villain. But where's the prison time?

Peet also shares the latest on Joe Exotic, and the coming sequel in the "Tiger King" series.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct. 10, 2023

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Host Emil Guillermo talks with ecologist Carl Safina, author of "Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe," about what Safina learned from his relationship with a screech owl named Alfie.

Get the book wherever books are sold.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct. 3, 2023

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Host Emil Guillermo speaks to Dr. Pandora Pound about her new book "Rat Trap," that exposes the bad science that researchers use to justify useless animal experimentation.

Get the book on Amazon.

See more about PETA's Research Modernization Deal

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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(Originally published Sept.26, 2023

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Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP talks about how Budweiser is mutilating the very Clydesdale horses you see on television ads and at public events. PETA undercover investigators got the facts. Budweiser prefers to keep its cruelty secret.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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We go to the archive and reprise a conversation between PETA Podcast host Emil Guillermo and Ingrid Newkirk, PETA president, on the release of her book "Animalkind," written with Gene Stone. Newkirk talks about what "animalkind" means and how we need to understand that humans are animals too, and not necessarily superior to other species.

Buy "Animalkind" wherever books are sold.

Go to PETA.org. for more, and listen to other podcasts with Ingrid.

See Emil's one man show, "Emil Amok, Lost NPR Host: A Phool's Filipino American History," in person or livestreamed. Get tickets here: https://www.frigid.nyc/event/6897:499/

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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(Originally published Jan. 15, 2020

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The Animal Rights discussion began when philosophers asked whether animals suffer. They do. But physical pain is one thing, do they feel emotions and grief? If a donkey does, does a spider? Author Barbara J. King, a professor emerita in Anthropology at William and Mary talks to Emil Guillermo about her research and how a knowledge of animal feelings could improve our empathy and compassion toward animals.

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The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com See Emil in New York 9/6/23, 9/14/23 at Under St. Marks Theater, New York City. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Help us grow the podcast by taking this short survey.

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For all the cat people out there, we reprise this episode with Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President and co-founder, on her 2021 book, "250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know: The Cat Guardian's Bible."

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, it's what you need to know to be a great cat guardian.

Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.

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Alicia Aguayo talks to host Emil Guillermo about the first ten years of PETA Latino. Also mentioned is the passing of Lolita the Orca, who was the focus of PETA Latino at SeaWorld.

For more, see PETA.org

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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If you own a dog with a scrunched-up face, you need to know more about BIBs. PETA's Colin Henstock talks with Emil Guillermo about the dogs that may look cute but are condemned to a life of suffering.

For more info on BIBs including the banning of BIBs, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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Dr. John P. Gluck was honored with PETA's Trailblazing Advocacy Award in 2021 for being a shining example of ethics in science. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Gluck--the one-time animal experimenter--who studied with the infamous Harry Harlow, describes his own transformation from an animal experimenter to a compassionate bioethicist committed to a cruelty-free science.

Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity. It hasn't been easy.

Gluck admits he remains haunted by the faces of the animals he experimented on.

For more go to PETA.org

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The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks.

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Following up on a whistleblowers call, PETA's investigation of Caucaseco Scientific Research Center has resulted in the lab's shutdown, and its defunding by the National Institutes of Health. A foreign lab funded by NIH? Yes.

Caucaseco was already paid more than $17 million. And it's just one of nearly 800 foreign labs NIH is funding to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Get the update and hear from Dr. Magnolia Martinez, PETA lead researcher who worked for nearly two years to expose Caucaseco's activities.

Get more information at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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(Originally released Aug. 2,2023).

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Until Sept. 3, 2023, large animal sculptures will be on display at the National Mall in Washington, DC. It's the Council of Animals, just a few blocks away from Congress. What would the animals say to fellow sentient beings if they could advocate for themselves? See the exhibit and sign PETA's Declaration of Consciousness. Or go online at PETA.org.

Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President, Alka Chandna, PETA VP, Laboratory Investigations, and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos were featured at the unveiling on July 13, 2023.

See the Council on Animals, and sign PETA's Declaration of Consciousness.

Go to PETA.org

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(Originally released July 26, 2023).

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Why is major horse racing dying in Northern California, PETA's Kathy Guillermo gives the real reason Golden Gate Fields is set to close. And why is Canada's Calgary Stampede no fun for the horses?

Go to PETA.org for more.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released July 19, 2023).

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Animal hoarding? "It's a crisis," says Henry Brzezinski, El Dorado County Animal Services chief in Northern California. Brzezinski has spent over 35 years fighting for animal welfare from South Carolina to California and knows about hoarding all too well.

He defines the problem and profiles the typical hoarder.

He also says what you should be on the lookout for to root out hidden hoarding environments. in your community.

And he talks about the cases he's seen that amount to some of the worst animal hoarding cases ever.

He talks with host Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with all its global entities, is 9 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released July 12, 2023).

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Activists stopped a transfer of 100,000 macaques from Sri Lanka to China. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA primatologist, says had the deal gone through, it would have devastated Sril Lanka's unique toque macaque monkey population and hurt the entire country. By keeping them in Sri Lanka, Jones-Engel says the monkeys were saved from almost surely becoming part of the animal experimentation industry.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Find out more, go to PETA.org.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released July 5, 2023).

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Oregon's Health and Science University (OHSU) doesn't want the public to know about the cruel experiments it conducts involving the drunken habits of voles.

Now an Oregon court has ordered OHSU to pay PETA more than $434,000 for the tactics used to prevent the truth from coming out.

Dr. Alka Chandna, PETA VP of Laboratory Investigations, talks to Emil Guillermo about how the fight for animal rights has become a legal battle for key evidence of animal cruelty.

Go to PETA.org for more on the OHSU voles experiments.

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(Originally released June 28, 2023).

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Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, featured in the Netflix series "Tiger King," was convicted for wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking this month (6/2023) in a Viriginia court. Sentencing is set for later this year, but even then there are loopholes that enable Antle to exploit animals.

PETA's Brittany Peet says the fight is still on to close loopholes that allow Antle to continue to harm animals.

Go to PETA.org

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(Originally released June 21, 2023).

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Jared Goodman,attorney for the PETA Foundation talks to Emil Guillermo about Lolita the Orca who has been trapped in a miniscule tank at the Miami Seaquarium. Lolita's legal odyssey may soon be over.

Go to PETA.org for more.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released June 14, 2023).

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You won't believe the cruelty to the camels and horses that are used in the tourist trade in Egypt. PETA's Jason Baker talks about the bloody animals he saw in Giza that made him realize the need to prioritize the camels that cater to tourists in Egypt.

Don't ride camels in Egypt. See why.

PLUS:

See how the horses are treated.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released June 7, 2023).

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HISA, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, finally began its investigation of the 12 horse deaths at Churchill Downs this week. And it could lead to a shutdown of the race track while the findings are pending.

HISA appears to be following all the recommendations made by PETA's Horse Racing Department that was sent to Churchill Downs at the beginning of May when the death toll was at two horse.

PETA's Kathy Guillermo, Sr. VP and head of PETA's horse racing division, discusses.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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(Originally released May 31, 2023).

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If you've seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (the new live-action feature film) find out more about what it's all about. And if you haven't, see why Rocket Raccoon is the new patron saint of laboratory animals in the fight against vivisectionists and animal experimenters.

Emil Guillermo talks with PETA's Amy Meyer on the film's significance in spreading the word to a mass audience.

The film, written and directed by James Gunn, does that admirably.

This interview may be a "full-on spoiler" to some, but not when the real-life situation with animals in laboratories is far worse than anyone can imagine.

For the truth, see the real undercover videos of animal experimentation here.

Get the facts here.

See what it really looks like inside laboratories.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe.

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(Originally released May 24, 2023).

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In a perfect ethical world, you'd be vegan. And so would your animal companion.

But few pet owners are vegan or even feed their companions vegan diets.

Now is the time to make that happen.

You deserve to eat better food, of course. But your dog deserves better than commercial dog food.

Diana Laverdure-Dunetz is a dog nutritionist with a website at www.plantpowereddog.com. She says an average vegan dog living to age 12 could say an estimated 10,000 animals from being slaughtered for dog food.

In this conversation with podcast host Emil Guillermo, Laverdure-Dunetz talks about the health advantages of feeding your dog fresh, nutritious, and safe food for your dog.

For starters, did you know dogs love blueberries?

Take action. Learn more about veganism at PETA.org

For dog nutritionist Diana Laverdure-Dunetz, go to plantpowereddog.com.

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(Originally released Aug. 5, 2020).

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Is it time to consider the abolition of pet ownership? Writer/Author Troy Vettese says it's harmful to all involved, and at the core is human domination and control over animals. He's serious and wrote a controversial piece in the Guardian outlining the good in banning pet ownership.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Notes:

8:59 The problems on pet ownership.

9:39 domination

17:00 empathy

23:45 Freeing ourselves from pet ownership

24:55 veganism

25:25 Phasing out ownership in 20 years

27:28 are pet owners bad people? 3

6:15 Outlining the steps to end pet ownership

39:12 "Animals are imprisoned by domestication."

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Originally released May 10, 2023

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Every first Saturday in May, horse racing celebrates itself with the running of the Kentucky Derby. But this year's event (2023) has been marred by the death of a would-be participant and by the deaths of three other horses at the historic home of the derby, Churchill Downs. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP who heads up the team exposing horse racing cruelty, talks about the deaths this year and how they contribute to the sport's demise.

See more at PETA.org about the recent death of a would-be participant.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Originally released May 5, 2023

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On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive 7.6 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people in Turkey alone.

And what about the companion animals?

Within days after the quake, PETA--thanks to your donations to the Global Compassion Fund--dispatched a team that saved hundreds of animals, reuniting many with their human companions who survived the quake.

Mimi Bekhechi, VP of PETA UK, Europe, and Australia, talks to Emil Guillermo about how the team approached each day during the month-long rescue. And how their efforts saved cats and dogs like Thalia, Pisa, Lucky, and others.

For more information, go to PETA.org

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Originally released April 26, 2023

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If you think the animal overpopulation problem is bad in the U.S., it's worse in Mexico. PETA Latino has been sponsoring free spay-neuter events for years that have helped thousands of animals. Rachel Bellis, associate director of local affairs for PETA's Cruelty Investigations Department, talks to Emil Guillermo about the program. And she mentions how sometimes the work includes rescuing dogs like Mathilda, Manuel, and Maria.

The spay/neuter program in Mexico exists because of your kind donations to the PETA Global Compassion fund.

Go to PETA.org for more information.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released April 19, 2023

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When asked how he identifies, Wayne Hsiung says one word. "Animal."

Hsiung is the co-founder of DxE, Direct Action Everywhere, known for reviving the art of protest in the animal rights movement through "open rescue," a dramatic, effective, and memorable tactic.

He reveals insights on DxE's victory over Smithfield's factory farm operation in Utah where Hsiung faced felony charges for saving two baby piglets.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Hsiung gets personal about growing up in Indiana, and how his Taiwanese family's spiritual beliefs have informed and motivated his animal rights mission.

Hsiung also predicts his prospects in an upcoming beagle rescue case in Wisconsin.

Hsiung's blog is The Simple Heart (simpleheart.substack.com).

Register for the Animal Liberation Conference, June 9th - 14th (LiberationConference.com), in Berkeley where Hsiung will facilitate an interactive workshop called The Open Rescue Experience.

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Originally released April 12, 2023

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Peter Singer, the author and philosopher, embarks on a global speaking tour as the update on his classic is released, "Animal Liberation Now."

Singer speaks to Emil Guillermo about the tour and how animal rights has evolved in the last 50 years. While there has been some progress toward ending factory farming and animal experimentation, there is still much to be done.

Order the book on Amazon.com

Get info on the global speaking tour at thinkinc.org.au

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Originally released April 5, 2023

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At age 27, Chuck Carroll was so addicted to fast food he thought he wouldn't see age 30. He has since lost 300 pounds and kept it off with a vegan diet. In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Carroll talks about how he did it and how it led to his hosting "The Exam Room," the podcast of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Carroll talks about how he has become vegan and how veganism has brought him to a new awareness of ethical eating.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Help us grow the podcast by taking this short survey. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!

Originally released June 16, 2021

Reprised March 28, 2023

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Charles River Labs has a 1,000-monkey problem. It's being investigated for the illegal importation of monkeys from Asia. That fact keeps the company from using the monkeys for research, so it wants to send them back to Asia and start the process over again. Not so fast. PETA advocates the best thing for the monkeys is immediate placement in a sanctuary here. PETA primatologist Lisa Jones-Engel explains how it fits into the big picture of stopping all monkey importation to the U.S. Host Emil Guillermo leads the conversation.

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In the 1980s, the Army had a rule that stopped and banned weapons testing on animals. Now it's revealed the it has reversed the ban and has begun weapons testing using live ferrets. Shalin Gala, PETA VP in the Laboratory Investigations Department, goes over the history of the issue, dating back to when PETA first got the Army to stop using animals to the recent revelation that new tests have begun.

We also look at the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guards' record on animal abuse. You can stop these hideous tests. Go to PETA.org and take action.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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Emil Guillermo talks to Courtney Penley, of PETA's Animals in Film and TV division. Who won an Oscat this year?

The biggest winners were in animation.

See more about the winners, go to PETA.org

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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In 1975, philosopher Peter Singer argued for the end of tyranny by human animals over non-human animals. His book "Animal Liberation," has been an ethical compass for several generations of animal rights activists. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Singer talks about the changes in the last five decades, how his book helped bring about those changes, and how there's still much work to do to convince society that speciesism is wrong. Go to PETA.org for more information.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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PETA Germany's Sylvie Bunz coordinates the effort to save thousands of animals' lives in Ukraine. PETA team members along with groups inside Ukraine have been working since day one of the war to help animals. A year later, Bunz tells Emil Guillermo how the effort is going.

For more go to PETA.org.

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Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP talks about how Budweiser is mutilating the very Clydesdale horses you see on television ads and at public events. PETA undercover investigators got the facts. Budweiser prefers to keep its cruelty secret.

Go to PETA.org to find out how you can stop Budweiser's Mutilation of Clydesdales.

https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/herd-of-peta-horses-to-call-out-clydesdale-mutilations-at-budweiser-brewery/

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Utah's Senate Bill 113 would restrict animal enterprises and would mean the rollback of a local ban on the carriage horse trade in Salt Lake City. The state bigfooting the locals? It's a unique anti-animal rights strategy grassroots activists are fighting in Utah. PETA's Amy Meyer talks to Emil Guillermo and warns how if the anti-animal strategy wins in Utah, it could easily spread to other states.

For more go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

See more at PETA.org.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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When the fashion world went crazy in Paris over a lion's head on a long, elegant dress, the first one the media called was PETA. Lisa Lange, PETA's Sr.VP of Communications talks to Emil Guillermo about the shock of fashion, especially when Kylie Jenner is a part of it.

Also discussed: buzz about PETA's Oscats and a new PETA exhibit at UCLA.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

See more at PETA.org.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo.

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PETA VP Christina Matthies talks to Emil Guillermo about birds, especially domesticated ones. Most human companions aren't as knowledgeable about birds. It means the situation devolves to the point a bird rescue is needed. How best to avoid a bird rescue? Don't turn to birds to be your companion animals. Let the birds be birds. Matthies is also the Editor-in-Chief of PETA's Global Animal Times. Check for a new issue this month. For more go to PETA.org. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Kathy Guillermo talks about some of PETA's big victories in 2022, starting with FDA Modernization Act, and what it means for you and the animals. She also talks about the victories for dogs at Envigo in Virginia, and at Texas A&M.

See more on the FDA Modernization Act at PETA.org.

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See PETA's top victories for 2022.

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released Jan. 18, 2023

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PETA answered a whistleblower's call and investigated a Colombian lab that experiments on animals. Now a Colombian government agency is trying to seize the monkeys at Caucaseco Scientific Research in Cali, Colombia. Should the U.S. National Institutes of Health be next to investigate? U.S. taxpayers have paid $17 million to Caucaseco. And that's just one of nearly 800 foreign labs getting hundreds of millions from NIH.

PETA's calling for an end to this practice.

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released Jan. 11, 2023

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Egg, chicken, milk prices up 30 percent or more at the market? Avoid all that. Beat inflation by going vegan in 2023!

Jackie Day is an author, teacher, a JD, but she's no vegan cop. She doesn't believe in guilting people into being vegan. Instead, she gently helps them find their best reason to be vegan. Her book "The Vegan Way" isn't a recipe book, but more like a guide to help you get to your destination as prescribed by the book's subtitle, "21 days to a happier, healthier, plant-based lifestyle that will transform your home, your diet, and you."

In this fun conversation with podcast host/writer/fellow vegan Emil Guillermo, Day describes how she became vegetarian for the animals as a child, then 10 years later became a vegan after talking to an animal rights activist after a protest.

"The Vegan Way" is available wherever books are sold.

Emil Guillermo is certified in Plant-based Nutrition and a graduate of the T.Colin Campbell/E-Cornell nutrition studies program.

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As record snow and cold grip the nation, Emily Allen of PETA reminds us of the simple things that will make sure your dogs and cats survive the winter months. It's simple, yet too many people leave their animal companions outside. Don't.

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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the bacteria. But it causes a disease called melioidosis. They are the Tier 1 select agents known by the CDC to have been brought into America by the importation of monkeys from Asia.

So why isn't the public being warned of the threat? PETA has been working to expose the dangers of the U.S. science community's importation of monkeys.

Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, a top primate scientist, now a senior science advisor to PETA, explores in this conversation with Emil Guillermo, why the government is enabling the importation of monkeys while downplaying the public threat.

PETA has used the public information act to get documents the government would rather the public not know. PETA has shared them in stories on the dangers of monkey importation with major news organizations this month.

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Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, a former Fulbright scholar, and a top primate scientist who once worked at the Washington Primate Research Center, is now a PETA Scientist. She talked to Emil Guillermo about the recent federal indictments of 8 Asian nationals, including two Cambodian government officials, on alleged monkey smuggling charges and the impact that could have on the U.S. research community. If U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Justice Department win their case, it could mean the seizure of thousands of monkeys and force labs to conduct scientific methods that are non-animal, less cruel, and more ethical.

Find out more at PETA.org.

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Kate Werner, PETA UK campaigner talks to Emil Guillermo about the King's ban of foie gras on royal grounds, and PETA's work to stop the importation of the indelicate delicacy to England. She describes the cruelty in the production of foie gras in France.

The KIng is mum on the cruelty of the bearskin caps on his palace guards. PETA has a replacement ready, but it may take an intervention from the new prime minister.

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released 12/7/22

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Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in conversation with Emil Guillermo on the milestone 30th anniversary of the book, "Free The Animals: The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front In North America."

Newkirk talks about what the group was, how it wasn't PETA, and all the great things done by ordinary people who had the courage to liberate animals from laboratories and research facilities.

Newkirk said that in 30 years, animal rights issues have become the one thing that can bring our divided country together in the name of compassion for animals.

Get the 30th Anniversary edition of "Free The Animals" online, or wherever books are sold.

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Monkey laundering? It's what happens when U.S. labs will pay premiums for monkeys even if they're on the endangered species list.

PETA's effort to stop the practice got a boost when the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cracked down on an alleged monkey smuggling ring based in Cambodia this month that was responsible for bringing in thousands of monkeys to labs in the U.S.

An arrest in New York resulted in the unsealing of an indictment listing 8 Asian nationals, including top Cambodian government officials, and principals of a major primate supplier. If convicted the indicted could face up to 20 years in prison and be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars.

PETA began exposing the dark side of monkey importation and laundering in the summer.

Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA primate expert, talked to podcast host Emil Guillermo in July about how the long-tailed macaque has become endangered by being the prime focus of the monkey smugglers. Jones-Engel describes how they are cruelly treated and how their lives are being wasted in labs in the U.S.

See how you can stop the illegal importation of endangered monkeys. Go to PETA.org

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By fighting the Navy on its use of sheep in decompression illness testing, a young animal rights activist has found her calling. Emil Guillermo talks to Shriya Swaminathan, PETA Science Policy Advisor for International Lab Methods about the Navy's cruel decompression sickness testing on sheep. For Swaminathan, leaving her science doctoral program to work for PETA full-time has been the way to put her animal rights beliefs to work.

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After a six-year fight, PETA already forced the shutdown of a cruel dog lab at Texas A&M, but the school wouldn't release the remaining dogs.

All that changed last week (Nov. 4) when PETA got assurances from Texas A&M that nine Golden Retrievers--the last remnants of that cruel canine muscular dystrophy lab--will be freed by the end of the year.

Dr.Alka Chandna, PETA VP for Laboratory Investigations talks with Emil Guillermo about how the case was won, and what the victory means in the fight to end animal experimentation.

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After PETA exposed animal experimenters' transport of thousands of monkeys in the U.S. without adequate veterinary inspection, the USDA finally took action.

Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA's primate expert, tells Emil Guillermo why the issue is a matter of public health.

Go to PETA.org for more on the illegal shipments of monkeys.

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Plainville Farms in Pennsylvania touted itself as a place that raised "certified humane" turkeys. But a PETA investigator got the truth on video tape: Workers kicking, choking, strangling turkeys. Workers simulating sexual acts with the birds. All in all, the video was enough to get Pennsylvania State Police to get prosecutors in six counties to file the most defendants with the most charges ever in a case of cruelty to factory farmed animals. Dan Paden, PETA VP of Evidence Analysis, breaks down the case in conversation with Emil Guillermo on the PETA podcast.

See what the investigator saw.

Take action against grocers like Harris Teeter, Publix, and Wegmans that sell Plainville Farms products. See the video at PETA.org.

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Originally released Oct. 26, 2022

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Dr. Margaret Livingstone at Harvard Medical has continued with experiments on monkeys long thought to have been ended. They include maternal deprivation experiments where baby monkeys are taken from their mothers, have their eyes sewn- shut, then observed for abnormalities.

Science or torture?

PETA neuroscientist Katherine Roe, a one-time NIH scientist, talks to Emil Guillermo about the uselessness of the experiments to science or humanity.

What can you do? Listen to the podcast and click on the links to see more about the experiments and how you can take action to stop them.

See more of what Livingstone does at Harvard, and then take action.

PETA is now demanding that Harvard release more information about Livingstone's experiments.

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Originally released Oct. 18, 2022

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Documenting cruelty in factory farms has been a hallmark of animal rights since PETA started doing it in the early 1990s.

Just this week, a PETA undercover investigation video of the cruelty at Plainville Farm in Pennsylvania enabled the Pennsylvania State Police to charge 11 people with nearly 140 counts of cruelty to animals, including felonies. It is the largest number of charges in any factory-farmed animal case in U.S. history.

As that case begins, a noteworthy case ended in Utah: The trial of Direct Action Everywhere (DXE) activists for felony burglary and theft alleged to have occurred in 2017. While documenting the cruelty at a factory farm, the activists saw two piglets near death and rescued them. Instead of going after the corporate farm interests, prosecutors went after the activists.

Emil Guillermo talked to Jeremy Beckham, a Utah activist who covered the trial from start to finish. Find out how DXE activists Wayne Hsiung and Paul Picklesimer won over a jury and triumphed over Smithfield and factory farming in Utah.

Find out more about the trial. See the "Operation Deathstar" video. All on PETA.org.

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Originally released Oct. 12, 2022

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Does it make sense that millions of animals must die in regulatory tests in the name of human safety when the results are irrelevant to humans?

That's the reason the PETA Science Consortium International was formed ten years ago--to convince governments and private industries that modern non-animal regulatory test methods were better for humans and infinitely better for animals. Three consortium scientists--Jeff Brown, Gina Hilton, and Bridget Rogers--talk to Emil Guillermo about their to change the world's laws and to save millions of animals' lives.

SEE THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM'S GREATEST HITS. The top ten accomplishments in the last ten years.

Find out more about the PETA SCIENCE CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL on its website.

And don't forget, October is PETA's STOP ANIMAL TESTING FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE. Every donation will be matched to the $500,000 goal through Oct. 31.

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Originally released Oct. 5, 2022

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PETA's Food Justice campaign goes to America's food deserts--areas abandoned by supermarkets and food businesses--to introduce fresh, nutritious food and veganism to hungry people. In September, PETA worked with Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate, and local food businesses, Estella's Vegan Cuisine and Desserts and JD's Vegan Ice Cream, for a vegan food giveaway. PETA's Rachelle Owen, a Detroit native, talks about how veganism can make a difference in a food desert and change people's lives.

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Text "Justice" to 73822 to ask your legislators to provide grocers incentives to bring healthy vegan foods to food deserts.

See video of the Food Justice campaign.

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Originally released Sept. 28, 2022

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More than a million people in Europe have demanded new laws to end animal testing, and it was PETA UK that led the way.

Dr. Julia Baines of PETA UK talks to Emil Guillermo about the historical achievement (more than a million signatures from EU citizens in 22 countries) that now puts pressure on the EU Parliament to address the will of the people. Dr. Baines describes the campaign to get the signatures, why it was necessary in the first place, and what happens next.

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Originally released Sept. 20, 2022

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Here's what passes for science at a major U.S. university. Experiments on menopause involving animals who don't naturally experience menopause, and all intended to find treatments for menopause in humans. You don't need to be a scientist to think that doesn't make sense. And neither does the $4 million the National Institutes of Health gave a researcher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst to do the research.

PETA has filed a suit to get video and documents to expose and put a stop to the experiments. In the meantime, the wasteful experiments continue. Why do they happen? This is the way grant-funded science works in America. PETA is trying to change that with among other things the Research Modernization Deal.

Emil talks about the UMASS case to Katherine Roe, Chief of PETA's Science Advancement and Outreach group.

Go to PETA.org to learn more.

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Originally released Sept. 13, 2022

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Jim Mason, a co-author with philosopher Peter Singer on "Animal Factories," has come out with a new edition of his 1993 classic, "An Unnatural Order--Roots of Our Destruction of Nature." The book is a history of the evolution of mankind's treatment of animals and how the agrarian culture changed our relationship with animals. Instead of being among the animals, we were in control and had dominion over animals. Mason connects that thinking with racism, colonialism, and white supremacy in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

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Originally released July 21, 2021

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Captain Paul Watson is an author and activist. He co-authored "Orcapedia" with Tiffany Humphrey. Watson cut ties with Sea Shepherd USA in July of 2022 after philosophical disagreements with the board. But he remains active in the global Sea Shepherd movement as a founder of SeaShepherd and Greenpeace.

In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Watson talks about the orcas at SeaWorld, his book a roster of all the orcas living and dead who have been subjected to the hideous practices at SeaWorld.

Also on this episode: Emil's vegan tips.

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Originally aired in April 2021.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is a legendary animal experimenter. But in 40 years of using monkeys, there is no HIV AIDS vaccine. So Fauci's departure could mean more modern non-animal methods of science will have a chance to co-exist among the animal abusers. PETA uncovered 17 violations of federal animal welfare guidelines at NIH in 2022 alone. That's on top of another 120 over the last three years. The violations include animals starving to death. Dr. Alka Chandna talks to Emil Guillermo about the animal suffering at NIH.

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A PETA undercover investigation has exposed underground horse racing in America. PETA investigators' video of Rancho Centenario near Atlanta showed horses drugged before being placed in races that attendees then wager on as entertainment. The compelling PETA video was a part of a recent Washington Post report on ongoing races in Georgia, a state where there is no racing commission, and where any racing is unsanctioned.

PETA Senior VP Kathy Guillermo oversees the Equine Matters Department and talks about how people can stop underground racing. She also provides updates on the department's work including the effort to stop tens of millions in taxpayer subsidies to horse racing in New York state.

See the PETA investigators' video.

See the Washington Post story on the Georgia races.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

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No-Kill sheltering policies have turned animal shelters overcrowded and inhumane in Los Angeles. Dogs wait weeks before getting walks. Other dogs get warehoused for years and become unadoptable. And cats? Unless they're injured, cats are turned away. PETA Sr. VP Lisa Lange explains what went wrong and how the LA City Council can fix it.

See PETA's stand on sheltering policies at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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The real story behind the freeing of 4,000 beagles from animal testing supplier Envigo. All it took was one PETA undercover investigator to provide the evidence that allowed for the dogs to be set free. Dan Paden, PETA VP of Evidence Analysis talks to Emil Guillermo about how the case evolved from the state to the federal level, ultimately freeing the dogs and shutting down Envigo. Paden also talks about how you can adopt a dog.

He also outlines how the Envigo dogs are just a fraction of all the animals subject to animal testing. Paden says they all can be saved if PETA's idea of the Research Modernization Act is passed.

Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Two species of monkeys in Asia are endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. PETA Scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, a top primate scientist who once worked at the Washington National Primate Research Center, tells Emil Guillermo how U.S. importation of monkeys for animal testing has depleted the population. Dr. Jones-Engel says there's still time to save the two species of monkeys if the U.S. acts now.

See more at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Two species of monkeys in Asia are endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. PETA Scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, a top primate scientist who once worked at the Washington National Primate Research Center, tells Emil Guillermo how U.S. importation of monkeys for animal testing has depleted the population. Dr. Jones-Engel says there's still time to save the two species of monkeys if the U.S. acts now.

See more at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in conversation with Emil Guillermo on the milestone 30th anniversary of the book, "Free The Animals: The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front In North America." Newkirk talks about what the group was, how it wasn't PETA, and all the great things done by ordinary people who had the courage to liberate animals from laboratories and research facilities. Newkirk said that in 30 years, animal rights issues have become the one thing that can bring our divided country together in the name of compassion for animals.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org

Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, featured in the Netflix series "Tiger King," was arrested earlier this month with four others on ten counts of trafficking wild animals. He also faces additional charges of laundering more than $500,000 in connection with illegal human smuggling from Mexico. Brittany Peet, general counsel of PETA's Captive Animal Law Enforcement is the "Tiger King" expert. She says Antle is out on bond and back at his Myrtle Beach facility that continues to exploit animals. She explains how a difference in approach between Fish and Wildlife and the USDA has allowed Antle to keep profiting from animal cruelty for decades. Peet talks with Emil Guillermo.

For more on Antle go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Dr. John P. Gluck was honored with PETA's Trailblazing Advocacy Award in 2021 for being a shining example of ethics in science. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, the one-time animal experimenter, who studied with the infamous Harry Harlow, describes his own transformation from an animal experimenter to a compassionate bioethicist committed to a cruelty-free science.

Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity.

It hasn't been easy. Gluck admits he remains haunted by the faces of the animals he experimented on.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok

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Tonka had been a movie star chimpanzee, appearing in films like "Buddy" with Alan Cumming. But since 2016, Tonka's life has taken on a real-life drama in court that included a fake death, lies, and some deft legal investigation.

PETA general counsel Jared Goodman talks to Emil Guillermo about Tonka's nearly six-year fight for justice.

Find out more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released June 29, 2022.

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Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP, gives an update on what PETA is doing to stop New York's subsidies that prop up horse racing in that state. It comes after New York's Belmont Stakes which ended this year's Triple Crown races.

Find out more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released June 22, 2022.

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The fate of 3,000 beagles bred for experimentation is in doubt as this podcast reaches the public.

Envigo, a multi-million dollar supplier of dogs for lab experimentation worldwide, is accused of violations under the Animal Welfare Act after a PETA undercover investigation exposed horrible conditions at Envigo's Virginia facility.

The Department of Justice has sought to close down the facility. But Envigo wants to sell off its remaining 3,000 dogs to labs for experimentation first.

Daphna Nachminovich, PETA Sr. VP for Animal Cruelty explains why that's unacceptable. She wants animal lovers to join PETA in forcing Envigo to give up all the dogs to safe and caring homes.

See how you can save the beagles. Go to PETA.org.

Find out more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released June 15, 2022.

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The Research Modernization Deal, RMD, is a new deal for scientists and animals developed by the scientists at PETA. Intended to change the paradigm on the use of animals in experimentation, RMD is a common-sense strategy necessitated by the 90 percent failure rate of research involving animals to produce anything of value for humans. PETA's Dr.Emily Trunnell with the Laboratory Investigations Department is working with the team trying to make RMD a reality. She tells Emil Guillermo the program is as simple as stopping everything that doesn't work or produce real results and shifting money and emphasis to non-animal experiments that would have a better chance at success. Find out more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released July 14, 2021; Reprised May 30, 2022

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In 1975, philosopher Peter Singer argued for the end of tyranny by human animals over non-human animals. His book "Animal Liberation," has been an ethical compass for several generations of animal rights activists. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Singer talks about the changes in the last five decades, how his book helped bring about those changes, and how there's still much work to do to convince society that speciesism is wrong.

Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published March 10, 2021; Reprised, May 30, 2026).

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By Capt. Paul Watson's count there are 56 orcas being held in concrete prisons. And 163 who have died over the years. After 50 years at sea saving marine mammals, Watson's written a new book that essentially registers all the animals who are currently enslaved by amusement parks like Sea World. He talks about what's being done and how you can help, simply by not going to SeaWorld. In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Watson's book. co-authored by Tiffany Humphrey is "Orcapedia," published by Groundswell Books.

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Emil In A Minute (or so) Vegan Tips. (At the end of the program).

THE PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published April 28, 2021; Reprised May, 24, 2022).

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What's up with the upcharge at Starbucks for vegan milk substitutes? If you want soy, almond, or oat milks, you'll pay a premium. For being kind to animals and the planet? Consumers have been complaining to Starbucks for sometime, but the debate gained momentum when Oscar-winning actor and animal activist James Cromwell stepped up and put his hand to a Starbucks counter with a schmear of Super Glue. It showed his commitment to the issue as he read a statement and brought attention to Starbucks' anti-consumer, anti-climate, anti-cow policy. PETA campaign specialist talks with Emil Guillermo about the Cromwell protest, and the importance of fighting the upcharge.

Go to PETA.org for more.

See the protest on Twitter.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released May 18, 2022).

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The Triple Crown Races have begun with the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. But the only thing people are talking about is how the longshot winner,Rich Strike, was punched on national television after the race was over. PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo talks about how it shows that the public's attitudes on racing are changing with more people aware of the cruelty that is part of what some people are calling sport.

Find out more at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released May 11 2022).

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NEW DOCUMENTARY, "THE END OF MEDICINE."

Coming May 10, to Apple, I-Tunes, Amazon Prime.

The threat of big corporate farms is real to the animals, consumers, and to the planet. That's the message from director Alex Lockwood in his new documentary, "The End of Medicine." Lockwood speaks with the scientific experts, but the story is told through the eyes of Dr.Alice Brough, a pig veterinarian who worked inside the industry that kills 11 million pigs a year in the UK. It was an experience that turned her into a vegan. "The End of Medicine" opens May 10 and is available for pre-order NOW on I-Tunes, Apple, and Amazon Prime. Dr.Brough and Alex Lockwood speak with Emil Guillermo on the PETA Podcast.

Learn more about the issues. Visit PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released May 4, 2022).

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NEW DOCUMENTARY, "THE END OF MEDICINE."

Coming May 10, to Apple, I-Tunes, Amazon Prime.

The threat of big corporate farms is real to the animals, consumers, and to the planet. That's the message from director Alex Lockwood in his new documentary, "The End of Medicine." Lockwood speaks with the scientific experts, but the story is told through the eyes of Dr.Alice Brough, a pig veterinarian who worked inside the industry that kills 11 million pigs a year in the UK. It was an experience that turned her into a vegan. "The End of Medicine" opens May 10 and is available for pre-order NOW on I-Tunes, Apple, and Amazon Prime. Dr.Brough and Alex Lockwood speak with Emil Guillermo on the PETA Podcast.

Learn more about the issues. Visit PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released May 4, 2022).

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When laboratories transport monkeys into the U.S. and throughout the country, every movement must be documented by a veterinary inspection. PETA found it's not being done in dozens of cases involving nearly 2,000 monkeys. These illegal shipments represent a public health risk as monkeys can pass such diseases as tuberculosis, West Nile virus, and Herpes B to humans. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA scientist, talks to Emil Guillermo about how PETA is asking the USDA to suspend and fine research facilities for failure to comply with the Animal Welfare Act. Dr. Jones-Engel talks about how awareness was raised after a van carrying monkeys crashed in Danville, Pennsylvania in January this year. And she says how this wouldn't be an issue if researchers simply stopped wasteful, useless and cruel experimentation on animals.

Go to PETA.org for more on the illegal shipments of monkeys.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released April 27, 2022).

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When laboratories transport monkeys into the U.S. and throughout the country, every movement must be documented by a veterinary inspection. PETA found it's not being done in dozens of cases involving nearly 2,000 monkeys. These illegal shipments represent a public health risk as monkeys can pass such diseases as tuberculosis, West Nile virus, and Herpes B to humans. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA scientist, talks to Emil Guillermo about how PETA is asking the USDA to suspend and fine research facilities for failure to comply with the Animal Welfare Act. Dr. Jones-Engel talks about how awareness was raised after a van carrying monkeys crashed in Danville, Pennsylvania in January this year. And she says how this wouldn't be an issue if researchers simply stopped wasteful, useless and cruel experimentation on animals.

Go to PETA.org for more on the illegal shipments of monkeys.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released April 27, 2022).

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It's no small thing to bring together a divided government in Virginia and get them to unanimously pass five new laws to save dogs bred for experimentation. But that's what happened after a PETA undercover investigation exposed cruelty at Envigo in Virginia, a 5,000 dog breeding farm that was more like a prison. PETA documented deplorable conditions at Envigo including finding more than 360 dead dogs on the premises. But when the feds wouldn't take action, PETA went to Virginia's state legislators. Normally gridlocked and divided, the legislature, at PETA's urging, came together to fight animal cruelty. PETA Sr. VP Daphna Nachminovich talks to Emil Guillermo about how the investigation sparked passage of new laws holding Envigo accountable.

Go to PETA.org to learn more:

The Envigo Investigation

How the U.S. Senate is taking action.

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Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released April 19, 2022).

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PETA's documentary, "Test Subjects" is winning hearts and minds on the film festival circuit. The film depicts three scientists who found the moral courage to leave vivisection behind and cross over to fight for the animals. After premiering at the famed Raindance Film Festival in England, it has been nominated for best documentary short at the Lancaster International Film Festival. In honor of that, we reprise an episode on one of the scientists featured in the documentary, Dr. Frances Cheng.

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Cheng talks about how she came from Taiwan to the U.S. to become a scientist. As a graduate student, she did a test on saturated fats on rats and learned that the physiology of rats and humans are so different that too often it renders animal tests useless.

It's the reason 95 percent of drugs tested on rats fail in human trials.

Cheng talks about how that fact began a new emotional journey for her as a scientist. She now regrets having experimented on animals but is haunted by her past actions and can't talk about it without feeling the pain of her test subjects.

Cheng now works for PETA and is proud to say she has now saved more animals than she tortured and killed as a researcher.

SEE THE DOCUMENTARY NOW

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally released Dec. 18, 2019; Reprised July 15, 2020; April 13, 2022)

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PETA Germany continues to save and feed the animals trapped by the war in Ukraine. More than 1,000 animals have been saved by PETA's Animal Rescue Teams. The effort has now expanded to include the feeding of horses left without food. PETA has brought in more than 200 tons of vegan animal food.

PETA Germany's Sylvie Bunz talks to Emil Guillermo about how the effort changes with every new twist in the far. She also talks about the farm animals of Ukraine, and the zoo in Kyiv.

Help the effort now. Give to the PETA's COMPASSION FUND.

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Originally aired April 6, 2022.

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Say, "NO," to snakeskin and python products under the LVMH brands like Louis Vuitton. PETA undercover investigators captured horrifying video of how python is used in LVMH premium-priced handbags, shoes, and wallets. LVMH denies any wrong-doing, but the video shows how snakes are denied a decent life and left sometimes for months in a bag to suffer. Just like fur is now dead in fashion, Jason Baker, PETA Sr. VP, PETA Asia, says PETA wants to see snakeskin become just like fur, its use declining as people reject cruelty in fashion.

See the PETA undercover investigation here.

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Originally aired March 30 2022

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It only took days after the Russians invaded Ukraine for PETA-Germany to organize an Animal Rescue team to swing into action. The mission? To quickly and safely enter Ukraine to save animals left behind in shelters, abandoned homes, and even train stations. And to feed as many starving animals as they could. PETA Germany's Daniel Cox has now returned from Ukraine to update the efforts and the growing number of animals saved. The heartbreaking fact is that for as many animals as the team is able to save, so many more are left behind.

Cox talks to Emil Guillermo about what the teams saw, and how they created a pathway for animals from other parts of the country to get to the western city of Lviv, where the team picks up the animals for a trip to the border and beyond.

Cox says the effort will continue for as long as it can, feeding and saving as many animals and their companions as they can.

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Originally aired March 23, 2022

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At one point in life, Jonathan Horn mushed. J.J. tried dogsledding just once, but it let J.J. know firsthand the cruelty of the activity. J.J. saw what it did to the lead dog, Bianca. Horn, now a PETA campaigner, talks about how J.J. uses Bianca's memory to fight for the end of the grand symbol of dogsledding, the Iditarod. Horn was just coming back from Alaska and on the way to another PETA demonstration when J.J. took some time at an airport to talk with Emil Guillermo about the just-completed 50th Iditarod. It's still a cruel enterprise that has no real purpose but to subject hundreds of dogs to real suffering.

Note: While the race winner was named, the race continues until the last participant finishes. The number of dogs injured or pulled from the race will likely be higher than first reported.

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Originally aired March 16, 2022

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Sylvie Bunz, PETA Germany's Special Projects manager, leads the effort to save animals abandoned due to Russia's war in Ukraine. She talks to Emil Guillermo about the dangers involved (at least one person has died providing dog food to a shelter). "There's no time to lose," says Bunz, who also runs PETA's effort in dealing with the 600,000 wild dogs in Romania.

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Originally aired March 9, 2022

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Animals--abandoned by private individuals who have fled their invaded country--are on the streets of Ukraine. PETA Germany has gone to the border of Ukraine and Poland to help people and their animals there. Less than a week after the Russian invasion began, more than 800,000 Ukranians have fled the country to seek safety. Some have brought their animals. But many did not.

Now PETA Germany volunteers are going into Ukraine to save as many animals as they can, and bring them to safety.

PETA is also giving out 40,000 pounds of dog food to make sure hungry animals can be fed.

PETA Germany investigator Judith Peine talked with Emil Guillermo about what it's like to be at the western border of Ukraine now.

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Originally aired March 1, 2022

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Lolita, is the light of animal lovers everywhere, is one of the oldest Orcas in captivity. Just four when she was caught off Penn Cove in Washington, Lolita was sold into the animal entertainment industry since 1970. For more than 52 years, this 20-foot animal has been confined at Miami's Seaquarium, the last 40 years without an Orca companion. In February, a whistleblower told PETA Lolita has life-threatening pneumonia. What is PETA doing about it?

PETA's Jared Goodman, VP and General Counsel, talked with Emil Guillermo.

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Originally aired Feb. 23, 2022

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Lolita, is the light of animal lovers everywhere, is one of the oldest Orcas in captivity. Just four when she was caught off Penn Cove in Washington, Lolita was sold into the animal entertainment industry since 1970. For more than 52 years, this 20-foot animal has been confined at Miami's Seaquarium, the last 40 years without an Orca companion. In February, a whistleblower told PETA Lolita has life-threatening pneumonia. What is PETA doing about it?

PETA's Jared Goodman, VP and General Counsel, talked with Emil Guillermo.

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Originally aired Feb. 23, 2022

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Monkeys used in brain chip experiments by Musk-owned Neuralink were so badly abused they had to be put to death, according to documents obtained by the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Last week,PCRM filed a lawsuit to get more from UC Davis, which worked with Neuralink from 2017-2020. This is the best chance to find out more about the experiments since Neuralink has moved from UC Davis to a private facility to avoid transparency and accountabililty.

Jeremy Beckham, a researcher with PCRM, talks with Emil Guillermo about how the brain chip idea is an old idea spun with a new fantasy, and how all of it is still relying on monkeys subjected to abusive and inhumane treatment.

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Originally aired Feb. 16, 2022

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Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP and head of the Equine Matters Department, provides an update on PETA's horse initiatives designed to save horses from the cruelty of horse racing.

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Originally aired Feb. 9, 2022

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PETA's Brittany Peet, Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement talks to Emil Guillermo about Joe Exotic's resentencing. The Year of the Tiger did not bring good luck to the Tiger King, known in real life as Joe Maldonado Passage. Convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme, Passage got his sentence reduced from 22 to 21 years. Peet talks about how the impact of the Netflix series helped PETA's work to shut down the tiger cub petting industry. She also talks about the new focus, bear cub petting, and how to stop the abuse at roadside zoos. Another success story has been Dolly the Bear, the 76th bear rescued by PETA. CALE found her at a defunct roadside zoo.

See Dolly the Bear and the Foxes

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Originally aired Feb. 2, 2022

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Will loose monkeys sink the profitable international lab monkey business in the U.S. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA Science Advisor and a one-time primatologist with the National Primate Research Center, talks to Emil Guillermo about the recent Pennsylvania truck accident where four monkeys escaped, possibly infecting the public with viruses and diseases. The monkeys had just flown in from Mauritius and had yet to be quarantined. Jones-Engel says tens of thousands of monkeys are transported each year and are public health hazards waiting to happen.

Go to PETA.org for more info on the crash and to take action.

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Originally aired Jan. 26, 2022

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The pig heart transplant grabbed headlines, but was it good science? Another experiment involving transgender monkeys also gained attention. PETA Sr.VP Kathy Guillermo breaks down the animal rights perspective on both stories and explains how both projects are wasteful and dangerous. She also explains how much more can be done without experimentation on animals if the nation adopted the scientific approaches outlined by PETA's Research Modernization Deal.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally aired Jan. 19, 2022

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The pig heart transplant grabbed headlines, but was it good science? Another experiment involving transgender monkeys also gained attention. PETA Sr.VP Kathy Guillermo breaks down the animal rights perspective on both stories and explains how both projects are wasteful and dangerous. She also explains how much more can be done without experimentation on animals if the nation adopted the scientific approaches outlined by PETA's Research Modernization Deal.

Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally aired Jan. 19, 2022

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Cold Dogs, Old Tricks. Protest works, at least in Missaukee County, Michigan. More than 40 Jack Russell Terriers were left out in the cold at the breeding facility of John Jones for days. A PETA undercover investigator documented the abuse. But the sheriff's office did nothing to save the dogs. That's when Jonathan Horn and Tricia Lebkuecher led a small band of PETA protestors who stood up to the authorities for four days until the dogs were removed from the cold. Find out how they did it, and how the protest was won.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally aired Jan. 12, 2022

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As record snow and cold grips the nation, Emily Allen of PETA reminds us of the simple things that will make sure your dogs and cats survive the winter months. It's simple, yet too many people leave their animal companions outside. Don't.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally aired in 2019.

Reprised Jan. 5, 2022

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Following a PETA undercover investigation, the Washington Post further exposed animal mistreatment at the Envigo dog breeding facility. The USDA has cited Envigo with multiple violations. And where do the dogs of Envigo end up? The journey is only beginning as the dogs are sold to researchers and scientists, many of whom are funded by NIH. They will use the animals in cruel, non-productive research, discarding the animals when they are no longer useful. Jeremy Beckham talks to Emil Guillermo about the vivisection hell that the animals are subjected to.

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PETA's Investigation.

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(Vivisection Hell originally published in 2018; reprised, Dec.29, 2021).

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Jes Cochran, a key member of PETA's Community Animal Project (CAP), goes out into underserved areas of Virginia and North Carolina to save dogs left outside on a chain. His ten-year-old love story with a dog named Edith is captured in the new documentary, "Breaking the Chain," executive produced by Anjelica Huston. Jes talks to Emil Guillermo about how CAP works, and how it has saved a number of dogs like Edith. See Edith's story in "Breaking the Chain," now available to rent or buy on streaming services

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Dec. 2020; reprised, Dec.22, 2021).

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Jes Cochran, a key member of PETA's Community Animal Project (CAP), goes out into underserved areas of Virginia and North Carolina to save dogs left outside on a chain. His ten-year-old love story with a dog named Edith is captured in the new documentary, "Breaking the Chain," executive produced by Anjelica Huston. Jes talks to Emil Guillermo about how CAP works, and how it has saved a number of dogs like Edith. See Edith's story in "Breaking the Chain," now available to rent or buy on streaming services

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Dec. 2020; reprised, Dec.22, 2021).

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Dr. Emily Trunnell, PETA senior scientist, and Dr. Gina Hilton, PETA toxicologist say that a primary reason the U.S. has lost the war on cancer has been its slowness to adopt human-relevant research. The PETA scientists talk to Emil Guillermo about the changes needed at NIH in order to find a cure for cancer.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Dec.15, 2021).

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A PETA undercover investigator has uncovered a factory farm-like facility whose intent is to raise animals for food. But in Virginia, the intent is to breed hundreds upon hundreds of dogs for sale to animal experimenters.

Dan Paden, VP of accident analysis, talks to Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Dec. 8, 2021).

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Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, a former primate researcher now a PETA scientist, tells Emil Guillermo how a reliance on monkeys as scientific models has delayed the development of an effective HIV vaccine for people. After nearly 40 years, hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars and at least a million dead monkeys, humans around the globe are still waiting for an HIV vaccine that works. A better approach is to adopt modern science techniques like those outlined in PETA's Research Modernization Deal.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Dec. 1, 2021).

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"Tiger King," Season 2 is out on Netflix. But there would be no story if it weren't for the lawsuits filed by PETA. Brittany Peet of PETA's Captured Animal Legal Enforcement division tells Emil Guillermo how lawsuits using the Endangered Species Act brought about aggressive enforcement from the feds. It's the reason more than 350 animals have been rescued, the exotic wildlife business has hit rock bottom, and Joe Exotic remains behind bars.

Peet updates us from her last appearance on the podcast in the summer.

And she tells us about what happened to the animals as Joe Exotic's operation was shutdown.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.24,, 2021).

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The Washington Post sent two Pulitzer winners, writer Gene Weingarten, and photographer Michael Williamson, to PETA's Virginia headquarters to find out why people are so cruel to their dogs. The pair shadowed Daphna Nachminovich, PETA Sr. VP, on her rounds saving chained or abandoned animals around the Norfolk tri-state area. A conversation on how the story evolved between Nachminovich and Guillermo.

See the story here in the Washington Post.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.17, 2021).

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PETA President and co-founder, author of numerous books on animals and animal rights, is back with a new and practical book, "250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know: The Cat Guardian's Bible."

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Newkirk talks about everything from caring, feeding, and making sure your cat stays indoors. (It's dangerous out there). Did you know cats "smile" by squinting their eyes? Or that in cold weather, cats love to hide under cars, under the hood? All that and more in the new book and on this podcast No. 197.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.10, 2021).

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PETA President and co-founder, author of numerous books on animals and animal rights, is back with a new and practical book, "250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know: The Cat Guardian's Bible."

In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Newkirk talks about everything from caring, feeding, and making sure your cat stays indoors. (It's dangerous out there). Did you know cats "smile" by squinting their eyes? Or that in cold weather, cats love to hide under cars, under the hood? All that and more in the new book and on this podcast No. 197.

Go to PETA.org for more.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Nov.10, 2021).

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Your cosmetics may no longer be cruelty-free, that's because the European Union's European Chemicals Agency is now requiring new tests--even if products and ingredients have been tested years ago and have been deemed safe.

Dr. Julia Baines, PETA UK Science Policy Manager speaks to Emil Guillermo about why this is happening and how you can join the effort to get 1 million signatures from EU residents, wherever they may be in the world.

Make sure you're still cruelty-free, get the PETA app, Beauty without Bunnies.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.2, 2021).

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The news that the National Institutes of Health funded hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of experiments on dogs in a foreign country sparked outrage in U.S. media. The idea of wasteful spending on useless animal experiments has been the target of PETA for years. But now it's apparent that in the divided political environment of Washington, there's one issue that is truly bipartisan: Saving the Animals, and especially those at NIH.

PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo talks about the Research Modernization Deal that could be a bipartisan answer to a cruel and ugly situation at NIH, where nearly $40 billion dollars goes to wasteful animal experiments every year.

Listen now. Then take action at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct.27, 2021).

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Jeffrey Kerr, Chief Counsel and Sr. VP of Corporate Affairs for PETA, talks with Emil Guillermo about how the future of animal rights will be determined by the legal victories in courts.

He discusses the Naruto/Monkey Selfie-Case, the Sea World enslavement case, and the ag-gag laws which restrict animal rights protests.

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The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct.12, 2021).

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Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, announced he is leaving at the end of 2021. PETA has been calling on him to resign since August. His departure means the biggest supporter/enabler of animal torture and experimentation in government-funded research can now be replaced with someone who is a true visionary of modern science. It could be a major breakthrough that saves animals, redirects money to science that works, as well as help the American public who expect NIH to produce medical advancements.

Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. PETA explains what's at stake for science, the country, and lab animals.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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He is married to Kathy Guillermo.

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(Originally published Oct.12, 2021).

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A former primate researcher turned into an animal activist when she saw how monkeys were dying at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) at the University of Washington, Seattle. It wasn't from the research. The monkeys arrived sick after being bred in the WaNPRC breeding facility in Arizona. Documents obtained by PETA show the site was contaminated with Valley fever, and was 500 meters from another toxic waste site. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel worked at WaNPRC for 14 years and tried to tell her bosses. But they ignored her. Jones-Engel left, and came to work for PETA. Her research was used in an investigative piece by USA Today (Oct. 5, 2021) that showed WaNPRC violated state and federal laws and didn't care about the health and well-being of the monkeys in the breeding colony.

Jones-Engel tells Emil Guillermo that the Department of Health and Human Services should shut down both WaNPRC in Seattle and the Arizona breeding facility for providing toxic monkeys to be used in NIH-funded research.

Shut down the lab and the six other national primate centers in the U.S.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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PETA is fighting NIH to modernize science in America with protests and lawsuits. Last week, demonstrators paid a visit to an experimenter's neighborhood in the DC area. In court, PETA filed two lawsuits against NIH one on First Amendment grounds for blocking key words on Facebook and Instagram. Another suit alleges NIH spent millions of dollars on sepsis research while knowing the hideous animal experiments would not be successful. Dr. Emily Trunnell, PETA senior scientist talks to Emil Guillermo.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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PETA Sr. VP Christina Matthies talks to Emil Guillermo about birds, especially the domesticated ones. Most human companions aren't as knowledgeable about birds. It means the situation devolves to the point a bird rescue is needed. How best to avoid a bird rescue? Don't turn to birds to be your companion animals. Let the birds be birds.

Matthies is also the Editor-in-Chief of PETA's Global Animal Times. Check for a new issue this month.

For more go to PETA.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Dr. John P. Gluck is being honored with PETA's Trailblazing Advocacy Award for being a shining example of ethics in science. The one-time animal experimenter, who studied with the infamous Harry Harlow, describes his own transformation from animal experimenter to a compassionate bioethicist committed to a cruelty-free science. In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Gluck talks about his childhood, his studies in college, and his professional life. As a young boy, John Gluck was kind to animals. But as a scientist, he was mentored by the notorious vivisector Dr.Harry Harlow at the University of Wisconsin. Then something clicked. He began to see the animals as patients, not tools of science. Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity. Gluck talks with Emil Guillermo about the ethical journey he's taken and admits he remains haunted by the faces of the animals he experimented on. For more go to PETA.org You may also contact us at PETA.org The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Help us grow the podcast by taking this short survey. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST! (Originally published Oct.28, 2020; Republished Sept.15, 2021)

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When social media blew up regarding whether military dogs were left behind in the evacuation of Afghanistan, people sought PETA's help. PETA Sr. VP Daphna Nachminovich tells Emil Guillermo how PETA got a response from Central Command explaining that "no military dogs" were abandoned. But that still left 150 dogs of some military contractors, and even some dogs who were domestic companions in Kabul behind. PETA was told the dogs were not caged but released on Kabul airport grounds when the decision was made not to bring them on C-17s that had more than enough room to accommodate them. PETA continues to be in touch with folks in the military and on the ground in Kabul about the dogs. For the latest go to PETA.org.

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Originally released Sept. 7, 2021.

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GAP, the Global Animal Partnership, gives a "Humane Raised" Certification to meat products that can end up duping consumers, a PETA undercover investigation has exposed. At Plainville Farms, PETA video shows how animals are abused routinely. But the worst of it is how the farm sells the turkeys under GAP's "Humanely Raised" certification, backed by the ASPCA and the Humane Society of the U.S. It's a sham. Beware. GAP has suspended the farm, and the workers there have been terminated. But turkeys are still being sold. PETA VP Dan Paden said he's presented the video to the Pennsylvania State police for prosecution on animal welfare laws. Don't be fooled by the GAP label on any products. Paden says the "humane raised" marketing scheme is a sham. Beware. Paden talks to Emil Guillermo about the investigation.

See the video here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released Sept. 1, 2021.

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On August 19, SeaWorld/San Diego attendants placed ten Orcas in a single tank even when it was known that some of the animals had histories of aggression toward each other. The next day, one Orca, Corky was badly injured, and another, Amaya, was dead. Whistleblowerscalled PETA about the incident and PETA has filed a complaint with the USDA and has called for an independent investigation. Amaya was just six years old and born in captivity. Corky is the oldest Orca in captivity and is also twice the size. They are both logged in the new book, "Orcapedia," a register of all the Orcas, living and dead, who have been subjected to what its author Paul Watson calls "an international slave trade." Watson, a founder of Greenpeace, and known for his actions to save whales, talks with Emil Guillermo about Orcas in captivity. In memory of Amaya, we reprise this interview which was originally released in March of 2021. It also serves as a reminder to not visit and patronize Sea World until the Orcas are released.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released March 2021; portions re-released, Aug. 25, 2021

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Dreena Burton's latest cookbook, "Dreena's Kind Kitchen," has another 100 recipes that deliver whole-food-plant-based veganism to your dining table. It's a no meat, no dairy, and no oil way of eating.

No oil? Yes. Everything from breakfasts, snacks, and lunch to soups, salads, and entrees. Let Burton show you how to eat for your health without sacrificing taste and variety.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released Aug. 18, 2021

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A mouse burst into flames in an experiment gone bad. Animals were left without water. Monkeys and guinea pigs badly neglected. Violations of animal welfare guidelines. And the culprit was the lab at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH not only funds scientific research around the country, it has its own labs in the Washington, DC area. PETA was forced to use the Freedom of Information Act and uncovered dozens of violations at NIH, which insists on doing outdated animal experiments even though it produces no benefit to humans. It's time for a change. The head man at NIH, Dr. Francis Collins, must resign now.

PETA VP for Laboratory Investigations, Dr. Alka Chandna talks to Emil Guillermo about NIH and what PETA uncovered using the Freedom of Information Act.

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Originally released Aug. 11, 2021

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The Animal Rights discussion began when philosophers asked whether animals suffer. They do. But physical pain is one thing, do they feel emotions and grief? If a donkey does, does a spider? Author Barbara J. King, a professor emerita in Anthropology at William and Mary talks to Emil Guillermo about her research and how a knowledge of animal feelings could improve our empathy and compassion toward animals.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released Aug. 4, 2021

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Texas A&M is refusing to let PETA adopt the 19 dogs leftover when the breeding operation for canine experiments on Muscular Dystrophy was ended in 2019. The college said the dogs were sick. They're not and are adoptable immediately. The breeding has ended but has the lab really closed? 19 dogs remain. Why won't the college let the dogs free? PETA's Kathy Guillermo explains the situation on the PETA Podcast.

Demand that Texas A&M shut down the lab and allow the 19 remaining dogs to be adopted.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released July 28, 2021

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Jim Mason, a co-author with philosopher Peter Singer on "Animal Factories," has come out with a new edition of his 1993 classic, "An Unnatural Order--Roots of Our Destruction of Nature." The book is a history of the evolution of mankind's treatment of animals and how the agrarian culture changed our relationship to animals. Instead of being among the animals, we were in control and had dominion of animals. It led to the enslavement of all those less powerful, and opened the door to applying those supremacist ideas to humans. According to Mason, it's the kind of thought that leads to racism, colonialism, and white supremacy. But it starts with our relationship to animals. Mason talks with Emil Guillermo about how to restore a kinship and a oneness with animals that could reverse the path of mankind in conflict with nature and the world.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released July 21 2021

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The Research Modernization Deal, RMD, is a new deal for scientists and animals developed by the scientists at PETA. Intended to change the paradigm on the use of animals in experimentation, RMD is a common-sense strategy necessitated by the 90 percent failure rate of research involving animals to produce anything of value for humans. PETA's Dr.Emily Trunnell with the Laboratory Investigations Department is working with the team trying to make RMD a reality. She tells Emil Guillermo the program is a simple as stopping everything that doesn't work or produce real results, and shifting money and emphasis to non-animal experiments that would have a better chance at success. Find out more at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released July 14, 2021

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On the heels of an announcement from retailer Canada Goose, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman have announced they will stop selling fur by 2023. The news is yet another historic victory for grassroots activists and PETA which have been fighting on behalf of the animals for decades. Dan Mathews was there at the very first "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign, and talks about how the protest began, evolved and ultimately became victorious. Mathews talks about why it's all happening now; how celebrities were used; and how fashion houses, icons, and retailers ultimately gave in to the pressure and the times. Mathews also talks about protest, getting arrested, and spending time in jail. He also talks about the history of animal rights and how it's relatable to all minority groups, LGBTQ-Plus, Black, Indigenous, People of Color who find themselves on the margins fighting for justice. This show combines interviews from two PETA Podcasts, ep. 15, and ep. 92. They are a salute to Dan who has decided to leave his day-to-day post as a senior VP, but remain as a board member of PETA France. It's a thank you to Dan and all he's done for more than three decades at PETA.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released July 7, 2021

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After a multi-year campaign, PETA has announced a moratorium on Canada Goose protests after the outerwear retailer said it would no longer use fur. But what about the down feathers? That could be next, and the reason for the moratorium on protests--to see if Canada Goose can come to an ethical conclusion on its own. We reprise an interview from Dec. 2019 with Anne Brainard, PETA Sr. Director of Corporate Responsibility. You'll hear why PETA has led the fight for years against Canada Goose, which has fought PETA every step of the way. You'll hear how the fur trapping was done, and how the company tried to obscure the reality of the situation. So now Canada Goose says no to fur. Let's see how long before it dumps down and goes feather-free.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released June 30, 2021

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After a multi-year campaign, PETA has announced a moratorium on Canada Goose protests after the outerwear retailer said it would no longer use fur. But what about the down feathers? That could be next, and the reason for the moratorium on protests--to see if Canada Goose can come to an ethical conclusion on its own. We reprise an interview from Dec. 2019 with Anne Brainard, PETA Sr. Director of Corporate Responsibility. You'll hear why PETA has led the fight for years against Canada Goose, which has fought PETA every step of the way. You'll hear how the fur trapping was done, and how the company tried to obscure the reality of the situation. So now Canada Goose says no to fur. Let's see how long before it dumps down and goes feather-free.

Go to PETA.org for more. Take Action!

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released June 30, 2021

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Brittany Peet, PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement (CALE), talks with Emil Guillermo about the news since the "Tiger King" show premiered. And it all leads to what could be a permanent shutdown of big-cat petting zoos. For example, Tim Stark, a former business partner of Joe Exotic, was ordered to pay more than $733, 997.70 in court costs to PETA. That could effectively shut Stark down for good. Peet updates on Jeff Lowe and Joe Exotic and the animals seized from all of them.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released June 23, 2021

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At age 27, Chuck Carroll was so addicted to fast food he thought he wouldn't see age 30. He has since lost 300 pounds and kept it off with a vegan diet. In conversation with Emil Guillermo, Carroll talks about how he did it, and how it led to his hosting, "The Exam Room," the podcast of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Carroll talks about how he has become vegan and how veganism has led him to a new awareness for ethical eating.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally released June 16, 2021

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For her birthday, Ingrid Newkirk is...what else? Saving animals. The president and co-founder of PETA talks about PETA's efforts globally to save as many animals as it can, from India and Asia, to Romania in Europe, to Petra in the Middle East, and back to Norfolk, Va., PETA headquarters. Newkirk tells Emil Guillermo about how efforts in India were impacted by Covid. She talks about why she does what she does, and shares with listeners her favorite obsession, books, and birthday meal.

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Originally released June 9, 2021

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The Washington National Primate Research Center in Seattle has been moving sick monkeys around this country for use in labs, according to documents obtained by PETA through an open records law request. Dr.Lisa Jones Engel, a former WaNPRC employee, now PETA's senior scientific advisor for primate experimentation, has reviewed the documents and filed complaints with state and federal authorities. The documents specifically show how the WaNPRC accepted and moved infected monkeys without alerting authorities. This not only causes public health issues but also renders any science from the monkeys unusable.

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Originally released June 2, 2021

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PETA Sr. VP Dan Mathews talks about paying his respects to George Floyd by recently attending the memorial that took place in Floyd's hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mathews, openly gay, saw it as an opportunity to link arms and show solidarity between all the issues he cares about animal rights, gay rights.and the fight for racial justice.

Mathews also talks about his new book coming out about his mother. The conversation took place before the Supreme Court landmark ruling that declared that LGBTQ people were protected from employment discrimination on the basis of sexuality or gender.

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Originally released June 17, 2020

Encore: May 26, 2021

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After Katherine Roe and two of her fellow PETA scientists paid a visit to UMass Amherst about its cruel monkey experiments, the university went from enthusiastic to silent. The school would rather hang on to their federal grants worth millions--even if the science--based on animals--is unlikely to be of benefit to humans. Roe, the new director of the Science Advancement and Outreach Division talks with Emil Guillermo about the UMass Amherst case, and how it's an advantage when real scientists are leading the battle for change.

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(Originally published May 19, 2021).

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Hall of Fame Horse Trainer Bob Baffert is seen by many as the "face of horse racing." But after an unpredictable win at the Kentucky Derby, Baffert's horse, Medina Spirit, failed a drug test and was shown to have an illegal steroid in his blood. Now Baffert and the entire gambling sport has been shamed and placed under a cloud.

The drug scandal is just the latest for Baffert, who has had more than 30 horses fail drug tests in his extensive career.

PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo continues to pressure the industry to stop the abuses of horses by trainers. She explains the latest scandal and what it could mean for racing, which has already shrunk in half since PETA's Equine Matters campaign began more than ten years ago.

Listen to our previous podcasts on PETA's efforts to save the horses in racing.

PETA's Plan To Save the Horses.

PETA's Lawsuit to Protect Bettors From Drug Cheats

See PETA'S investigation that rocked the horse racing world.

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(Originally published May 12, 2021).

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Looking for cruelty-free cosmetics and need a reputable list? Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr.VP on Laboratory Investigations, knows. She has spent more than 30 years leading the cruelty-free cosmetics campaign at PETA. While most companies have stopped testing on animals, the issue continues to evolve as China still requires testing that impacts hundreds of thousands of animals.

Still, PETA knows which companies are reputable. PETA's Beauty without Bunnies app has the most reliable database to guide consumers looking for cosmetics not tested on animals.

Go to PETA.org to get the list

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(Originally published May 5, 2021).

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By Capt. Paul Watson's count there are 56 orcas being held in concrete prisons. And 163 who have died over the years. After 50 years at sea saving marine mammals, Watson's written a new book that essentially registers all the animals who are currently enslaved by amusement parks like Sea World. He talks about what's being done and how you can help, simply by not going to SeaWorld. In conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Watson's book. co-authored by Tiffany Humphrey is "Orcapedia," published by Groundswell Books.

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(Originally published April 28, 2021).

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Rachelle Owen directs Students Opposing Speciesism, or SOS, the new youth program at PETA. Students from around the country connect through hubs to form activism networks in person and on social media. Alexis Collum is a student at the University of Central Florida who organized a live protest at Orlando's SeaWorld, that went viral through other SOS students around the country. Emil Guillermo talks to both of them about how SOS works and why if you're under 24 years of age, you should join.

Go to www.sos.PETA.org

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(Originally published April 14, 2021).

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The problem with the Animal Welfare Act is an amendment attached to it in 2002 that could be an illegal "bill of attainder." This is legislation that declares an entire class of guilty without a fair trial. The Constitution forbids such things. Was the so-called Helms Amendment to the Animal Welfare Act--which banned animals like birds, rats, and mice from protection--a "bill of attainder"? PETA Foundation attorney Asher Smith thinks so and has filed a federal lawsuit that could end the cruel use of thousands of animals used in experimentation.

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(Originally published April 14, 2021).

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After Easter, people abandon ducks and ducklings out in the wild, leaving them all sitting ducks for predators. John Di Leonardo, works as a Sr. Manager at PETA in the animals in entertainment division. But in his spare time, he rescues abandoned ducks. Di Leonardo talks with Emil Guillermo about how the need is so great, Di Leonardo's organization has saved thousands of ducks since he started the effort in 2014.

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(Originally published April 7, 2021).

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Jason Baker, Sr. VP in charge of PETA Asia, talks to Emil Guillermo about the latest in Asia. PETA investigators exposed the skin trade in pythons and how they literally inflated to death. Baker provides an update on the monkey used to fetch coconuts in Thailand. Consumers should support monkey-free coconut milk from other countries. And more than a year ago, PETA saved animals from the Taal area after the volcano erupted. It is rumbling and appears to be threatening to erupt again. All while the Philippines has begun an official lockdown due to Covid.

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(Originally published March 31, 2021).

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The Covid-era Iditarod, Alaska's historic race, ended this month with a whimper. Nearly 200 dogs had to be pulled from the race due to injury or illness, and one musher pulled his team when he realized his sick dogs gave him no chance. John Di Leonardo, PETA's senior manager for animals in entertainment talks with Emil Guillermo about the lowlights of the race, and how the race should end now before talk of the next race in 2022,the Iditarod's 50th year. Go to PETA.org and let sponsors and race organizers know the race must end now.

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(Originally published March 24, 2021).

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The New York Times reports of a monkey shortage. But there's no monkey shortage at U.S. labs. The Times was used by vivisectors looking to get more monkeys.

Dr.Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA Animal consultant and a one-time primatologist with National Primate Research Centers, crunches the numbers and shows that reports of monkey shortages in U.S. labs are exaggerated at best, if not outright lies. Jones-Engel speculates that the centers are taking advantage of a perception that the monkeys have anything major to do with vaccine development. But only 51 monkeys were involved in the development of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Jones-Engel also talks about the real harm to eco-systems when monkeys are taken from Asia and imported to the U.S. because of the billions of dollars involved in the monkey trade. Emil Guillermo hosts.

Take action now. Go to PETA.org and call for the end of all National Primate Research Centers.

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(Originally published March 17, 2021).

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In 1975, philosopher Peter Singer argued for the end of tyranny by human animals over non-human animals. His book "Animal Liberation," has been an ethical compass for several generations of animal rights activists. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Singer talks about the changes in the last 45 years, how his book helped bring about those changes, and how there's still much work to do to convince society that speciesism is wrong.

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(Originally published March 10, 2021).

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The Iditarod--originally intended to help get medicine to distant parts of Alaska--has now ironically become a COVID death trap for the dogs. Last year, 220 dogs had to be pulled off the race due to injury. John Di Leonardo, PETA's Iditarod specialist and an anthrozoologist in the animals in entertainment department talks to Emil Guillermo about the protest effort to end the Iditarod for good.

Go to PETA.org and call for the end to the race. See the live blog of the race and protest.

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(Originally published March 3, 2021).

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The Moulton Chinchilla Ranch is anything but a ranch. It's a shed the length of a football field, filled with 1,000 chinchillas. A PETA investigator got an undercover look at the facility in Fillmore County, Minnesota. What he saw will make you cringe. Animals in small cages, some in need of veterinary care, all in a filthy, smelly environment. It's the only life they know. Dan Paden, PETA VP of evidence analysis for the Cruelty Investigations Department, tells Emil Guillermo how it happened, and how your activism can contribute to shutting down the Moulton Chinchilla Ranch operated by Dan Moulton. In business for over 50 years, the ranch supplies other breeders, pet stores, and NIH-sponsored labs and universities with test subjects.

Find out how you can help the chinchillas. Go to PETA.org. See the video. Take action.

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(Originally published Feb.24, 2021).

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After four years in Washington, DC, Louise Linton has returned to Hollywood with a new movie, "Me, You, Madness." It's a fun film that spoofs the rich, sends up serial killer movies of the '80s, and is loaded with animal rights messages.

Linton talks about why she made the film, and her hopes for its success. She also talks about how she got from Scotland to the U.S., how her love for animals developed as a young child, and how her animal activism has grown, especially while she was in Washington.

By agreement, we kept the political talk to a minimum, focusing on her love of the movies and the animals.

"Me, You, Madness," is Rated R, and is available on-demand from streaming sites like Amazon Prime and i-Tunes.

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(Originally published Feb.17, 2021).

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An evil trend has emerged among vivisectors that includes murder, rape and molestation. Is it somehow connected to vivisectors' cruel and abusive tests on animals? Or merely coincidence? PETA research has found 17 examples of vivisectors involved in serious violent crime against people. Kathy Guillermo, PETA's Sr. VP of Laboratory Investigations says the findings warrant the need for psychological tests on the vivisectors before they are given the millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded research grants.

Go to PETA.org and see the "Sex, Violence, Vivisection"

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(Originally published Feb.10, 2021).

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Bulls are among the most abused and exploited animals in all the world, but especially in India in the sugar cane industry. Bulls are asked to pull extremely heavy loads and are beaten into submission to work long grueling hours.

Animal Rahat began as a sanctuary for overworked bulls in rural India. Started with PETA funds, the sanctuary has not only improved the lives of bulls, but of all animals and even the people of the region. At Animal Rahat, besides the bulls, there are horses, donkeys, and other species. The lesson learned for people is that there are more humane ways to treat animals.

Poorvah Joshipura, PETA Sr.VP of International Affairs talks to Emil Guillermo about Animal Rahat, how it started, and how it has continued to thrive despite Covid.

Animal Rahat also gives many of the bulls a chance to be bulls for the very first time.

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(Originally published Feb.3, 2021).

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A recent medical breakthrough in treating Diptheria skips the animal experimentation on horses and goes straight to viable medical treatments for humans. PETA funded the research through its International Animal Consortium. Additionally, the research can apply to developing medicine for other diseases. Jeffrey Brown, PETA Science Advisor, talked to Emil Guillermo about the significance of the breakthrough and how it shows the evolution of the animal rights activist. The impact goes beyond saving animals from researchers; it now involves contributing to an emerging, ethical, and cruelty-free scientific approach.

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Emil Guillermo is certified in Plant-based Nutrition and a graduate of the T.Colin Campbell/E-Cornell nutrition studies program.

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(Originally published Jan. 27, 2021).

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Jackie Day is an author, teacher, a JD, but she's no vegan cop. She doesn't believe in guilting people into being vegan, but she gently helps them find their best reason to be vegan. Her book "The Vegan Way" isn't a recipe book, really.It's more like a guide to help you get to your destination as prescribed by the book's subtitle, "21 days to a happier, healthier, plant-based lifestyle that will transform your home, your diet, and you."

In this fun conversation with podcast host/writer/fellow vegan Emil Guillermo, Day describes how she became vegetarian for the animals as a child, then 10 years later became a vegan after talking to an animal rights activist after a protest.

"The Vegan Way" is available were books are sold.

Emil Guillermo is certified in Plant-based Nutrition and a graduate of the T.Colin Campbell/E-Cornell nutrition studies program.

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(Originally published Jan. 20, 2021).

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Dr. Alka Chanda, VP of PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department talks to Emil Guillermo about the terrible conditions at places that sell animals for exploitation. Companies like Moulton Chinchilla Ranch, Oak Hill Genetics, Ruby Fur Farm and the Oakwood Research facilities raise animals for laboratory research. Hard to imagine there's a fate worse than that, but the lives animals lead at the pre-lab facilities are routinely foul and decrepit. Now PETA has obtained photos and video of the facilities taken by the regulators, the USDA itself. But despite horrible conditions, companies are merely cited and see the small fines as the cost of doing business. Join PETA in forcing the USDA to yank the companies' licenses to end the supply trade.

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(Originally published Jan. 13, 2021).

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Dr. Alka Chanda, VP of PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department talks to Emil Guillermo about the terrible conditions at places that sell animals for exploitation. Companies like Moulton Chinchilla Ranch, Oak Hill Genetics, Ruby Fur Farm and the Oakwood Research facilities raise animals for laboratory research. Hard to imagine there's a fate worse than that, but the lives animals lead at the pre-lab facilities are routinely foul and decrepit. Now PETA has obtained photos and video of the facilities taken by the regulators, the USDA itself. But despite horrible conditions, companies are merely cited and see the small fines as the cost of doing business. Join PETA in forcing the USDA to yank the companies' licenses to end the supply trade.

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(Originally published Jan. 13, 2021).

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Mink are the only non-human animals who can contract Covid and pass it on to humans. In Utah, at least one man has died and twelve mink farms have the virus. But nothing is being done to make sure the mink don't lead the next surge in community spread. Jeremy Beckham with UARC (Utah Animal Rights Coaltion) talks to Emil Guillermo about how and why everyone should be concerned about the mink/covid issue. Beckham says a mink generated spread would create a mutation that would impact the effectiveness of the existing vaccine. He's hoping the new governor of Utah will take action to assure mink aren't allowed to breed in the spring.

For more go to PETA.org

or

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(Originally published Jan. 6, 2021).

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What if more vivisectors and animal researchers came to their ethical senses and stopped abusing and exploiting their test subjects--the animals? Thousands of animals' lives could be saved and millions of your tax-dollars would no longer be wasted. It could happen if more scientists followed the path of John Gluck.

As a young boy, Gluck was kind to animals. But as a scientist, he was mentored by the notorious vivisector Dr.Harry Harlow at the University of Wisconsin. Then something clicked. He began to see the animals as patients, not tools of science. Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity. Gluck talks with Emil Guillermo about his ethical journey and admits he remains haunted by the faces of the animals, his test subjects.

For more go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Oct.28, 2020)

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One major reason vaccines are here before Christmas: the research community finally agreed that many of the required animal tests were useless. Skipping the tests as wasteful and unnecessary enabled Moderna and Pfizer to get to market sooner than normal. Instead of a process that could have taken years, two vaccines to fight the coronavirus have arrived in record time. Jeffrey Brown, PETA Science Advisor talks with Emil Guillermo about the significance of this move, not just to bring the world a vaccine quickly, but to hasten the day no animals will be killed in the regulatory test process.

See more at PETA.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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After the PETA 40th Gala, Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP talks about many of the changes that have come about because of 40 years of activism. She talks about PETA's impact on animal experimentation and entertainment; on what people eat to what they wear, and what they call the lifestyle they lead--vegan.

See a clip of the gala at PETA.org.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally presented Dec. 16, 2020)

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A PETA investigation has exposed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in a big game breeding and safari hunting operation. The company managers have revealed how it works on video. Ramaphosa denies wrong-doing. Despite Covid-19, customers from around the world and the U.S. pay thousands of dollars to go trophy hunting in South Africa. Ramaphosa runs both a breeding operation and a safari company. The managers of the operation say Ramaphosa has as much as a 50 percent ownership in profits. Hannah Schein, PETA's Sr. Director of Investigations talks with Emil Guillermo on how the business works.

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Jes Cochran, a key member of PETA's Community Animal Project (CAP), goes out into underserved areas of Virginia and North Carolina to save dogs left outside on a chain. His ten-year-old love story with a dog named Edith, is captured in the new documentary, "Breaking the Chain," executive produced by Anjelica Huston. Jes talks to Emil Guillermo about how CAP works, and how it has saved a number of dogs like Edith. See Edith's story in "Breaking the Chain," now available for free on Amazon Prime.

For more go to PETA.org

You may also contact us at PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Encore presentation Dec. 2, 2020)

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"Breaking The Chain" is a new documentary, executive produced by Anjelica Huston, that shows how PETA's Community Animal Project helps animals around the Norfolk, Virginia area, especially the chained dogs in the area. Many are abused, malnourished, and tethered mercilessly to a chain. PETA has forced local and state officials to establish anti-tethering laws. It's a model for the country. The documentary also addresses the problem with no-kill shelters, and why avoiding euthanasia is not the answer to the dog and cat overpopulation problem. Daphna Nachminovitch, PETA Sr.VP for cruelty investigations speaks with Emil Guillermo. See the documentary free on Amazon Prime.

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PETA has released new video showing the horrible conditions monkeys must endure at the multi-million dollar primate facilities at the University of Washington's Washington Primate Research Center. After spending most of her career researching monkeys Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel found she couldn't in good conscience continue her work at the center. Now she works at PETA and advocates the shutting down of the center and the six other primate research centers in the nation. She talks of her ethical journey and the revelations that made her fight for the animals she used to research. She joins Emil Guillermo on the PETA Podcast.

For more go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.18, 2020)

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PETA is calling on the nation of Denmark to end the fur trade after thousands of mink have been found to have coronavirus and passed it on to humans. Sascha Camilli of PETA's UK office says a protest in front of the Danish consulate will make the case that the mink form a reservoir of the virus that threatens to worsen the pandemic. The susceptibility of mink to Covid is also a threat in Utah and Wisconsin. Jeremy Beckham is with the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. He says state officials have not adequately addressed the problem.

For more go to PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Nov.11, 2020)

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PETA has been the leader in advocating the end to the senseless deaths of horses in the horse racing industry. Now, just in time for the Breeders Cup, PETA has announced its 11-point plan to save horses' lives and plans to take it to corporate boardrooms of racetracks across the nation. From West Virginia to Arizona, small tracks often operate under the radar. Shareholder activism has been effectively employed by PETA in the past, for example, to bring the end of animal testing in cosmetics. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Senior VP in charge of the horse racing effort, talks about the specific items in the plan which include banning the whip, use of a pre-race scan, and a ban on medications.

For more go to PETA.org

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(Originally published Nov.4, 2020)

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As a young boy, John Gluck was kind to animals. But as a scientist, he was mentored by the notorious vivisector Dr.Harry Harlow at the University of Wisconsin. Then something clicked. He began to see the animals as patients, not tools of science. Gluck's book, "Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals" has become a guide for scientists, especially of a new generation, seeking to practice a science aligned with their ethical identity. Gluck talks with Emil Guillermo about the ethical journey he's taken and admits he remains haunted by the faces of the animals he experimented on.

For more go to PETA.org

You may also contact us at PETA.org

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct.28, 2020)

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TeachKind, PETA's Humane Education Division, has a new high school program that makes learning empathy easy by connecting how we treat each other with how we treat animals. Megan Snyder, a former teacher and now an assistant manager with TeachKind, talks of the brand new program, "Challenging Assumptions," with host Emil Guillermo.

Get information on the curriculum at TeachKind.org/SocialJustice.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally published Oct.21, 2020)

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TeachKind, PETA's Humane Education Division, has a new high school program that makes learning empathy easy by connecting how we treat each other with how we treat animals. Megan Snyder, a former teacher and now an assistant manager with TeachKind, talks of the brand new program, "Challenging Assumptions," with host Emil Guillermo.

Get information on the curriculum at TeachKind.org/SocialJustice.

You may also contact us at PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Oct.21, 2020)

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Ingrid Newkirk, PETA president talks with Emil Guillermo about "Animalkind," her new book written with Gene Stone. Newkirk talks about what "animalkind" means and how we need to understand that humans are animals too, and not necessarily superior to other species.

Buy "Animalkind" wherever books are sold.

Go to PETA.org. for more, and listen to other podcasts with Ingrid.

INDEX:

4:00 Ingrid on NY launch.

4:46 Feeding birds and attracting predators; coexisting.

6:35 On finishing the book.

7:56 The stories she left out of the book.

9:10 On seeing a video about abuse in a chicken shed.

10:50 Stories about wool shearing sheds; Why Ingrid doesn’t wear wool.

11:50 Supremacists and trophy hunting.

12:30 A fire department deer hunt protest.

15:35 Insecurity and empathy.

16:50 Why she dedicated the book to the people she did.

21:41 Ingrid’s ideal reader—people who are kind and interested in animals.

23:04 “Not an animal person…”

25:17 Coining of phrase “animalkind.”

27:11 People’s ignorance of animals.

27:25 Elephants

28:52 Drug sniffing elephants?

30:06 A synthetic frog for dissection.

30:17 Amazing animal facts.

32:06 How garden snails find their way home.

34:18 The bird that can fly for 7,000 miles without stopping to eat or drink.

35:48 How to care and make a difference.

36:55 That Golden Gloves vegan dinner and Joaquin Phoenix

37:50 On fish.

38:24 Vegan or Nothing.

39:04 40 years of PETA.

40:29 keeping message alive

41:29 racism and speciesism

42:00 Emil’s journey, broadening circle of compassion.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally published Jan. 15, 2020; Encore, Oct. 14,2020)

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Tim Stark of "Tiger King" fame was known to be even badder than Joe Exotic among those in the big cat petting zoo industry. Stark's sadism made him stand out. In September, PETA shut him down after a three-year lawsuit found Stark and his Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park to be in violation of the Endangered Species Act. Brittany Peet, general Counsel of PETA Foundation's Captured Animal Law Enforcement (CALE), breaks down the case in this conversation with Emil Guillermo.

Peet describes how a convoy of federal marshalls accompanied PETA to rescue the animals abandoned by Stark who at this time has yet to be apprehended by authorities.

Go to PETA.org for more about Tim Stark.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally Released Oct. 7, 2020

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PETA Sr. VP Dan Mathews' new memoir, "Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends," talks about caring for his mom as she grew older. It made him a better human and a better animal rights activist, Mathews' said.

Get his book wherever books are sold.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally Released Sept. 30, 2020.

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PETA undercover investigation video reveals the horrific conditions at one of the major primate research centers in the nation, this one at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The video shows how monkeys are going crazy in their cages waiting to be bred or experimented on. Monkeys are physically and psychologically damaged, pulling out their hair, acting overly aggressive, all general signs of the stress of living in a lab. For most of the monkeys, this is the only life they'll know, as monkeys are bred here for use in experiments.

See the video of the monkeys at PETA.org.

Send a message to the labs here.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally Released Sept. 23, 2020.

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Jes Cochran is a key member of PETA's Community Animal Project (CAP). It provides free spay/neuter and vet services in the underserved areas in VIrginia and North Carolina around PETA's Norfolk headquarters. For ten years, Cochran saw a dog name Edith chained up in a yard. Then one day Edith was gone. Cochran tells Edith's story to Emil Guillermo.

See Edith's story in the new documentary, "Breaking the Chain," available now on Amazon, i-Tunes, GooglePlay, Vudu, Apple TV, and Vimeo on Demand.

See the trailer here.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally Released Sept. 15, 2020.

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Thanks to a whistleblower, PETA has filed a federal complaint over animal mistreatment at the University of Alabama-Birmingham's xenotransplantation lab. One animal, in particular, a baboon named Laja suffered lesions and was treated unconventionally with Woolite. She suffered and had to be euthanized. The university admitted to using Woolite but not to any wrongdoing. See the video of Laja and take action by writing UAB's president to stop the experiments that are supported by corporate donations of nearly $20 million.

Go to PETA.org and see the video of Laja and other animals in the UAB lab.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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Originally Released Sept. 9, 2020.

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"Breaking The Chain" is a new documentary, executive produced by Anjelica Huston, that shows how PETA's Community Animal Project helps animals around the Norfolk, Virginia area, especially the chained dogs in the area. Many are abused, malnourished, and tethered mercilessly to a chain. PETA has forced local and state officials to establish anti-tethering laws. It's a model for the country. The documentary also addresses the problem with no-kill shelters, and why avoiding euthanasia is not the answer to the dog and cat overpopulation problem. Daphna Nachminovitch, PETA Sr.VP for cruelty investigations speaks with Emil Guillermo.

Get the documentary on Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and Vimeo on Demand.

For the trailer and more information on "Breaking the Chain" go to its website.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally Released Sept. 1, 2020.

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SeaWorld is planning to open up again. But there's always good reason to not support the animal abusement park.

Here's a reprise of part two of our conversation with John Hargrove, the heralded orca trainer who blew the whistle at SeaWorld, and then went on to turn his story into a New York Times best seller, "Beneath the Surface."

In this podcast, Hargrove reveals how orca semen he collected may determine exactly how long SeaWorld stays in business.

Hargrove begins by talking about how the documentary "Blackfish" changed his life. He talks about the frustration with how long SeaWorld has managed to stay operational. And he talks about how he deals with the guilt he still feels for the orcas who are still at SeaWorld. He says SeaWorld's future may be dependent on China and Russia, and the stash of orca semen he collected while leading the artificial insemination program at SeaWorld. To this day, Hargrove says, the semen remains unaccounted for.

Hargrove's best-selling book has just been recently published in China for people there to understand what happens "Beneath the Surface."

Listen to part one of the Hargrove conversation here:

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally Released March 11, 2020; Re-released Aug.26,2020.

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A gambler backed by PETA won a settlement in a lawsuit that sought recourse when the horses he bet on lost to another who had been given illegal drugs. Jeff Tretter got a $20,000 settlement against a trainer and owner at the Meadowlands racetrack, in a case believed to be a landmark for gamblers who bet on a sport prone to cheating through illegal drug use. Kathy Guillermo, Sr.VP at PETA, and the lead on horse racing issues, talks about the impacts on racing and how it could impact the industry as it approaches the biggest race of the year, the Kentucky Derby.

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PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

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(Originally released Aug. 19, 2020).

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Lisbet Chiraboga, Program Manager of PETA's TeachKind, talks to Emil Guillermo about the free program that focuses on teaching kindness and empathy to students. It's available to all schools and homeschoolers.

Go to PETA.org for more information on TeachKind.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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(Originally released Aug. 12, 2020).

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Your dog deserves better than commercial dog food. Diana Laverdure-Dunetz is a dog nutritionist with a website at www.plantpowereddog.com. She says that an average vegan dog living to age 12, could say an estimated 10,000 animals from being slaughtered for dog food. In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Laverdure-Dunetz talks about the health advantages to feeding your dog fresh food.

Take action. Learn more about veganism at PETA.org

For dog nutritionist Diana Laverdure-Dunetz, go to plantpowereddog.com.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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(Originally released Aug. 5, 2020).

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For more than 39 years, more than 5,500 U.S military personnel have joined in a multinational exercise that includes such drills as drinking the blood of beheaded cobras,killing chickens with their bare hands, and eating live tarantulas. It's not "Fear Factor" it's "Cobra Gold," and it's all paid for with U.S tax dollars. PETA broke the story in March and has pressured the Dept of Defense to stop the practice, but to no avail. Emil Guillermo talks to PETA's Shalin Gala, VP of Laboratory Investigations about Cobra Gold and the effort to end the practice.

See the pictures at PETA.org, then take action to stop Cobra Gold.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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(Originally released July 29, 2020).

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The USDA regulates slaughterhouses but most times egregious violations where animals are hurt are rarely punished. Fortunately, PETA monitors the USDA's monitors to assure that law enforcement is alerted. Colin Henstock describes the things that would be let by were it not for PETA's monitoring system. As he tells Emil Guillermo, the industry would be getting by with a wrist tap were it not for PETA's insistence that the industry be held accountable for the cruelty that takes place in our nation's slaughterhouses.

Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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(Originally released July 22, 2020).

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PETA's documentary,"Test Subjects" is winning hearts and minds on the film festival circuit. The film depicts three scientists who found the moral courage to leave vivisection behind and cross over to fight for the animals. After premiering at the famed Raindance Film Festival in England, it has been nominated for best documentary short at the Lancaster International Film Festival. In honor of that, we reprise our episode on one of the scientists featured in the documentary, Dr. Frances Cheng.

With Emil Guillermo, Cheng talks about how she came from Taiwan to the U.S. to become a scientist. As a graduate student she did a test on saturated fats on rats, and learned that the physiology of rats and humans are so different that too often it renders animal tests useless.

It's the reason 95 percent of drugs tested on rats fail in human trials.

Cheng talks about how that fact began a new emotional journey for her as a a scientist. She now regrets having experimented on animals but is haunted by her past actions and can't talk about it without feeling the pain of her test subjects.

Cheng now works for PETA and is proud to say she has now saved more animals than she tortured and killed as a researcher.

SEE THE DOCUMENTARY NOW

Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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(Originally released Dec. 18, 2019; Reprised July 15, 2020).

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PETA has exposed video of monkeys being used to pick coconuts in an example of the inhumane treatment of animals in Thailand's coconut industry. Jason Baker, VP PETA Asia, says the government is trying to deny the monkey abuse exists. But the video doesn't lie. Already, some major stores have stopped buying Thai coconuts because of the exploitation of monkeys.

See the video at PETA.org

PETA Asia investigators visited eight farms where monkeys are forced to pick coconuts—including those for Thailand’s major coconut milk producers, Aroy-D and Chaokoh—as well as several monkey-training facilities and a coconut-picking competition. At each one, they documented that these sensitive animals were abused and exploited. After being alerted to the situation by PETA, Cost Plus World Market made the decision to stop selling the Chaokoh brand of coconut milk, and Ahold Delhaize and its family of brands (including Giant Food, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, and Hannaford in the U.S. as well as Albert Heijn in the Netherlands), some of which had been selling Aroy-D and Chaokoh brand coconut milk, have pledged to stop knowingly stocking and selling any products obtained from suppliers that use monkey labor. After hearing from PETA, Walgreens Boots Alliance has committed to not stock Aroy-D or Chaokoh, and not knowingly sell any own-brand coconut food and drink products of Thai origin in their 9,277 Walgreens and 250 Duane Reade stores in the U.S. and 2,758 Boots stores in the U.K. and Thailand, and Morrisons has suspended its supply of Chaokoh products pending an investigation and Ocado, Waitrose, and Co-op have committed to never knowingly stocking any products from suppliers that use monkey labor.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released July 8, 2020

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How monkeys are kept in taxpayer funded laboratories in the U.S. will make you scream. After a two year legal battle, PETA has obtained video of macaque monkeys in captivity showing the cruel conditions they are forced to endure. Monkeys circle within their cages, bang on the bars, and pull hair off their bodies as they react to their treatment. Dr. Alka Chandna, PETA VP of Laboratory Investigations, says it's the only life the monkeys know which makes the cruelty even more profound. Listen to Emil Guillermo's conversation with Chandna. And then take action to end this cruelty to monkeys.

See the video at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released July 1, 2020

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Hannah Schein, Senior Director of Investigations for PETA, talks about how the Queen of England's involvement in pigeon racing helps support the sport's cruelty. New PETA investigation shows all eight of the Queen's birds died in quarantine before the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race.

For more information, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released June 24, 2020

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PETA Sr. VP Dan Mathews talks about paying his respects to George Floyd by recently attending the memorial that took place in Floyd's hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mathews, openly gay, saw it as an opportunity to link arms and show solidarity between all the issues he cares about animal rights, gay rights and the fight for racial justice.

Mathews also talks about his new book coming out about his mother. Conversation took place before the Supreme Court landmark ruling that declared that LGBTQ people were protected from employment discrimination on the basis of sexuality or gender.

For more information, go to PETA.org

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released June 17, 2020

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PETA online producer Zachary Toliver talks about his essay on the PETA blog, "Why Animal Rights Activists Must Stand Up for Black Lives," where he describes how a belief in empathy and compassion for all living things can bring about about the real social change people are clamoring for in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

In this conversation with Emil Guillermo, Toliver talks about how he came to veganism and to PETA. He also explains the reality of the African American experience and why he often feels his life is in jeopardy.

Read his essay here.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released June 10, 2020

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PETA's latest undercover investigation--released Sunday in the New York Times--exposes the use and abuse of animals in the alpaca wool industry in Peru. The farm produces about 80 percent of the world's Alpaca fiber supply, and houses 4,000 animals. Dan Paden, PETA's vice president of evidence analysis, speaks with Emil Guillermo about the Michell Group's largest Alpaca farm, and the cruel process alpacas are put through for fashion.

Find out more. Go to PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released June 3, 2020

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Amid the news of the virus, the media tries to offer hope when reporting the latest vaccine developments. But we are still early in the process, with no guarantee of success. That means the big news may not be in the discovery of a cure, but in the near elimination of animal testing as the vaccines are raced to human trials. PETA Science Advisor Jeffrey Brown says sparing animals in wasteful tests may be the most significant breakthrough for now.

Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Originally released May 27, 2020

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Tracy Reiman, PETA Exec.VP talks to Emil Guillermo about PETA's new ad blitz urging people to question why they are still killing animals for meat. Reiman said PETA placed full page ads in major national and metropolitan papers after seeing how meat companies were placing ads in newspapers misleading the public about slaughterhouse workers getting the virus. And then the president stepped in to make sure the slaughterhouses stayed open. Reiman said if we didn't kill animals for meat we could have avoided the pandemic. Therefore, it's time to fully consider the vegan option. PETA has vegan starter kits available at PETA.org See the ads in question on PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released May 20, 2020

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Dr. Alka Chandna, VP for PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department talks to Emil Guillermo about the abuses found at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic. A PETA investigator went undercover at the Lerner College of Medicine there and found numerous examples like mice with holes drilled into their heads without pain relief and dead mice in crowded cages. The National Institutes of Health now says it will investigate after it received PETA's 42-page complaint last week. Chandna explains that the Animal Welfare Act exempts mice, but another regulation can apply and threaten the Cleveland Clinic's federal funding that amounts to $100 million.

See the pictures and video of the investigation at PETA.org.

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Kathy Guillermo, Sr. VP of PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department, talks about how NIH's animal testing has been exposed by the race for a Covid-19 vaccine. If animal testing is unnecessary for one, why not all? And how has such useless testing delayed or prevented scientists from real answers to medical questions?

Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released May 6, 2020

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Dr. Samantha Saunders,PETA's Coronavirus expert based in the UK, speaks with Emil Guillermo about your companion animals and the virus. She also talks about what her research on Coronavirus taught her about fighting the virus, and how the fastest way to get to an effective vaccine may be to stop all animal testing.

Take action! Go to PETA.org for more information.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released April 29, 2020

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Despite the pandemic, wet markets have been open in Asia as late as April, new photos taken by a PETA investigator reveals. Wet markets are the most likely origin of the virus that has brought world-powers to their knees. PETA Sr. VP Jason Baker of PETAAsia is calling for World Health Organization to shut down all wet-markets

See the pictures and take action at PETA.org.

The PETA Podcast

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way.

Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism.

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Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk

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Originally released April 22, 2020

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