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Jane Velez-Mitchell
UnchainedTV offers you a new way of living. It’s like being born again, but it’s not religious. Our host, New York Times bestselling author as well as TV and social media journalist who heads UnchainedTV.com, Jane Velez-Mitchell, helps you turn on the lightbulb and jump to the next phase of human evolution. There is a peaceful, joyous way of living out there. The secret is simple: don’t look for peace, practice it in your daily choices. You might say, peace begins right on your plate. Tune in to UnchainedTV, live every Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Influencers Channel.
BREAKING NEWS - How artificial intelligence will save India’s elephants from being hit by trains. Famed filmmaker and elephant advocate Sangita Iyer will announce that the AI-based equipment for ???? ???????????????? ?????????????? to be installed inside India’s famed ???????????????????? ???????????????? ?????????????????? has FINALLY arrived! Her incredible team is conducting surveys along treacherous train tracks, pinpointing the exact locations where these cutting-edge devices will be installed to ?????????? ?????????? conductors, ???????????????? ???????? ???? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????? ?????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????, ???????????????? ???????? ?????????????????? ?????? ??????????????????. Learn all about this extraordinary development that could save elephants worldwide. Join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell as she interviews Sangita Iyer. For more, visit: https://www.vfaes.org/
Starbucks has dropped its surcharge for plant-based milks, a surcharge that was as high as 70 to 80 cents per drink. So, now, those who love soy, oat, almond and coconut milk are treated as equal citizens at Starbucks in US and Canadian stores. FINALLY! This is a monumental victory for the vegan movement! So, UnchainedTV is honoring two organizations that went all out in the battle to end this unfair penalty: PETA and Switch4Good. We talk to S4G’s Executive Director, Dotsie Bausch who is a vegan Olympic medalist & PETA’s Campaigns Manager Amber Canavan about the impact on animals, human health, climate change and OTHER coffee shops and outlets that still charge extra. How do we use this victory to get other stores to change? What are the implications for the societal move away from dairy? UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell digs for answers with two of the nation’s leading experts on the issue! Get involved: https://www.peta.org/ & https://switch4good.org/ & https://unchainedtv.com/
Whale Wars Star and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Paul Watson, has been imprisoned since July in Greenland! The anti-whaling hero has applied for political asylum in France as he fights off attempts by Japan to get him extradited to that nation where he could end up behind bars for 15 years. Activists around the world are demanding that Watson be released immediately with protests from Los Angeles to France outside Danish government offices. Watson was first arrested back in July when his ship docked in Greenland, which is park of the kingdom of Denmark. Danish authorities are still deciding whether to extradite him. Japan is one of the few nations that still engages in whaling. Environmentalists and animal lovers across the globe are outraged that any government would side with whalers at a time when our seas and the animals in them are in crisis. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks with Omar Todd, Global CEO of the Paul Watson Foundation. https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/
BREAKING NEWS with coverage of an extraordinary court hearing in Madison, Wisconsin. Famed Open Rescue leader Wayne Hsiung is demanding that a Special Prosecutor be appointed to launch a criminal case against a large laboratory beagle breeding facility that animal advocates charge is filled with many suffering beagles. Hsiung and 2 others entered that facility with cameras rolling back in 2017, documenting conditions. They removed 3 beagles they described as being in extreme distress. Hsiung was facing felony charges and up to 16 years in prison when the case against him and the 2 others was suddenly dropped earlier this year, just days before trial was finally set to start. Now, Wayne Hsiung is back in court demanding the facility be prosecuted. UnchainedTV had a camera in court to bring viewers the developments LIVE. UnchainedTV host Jane Velez-Mitchell, attorney Mirais Holden and animal activist Tiffany Brunelli provide analysis. The company in question is invited on any time.
EMERGENCY APPEAL: Help one amazing couple save more than 100 chimpanzees. Donate here: https://www.liberiachimpanzeerescue.org/donate.htmlNow watch as Jenny and Dr. Jim Desmond tell their harrowing story LIVE. In 2015, a group of animal protection groups asked the Desmonds to go to Liberia to save the lives of 66 chimpanzees who the NY Blood Center abandoned on six islands after using them in biomedical research. The Desmonds planned to spend about a month in Liberia putting systems in place and finding locals to take over their care, but they were unable to leave. Soon, government authorities began bringing them orphaned baby chimps who were victims of the bushmeat and exotic pet trades. No one else in Liberia had the experience or expertise to take care of them. It has been almost ten years, and the Desmonds now have about 115 chimps in their care and dozens of employees from neighboring villages. They've built the first phase of a permanent sanctuary in the forest. They are very eager to embark on phase 2, which would enable the adult chimps to get out of their enclosures and spend time in the forest, but they can’t even consider that because they don’t have enough money to cover their operating expenses. The fantastic three-part BBC series about the Desmonds’ conservation and rescue work, Baby Chimp Rescue, led to donations that enabled them to operate and complete phase 1, but that infusion has ended. Because they are in Liberia and do not have a network of supporters abroad, they are not raising the amount of money they need to function, much less build out the sanctuary and create an endowment. Says TheirTurn founder Donny Moss, Having visited them twice while working on the campaign to compel the NY Blood Center for pay for the care of the chimps they abandoned, I have seen the extraordinary work they do in the most challenging of environments. And, as one of the few Americans who has been there, I feel an obligation to help them and the chimps. Their charity, Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection, is registered in the U.S. VISIT: https://www.liberiachimpanzeerescue.org/ - PLEASE HELP! Now, UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Jenny and Jim Desmond and TheirTurn's Donny Moss.
BREAKING NEWS: Animal Outlook releases shocking, new undercover video of chickens being abused in a California factory farm and is calling for the Fresno County District Attorney’s office to file criminal animal cruelty charges against the corporation, which Animal Outlook identifies as Foster Farms, a major supplier to many big supermarkets. The video appears to show multiple instances of forklifts driving over and hitting live chickens, chickens being thrown, chickens being kicked and grabbed by their wings. Foster Farms says all of its chicken farms are American Humane Association Certified, and that the chickens it raises enjoy the 5 freedoms: including, “freedom from discomfort,” and “freedom from injury, pain, or disease.” Animal Outlook says its investigation “reveals a stark contrast, showing anything but humane care and freedom from discomfort, injury and fear.” Foster Farms is invited on any time to respond to Animal Outlook’s allegations. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks to Animal Outlook’s new Executive Director, Ben Williamson about this blockbuster breaking news and his fascinating history as a leader in the animal rights movement. Visit https://animaloutlook.org/investigations/foster-farms-2024/
Asha Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy Murphy speaks to UnchainedTV about her ordeal and persecution. Murphy was a New York business executive who went vegan due to her love of animals. A decade ago, she moved to a rural area north of Buffalo to start her own sanctuary, called Asha’s Farm Sanctuary. Things were going wonderfully until 2 cows wandered onto her sanctuary property in the summer of 2022. Murphy took them in and fed them. Then, all hell broke loose. She was ultimately arrested, shackled, charged with a felony and gagged from doing interviews. And, she was targeted by protests and threats as, she says, the surrounding community turned against her. Now, her charge reduced to a misdemeanor, she tells her story to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell and pleads for help to keep her sanctuary going and get through this persecution and prosecution. To help her sanctuary, donate to:https://www.ashasfarmsanctuary.org/donate-only.html
A groundbreaking legal battle rages in Peru over vegan meal options at school. Two university students, who are vegan, have sued their school arguing that they are being discriminated against because there is no vegan meal option. Here’s the petition to sign: https://www.drove.com/campaign/66b61378245bf7adb546dece The students argue this violates their constitutional rights and is a form of discrimination, similar to racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. Now, we get to meet these two extraordinary students, Gabriela Santos Tacuri and Luis Nitai Syam Florian Andrade, along with Instituto de Defensa Legal attorney Isaac Peña Lobato, interpreter Yeniffer Yupanqui and Alison Hamje, Climate Healer and Ollas Comunes Veganas representative. Now UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks to these game changers about their courageous struggle for food justice. The university is invited on any time to respond.
Harambe is a true-crime documentary like no other and will have you on the edge of your seat with crucial information never before revealed. You can watch it by clicking here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/harambe-the-movie. Erik Crown, the director, is a former TMZ paparazzi who used to photograph and interview celebrities on the fly before reinventing himself and becoming an animal rights filmmaker. Harambe, a critically endangered, silverback gorilla, was shot and killed after a child entered into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016. The story made international news and Harambe’s photo quickly became a viral internet sensation that sparked an important discussion on captivity. Was the gorilla actually trying to protect the child when the primate was shot? Let’s dive deep and find out with the team that made this award-winning film.Featuring Downton Abbey star Peter Egan, this movie has been hailed as the next Blackfish, revealing the dark underbelly of zoos. “The killing of Harambe was murder,” says Captain Paul Watson, star of Whale Wars and founding member of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks with Director Erik Crown and Producer Sierra Williams about this groundbreaking film. For more, or to get involved, visit: https://harambemovie.com/
There's a war on elephants in India and one woman is on a mission to stop it and protect every last elephant threatened by man’s inhumanity. Sangita Iyer is the producer of Gods in Shackles, a must-watch, award-winning film now streaming for free on UnchainedTV here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/gods-in-shacklesThis movie shows how India’s religious and cultural ceremonies are torture for elephants captured from the wild and forced to participate, enduring beatings and other forms of abuse. Sangita will reveal her plans for liberating temple elephants by creating robotic elephants that can be used in their place. Sangita also has a working plan to stop elephants from being killed by trains, using a high-tech warning system. Ditto for preventing elephants from falling into any of India’s many wells. Of course, she’s urging tourists NOT to take elephant rides. You can become a part of these solutions by donating to her various projects at Voices for Asian Elephants: https://www.vfaes.org/ - Now, meet the superhero working relentlessly to save India’s elephants!
It’s groundbreaking and historic: LA Climate Week, the FIRST one ever, kicks off Sunday, SEPT 8 and runs through Sunday, September15th with more than 100 organizations holding more than 100 events at 20 different venues around Los Angeles! More than 5,000 people are expected to take part and YOU are invited. Happy to report that UnchainedTV is a media partner and The Plant Based Treaty is a strategic partner and one of the key organizations holding events, including art shows, a vegan fashion show, a march on the beach and screenings of Eating Our Way to Extinction and Eating for Tomorrow! And, there’s a plant-based theme to many of the events with vegan food trucks and vegan food abounding. Get the lowdown at: https://laclimateweek.com. Sign up to attend events and be a part of history. There are even remote events you can attend from anywhere in the world. Now, UnchainedTV talks to LA Climate Week’s key organizers JC Arce, Lara Rudar and Plant Based Treaty’s Samantha Lau.
Meet the extraordinary Chef AJ! This legendary vegan chef is out with her brand new plant-based cookbook, “Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally With Fruit.” Wow… over 150 vegan and gluten-free dessert recipes. Among them, Chef AJ’s: Snickerdoodles, Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes, Cranberry Apple Crisp, German Chocolate Cake, Orange Chocolate Mousse Torte, Goodman’s Peanut Chews, Apple Pie, Waffle Nice Cream Sandwiches, Lemon Meringue Pie, Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake… The list goes on! For those of us with a sweet tooth, this is LIFE-CHANGING! Cookies, puddings, plant mylks… you name it. Order NOW: https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248Now, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell gets the sweet skinny from the woman herself: CHEF AJ!
In this extraordinary show, you will meet Delilah, a cat who survived hellish, taxpayer funded experiments at a USDA lab before being rescued by Anthony Bellotti, the President & Founder of White Coat Waste, whom you’ll also meet. Millions of other animals are not so lucky. Right now, about 14,000 cats and kittens are trapped in laboratories. The domestic shorthair is one of America’s most popular pets. But federal government agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Dept. of Defense (DOD) have spent millions to buy, breed, and abuse felines in wasteful laboratory torture—and YOU, the taxpayers, pay the bill whether you approve of this government sanctioned sadism or not. But there’s hope. White Coat Waste is a bipartisan campaign to expose and close the U.S. government’s cat and animal experimentation business. WCW proclaims that, over the last 5 years, it has shut down all confirmed labs causing pain and distress to cats inside the federal government and won the first-ever federal policies to retire and release survivors as pets. Now WCW is leading the fight to end taxpayer-funded cat and kitten experimentation across the United States. WCW Founder and President Anthony Bellotti (along with Delilah) joins UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell to reveal what YOU can do to stop these wasteful experiments. To get involved and help, visit: https://www.whitecoatwaste.org
Hot enough for ya? The future of our planet could be determined by what American politicians put into the next FARM BILL, which currently gives MASSIVE subsidies to animal agriculture, to produce cheap meat and dairy. But, the meat and dairy industry is a HUGE contributor to climate change. Our government claims it’s fighting climate change while subsidizing the very industry that’s largely causing it. Will politicians vote to continue this dangerously unsustainable status quo for the next 5 years? Activists from Free From Harm continue to speak truth to power. At one so-called “listening session,” activists stood up to a pro-factory farming politician to deliver tough questions about the massive bailouts to animal agriculture, the spread of diseases like bird flu and how Big Ag Big Dollars have corrupted politics. Now, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks with those activists, including Free From Harm’s Robert Grillo and activist Natalie Fulton, and brings you the latest.
A group of outraged and frightened Georgia residents have united to fight a plan to put what would be America’s largest laboratory monkey-breeding facility in the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia, which is 233 miles south of Atlanta. The residents have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the highly controversial plan to house 30-thousand monkeys, TWICE the human population of the town. PETA is on the ground supporting the residents. They argue that the plan should be invalidated because local officials approved the proposal during an illegally assembled meeting, violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. Basically, the citizens say this was being done behind their backs and they are furious over the impact on their safety and their property values. They say the presence of thousands of caged monkeys in distress, waiting to be shipped off for cruel experiments would be a constant source of anxiety and cast a pall over their close-knit community. Now, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell gets the very latest from PETA’s Amy Meyer, Kristina Martin of Stop the Money Business Bainbridge Group and resident Linda Miller. For more info, or to get involved, visit: https://www.peta.org/
Veganism is skyrocketing in America’s Midwest and UnchainedTV has the proof! So watch and find out. Kale Krew is UnchainedTV’s spectacular new series that showcases Chicago’s vibrant and fast-growing vegan scene. The two dynamic hosts bring hilarity and excitement to their tantalizing adventure. Nemanja Golubovic is also the owner of the award-winning Chicago vegan restaurant Kale My Name and he’s joined by Tamika Price, a vegan social media influencer (@plantbasedTamika) whose style and verve make every episode a magical ride. So, fasten your seat belts, we’re going to Chicagoland with these two charismatic changemakers. UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts this episode.
Singapore, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, El Salvador, Mexico, Canada, the USA… and beyond! Rated V for Vegan’s Eunice Reyes travels the world, bringing you the best in plant-based cuisine wherever she goes. Now, UnchainedTV is thrilled to announce that Eunice’s vegan travel show is streaming on UnchainedTV. Check it out:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/vegan-travel-with-eunice-reyesIn this interview, Eunice will reveal her top tips for enjoying a vegan vacation and break down the vegan scene in the many countries she’s visited. From vegan street food to 5-star gourmet restaurants, Eunice has the scoop on how to enjoy traveling while eating the best vegan food on the planet.
Help celebrate Gene Baur’s birthday! The President of Farm Sanctuary is turning…. well, we’ll let him tell you! Gene’s been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time Magazine. When he co-founded Farm Sanctuary way back in 1986, he sold vegan hotdogs out of a Volkswagen van at Grateful Dead concerts to pay for the rescue work. Today, Farm Sanctuary has not only rescued thousands of animals but opened the eyes, minds and hearts of millions of people who’ve either visited one the sanctuaries in Los Angeles or Watkins Glen, New York, or who’ve read one of Gene Baur’s bestselling books, or who’ve seen some of Farm Sanctuary’s extraordinary rescue videos. UnchainedTV is thrilled to be streaming some of those videos here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/farm-sanctuarySo, please, watch and learn all about Gene’s early years in Hollywood, doing McDonald’s and KFC commercials before waking up and turning into one of the world’s leading animal rights advocates! For more info, to visit Farm Sanctuary or, to get involved, visit:https://www.farmsanctuary.org/
Plant CEO gets some of the biggest names in the vegan movement to open up and reveal their secrets! This captivating series on UnchainedTV is hosted by Anant Joshi, a vegan influencer who lives in London and gets the most dynamic guests on his show. You can watch the series here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/plant-ceo Some of vegan leaders Plant CEO has interviewed include: Ria Rehberg CEO of Veganuary, which has helped transition over 1 million people towards a vegan diet & LMFAO's Redfoo, known for his hit songs Sexy & I Know It & Party Rock Anthem; Louie Psihoyos, the brilliant documentary filmmaker behind the Netflix hits, ”The Game Changers, & You Are What You Eat.” Plant CEO has also interviewed Matthew Glover, Chief Mission Officer at The Vegan Food Group & Sam Tucker, Executive Director at Open Paws, an open-source nonprofit AI organization working to make sure AI does not compound cruelty to animals. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to Plant CEO about all of these innovators and their amazing ideas and how he scores these big gets. He’ll also give us his take on the vegan scene in the UK.
From the brilliant filmmaker who brought us Speciesism: The Movie, now another head-spinning new film that will transform HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF and other animals. It’s called Humans & OTHER Animals! Get a firsthand look at how animals think, use language and feel love. Watch never-before-attempted tactics to expose powerful industries. This astounding new film is debuting across America. Here’s the link to the NYC premiere is on Friday, July 12th: https://shorturl.at/eEWPPHere’s the link to the Los Angeles Premiere on Wednesday, July 17th:https://www.facebook.com/events/1687047835162365/Get your tickets NOW as seating is limited and you will want to be part of this transformative, history-making movie. Each screening is followed by a Q&A with the director!Learn more here: https://www.humansandotheranimalsmovie.com/Now, let’s discuss the everything from plot lines to the purpose of it all with award-winning filmmaker Mark DeVries.
PETA’s founder and leader Ingrid Newkirk is celebrating her 75th birthday! And, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell is thrilled and honored to get to speak with Ingrid for the hour! Learn about Ingrid's fascinating life, growing up in India and then, somehow, becoming an animal protection officer in the United States. How much progress has been achieved since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was started back in 1980? A lot! As PETA points out, “At that time, researchers were experimenting on chimpanzees in squalid laboratories, pigs were being slammed into walls in car-crash tests, and dogs were being shot in military exercises. But PETA’s landmark victories for animals, including the first-ever police raid on a laboratory and convictions for cruelty to animals in the meat industry—as well as the media attention that has accompanied them—have led to a huge change in public attitudes, and the victories keep coming. “These days, the demand for vegan food has skyrocketed, Ringling Bros. has reinvented itself as a stunning animal-free circus, nearly every major fashion brand has gone fur-free, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is no longer required to mandate archaic and cruel animal tests for new drugs. PETA’s work continues, with campaigns that include calling on fashion houses to stop selling reptile skins, pushing for lifesaving reforms in the horse racing industry, and fighting the monkey-to-laboratory pipeline. Now, Ingrid would like you to celebrate her birthday by going to https://www.peta.org/75 and seeing the 75 easy ways you can speak up for animals!
As the battle over the Farm Bill rages on Capitol Hill, 3 animal activists were arrested, during a House committee hearing, for demanding that taxpayers not be forced to pay for massive subsidies to the animal agriculture industry or foot the bill for cruel practices that also devastate the environment and hurt marginalized communities. Robert Grillo, president of the grassroots animal rights organization Free From Harm, was one of those arrested and joins us to tell the tale and warn us about the dangers of the Farm Bill, which could prop up animal agriculture with huge government subsidies for years to come and which also threatens to thwart the will of the people who’ve passed propositions against the cruelest animal agriculture practices. To learn more, visit: https://freefromharm.org/ & https://unchainedtv.com/
Is there a multi-million dollar misinformation campaign to stop the plant-based food movement in its tracks? The Freedom Food Alliance, led by renowned digital media expert Robbie Lockie, has just released a detailed report which makes that case. Harvesting Denial, Distractions and Deception: Understanding Animal Agriculture’s Disinformation Strategies and Exploring Solutions argues that the meat industry - though companies, lobbyists, trade groups, checkoff programs, influencers and so-called experts and industry-backed academics - is waging a full-scale misinformation and disinformation campaign against vegan products and the plant-based movement in general. This is happening at our own peril, as the climate crisis worsens and advertiser-based mainstream media basically ignores one of the biggest causes: animal agriculture. The media runs story after story attacking plant-based meat alternatives as processed while failing to mention that processed meat is officially cancer-causing, according to the World Health Organization. When the World Bank recently called for governments to shift away from subsidizing meat and dairy and embrace alternatives proteins, that urgent recommendation was ignored by mainstream media. So, what can we do to save ourselves, animals and the planet? Let’s find out from Robbie Lockie, one of the founders of Plant Based News whose new campaign is getting the real story out to the world before it’s too late. For more visit: https://www.freedomfoodalliance.org/ - website
What’s the state of the vegan scene, globally, when it comes to food and fashion? It’s a big question and here to tackle it are two leaders in the field. Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is the founder and host of the Healthy Voyager, a hit vegan cooking show that’s now streaming on UnchainedTV here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/healthy-voyager-s-global-kitchen-w-carolyn-scott-hamiltonCarolyn is also the author of the bestseller: The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen. And, when it comes to fashion, there’s nobody more au courant than Jonathan Ohayon, the author of the brand new book: The Fashion Industry Doesn’t Want You To Read This Book, Unveiling Hidden Truths: A Guide to Ethical and Sustainable Fashion Choices. The book is now on sale at Amazon. It’s printed only when ordered and also available on kindle to prevent using unnecessary resources. Jonathan will talk about the skyrocketing popularity of vegan leather and sustainable alt-fabrics! It’s a fascinating conversation as the future of our planet depends upon convincing people to evolve when it comes to food and fashion. Visit: https://fakemovement.com/ to learn more.
Do you love animals? Have you made a vegan/animal rights film, PSA or a social media reel you think is life-changing? The International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) is a pioneering event in the vegan movement, celebrating the intersection of art and advocacy. And, it’s taking new submissions NOW at: https://theivff.com. UnchainedTV is thrilled to be collaborating with IVFF to stream films from the festival at: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/international-vegan-film-festivalAnd, breaking news, IVFF has a new Executive Director, Emma Schwarz, who will reveal her vision for the future of IVFF. Emma is an award-winning filmmaker herself, who is also the Co-Founder of Veganography, a film production and media company that specializes in 3D animation. And, Mark Middleton, the director/producer of Not a Nugget, a touching film about a rescued chicken, now streaming on UnchainedTV, also joins us to talk about why he submitted his film to IVFF and vegan advocacy in movies. Join us for this fascinating discussion.
There's a war on elephants in India and one woman is on a mission to stop it and protect every last elephant threatened by man’s inhumanity. Sangita Iyer is the producer of Gods in Shackles, a must-watch, award-winning film now streaming for free on UnchainedTV here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/gods-in-shacklesThis movie shows how India’s religious and cultural ceremonies are torture for elephants captured from the wild and forced to participate, enduring beatings and other forms of abuse. Sangita will reveal her plans for liberating temple elephants by creating robotic elephants that can be used in their place. Sangita also has a working plan to stop elephants from being killed by trains, using a high-tech warning system. Ditto for preventing elephants from falling into any of India’s many wells. Of course, she’s urging tourists NOT to take elephant rides. You can become a part of these solutions by donating to her various projects at Voices for Asian Elephants: https://www.vfaes.org/ - Now, meet the superhero working relentlessly to save India’s elephants!
There's a war on elephants in India and one woman is on a mission to stop it and protect every last elephant threatened by man’s inhumanity. Sangita Iyer is the producer of Gods in Shackles, a must-watch, award-winning film now streaming for free on UnchainedTV here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/gods-in-shacklesThis movie shows how India’s religious and cultural ceremonies are torture for elephants captured from the wild and forced to participate, enduring beatings and other forms of abuse. Sangita will reveal her plans for liberating temple elephants by creating robotic elephants that can be used in their place. Sangita also has a working plan to stop elephants from being killed by trains, using a high-tech warning system. Ditto for preventing elephants from falling into any of India’s many wells. Of course, she’s urging tourists NOT to take elephant rides. You can become a part of these solutions by donating to her various projects at Voices for Asian Elephants: https://www.vfaes.org/ - Now, meet the superhero working relentlessly to save India’s elephants!
Meet the woman who’s changing the world for millions of animals by passing laws to stop animal abuse. Judie Mancuso is the Founder/President of Social Compassion in Legislation, which has sponsored over 60 bills with 25 landmark pieces of legislation for animals signed into law. Her organization has helped to eliminate the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, crack down on puppy mills, allowed dogs access to restaurant patios, made it illegal to leave dogs unattended in hot cars and so much more. But, Judie needs YOUR HELP. She cannot do it alone. Calls, emails and support letters are crucial to her life-saving bills becoming law. So, YOU can join the team by watching this interview, with Judie and SCIL’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Nick Sackett, learning about the bills she’s fighting for right now and, then, visiting https://socialcompassioninlegislation.org/ to sign up and get involved.
Meet Jody Rasch, a man of many talents, who went from being a banker to an investor in vegan enterprises and a supporter of many animal organizations including Woodstock Farm Sanctuary and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. He’s also become an accomplished visual artist and a novelist. The Silver Forest is the first in a series of books. He says this novel began as a thought experiment. We’ll find out what that means. Rasch is also a partner at Beyond Impact Advisors, which facilitates investment in vegan and cruelty-free products, many of them very cutting-edge. He’s considered to be a pioneer alternative protein investor. So, where is the vegan and alt-protein movement right now and where’s it headed? This ultimate insider will help us figure that out with UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Will some of California’s biggest factory farms be shut down? A groundbreaking ballot measure to ban massive animal factories, aka CAFOs, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, will be decided by Sonoma County, California voters this November! Will this spread across the nation? UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks with leaders of The Coalition to End Factory Farming which collected over 37,000 signatures, easily qualifying for the ballot, including: Samantha Faye, Coalition to End Factory Farming, Sarah Van Mangtem, co-founder of Farm Animal, Climate and Environmental Stewards of Sonoma County and Cassie King, Direct Action Everywhere’s Communications Lead.
Kangaroos Are NOT Shoes: That’s the message hundreds of activists sent to Adidas, in a global day of action at the height of the holiday shopping season. Marching into Adidas stores, across the United States, Canada, Europe & Australia, animal activists demanded Adidas stop its involvement in the largest mass slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world. Led by Australia’s Animal Justice Party,Their Turn, the Center for a Humane Economy & supported by dozens of other organizations, including UnchainedTV, the message is clear: Kangaroos are not shoes. Adidas has, so far, refused to join Puma, Nike, Diadora and other brands that have kicked kangaroo leather to the curb. Now, Australian Member of Parliament Emma Hurst, Center for Humane Economy’s Jennifer Skiff, Animal Justice Party’s Louise Ward & TheirTurn.Net's Donny Moss reveal their strategy for ending kangaroo slaughter to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell! Adidas is invited on any time to respond.
Animal Rising has made global headlines with its risk-taking actions including: sending hundreds of protesters to disrupt England's most famous horse race, rescuing lambs from the estate of the King of England and occupying massive dairy factories. Their mission is to reinvent humanity's broken relationship with animals by getting people to understand that it is morally wrong to use, abuse and kill animals for food, fashion, entertainment or experimentation. Often wearing matching pink sweatshirts, Animal Rising members risk arrest and even their lives to confront, in a nonviolent way, people who are participating in animal exploitation. In this interview, UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to Animal Rising Co-Director Ben Newman and Animal Rising associate Rose Patterson. To learn more and to get involved, visit: https://www.animalrising.org/
Singapore, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, El Salvador, Mexico, Canada, the USA… and beyond! Rated V for Vegan’s Eunice Reyes travels the world, bringing you the best in plant-based cuisine wherever she goes. Now, UnchainedTV is thrilled to announce that Eunice’s vegan travel show is streaming on UnchainedTV. Check it out:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/vegan-travel-with-eunice-reyesIn this interview, Eunice will reveal her top tips for enjoying a vegan vacation and break down the vegan scene in the many countries she’s visited. From vegan street food to 5-star gourmet restaurants, Eunice has the scoop on how to enjoy traveling while eating the best vegan food on the planet.
VICTORY: After years of PETA protests, the Miami Seaquarium’s lease is finally being terminated! Miami-Dade County announced the decision, which requires the animal prison to relinquish the property to its owner by April 21, 2024. PETA’s response to the news? “The world watched as the Miami Seaquarium let the lone orca Lolita waste away and die, allowed animals to eat trash in crumbling enclosures, and ignored its attending veterinarian’s instructions until she finally resigned—but now the world can cheer at the news that help is finally on the way for the long-suffering animals held captive there. After more than 50 years of miserable animals and false promises to clean up its act, the Seaquarium’s impending shutdown is overdue, and PETA looks to Miami-Dade County authorities to keep up the good work by ensuring that these animals are sent to reputable facilities where they’ll get the care they so desperately need.” We invite Miami Seaquarium on to respond. So, what will happen to the animals still at Seaquarium? And, what about SeaWorld? PETA’s Amanda Brody brings us the very latest! To get involved, visit: https://www.peta.org/
Dxe Co-Founder and leader of the Open Rescue Movement talks to UnchainedTV about his recent California conviction and the shocking, dropping of all felony charges against him in a 2017 Beagle Open Rescue case in Wisconsin, days before trial was set to start. You could call it a big victory for animal rights. Most people would be thrilled to avoid the possibility of 16 years in prison. But, the incredibly courageous Wayne Hsiung is not happy that he doesn’t get to show the world what’s happening to beagles in a court of law, arguing the real crime is animal cruelty, not rescuing. Wayne was just published in the Harvard Law Review at the same time as his law license is getting suspended due to his convictions in the Sonoma County Open Rescue trial. Joining him is noted attorney Mirais Holden. For more info, visit: https://www.directactioneverywhere.com/ and https://blog.simpleheart.org/
Watch as PETA leads the fight to stop a plan to build the largest laboratory monkey-breeding facility in the U.S. in Georgia. A lawsuit, filed by outraged local residents, alleged the local county commissioners held an illegal meeting where they approved a 20-year tax abatement scheme worth over $50-MILLION to encourage the construction of what would be the largest monkey prison in the US, capable of holding 30,000 primates destined for torture in labs. The huge public uproar has reportedly forced local politicians to backtrack on the corporate sweetheart deal. But, the battle is not over. How can YOU help stop this cruel atrocity from happening? VISIT:https://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/bainbridge-ga-monkey-prison/#actionNow, PETA’s Kathy Guillermo, Senior Vice President of Laboratory Investigations, joins us LIVE. Any government officials or corporations involved are invited on to comment at any time.
Join famed filmmaker Kip Andersen, of What The Health, Cowspiracy and Seaspiracy fame to discuss his newest film CHRISTSPIRACY! This movie is a shocking, riveting exposé of the BIGGEST COVER-UP IN 2,000 YEARS and it’s hitting 600 theaters across the nation! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW for Wednesday, March 20th and Sunday, March 24th at https://christspiracy.com/. And, join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell who talks to Kip about the fascinating backstory of how this stunner of a film, that plays like a thriller, came to be made. Be a part of the conversation as this movie makes history.
UnchainedTV has been celebrating Black History Month with a category devoted to videos about the many Black movers and shakers in the vegan movement. Frankly, there are too many to mention. But, suffice it to say, that - according to numerous reports and surveys - African-Americans are going vegan at a higher rate than other demographic groups in the US! And, women are more likely than men to dropkick meat. So, today, we speak with 4 leading Black female voices in the vegan movement. Gwenna Hunter is the founder of Vegans of Los Angeles Food Bank. the first Vegan Food Bank in LA. Naijha Wright-Brown is the Executive Director of the Black Veg Society, a partner in The Land of Kush, VeganSoul Bistro, and co-creator of Vegan Soulfest and Maryland Vegan Restaurant Week. Jasmine Leyva directed and stars in The Invisible Vegan, a brilliant documentary about how veganism can reverse unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community. And, Brenda Sanders is the Executive Director of the Afro-Vegan Society, dedicated to helping minority communities transition to a plant-based lifestyle. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell is the host for this compelling conversation.
Fashion should have absolutely nothing to do with cruelty. Now, meet 3 women leading the charge to remove animal products from fashion shows, burlesque shows, showrooms and clothing stores by eliminating all feathers, leather, wool, silk, cashmere and - of course - fur. Monica Kay is a burlesque dancer and leader of Feather Phase Out, a campaign to replace real feathers with faux in burlesque and entertainment. Vikki Lenola is a model/activist who produces The Vegan Fashion Show in Canada. And, Lady Freethinker is the famous activist exposing the horrors of real fur with a shocking new investigation. They speak to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell to show the world that real fashion is compassion.
Mario Fabbri is a charismatic and brilliant, young, vegan chef who is the host of Trying Vegan with Mario, a 22-episode, plant-based cooking series now streaming on UnchainedTV. Mario - who has 60K IG followers @MarioFabbriChef - brings on a series of top vegan chefs, like Lauren Toyota, and top vegan doctors, like Dr. Joel Fuhrman, to whip up succulent dishes that look decadent but are packed with nutrients. From Italian classics to sumptuous desserts, there is zero sacrifice and also zero cholesterol. It’s a win win win for you, the planet and the animals. Now, let’s hear Mario’s story from his own lips. How he did it, why and what’s next! Watch all of Mario's cooking episodes here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/browse
Victory for Vegans! Dr. Sailesh Rao, founder of Climate Healers, reveals how he and his team of fellow vegans won the recent Oxford Union debate against meat eaters. After a fierce back and forth, Oxford Union members sided with the motion “This House Would Go Vegan.” This is a huge victory as this debate club is a prestigious platform run by students at Oxford University, one of the world’s top universities. More colleges are making the connection between veganism and sustainability. Along with Dr. Rao, Joey Carbstrong, Dr. Chidi Ngwaba and Disha Hegde made strong points. Among those on the other side, polarizing media pundit Katie Hopkins. So, watch and get the inside story of how this all went down! To learn more about Dr. Rao's extraordinary work, please visit:https://climatehealers.org/
Melanie Joy reveals the common denominator driving all injustice as she discusses her captivating and thought-provoking new book, How To End Injustice Everywhere. Joy also tackles the issue of infighting within the animal rights movement and how to evolve beyond it! Please join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell for this important conversation with this best-selling author and internationally recognized speaker who is a recipient of the Ahimsa Award, previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela, for her work on global nonviolence. For more info, visit: https://infighting.org/To purchase Melanie Joy's book, visit: https://carnism.org/
BREAKING LIVE: Historic win for animals as South Korea bans the dog meat trade, a decision expected to save the lives of millions of dogs! UnchainedTV talks to 2 people who were THERE as the game-changing vote took place and activists celebrated with tears of joy! Last Chance for Animals Founder/President Chris DeRose has just returned from South Korea and joins us LIVE, along with Jiyen Lee, Founder/President of Animal Liberation Wave - the South Korean sister organization of Last Chance for Animalswhose mission is to eradicate the dog meat trade! We’ll also talk to Sheena Gao, of Mercy for Chinese Dogs, who hopes this trend will spread to China, where she has helped rescue dogs from the meat trade.
Meet Sangita Iyer: award-winning filmmaker, author, biologist and National Geographic Explorer. This woman is on a mission: to save India’s endangered elephants by preserving corridors for them to roam, restoring their habitats, and educating people to stop human elephant conflict, fostering peaceful coexistence between people and wild elephants. Sangita’s videos, streaming on UnchainedTV, show the solutions as well as the problems. You can watch them here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/the-elephant-matrixOnly about 35,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants are left on the entire planet. More than 25,000 are in India --- their last stronghold. They need our help as humans encroach on their habitat. Sangita Iyer is working furiously, developing technology that is averting elephant deaths on India's train tracks and rehabilitating elephants who have been rescued with everything from acupressure to deep tissue massage. To learn more, visit: https://www.vfaes.org/ As a US-based, 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt public charity, all contributions made to VFAE are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Now, watch Sangita reveal her strategy to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Kangaroos Are NOT Shoes: That’s the message hundreds of activists sent to Adidas, in a global day of action at the height of the holiday shopping season. Marching into Adidas stores, across the United States, Canada, Europe & Australia, animal activists demanded Adidas stop its involvement in the largest mass slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world. Led by Australia’s Animal Justice Party,Their Turn, the Center for a Humane Economy & supported by dozens of other organizations, including UnchainedTV, the message is clear: Kangaroos are not shoes. Adidas has, so far, refused to join Puma, Nike, Diadora and other brands that have kicked kangaroo leather to the curb. Now, Australian Member of Parliament Emma Hurst, Center for Humane Economy’s Jennifer Skiff, Animal Justice Party’s Louise Ward & TheirTurn.Net's Donny Moss reveal their strategy for ending kangaroo slaughter to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell! Adidas is invited on any time to respond.
Asha Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy Murphy speaks to UnchainedTV about her ordeal and persecution. Murphy was a New York business executive who went vegan due to her love of animals. A decade ago, she moved to a rural area north of Buffalo to start her own sanctuary, called Asha’s Farm Sanctuary. Things were going wonderfully until 2 cows wandered onto her sanctuary property in the summer of 2022. Murphy took them in and fed them. Then, all hell broke loose. She was ultimately arrested, shackled, charged with a felony and gagged from doing interviews. And, she was targeted by protests and threats as, she says, the surrounding community turned against her. Now, her charge reduced to a misdemeanor, she tells her story to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell and pleads for help to keep her sanctuary going and get through this persecution and prosecution. To help her sanctuary, donate to:https://www.ashasfarmsanctuary.org/donate-only.html
An all female powerhouse team reveals the secrets behind the making of The Next Girl, a groundbreaking film now streaming on UnchainedTV that goes where no movie has gone before. You can watch it here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/jamie-s-corner/videos/the-next-girl-1Starring Jamie Logan, written by Lisa DeCrescente and directed by Terrah Bennett Smith, The Next Girl is an example of where filmmaking is headed… using fiction to make big points about the real world and all the beings in it. Watch the film and hear these amazing women describe their process on UnchainedTV’s Voice America podcast hosted by Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Want to learn the secret to easy, permanent weight loss while still being able to eat delicious desserts? Well, then, listen to this episode. A chef, culinary instructor, and professional speaker, Chef AJ is the author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from an obese junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body. You can get her bundle of holiday recipes in book form here:https://www.chefaj.com/You can watch Chef AJ on UnchainedTV here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/healthy-living-with-chef-ajNow hear her incredible story as told to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Dotsie Bausch won an olympic medal in cycling and went on to create Switch4Good to wake people up to the dangers of dairy. She is known for her gutsy, and often outrageous, campaigns designed to get people to pay attention to a subject too many ignore at their own peril. Now, Dotsie has enlisted artificial intelligence and the memory of Ronald Reagan to remind people that their hard-earned tax dollars are being used to prop up an industry that is hurting the environment, people and animals. Along with her partner-in-cause Jason Wrobel, Dotsie tells it like it is to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell. Anyone from the dairy industry is invited on any time to respond. Visit https://switch4good.org/ for more.
UnchainedTV with reaction to the movie sparking a movement to end fur in fashion forever. Ending Real Fur is streaming now for FREE on UnchainedTV and getting rave reviews. Watch parties are being held around the U.S. to promote the award-winning film that features fashion legend Tim Gunn of Making the Cut and Project Runway fame calling fur a completely unnecessary waste of lives that must end. Lingerie demonstrations are also being held by people who would rather go almost naked than wear an animal who was tortured for fur or - for that matter - for leather, wool, down, etc. Now, let’s hear from the Watch Party Hosts who gathered friends and family to view Ending Real Fur. Ellen Dent in Pennsylvania, Tonia Carrier in Michigan, Niloofar Askgharian in Texas, Rachel Ejsmont in New York and Jeff Hoffman and Karen La Cava in Los Angeles. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts.
More Angelinos are joining the battle to stop a destructive and highly unpopular plan to bulldoze LA’s Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. LA’s last coastal wetlands, near Marina del Rey, is home to upwards of 2,000 species, including threatened and endangered species. Some estimate there are up to a million beings, large and small, who would have no place to go if the one square mile of wild land is bulldozed…. Foxes, owls, egrets, cormorants, pelicans, snakes, herons, butterflies, to name a few of the species. In May, a judge brought the bulldozing plans to “a screeching halt” (is how the LA Times described the ruling) saying California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Environmental Impact Report was flawed and failed to account for flood risks! But the CDFW continues to try and move forward even though about 40 people testified against it at a recent hearing with virtually zero testimony in support of the ecologically unsound plan. URGENT: Please denounce the bulldozing plan by emailing your opposition to: BWERcomments@wildlife.ca.gov (Put “Ballona REIR Scoping Comment” in the subject line)Now, Defend Ballona Wetland’s Marcia Hanscomm Wendy-Sue Rosen’s Protect Ballona Wetlands and In Defense of Animals’ Lisa Levinson join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell to break it down. Visit https://defendballonawetlands.org/ to get involved.
At least 2/3rds of Americans are overweight or obese. This is a crisis causing unnecessary disease and death. It's also causing our health care costs to skyrocket, costs paid for by you, the taxpayer. In short, obesity has ramifications across our society. And, with the relentless rise of calorie-dense fast food, the crisis is getting worse. Luckily, there are solutions. Deepa Deshmukh, MPH,RDN,CDE,BC-ADM, is an award-winning dietitian and nutrition specialist with a very specific and proven method to drop the excess pounds. In 2020, Deepa was recognized as one of the Top 10 Dietitians in the country by Today’s Dietitian Publication for her innovative approach to health and wellness.So, if you've got a problem with your weight, now is the time to learn and implement solutions. The good news? You do not have to sacrifice taste. For more info. visit: https://nutritionistdeepa.com/
Meet the man behind the movie that could end fur farming in Canada. Taimoor Choudhry’s transformation from a high flying consumer of luxury goods to a passionate animal activist started when he asked a simple question: Who am I wearing? It turned out his fur trim was from a dog. Being a dog lover, this turned his world upside down. His award-winning film Ending Real Fur features Tim Gunn of Project Runway and Making the Cut fame, Arch Enemy lead vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk and many others. It will debut THIS BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th on UNCHAINEDTV at 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern, followed by a LIVE Q&A with Tim Gunn & Alissa White-Gluz. Mark your calendars! It will also be available for you to view after the premiere. To watch, visit:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/browseNow, hear the incredible story behind this groundbreaking film!
Mercy for Animals has just released an undercover investigation into a Nebraska pig farm that documents extreme suffering by mother pigs kept in crates barely larger than their bodies, repeatedly impregnated against their will. If this upsets you, there is something you can do now: stop eating animals. Mercy for Animals is also a leading voice fighting the proposed EATS Act, being pushed by pro-meat/dairy industry lawmakers. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would wipe out numerous state laws that ban the sale of eggs or meat from animals kept in extreme confinement, like pig gestation crates. MFA is urging all animal lovers to reach out to your U.S. Senators and Members of Congress NOW to say VOTE NO on the EATS Act. Here is the petition link. Takes 5 seconds to do it. MFA says PLEASE FILL IT OUT NOW! CLICK THIS LINK TO PETITION: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/eats-actFor more info and to get involved visit: https://mercyforanimals.org/
Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis:Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability.Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers.For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girlhttps://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreatSeoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/
Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis:Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability.Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers.For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girlhttps://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreatSeoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/
As the number of vegans grows, so too does the number of vegans who say they’re experiencing discrimination at school or at work. Some of these vegans are taking cases to court, relying on both international conventions and national laws. Now meet a panel of experts in this field who are leading the fight for fairness for those who choose compassion in their choice of of food, clothing and entertainment. The Vegan Society's International Rights Network founder Dr. Jeanette Rowley from the UK, plaintiff Astrid Prevost from Paris, attorney Jerold “Jerry” Friedman from California and attorney Wade Poziomka from Canada join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell for this fascinating conversation.
Who is going to save the planet and how? It’s the Greta Thunberg generation that has the most to lose as the climate crisis worsens. So, these Gen Zers, along with some Gen Alphas (born from 2010 on) are organizing to create solutions. Mission One? End factory farming of animals, which is destroying our planet with climate change, habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, water pollution, human health problems, and more. Now, the New Roots Institute is training tomorrow’s leaders with year-long fellowships for students motivated to dig deeper into the impacts, and solutions, of factory farming—while being trained in effective communication, advocacy, and leadership skills. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell unpacks this unique program with LA’s Lead Educator Natalie Amezcua and Parker Do, a senior at UCLA and an alumni of the New Roots Leadership Program. For more visit: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/
Shocking new developments in the Open Rescue Trial in Sonoma County, California. Numerous animal activists were initially arrested for the rescue of about 70 chickens and ducks from 3 factory farms in 2018 & 2019. They say they have the legal right to rescue suffering animals. Now, only ONE defendant remains, charged with conspiracy and trespassing, Wayne Hsiung, co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere, a large animal rights organization considered a threat to the meat industry. Is the government trying to “cut the head off the snake” as one prosecutor is alleged to have declared? Why is the defense gagged and defense witnesses forced to appear in court, prior to the start of trial? Our expert panel includes former Assistant DA Nathan Semmel, TheirTurn’s Donny Moss, OMG! LA host Michelle Celestino, Animal Alliance’s Ellen Dent, Action Hour’s Lindsey Baker and DxE’s Carla Cabral, LIVE at the courthouse. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts this panel.
UnchainedTV Exclusive Interview! It’s the animal rights disruption making headlines across the globe. Now, for the first time, the 3 women who took over the runway at New York Fashion Week 2023, to make a statement about the cruelty of leather, speak. They reveal how and why they did it to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell. Comic journalist, actress and vegan activist Jamie Logan jumped on the runway, as Anna Wintour and Jennifer Lopez looked on, and strutted with a sign that said Coach: Leather Kills. Right in front of her was well-known activist Sasha Monik Zemmel in body paint that resembled an animal without skin. Capturing the action on video was noted NYC activist Rachel Levy. They owned the show…until security tackled. We invite Coach or any other industry rep on at any time.
Watch out DC! The Youth Steering Committee is on the case! YSC is made up of students who are passionate about promoting climate-friendly, plant-based food to save our planet, animals, and people. These students create campaigns to change federal policies and encourage K-12 schools to adopt plant-based, sustainable menus and end factory farming. These young advocates are working to push a bill through Congress: The Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act. The YSC was formed by Chilis on Wheels and Friends of the Earth. Eloísa Trinidad, the Executive Director of Chilis on Wheels, and 3 of the students in the Youth Steering Committee, Nitya Jakka, Nancy Zhang and Jasmine Hsieh, join us to talk about how they’re saving the planet. Learn more here: https://www.instagram.com/plantpowered.ysc/
Act now! ??The National Park Service (NPS) wants YOUR, the public's, input by Sept. 25th, on their wonderful proposed action to remove the 3-mile-long fence at Point Reyes National Seashore that keeps the Tule Elk from water access, causing the slow, gruesome deaths of hundreds of elk.?Now, the NPS is recommending dismantling the elk fence! Yay! But, they need to know that it’s a popular proposal. The meat/dairy industry is on the other side, wanting the precious resources for their ranches. PLEASE SAY: YES, get rid of the fence! It’s quick & easy — take 3 minutes! COMMENT: I agree with your 'preferred alternative B' to remove the fence. Click here:https://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=131377Speak for the Tule Elk and against the cattle/dairy industry that’s been pushing to remove the Elk. Jack Gescheidt of The Tree Spirit Project and Fleur Dawes of In Defense of Animals bring us the latest on this breaking news, life-or-death story!
Find out how PETA blew the lid off US-funded animal experiments in Colombia! That led to the shutdown of two animal laboratories! Now, U.S. representatives Dina Titus (D-NV-01) and Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) have introduced the Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act! This would bar the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funding animal experiments in foreign laboratories. The horrific Columbian labs got $17-million in US tax dollars before authorized seized 100 monkeys and 180 mice and filed charges against the couple running the dump. The NIH doesn’t even inspect the labs they throw billions at…Yes over $2 billion in one decade to foreign labs torturing animals… including China and Russia. Help us get this law passed! Sent auto-letter to your gov reps here! It takes a second: https://support.peta.org/page/54613/action/1?locale=en-US PETA’s Lab Investigations team leaders Kathy Guillermo and Dr. Magnolia Martínez break it down for us.
Mercy for Animals has just released an undercover investigation into a Nebraska pig farm that documents extreme suffering by mother pigs kept in crates barely larger than their bodies, repeatedly impregnated against their will. If this upsets you, there is something you can do now: stop eating animals. Mercy for Animals is also a leading voice fighting the proposed EATS Act, being pushed by pro-meat/dairy industry lawmakers. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would wipe out numerous state laws that ban the sale of eggs or meat from animals kept in extreme confinement, like pig gestation crates. MFA is urging all animal lovers to reach out to your U.S. Senators and Members of Congress NOW to say VOTE NO on the EATS Act. Here is the petition link. Takes 5 seconds to do it. MFA says PLEASE FILL IT OUT NOW! CLICK THIS LINK TO PETITION: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/eats-act For more info and to get involved visit: https://mercyforanimals.org/
Mercy for Animals has just released an undercover investigation into a Nebraska pig farm that documents extreme suffering by mother pigs kept in crates barely larger than their bodies, repeatedly impregnated against their will. If this upsets you, there is something you can do now: stop eating animals. Mercy for Animals is also a leading voice fighting the proposed EATS Act, being pushed by pro-meat/dairy industry lawmakers. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would wipe out numerous state laws that ban the sale of eggs or meat from animals kept in extreme confinement, like pig gestation crates. MFA is urging all animal lovers to reach out to your U.S. Senators and Members of Congress NOW to say VOTE NO on the EATS Act. Here is the petition link. Takes 5 seconds to do it. MFA says PLEASE FILL IT OUT NOW! CLICK THIS LINK TO PETITION: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/eats-act For more info and to get involved visit: https://mercyforanimals.org/
UnchainedTV Talks to the New Vegan WINNER of the Food Network’s Hit Show! Taylor Herbert is one half of Denver’s The Easy Vegan, which just WON The Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network. The other winning half, Alexi Mandolini, is busy cooking!
The Easy Vegan, a queer-owned, pop-up kitchen, won a $50,000 prize after finishing first on the Food Network's 16th season of The Great Food Truck Race.” The final leg of the competition was at Bestie’s Vegan Paradise in LA!
UnchainedTV takes you behind the scenes of 3 of its most popular shows. One is a raw cooking show. One is a nostalgic, yet plant-based, reimagining of America's favorite comfort foods. One is a wild show that veers from the kitchen to the streets of New York. Learn what drives these accomplished women and why they are on a mission. The UNcooking Show, Vintage Veg and Jamie's Corner... the stars of these shows reveal their passion!
Why you might be meeting the next J. K. Rowling or Stephen King... or both! DEAR TUI, a Warning is a fascinating novel about the demise of our planet, seen through the eyes of a 9-year-old girl, written by prolific author M C Ronen. Buy here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/M.-C-Ronen/author/B07QDVSCRK Also, Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood. Comic artists Sam Machado and Cynthia Sousa Machado tell the story of Happy, the elephant and the struggle to get her rights in a court of law. This is the first graphic nonfiction book about the animal personhood movement. Sam and Cynthia are the-husband-and-wife team behind the cartoon, I Got This.” Their editorial cartoons have been found in the Guardian, The New Republic and Redbook. Buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Inside-Struggle-Animal-Personhood-ebook/dp/B0C1W53MRJ
In AMERICA GOES VEGAN!, author Glen Merzer explains why a plant-based diet is the best hope for America and the world, and Tracy Childs provides recipes that adapt America's favorite comfort foods to make that transition as delicious as it will be glorious for our health and the environment. If America goes vegan, the world is likely to follow, and this book was designed to show how easy that can be, if only we make the effort. Meet the authors, Glen Merzer and Tracy Childs, as UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts this fascinating interview.
UnchainedTV speaks with one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between Judaism and veganism. Professor Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. is the author of numerous books, including: Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism; Judaism and Vegetarianism; Judaism and Global Survival; Mathematics and Global Survival; and Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet. He has also been published in the Jerusalem Post and has more than 250 articles at JewishVeg.org/schwartz. He is President Emeritus of Jewish Veg (www.JewishVeg.org); President, Society Of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV): And associate producer of A SACRED DUTY (www.JewishVeg.org/ASacredDuty). UnchainedTV founder Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts the interview.
This VoiceAmerica/UnchainedTV podcast is devoted to dogs! America’s dogs would be one of the largest meat-eating countries in the world, were they their own nation. So… since the human companions of dogs are presumably animal lovers, how can they reduce the number of animals killed while still giving their dogs all the nutrients their animals need? The answer is: nutritionally-sound, plant-based, dog food. Now, a new study says dogs can live healthy lives on a 100% plant-based diet. We will talk to the scientists who conducted the study and answer your questions! Here’s the study itself. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.02.18.525405v1 Also, millions of dogs are lost around the nation and the world every year. Many end up hit by cars, dying of starvation or being euthanized, a tragedy for them and their devastated human family members. Now, a new tag called GPC Smart aims to SCAN, IDENTIFY and REUNITE lost pets with their human companions. Their motto is: BRING YOUR PET HOME. Find out all about it! Learn more here: https://gpcsmart.com/ & Browse other UnchainedTV content. It's all FREE! Download the UnchainedTV APP on your phone and on your TV via Amazon Fire Stick, Roku device & AppleTV device. Soon to be on all Samsung Smart TVs. Watch online here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/browse
Famed Canadian animal activist Jenny McQueen and some of her co-defendants join us to discuss their sentences, just handed down in the wake of their guilty verdicts for breaking and entering and obstructing a peace officer. Find out what they got. In 2019, they entered a Canadian pig breeding facility and videotaping the horrific conditions, demanding action for the helpless animals. While handing down the guilty verdicts, even the judge said, “several of those images are impactful, poignant, troubling, and disturbing.” So, why are they being punished for showing the truth? UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts this compelling panel discussion.
Eat Differently is a powerful, new PSA campaign featuring Paul McCartney, Jane Goodall, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Albert Einstein, Cesar Chavez and other revolutionary thinkers. It's aim is to inspire people to eat plants, not animals. An homage to the 1990's famous Think Different campaign, this is one of the largest efforts ever to advocate for a diet of plants, not animals. It directly counters the dairy industry’s “Got Milk” campaign. Visit http://eatdifferently.com/ Also, nonprofit research organization Faunalytics has just surveyed thousands of Americans about how likely they would be to try a number of pro-animal actions, such as giving up meat or buying cruelty-free products. The results are fascinating and will help animal advocates tailor specific “asks” to the most receptive groups. Lori Amos talks about Eat Differently and Zach Wulderk brings us the Faunalytics findings. For more: https://faunalytics.org/
Still eating chicken? Well, then you MUST listen to this episode. An Animal Outlook undercover investigator joins us LIVE (without revealing his or her identity) to tell us about the horrific conditions this individual documented on video while working at a Virginia chicken farm. Among the allegations: water deprivation to the point that birds died of dehydration, food deprivation because feed was not delivered on schedule, birds thrown and kicked, injured and deformed, left to suffer. Animal Outlook’s Exec Director Cheryl Leahy also talks to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell about why they are seeking criminal charges and why she believes this abuse is not exceptional but systemic. The companies involved are invited on UnchainedTV to respond. For more, visit https://animaloutlook.org/
Join Lady Freethinker’s campaign to save Sumatran dogs from the horrific dog meat trade. Lady Freethinker herself gives UnchainedTV the lowdown on how YOU can help stop this nightmare by signing the petition to Indonesia’s government. Her investigation has documented apparently sick and emaciated dogs with scars being transported 17 hours for slaughter, getting yanked off a truck with a long snare pole, and then being shoved into burlap sacks that were tied shut. Let’s end this! Sign the petition NOW here: https://ladyfreethinker.org/stop-cruel-transport-dog-meat-sumatra/Learn more about Lady Freethinker here: https://ladyfreethinker.org/Who exactly is Lady Freethinker and what makes her tick? Watch this episode and find out!
Well-known Canadian animal activist Jenny McQueen and some of her co-defendants join us to discuss their guilty verdicts for breaking and entering and obstructing a peace officer. In 2019, they entered a Canadian pig breeding facility in a Direct Action Everywhere campaign and videotaped the horrific conditions, demanding action for the helpless animals in very grim conditions. While handing down the guilty verdicts, even the judge noted that “several of those images are impactful, poignant, troubling, and disturbing.” So, why are they being punished for blowing the whistle? UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts this compelling panel discussion.
31-Day Food Revolution is a guide to liberation from a toxic food world. Author Ocean Robbins reveals the secrets the industrialized food industry doesn’t want people to know, how specific ingredients and methods could be making people sick, and what they can do about it. And he shows how to use the amazing power of delicious food to heal the gut, lose excess weight, and lower the risk for disease — all while contributing to a healthier planet.In his nonjudgmental and down-to-earth way, Ocean Robbins meets people wherever they are on their personal journey with food, helping make small improvements that lead to big results. For more, visit www.oceanrobbins.com.
A Swiss couple decides to use their wedding as a chance to make a statement about animal rights and all hell breaks loose. Get an inside peak at a hot new vegan movie in production. You can be a part of this really UNIQUE film by donating via this IndieGoGo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/humankindness-the-animal-dilemma-documentary-film#/An open rescue of a lamb in a wedding dress … need we say more? This is a MUST SEE MOVIE! Now, meet Anja & Matej Glivar, the amazing husband and wife team whose daring escapade saved a life and got them one of the wildest weddings in history! UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts the interview.
This brilliant new book exposes The Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3VqzPnq Edited by Hope Bohanec, it can wake up animal loving people scammed into thinking they are not hurting animals when they buy meat and dairy! This is a HUGE part of the puzzle when it comes to transitioning our culture to plant-based! With contributions from Robert Grillo of @FreefromHarm, Dr. Sailesh Rao of @ClimateHealers, Dr Lisa Barca, Eugene Soul Eubanks of @soul_eubanks, Carol J. Adams of @cja_from_dallas, and others, this book is a game-changer. UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Hope Bohanec, Executive Director, @CompassionateLiving.
Elephant advocate Courtney Fern brings us the very latest on UnchainedTV LIVE! A proposed law would ban elephant captivity in New York City. This would mark a major turning point for animal rights. Visit: https://www.nonhumanrights.org/The bill builds on NYC’s existing ban on elephants in circuses. If passed, it would be the first elephant captivity ban in the US passed in a City that currently has elephants in captivity. It is supported by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and Voters For Animal Rights (VFAR). It would mean “Happy” the elephant, held alone in the Bronx Zoo, would be freed to a sanctuary.
Meet the organizers of Vegan Earth Day March, set to happen in 45 cities around the world on... Earth Day, which is Saturday, April 22nd, 2023. To attend a Vegan Earth Day March, or start one in your city or town, visit: https://www.veganearthdaymarch.org/ Our panelists explain why it's so crucial to connect what we eat with climate change. You can lower your climate price tag enormously 3 times a day by eating a plant-based diet, which has a much lower emissions footprint than meat or dairy. Our panel includes Dr. Sailesh Rao, founder of Climate Healers, Amy Jean Davis of Los Angeles Animal Save, and Vegan Earth Day March co-founders Sarina Farb and Chelsea Davis. UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates.
Jenny Goldfarb is a powerhouse entrepreneur with a huge heart. Find out how she has accomplished what many saw as impossible! Growing up with a rich family tradition of deli food, she went vegan for the animals. Then, she found herself craving a classic New York deli sandwich. So, she decided to make a pastrami sandwich, but make it 100% plant-based! It was so delicious, her non-vegan friends could hardly believe it contained no meat. What started as a kitchen hobby has turned into a spectacular business. Jenny went on Shark Tank and wowed the judges, particularly Mark Cuban, who invested. This fabulous, female founder has continued to break barriers. Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Deli is now available in many major supermarkets and big box stores. Jenny has also expanded her recipe repertoire to vegan steak and vegan turkey slices and beyond! Visit: https://unrealdeli.com/
Victory, as the decades-long battle to free Lolita, the killer whale, has finally resulted in the decision to release her from the Miami Seaquarium. Lolita was violently captured more than half a century ago, ripped from her pod in 1970. Now 56 years old, she is to be returned to her home in the Pacific Northwest. With relentless protests, PETA continually reminded the world of Lolita’s imprisonment. What does this victory mean for the animal rights movement? Watch and find out. UnchainedTV will speak to Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law at the PETA Foundation and William Neal, the writer-producer-director of the feature documentary Long Gone Wild. Currently streaming on UnchainedTV, this brilliant film picks up where Blackfish ends. https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/long-gone-wild
Get involved with Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s 2023 campaign to convince Tractor Supply to stop selling baby birds. There’s a petition you can sign at https://woodstocksanctuary.org. The sanctuary is also urging the NY State Fair Birthing Center to end the live birthing demos of dairy cows in 2023. 'The petition is at the bottom of this page:https://woodstocksanctuary.org/woodstock-blog/ourfaircoalition'The Sanctuary is doing SO much, caring for more than 380 rescued farmed animals, providing tours, educating, offering a fabulous and elegant barn for overnight visitors. And, Woodstock’s Rachel McCrystal has a chapter in the thought-provoking new book on Effective Altruism called: The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does: Critical Essays on Effective Altruism, available here: https://amzn.to/3ndih1cWe invite the NY State Fair, Tractor Supply or anyone from the animal agriculture industry on at any time. We would love to dialogue with you.
PETA’s Kathy Guillermo, Senior Vice President for Laboratory Investigations has breaking news on several fronts! PETA has just pledged ONE MILLION DOLLARS to put 1,000 illegally imported long-tailed macaques into the Texas Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary! PETA is also battling America’s cruel and morally bankrupt National Institutes of Health for funding a notorious Columbian primate research center. Authorities there seized over 100 monkeys who were in horrific conditions. Yet, our NIH twiddles its thumbs. Join PETA to demand change now! Visit https://www.peta.org/ to help save these innocent victims of greed and hubris!
31-Day Food Revolution is a guide to liberation from a toxic food world. Author Ocean Robbins reveals the secrets the industrialized food industry doesn’t want people to know, how specific ingredients and methods could be making people sick, and what they can do about it. And he shows how to use the amazing power of delicious food to heal the gut, lose excess weight, and lower the risk for disease — all while contributing to a healthier planet.In his nonjudgmental and down-to-earth way, Ocean Robbins meets people wherever they are on their personal journey with food, helping make small improvements that lead to big results. For more, visit www.oceanrobbins.com.
31-Day Food Revolution is a guide to liberation from a toxic food world. Author Ocean Robbins reveals the secrets the industrialized food industry doesn’t want people to know, how specific ingredients and methods could be making people sick, and what they can do about it. And he shows how to use the amazing power of delicious food to heal the gut, lose excess weight, and lower the risk for disease — all while contributing to a healthier planet.In his nonjudgmental and down-to-earth way, Ocean Robbins meets people wherever they are on their personal journey with food, helping make small improvements that lead to big results. For more, visit www.oceanrobbins.com.
Bundles of beagles were freed from a private contract research testing laboratory thanks to the relentless work of Beagle Freedom Project. Many of these beagles had never touched grass, experienced the outdoors or played with a toy. Some are over 8 years of age. Instead, they were tattooed with a number. Beagle Freedom Project President Shannon Keith tells us the story of how she and her team whisked these beagles to freedom and transitioned them to loving foster homes, where they will get a name and kindness, for the first time in their lives. Please visit https://bfp.org/ to get involved.
Get the latest breaking news on Mercy for Animals and The Transfarmation Project, helping farmers transition out of chicken factory farming and into growing hemp and other plant-based products, often using the same sheds. MFA’s CEO and President, Leah Garcés, will also bring us the latest on the Farm Bill, which is riddled with outrageous subsidies to animal agriculture and is coming up for renewal. You’ll learn how you can support the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act (IAA) to protect animals in the 2023 Farm Bill. Mercy for Animals is on the forefront of legislative changes to give factory farmed animals relief from brutality and cruelty. Contact your members of Congress here: mercyforanimals.org/IAA
The Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, led by renowned attorney Carter Dillard, is now representing animal activists all over the United States. Recently, there was a fascinating legal summit unpacking the historic acquittal of two Direct Action Everywhere animal activists who faced over a decade in prison for rescuing two sick piglets from a Utah factory farm. The summit tried to figure out what exactly what made the jurors, in a conservative Utah county, find the defendants, Wayne Hsiung and Paul Picklesimer, NOT GUILTY on all counts. And, the summit also discussed the legal underpinnings of the Right to Rescue movement, which says: when you see an animal suffering you have the right to rescue that animal, even if it means going onto private property and removing the animal. Now, attorney Carter Dillard talks to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell about all of this! Are we hitting the animal rights LEGAL tipping point?
Farm Sanctuary's Gene Baur would love you to visit this extraordinary organization's Acton, California location, a short drive from the city of Los Angeles. There you will meet happy, serene, rescued farmed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep, turkeys and chickens. There's a Valentine's Day event on Saturday, February 11th at 1pm pacific. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/40x232bYou can also visit https://www.farmsanctuary.org/ to learn about other events and opportunities to visit Farm Sanctuary's locations on either coast. Here's how the organization describes its mission: Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming, advocate for institutional reforms, and encourage a new awareness and understanding of farm animals and the benefits of cruelty-free, plant-based living. In recent years, science has confirmed the inhumane and destructive impact of animal agriculture — a food system based on interrelated oppression and injustice.As the founding farm animal Sanctuary in the U.S., Farm Sanctuary has rescued and provided refuge for countless survivors of the animal agriculture system. Today, at Farm Sanctuary’s Los Angeles, CA and Watkins Glen, NY Sanctuaries you will find nearly 800 rescued animals — each with an individual story to tell. These survivors are ambassadors, representing the billions of farm animals currently in the system. They, and others like them, have changed the hearts and minds of a generation.
VegTech is the Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF that goes by the symbol EATV. VegTech™ Invest is an investment management company that advises EATV.EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and that produce primary products that are animal-free. Elysabeth Alfano, the CEO of VegTech Invest, believes these companies positively impact climate change, planetary health and sustainability, human health, and animal health. She also believes that we are on the cusp of a long-term secular trend that will result in the disrupting of the global food and materials supply chain for a more efficient, climate friendly and cruelty-free system.The ETF is intended to provide exposure to this trend. For more information, visit https://EATV.VegTechInvest.comVegTech Invest notes investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Lion Ark: this award-winning documentary feels more like an action movie, complete with secret missions, undercover operations, intelligence briefings, nerve-wracking confrontations, extremely dramatic rescues, and high-speed races against time. But, unlike most action movies, this plot revolves around real life or death… for lions. And, you can watch it right now, because this highly acclaimed film is STREAMING FOR FREE ON UnchainedTV. Click here to watch now: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/lion-arkNow, go behind the scenes with the heroic team from Animal Defenders International, two gutsy globe-trotting rescuers who are fearless as they carry out their mission to rescue lions trapped in circus hell in Bolivia! Spoiler alert: get ready for a joyous HAPPY ENDING! Get involved! Visit www.ad-international.org/adi_home
The world’s hottest vegan chef, winner of the groundbreaking vegan cooking show PEELED, Nicole Derseweh, talks to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell. The wild and, by turns, dramatic and hilarious 3-episode vegan cooking competition is streaming NOW on UnchainedTV. Click here to watch Episode One:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/peeled/videos/peeled-episode-oneNicole is also launching her new brand of vegan lox. LOVE LOX is a whole food, plant-based and eco-friendly solution to traditional lox! You can enjoy LOVE LOX in any dish where you’d use traditional lox - from lox and bagels, sushi rolls, pizza, sandwiches, blini’s and so much more. Not only is our LOVE LOX mind-blowingly delicious, it is cruelty-free and provides more omegas per serving then its fishy counterparts! Visit https://eatlovelox.com.Nicole also run The Martha Project, which brings quality, plant-based meals and human connection to those without shelter. Visit: https://www.themarthaproject.org. Watch the entire PEELED series here:https://watch.unchainedtv.com/peeled
Ray Star is a multi-award-winning author from England. Her debut novels, Earthlings (The Beginning) and Dominion (Earthlings book 2) have gone on to become Amazon bestsellers in multiple categories and the final installment of the trilogy; Land of Hope and Glory (Earthlings book 3) is eagerly awaited by readers and set for release in 2023. Get the books now at: www.raystarbooks.com.Ray's passion for animals inspired her to close her PR business of over 15 years to dedicate her time to #WritingForNature. The Earthlings trilogy is the tale of a magick-born girl named Peridot, living in a dystopian world where animals rule and humans are enslaved, and she is destined to either save or destroy them. Ray named each book in the trilogy after documentaries that made her go vegan, after taking part in Veganuary in 2018. Those life-changing documentaries are streaming on UnchainedTV, the global, TV network for the compassionate plant-based lifestyle. Watch them here:Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenixhttps://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/earthlings-10th-anniversary-editionDominionhttps://watch.unchainedtv.com/documentaries/videos/dominion
It goes by many names: clean meat, cultured meat, no-kill meat. Now, Atelier Meats, a company on the leading edge of this hi-tech food industry, talks to UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell about how this cutting edge technology could save billions of animals from slaughter and the planet from climate catastrophe. Meet Dr. Mohit Bhatia, the co-founder of Atelier Meats, which uses biotechnology and tissue engineering to pioneer meat without killing animals. https://www.ateliermeats.com/Dr. Bhatia will address:Top five ways cultured meat reduces greenhouse gas emissionsWhat makes cultured meat a better alternative to traditional farming and industrial meat production?How much land is used for cultured meat compared to traditional farms for industrial agricultural products? Why does cultured meat require less? Why cultured meat uses SO much less water.
Tell the USDA to Update Archaic Animal Transport Regulations!SIGN NOW: It takes a second: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/page/tell-usda-update-archaic-animal-transport-regulations/petitionYou’ve likely seen trucks on the highway packed with pigs, chickens, or other farmed animals. In crowded trailers or stacked crates, animals suffer long, grueling journeys with no food or water. These animals are usually on their way to slaughter, meaning their final hours or days are some of their most harrowing.And transport trucks are not designed to protect animals from harsh weather.In winter, farmed animals endure below-freezing conditions and are exposed to snow, rain, and frigid winds. Many die of hypothermia. Some even freeze to the floors or sides of trailers.In summer, temperatures inside trucks rise to well over 100°F. Many animals suffer heat stress, asphyxiation, and heart attacks.This is unacceptable suffering, and U.S. laws are nowhere near sufficient to protect these animals. Many animals suffer agonizing deaths from dehydration, suffocation, and severe injuries due to overcrowding.Animal transport regulations in the United States are downright disgraceful. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation have the authority to draft regulations for and enforce laws related to animal transport.Please join Mercy For Animals in calling on the USDA and Department of Transportation to modernize U.S. animal transport laws by providing species-appropriate space, rest time, food, water, and protection from extreme temperatures.
It’s that time of year, where we're inundated with high-calorie, high-fat, highly addictive “comfort” foods, “traditional” foods that often leave us with a hangover and a scale tipping in the wrong direction. Then, there's that winter chill that whispers... just stay on your couch! Now, you can get a jump on that holiday hangover by opening your heart and mind to a fabulous, fun, plant-based/workout lifestyle. In coordination with an imaginative workout program, and a healthy diet, you can be your best self. Meet 3 amazing exercise experts and find the workout program that fits YOU. From yoga to weight training to a mix and match, there's an exercise plan that will match you! Let’s go 2023! Fit and fabulous and fun!
White Coat Waste is a leading voice against cruel, useless, wasteful government experimentation on animals. WCW’s viral #BeagleGate campaign has now led to the introduction of the PROTECTING DOGS SUBJECTED TO EXPERIMENTS ACT (HR 8699) to defund unnecessary dog experiments conducted with tax dollars by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Says WCW, “NIH-funded white coats are wasting millions of taxpayer dollars to inject puppies with cocaine, de-bark and poison dogs, infest beagles with flies and ticks, and force dogs to suffer septic shock. A supermajority of Americans across the political spectrum want Congress to cut NIH’s wasteful spending on dog experiments. The solution is clear: stop the money. stop the madness.” Visit whitecoatwaste.org to get involved. Now, Anthony Bellotti, Founder and President of the White Coat Waste Project (WCW) and WCW’s Senior VP, Justin Goodman, talk to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell about what YOU can to to end this torture.
Angela Yvonne of Vegan Pop Eats is your concierge to a green lifestyle! This pop culture journalist offers tips on how to transition to a plant-based diet and, especially, how to make that journey a fun adventure. Veganpopeats.com also gives you insights on how to switch to a low-carbon footprint lifestyle with hacks and tips to clearing out the fur and feathers and living a life of natural abundance without hurting yourself, animals or the planet. Angela Yvonne of @veganpopeats2 has her own VeganPopEats Channel on UnchainedTV. Check it out: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/vegan-pop-eatsThis pop icon talks with UnchainedTV.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell. Watch, listen and take the road less traveled to a happier world.
Aqua is developing calamari, shrimp, scallops, and filets of tuna and whitefish… all with zero animals used or harmed. Aqua’s products have a realistic taste and texture. Aqua’s fermentation methods do not use any animal ingredients, genetic altering or modification, and can be marketed as non-GMO. Aquaculturedfoods.com is showcasing its alt-seafood for current and prospective partners in Europe, Asia, and North America. Public tasting events will gauge consumer acceptance later this year with select restaurant partners, followed by in-market product introductions in 2023. Wow!
Meet Anne Palermo, the CEO and co-founder of Aqua Cultured Foods who talks to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell!
Tell the USDA to Update Archaic Animal Transport Regulations! SIGN NOW: It takes a second: https://act.mercyforanimals.org/page/tell-usda-update-archaic-animal-transport-regulations/petition
You’ve likely seen trucks on the highway packed with pigs, chickens, or other farmed animals. In crowded trailers or stacked crates, animals suffer long, grueling journeys with no food or water. These animals are usually on their way to slaughter, meaning their final hours or days are some of their most harrowing.
And transport trucks are not designed to protect animals from harsh weather.
In winter, farmed animals endure below-freezing conditions and are exposed to snow, rain, and frigid winds. Many die of hypothermia. Some even freeze to the floors or sides of trailers.
In summer, temperatures inside trucks rise to well over 100°F. Many animals suffer heat stress, asphyxiation, and heart attacks.
This is unacceptable suffering, and U.S. laws are nowhere near sufficient to protect these animals. Many animals suffer agonizing deaths from dehydration, suffocation, and severe injuries due to overcrowding.
Animal transport regulations in the United States are downright disgraceful. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation have the authority to draft regulations for and enforce laws related to animal transport.
Please join Mercy For Animals in calling on the USDA and Department of Transportation to modernize U.S. animal transport laws by providing species-appropriate space, rest time, food, water, and protection from extreme temperatures.
It goes by many names: clean meat, cultured meat, no-kill meat. Now, Atelier Meats, a company on the leading edge of this hi-tech food industry, talks to UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell about how this cutting edge technology could save billions of animals from slaughter and the planet from climate catastrophe. Meet Dr. Mohit Bhatia, the co-founder of Atelier Meats, which uses biotechnology and tissue engineering to pioneer meat without killing animals. https://www.ateliermeats.com/
Dr. Bhatia will address:
Top five ways cultured meat reduces greenhouse gas emissions What makes cultured meat a better alternative to traditional farming and industrial meat production? How much land is used for cultured meat compared to traditional farms for industrial agricultural products? Why does cultured meat require less? Why cultured meat uses SO much less water.
World leaders are converging in Egypt for COP27, the UN's climate change summit. One person you will NOT see at the summit is Greta Thunberg. The 19-year old, world-famous climate activist has called the climate summit, “greenwashing.” COP27 has begun with a warming that planet earth is issuing “a distress signal.” A new UN report says the past 8 years are on track to be the warmest ever recorded. Another person you will NOT see at COP 27 is Dr. Sailesh Rao, founder of Climate Healers and Food Healers, who just held an alternative, virtual summit called V-COP11. Dr. Rao joins UnchainedTV to outline why he feels COP 27 is a COP OUT and what solutions WILL reverse climate change.
How does the youngest ever TEDx speaker keep up with the demands of changing the world? When Genesis recently met one of her all-time favorite animal ally, earth defender and musician who has stayed true to herself throughout all these years global pop star Billie Eilish, she expressed how Billie has shown her the importance of continuing to speak up for animals and the planet even if it seems people don't care, because eventually, they start to listen! Genesis has spoken in front of thousands around the globe, campaigned with groups worldwide, and has worked with dozens of nonprofits to promote a plant based diet, including Farm Sanctuary, Humane Society of the United States, and Mercy for Animals. She was the face of the 2019 Million Dollar Vegan campaign, where she met with an international coalition of scientists, environmental activists, and politicians to discuss the role diet change can play in fighting global warming. Recently, she partnered with Pollution Studios to create a series Genesis Butler Takes Action whereby she interviews thought-leaders and celebrities, such as actresses Daniella Monet, Mena Suvari and Harley Quinn Smith, about their vegan journey. Just back from DC speaking on stage in front of over a thousand people at the AVA Summit, (Animal & Vegan Advocacy) let's hear what's upcoming and how Genesis plans to tackle food systems change to support the healing of our planet.
Do the voters of California believe allowing the sale of pork from pigs raised in their state, that can not move or turn around, inflict moral injury on the people of the state? Do pigs raised in intensive confinement pose a threat to public health and safety? Do California voters have to tolerate products of animal cruelty being sold in their state? Find out details in discussion with Bryan Pease, civil rights, environmental and animal protection attorney, who recently filed a brief in response to a rebuttal argument in favor of Prop 12. In addition, Animal Protection and Rescue League, Inc. (APRL), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego, CA, which coordinated volunteer efforts to gather thousands of signatures for Prop 12 and contributed over $25,000 to promote its passage, was also a co-signer on the rebuttal argument. APRL has an interest in ensuring that a duly enacted law approved by nearly two thirds of California voters is not eliminated based on the fiction that there is no local benefit to California. Join Jane Velez-Mitchell and Bryan for this engaging discussion to protect the rights of the state's citizens. Find Bryan's work and more information on his website at: bryanpease.com
Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food, by Roanne van Voorst, combines the ethical clarity of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, with the disquieting vision of Alan Weissman's bestseller, The World Without Us, a thought-provoking, entertaining exploration of a future where animal consumption is a thing of the past. Though increasing numbers of people know that eating meat is detrimental to our planet's health, many still can't be convinced to give up eating meat. But how can we change behavior when common arguments and information aren't working?
Acclaimed anthropologist Dr. Roanne van Voorst changes the dialogue. In Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals, she shifts the focus from the present looking forward to the future looking back--imagining a world in which most no longer use animals for food, clothing, or other items. By shifting the viewpoint, she offers a clear and compelling vision of what it means to live in a world without meat. A massive shift is already taking place--everything van Voorst covers in this book has already been invented and is being used today by individuals and small organizations worldwide.
Hopeful and persuasive, Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals offers a tantalizing vision of what is not only possible but perhaps inevitable. Since its release, the book has been published in 5 different languages, and is now inspiring vegans, vegetarians and omnivores in countries like Japan, Brazil, Germany and Spain. For more information, please view her website at www.roannevanvoorst.com
Ensuring that everyone has healthy food options available to them is the impetus for Gwenna Hunter, the founder of the Vegans of LA Food Bank, to launch the venture. Gwenna explains, “Food worthiness is a human right. In providing plant-based foods to communities in need we empower them with new food choices and in turn we create a more sustainable world.” Gwenna speaks about “food worthiness” from her heart. Growing up in a food desert herself in Cleveland, she knows what it’s like not to have a grocery store for miles. “Without knowing why, coupled with the lack of education provided, I now know that I was experiencing poor nutrition, not by choice, but by scarcity of accessibility to healthy foods.” With the rising costs of groceries, families are struggling even more to regularly provide nutritious meals. Drawing on her experience working with a non-profit organization managing a vegan food aid program that provided WFPB (Whole Food Plant Based) products and produce for social justice and community organizations, such as the LGBT Center South, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Black Women Farmers of LA, Black Women for Wellness, KRST Unity Center, and Downtown Crenshaw, Gwenna her experience and understanding of the dearth of healthy, plant-based options in many areas of Los Angeles to provide food equality to those who do not have accessibility, in partnership with Hope On Union Food Bank.
The food bank is collaborating with several well-known plant-based companies, such as Hodo Foods, Good Catch, Hilary’s, OMNI Foods, Unreal Deli and more, to make their products available to people who live in these “food deserts” where access to healthy, nutritious food is extremely limited. In addition, fresh fruits and vegetables are offered as part of the program. The response from local residents has been overwhelming since launching the program in May, 2022.
To donate, volunteer and find more information, email to gwenna@vegansofla.com, go to the website at https://vegansofla.com/ or to Instagram @vegansoflosangeles_
Join Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of the UnchainedTV free streaming network, as she finds out more details in this interview with Gwenna.
Vegan business is, indeed, big business. Literally, sales of vegan food products have far outpaced those for the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) sector as a whole. That charge has been led, not only by those who identify as vegans, but mostly by non-vegans who understand they can now replicate the taste of their favorite foods, the feel of their leather car seats, and the performance of their athletic footwear, while still voting for a better world with their wallets. But how do you reach these consumers who are propelling this change?
Enter Vegandale, launched in 2015 in Toronto, the fastest growing global vegan food and drink festival, gathering guests of 30,000+. Catering to the masses in 6 major cities, including Toronto, Chicago, Miami, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, Vegandale brings together delicious local vegan food and drink from restaurants, vegan pop-ups, celebrity chefs and vendors from all over the world. In 2023, London and other European locations have already been secured. To consumers, Vegandale is a day-long entertainment experience. However, at the core of Vegandale is a marketing and brand building engine—one that includes research, data discovery, testing, and content creation. Founder and CEO, Hellenic Vincent De Paul, doesn’t pull punches. He will settle for nothing less than global vegan domination. Sounds uncompromising, but that hard stance has actually bolstered growth and profits. Vegandale is selling morality and more than a little bit of guilt. And people love it. Join Jane Velez-Mitchell and Hellenic as they dive deeper into the business and global impact of veganism.
The people of California spoke loud and clear when they overwhelmingly passed Proposition 12, which requires animals bred for food, like pigs, be given enough room to turn around. Unbelievably, millions of pigs are kept in crates that are literally only slightly bigger than the size of their bodies. These pig gestation crates do not allow the pigs to turn around or even scratch themselves. They amount to animal torture on an institutionalized scale. Well, now, pork producers want to circumvent the will of the people of California and are trying to have this law nullified. The case is set to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 11th, 2022. It has global implications because Prop 12 will not allow these cruelly-produced meat products to be sold in California, which is the world's 5th largest economy. Animal Outlook is one of the organizations joining the opposition to the pork industry, speaking out for voiceless animals. Cheryl Leahy, Animal Outlook's Executive Director, speaks to UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell about this case. Cheryl will also tell us about Animal Outlook's lawsuit against the American Heart Association for the AFA's Heart-Check certification mark on certain meat products, despite meat consumption's connection to heart disease.
The case concerns California’s ability to ban the sale of pork from pigs that have been confined for nearly their entire lives in cages so small they can’t even turn around.
What is the case about?
Pork producers have challenged California’s Proposition 12, which requires that all eggs, veal, and pork produced and/or sold in the state comply with basic minimal space requirements to enable animals – including pregnant pigs in the pork industry – to have enough room to spread their wings or limbs and turn around. The pork industry does not want to have to abide by Prop 12 and is seeking to nullify the law.
PEELED, the world's first all-vegan cast cooking competition show premieres worldwide on UnchainedTV September 24th! From executive producers to production assistants, this all-vegan production, created by vKind Studios, brings exciting, plant-based cooking to life for a panel of celebrity vegan judges as they guide four plant-based chefs along their journey to receive the title of HOTTEST VEGAN CHEF. Hosted by raw vegan Chef Babette Davis and vegan TV personality, health expert and official vKind spokesperson Dr. Shabnam Islam, this reality cooking competition show brings elements never seen before. In this interview, Jane and Shabnam discuss PEELED, as well as explore how to best power up the VegEconomy with the vKind App. vKind is an easy-to-use digital platform that makes it simple for everyone, from vegans to veg-curious, to find and support vegan businesses, professionals offering products and services, and cruelty-free, healthy and eco-friendly experiences.
Are you aware that 20 billion animals are killed each year by the nutritional supplements industry? Maria Cebrian, the founder of the vegan supplement company Terraseed and activist for animals, is leading the Transparent Label Campaign to fight on behalf of these animals. The fact is that approximately 50% of dietary supplements contain animal-derived ingredients. According to a recent study authored by animal protection global organization The Save Movement and Terraseed, supported by a coalition of animal welfare non-profit organizations, there is a lack of transparency in disclosing the animal-derived ingredients or how those inputs are sources. In an industry worth $55 billion, this study identifies the gap of the impact of nutritional supplements on our environment and animals worldwide.
A recent poll conducted by animal rights group Mercy For Animals made public a groundbreaking survey, which found that 81% of military service members believe the military should provide its members plant-based meals ready to eat (MREs).
Join Mercy For Animals' expert Frances Chrzan to discuss details about the survey results, its implications, and why MFA is encouraging the public to urge Congress to support the inclusion of a requirement in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act that plant-based MRE options be made available to all U.S. military service members. In addition, Combat Veteran Bill Muir, known as Sargent Vegan, discusses how he survived as a vegan in the Army. Bill left a cushy job teaching English in Japan after 9/11 to join the Army as a Combat Medic. Vegan since 1992, Bill adhered to his plant-fueled diet throughout his rigorous Army training and deployment to Afghanistan, although it wasn't easy.
Join London-born vegan chef VeganSoulicious' Charlise Rookwood, who after losing her father to Cancer, catapulted her lifestyle into a totally different direction. Using her imagination and creativity to prepare dishes with the flavors and inspiration from her Jamaican and Mauritian roots, Charlise's mission is to help everyone live a healthier, cleaner life, particularly focusing on helping communities of color eat healthy, plant-based meals without losing the flavors they enjoy from their favorite take-out spots. Find out how she's motivating thousands worldwide with her cooking shows and inspirational outreach.
What is Ahimsa? Can Non-violence Be Rooted In Food? What's the Connection? Join Mamta Jain Valderrama, healthcare strategist turned social justice author and speaker, the Senior Vice President of Operations Mercy For Animals', the best-selling author of A Girl In Traffick, who is raising a plant-based child, as she shares her journey. As Senior VP of Operations, Mamta oversees finance and technology. Before Mercy For Animals, Mamta spent 10 years in healthcare operations and has led multimillion-dollar income reports. An activist in her free time, she took a break from corporate America to write a book about human organ trafficking, based on a true events in India, that became an Amazon bestseller. Born and raised in the Jain culture, she grew up with the principle of ahimsa and was eager to join Mercy For Animals, an international animal protection organization. Originally from Los Angeles, Mamta lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband and daughter. Find out more as Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Mamta!
What is Ahimsa? Can Non-violence Be Rooted In Food? What's the Connection? Join Mamta Jain Valderrama, healthcare strategist turned social justice author and speaker, the Senior Vice President of Operations Mercy For Animals', the best-selling author of A Girl In Traffick, who is raising a plant-based child, as she shares her journey. As Senior VP of Operations, Mamta oversees finance and technology. Before Mercy For Animals, Mamta spent 10 years in healthcare operations and has led multimillion-dollar income reports. An activist in her free time, she took a break from corporate America to write a book about human organ trafficking, based on a true events in India, that became an Amazon bestseller. Born and raised in the Jain culture, she grew up with the principle of ahimsa and was eager to join Mercy For Animals, an international animal protection organization. Originally from Los Angeles, Mamta lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband and daughter. Find out more as Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Mamta!
Lady Freethinker, Nina Jackel, a woman who has single-handedly held animal abusers accountable, reveals her strategies on this interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell. An activist and journalist, Nina loves animals so much she’s made helping them her life’s work. Her advocacy campaigns have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, People, The Guardian, and more.
Initially launched as a blog, Nina saw the potential for Lady Freethinker to expand to something larger – a nonprofit media organization dedicated to exposing and stopping animal suffering. LFT now informs a wide audience on animal issues, amassing more than 20 million petition signatures for justice for animals.
From cruel BLM helicopter horse roundups, to Sumatra dog meat/live animal markets investigations exposing dogs traded for meat, to creating Unchain A Dog Day, urging people to keep dogs off of chains and tethers, Lady Freethinker keeps pushing the edge to stop animal abuse! At this time, she has an ongoing lawsuit against YouTube for videos glorifying and promoting animal abuse!
Ready to get involved? Head to: LadyFreethinker.org and tune in to this powerful interview.
In a world-first, food technology company Paleo groundbreaking technology brings the true taste and aroma of meat and fish to plant-based meat and fish alternatives using precision fermentation to produce GMO-free heme proteins that are bioidentical to six animal proteins (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, tuna and mammoth). Belgium-based, Paleo offers manufacturers of plant-based foods a distinct and versatile portfolio of ingredients. Meat or fish alternatives enhanced by Paleo heme can be on consumers’ plates by 2023. The company brings GMO-free heme proteins of beef, chicken, pork, lamb, tuna and mammoth for plant-based meat alternatives. Paleo's animal-free heme platform is the most advanced on the market today and will be available for manufacturers shortly. Join Jane Velez-Mitchell in an interview with Hermes Sanctorum, the CEO and co-founder of the foodtech startup Paleo. A Member of Parliamant and Senator in Belgium for 10 years, his major battlefields in politics were animal welfare, climate change, agriculture and sustainability.
The company Brevel has created a protein out of microalgae that will be price competitive with pea and soy and is color and flavor neutral. Microalgae are the ultimate source of protein in terms of sustainability, but unfortunately today have very high cost and flavor barriers, which Brevel has managed to solve. Brevel recently announced an $8.4M investment in the company in order to build a commercial pilot factory, expecting products to be on shelves by the end of the year. Join Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of UnchainedTV streaming network, for an interview with Yonatan Golan, Brevel's CEO and Co-Founder, to answer the question Is Microalgae the Ultimate Source of Protein and Sustainability?
The company Brevel has created a protein out of microalgae that will be price competitive with pea and soy and is color and flavor neutral. Microalgae are the ultimate source of protein in terms of sustainability, but unfortunately today have very high cost and flavor barriers, which Brevel has managed to solve. Brevel recently announced an $8.4M investment in the company in order to build a commercial pilot factory, expecting products to be on shelves by the end of the year. Join Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of UnchainedTV streaming network, for an interview with Yonatan Golan, Brevel's CEO and Co-Founder, to answer the question Is Microalgae the Ultimate Source of Protein and Sustainability?
A new groundbreaking documentary, The End of Medicine as We Know It, explores the link between global disease and our relationship with animals. This film warns that if things don't change, we are on the verge of the end of medicine as we know it. Directed by Alex Lockwood, produced by Keegan Kuhn of First Spark Media (Cowspiracy & What the Health), Executive Produced by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, the film examines the correlation between the treatment of animals and emerging health threats, such as pandemics, chronic diseases and antibiotic resistance. Nearly two years in the making, the film was made possible as a result of collaboration with filmmakers, such as Michael Alfuso (Outpost Digital Media) and Kelly Guerin (We Animals Media), Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur (We Animals Media) and also experts across a range of disciplines, including Dr. Aysha Akhtar, Dr. Priyumvada Naik, Dr. Sailesh Rao, Prof. Andrew Cunningham and Veterinarian Dr. Alice Brough. The mission of this film is to drive change when it comes to our treatment of animals and the natural world.
As vegan publishing rises up in mainstream and Google Alerts. premiere global vegan publication VEGWORLD Magazine brings breaking news to the world. VEGWORLD writer and storyteller Shriya Swaminathan, an ethical vegan and animal rights activist, fights for animal liberation on every front, especially through storytelling and service. Find out how to become a journalist in vegan media, impact global changes and shift businesses towards a sustainable future.
Streaming Now, PIG LITTLE LIES is an UnchainedTV Original Series that breaks new ground as the world’s first ever reality TV series starring pigs! Watch now by clicking here!
https://watch.unchainedtv.com/apps/3909/167038/189608/192819
As the title suggests, the saga of these pigs involves plenty of intrigue, drama… and hilarity. Watch it now! UnchainedTV is 100% FREE and easy to download!
Pig Little Lies stars Dante and Beatrice, two abandoned potbellied pigs who find themselves marked for death at a high-kill shelter in Southern California. They are a bonded pair and fight to remain together and protect each other. With the clock ticking to within minutes of their execution date, Simone Reyes, a country singer with a passion for rescuing animals, works the phones and finds them a home with wildlife rehabilitation expert Cindy Brady. Then, a shocking twist.
Now, go behind the scenes with the human cast members of Pig Little Lies!
UnchainedTV is a free streaming network, available from all app stores and on devices including: Smart TVs, phones, tablets and streaming devices like Amazon’s Fire Stick, AppleTV and Roku. No subscription, no email, no password required. UnchainedTV is filled with hundreds of documentaries, cooking shows, travelogues, talk shows and music videos. It is a portal to a healthier, more environmentally sustainable, and more compassionate lifestyle.
Newly launched, UnchainedTV recently surpassed its millionth view. Visit the network hub, UnchainedTV.com, for more details.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. On California’s coast, heat and mega-drought lead to crisis. Southern California has announced draconian water restrictions for millions to combat the driest two decades in over a thousand years.
But, our government is either missing or intentionally ignoring one of the biggest causes of drought: animal agriculture. California has almost 2 million milk cows, plus other cattle. Those animals are polluting so much water and consuming so much water… and virtually nobody in power talks about it! Now, we will with one of America’s leading water experts! Is it the drought solution?
Do you want to put your mission, your movement and your message on the map? If so, then join us now as the author of The Freedom Master Plan lays out her strategy for changing the world. The book is flying off the shelves and already in its second edition. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3yRpEzg
Mitali Deypurkaystha is the author of this breakthrough book to help people actualize their dreams, particularly those who want to make the world a kinder, more livable place.
Mitali is also a book publisher. You can learn more at: theveganpublisher.com. Mitali says this, “As a vegan publisher, I provide world-class professional consulting and publishing services that are eco-conscious and cruelty-free. My method reduces procrastination and imposter syndrome by working with a 100% vegan team of highly qualified editors, designers, and type-setters. Everything you need, under one roof. I know that every would-be author has unique challenges, so I’ve put together a suite of programs so you can choose the level of support YOU need.” Now, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Mitali. Visit UnchainedTV.com for the latest news nobody else is telling you.
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The amazingly prolific filmmaker, writer, actress and producer Jasmine Leyva has just published two magical children’s books designed to help children navigate the world in a healthy, positive way:
“King Vegus and Princess Parsley: Creating a Healthy Kingdom” and “Queen Vegana and Princess Apple: The Magical World of Vegetables.”
These books teach children how to live a healthy lifestyle. It promotes the importance of getting enough sleep, drinking water, staying away from negativity, eating vegetables, etc. The books are available here: amzn.to/3l7zS6r & amzn.to/3Mi7NVK.
In 2019, Jasmine and Kenny Leyva released their own feature-length documentary, The Invisible Vegan, a film that chronicles Jasmine’s personal experience with plant-based eating. The film also explains how plant-based eating is directly linked to African roots and how African-American eating habits have been debased by a chain of oppression stemming from slavery, economic inequality, and modern agribusiness.
You can watch the documentary on UnchainedTV. It’s highly recommended. UnchainedTV is a free, plant-based streaming network available for download via the APP store on your phone, smartTV or via streaming devices like AppleTV, Roku and Amazon Fire Stick. Visit UnchainedTV.com for more.
For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has recognized the legal rights of nonhuman animals. The ruling not only elevates the legal status of nonhuman animals under Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature but also requires that new legislation be drafted to protect the rights of animals.
The court's ruling was the result of a habeas corpus action filed by Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño on behalf of Estrellita, a woolly monkey who had lived in her home for 18 years. Environmental authorities had forcibly seized the monkey on the grounds that possessing a wild animal is prohibited by Ecuador law. Estrellita died within a month of being relocated to a zoo.
How does this breakthrough ruling impact animals in other parts of the world, including the United States? Let's find out with our esteemed legal panel from the Nonhuman Rights Project and Harvard, including some of those who worked on the case. Please support the groundbreaking work of the Nonhuman Rights Project at: www.nonhumanrights.org.
Wouldn't it be great to understand how people really think and feel about animals? Wouldn't that help animal lovers and advocates make the smartest strategic decisions when it comes to creating a more compassionate culture? Well, now, there are those statistics.... thanks to Faunalytics.
Faunalytics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers animal advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies, and messages that improve their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. For more than 20 years, Faunalytics has conducted and disseminated original research that delves into essential animal advocacy issues. Faunalytics also houses the world’s largest collection of opinion and behavior research on animals and offers pro-bono support to other animal advocacy organizations looking to increase their impact. Faunalytics has been named a Top Charity by Animal Charity Evaluators. For more information, visit www.faunalytics.org.
Faunalytics has done many studies over the years. Their latest findings concern chickens and fish. Those two categories of animals account for most of the billions, even trillions, of animals killed every year. So, if we figured out how to get people caring about chicken and fish, we'd be so much closer to achieving a compassionate, plant-based world. Well, they've collected the data. Let's find out!
The Material Innovation Conference aims to advance the next-gen materials industry by providing vital expertise and bringing together all key players along the innovation path from concept to commercialization.
?To support the growth of the market for next-gen materials, and to accelerate the development & adoption of these next-gen materials, we are launching the inaugural Material Innovation Conference, a 2-day virtual event connecting industry leaders.
The event will bring together an industry ecosystem of retailers, brands, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, academia, business incubators, raw material suppliers, mills, and nonprofits to explore opportunities and challenges and to accelerate the commercialization of next-gen materials.
Wild animals are in crisis everywhere. But, how can we demand other nations protect their wildlife if we are not protecting our own? So, now, environmentalists and animal lovers are working together in California to help wild animals survive and thrive by being able to get across major freeways!
The Center for Biological Diversity and The Wildlands Network are sponsoring the Safe Roads and Wildlife Protection Act (AB 2344) in partnership with Assemblymembers Laura Friedman and Ash Kalra.
The Act requires state officials to develop a Wildlife Connectivity Action Plan for wildlife crossings, establish a Wildlife Connectivity Project List that identifies priority wildlife crossing projects, and requires Caltrans to address and fix barriers to wildlife on new projects and road improvements and proactively implement 10 wildlife crossing projects at identified connectivity hotspots every year.
Bold state action to ensure wildlife connectivity is critical for biodiversity resilience and climate change adaptability. Incorporating crossing infrastructure into our state highway system will give California’s iconic wildlife, like mountain lions, desert tortoises, and California tiger salamanders, a fighting chance to survive and recover. Wildlife connectivity also is essential to meet the state’s goals of conserving at least 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030 in a manner that protects and restores biodiversity and builds climate resilience. Get involved at: https://biologicaldiversity.org
A revolution is underway. You are about to meet one of its leaders: Jennifer Stojkovic just pulled off a hugely successful event in LA: The Vegan Women Summit. And, she's just put out a groundbreaking new book titled The Future of Food is Female: Reinventing the Food System to Save the Planet. Now, you get to meet this powerhouse! Do you want a livable planet? Then, read this book and be part of the solution! Order it now: https://amzn.to/3uq7PEz
About the book: Reforming our food system is the single most important challenge facing humanity today—and women are leading the charge. With exclusive interviews and original insights, this collection features the never-before-told stories of fifteen CEOs, venture capitalists, scientists, and trailblazers, across continents and backgrounds, who are reinventing our food system and saving the planet.
From plant-based to cell-based innovation, artificial intelligence, and policymaking, women leaders are pushing to the forefront of this growing industry and disrupting the traditional ways we produce and think about food. Their stories reveal the exciting advancements and advocacy within food tech and empower a future generation to learn, innovate, and change the world.
For more on how to transition to a healthier, carbon-friendly, animal-friendly, plant-based lifestyle, visit UnchainedTV.com and download the FREE UnchainedTV streaming network from the APP store on your iPhone, Android phone or on your Roku device, Amazon Fire Stick, or AppleTV device. UnchainedTV is also available on your LG and Samsung Smart TVs. Check out this portal to a better world.
UnchainedTV is delighted to announce the launch of the Asian Elephants 101 series, produced by the author of Gods in Shackles, Amazon #1 animal rights book, wildlife filmmaker & broadcast journalist, Nat Geo Explorer, and founder of Elephant Matrix, Sangita Iyer. The films, funded by National Geographic Society, will stream on UnchainedTV, a new, FREE, streaming network you can download via your app store on your iPhone, Android phone, Amazon Fire Stick, Roku device, AppleTV device or via your LG or Samsung SmartTV. The films will have their own UnchainedTV channel: The Elephant Matrix.
Asian Elephants 101 is the first science-based robust series produced to highlight the ecological, cultural and spiritual significance of this endangered species. Visit vfaes.org to get involved.
Two years in the making, nine of the 26-part Asian Elephants 101 series world premiered on multiple National Geographic Channels, and we are now excited to stream the entire series on UnchainedTV. Lean more at UnchainedTV.com.
All species of elephants are ecologically significant. They traverse across vast areas 16 to 18 hours a day, trampling softwood trees, thus allowing rain and sunshine to penetrate the ground, promoting hardwood trees that store more carbon-di-oxide (a potent greenhouse gas that exacerbates climate change). According to the International Monetary Authority, African forest elephants help fight climate change, with each elephant at a carbon value of $1.75 million. Elephants also create pathways to waterholes and fodder for other animals, who would otherwise be unable to access these life-giving sources.
Asian elephants also likely play a key role in climate mitigation. According to the IUCN, there are less than 40,000 Asian elephants left on the planet, fully 27,000 in India, their last bastion. Thus, saving Asian elephants of India is critically important to not only saving the species, but also other species in the ecosystem.
The issue is, human elephant conflict (HEC) is rampant, due to the unprecedented human population growth in India, driving competition for space. Reckless development and land use have decimated 80% of wildlife habitats. Famished elephants are forced to leave the forests and venture into croplands to quell their hunger, exacerbating HEC, resulting in senseless tragedies – both humans and elephants. This in turn triggers retaliatory killings of elephants, and the vicious cycle continues unabated. Together, we can break that terrible cycle and ensure the survival of these majestic beings.
Dr. Ferdowsian unveils her proposal for a Belmont Report for Animals that she and her colleagues have created, which would take into account animals’ preferences, interests, and vulnerabilities, and would have a significant impact on using animals for research. We humans have an arsenal of human biology-based methods, and non-animal technologies could put an end to enormous suffering for both animals and humans. Animals want and require freedom, and together we can engage in a reassessment of how humans treat other animals, while embracing the medical advancements of the 21st century.
In 2019, Drs. Hope Ferdowsian and Nik Kulkarni founded Phoenix Zones Initiative (PZI), a global nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the interconnected rights, health, and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet through education, research, and advocacy. Led by physicians and a diverse team, PZI focuses on widespread ethical and structural change to uplift the most vulnerable and marginalized, including children and animals, and provides resources to help others do the same.
Historically, attempts to advance medical research have depended heavily on violating the rights of vulnerable people and animals. Forty years ago, as a result of public demands following unjust human research practices in the United States, the US Congress released The Belmont Report, which established key ethical principles to which human research should adhere: respect for autonomy; obligations to beneficence (doing good and avoiding harm) and justice; and special protections for vulnerable individuals and populations. Despite organized animal protection movements dating back to at least the 18th century, there are currently no standards for animals that are comparable to those that apply to human subjects under The Belmont Report.
Hundreds of millions of animals—including fish, mice, rats, dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, and many other species—are used in research each year. After being forcibly bred and confined, most animals endure a lifetime of suffering which is full of painful protocols and procedures that cause physical and mental distress and illness, and then the majority of those animals are killed. The current treatment of animals within the context of research is based on outdated science and poor ethics.
“Decades of public outrage over unethical human research eventually led to the 1979 publication of The Belmont Report,” says CEO Dr. Hope Ferdowsian. “As is now the case with humans, animals should be afforded key protections. Animals are often targeted because of their vulnerabilities. As a result, they overwhelmingly bear the burdens of research despite their inability to provide informed consent or benefit from the research. We need a transformative paradigm shift to bring medical research into the 21st century. We need a Belmont Report for animals.”
White Coat Waste is a taxpayer watchdog group with a shocking new exposé: WCW alleges the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been shipping tax dollars to a Kremlin-run animal testing lab for cruel and wasteful experiments on cats.
WCW charges that, as recently as November 2021, the US NIH shipped $549,331 (via a university) to Russia’s state-run Pavlov Institute of Physiology for experiments in which healthy cats had portions of their brains removed, electrodes implanted in their spines, and were forced to walk on a treadmill in spinal cord experiments. WCW says another $221,135 in NIH funding was sent to the same Russian lab for cat experiments in 2018. We invite the NIH, the Pavlov Institute and any other related entity on to respond. Visit whitecoatwaste.org for more.
WCW says the NIH currently authorizes four different Russian state animal testing labs including the Pavlov Institute to receive taxpayer funding.
Last year, following WCW’s Worldwide Waste investigation, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced the Accountability in Foreign Animal Research (AFAR) Act(HR 5527) to cut funding for animal testing in foreign adversary nations including Russia.
WCW says “Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay white coats in the Russian government to torture and kill cats in wasteful treadmill experiments. As White Coat Waste Project exposed, there are four Kremlin-run animal testing labs that NIH has authorized to receive our money and U.S. sanctions against Russia should include defunding them.”
Statement from Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) “Our tax dollars should never be sent to state-run labs in adversary nations like Russia and China that threaten our national security. My AFAR Act would prohibit tax dollars from being shipped to animal testing labs in any countries that are deemed foreign adversaries.”
Inspired by Encompass’ racial equity trainings, we will discuss this book, Antiracism in Animal Advocacy, which is a collection of essays written by farmed animal protection leaders who are committed to exploring and prioritizing racial equity, as we work to create a more effective and just animal protection movement. Stories and experiences are documented in an exploratory space from which to grow, ultimately creating new paths forward. LGBTQ rights and the intersectionality of social justice movements is something we're also discussing with our fascinating panel, led by UnchainedTV.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell.
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PETA says the public needs to be concerned about the growing number of animal to human transplants. The New York Times recently reported that surgeons had ...for the first time successfully transplanted kidneys from a genetically modified pig into the abdomen of a 57-year-old brain-dead man. Kathy Guillermo is senior vice president of PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department. She says, The risk of transmitting unknown viruses with an animal is real, as the current pandemic has taught us. She adds the university conducting the procedure has also been under USDA investigation for alleged animal welfare violations.
PETA says a whistleblower blew the lid on the university's laboratory where the internal organs of genetically modified pigs are transplanted into baboons. PETA's says the whistleblower alleged a litany of violations, including that animals were enduring unimaginable pain and distress. “Sensitive monkeys and pigs are being used in grisly Frankenstein experiments that have never worked,” says PETA.
The universities, hospitals, corporations and government agencies involved are invited on any time to respond.
UnchainedTV.com brings you a different kind of war story. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian crisis and an animal crisis. Many people are fleeing with their companion animals and others have been forced to leave their beloved animals behind to fend for themselves. PETA Germany reports “numerous people crossing the border with severe hypothermia. The situation is intense and confusing. Hundreds of people, with and without animals, are arriving in Poland exhausted and injured. Due to extreme traffic jams, many people are leaving their cars and walking towards the borders with Hungary, Poland, and Romania. PETA Germany is funneling 44,000 pounds of animal food into Ukraine. To help PETA’s lifesaving efforts, donate here: https://bit.ly/3vlzac0
The world’s most powerful animal rights organization adds, “The undertaking is risky, but they are determined to make it. PETA Germany is doing everything in its power to bring other urgently needed goods into the country as relief supplies.” ? PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk reports, “PETA Germany has managed to get over the border from Poland and is there, shepherding animals out, and we have delivered a 7.5 ton lorry’s worth of food to a shelter that is, so far, safe… we are befriending guards who like animals, etc., and all the PETA Europe affiliates, and PETA UK, have petitioned the various governments to waive restrictions on animal entries on a humanitarian emergency basis. So far, Poland, Hungary and Romania (where we do a ton of animal work), have agreed. We are demo’ing outside 10 Downing Street about this.
A PETA rep, UnchainedTV.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell, Simone Reyes, Director of Social Compassion and Donny Moss of TheirTurn.net talk about how war devastates people and animals. But, the plight of the animal victims can get overlooked in the chaos and fog of war. That is a double injustice.
Attorney and animal activist Wayne Hsiung has repeatedly risked serving prison terms to wake the world up to the horrors of modern day animal agriculture! This co-founder of the groundbreaking animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere is using high-tech Virtual Reality cameras and Livestreams to bring viewers along with him as he, and other activists, engage in what DxE has coined Open Rescue. This is when activists trespass onto modern day Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, farms and slaughterhouses to rescue animals they identify as sick and/or at risk of death. Wayne Hsiung and others have been prosecuted for these actions. He was recently convicted in North Carolina for removing a baby goat from a farm in 2018, an action which he LIVE STREAMED on Facebook. He got a suspended sentence. Wayne Hsiung represented himself in the case and tried to bring issues of animal rights into the trial but was blocked by prosecutors and the judge. What’s next for Wayne Hsiung? Upcoming trials? This brilliant, changemaker discusses this and more with UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell.
APEX Advocacy is a Black-led animal rights organization that creates bold digital content and organizes activism to raise awareness of the impact animal oppression has on marginalized communities. APEX's goal is to increase the number of BIPOC who participate in animal activism by advocating for veganism, animal rights and collective liberation. APEX specifically focuses on drawing attention to the intersection of animal oppression and the oppression of marginalized communities.
Two powerful animal rights organizations, White Coat Waste and Advancing Law for Animals, just filed a new lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health charging that the NIH is illegally exempting taxpayer-funded animal labs in foreign countries from oversight!
Federal law states that any lab that conducts experiments on animals using American taxpayer funds via the NIH must have an animal care committee. WCW investigators say they discovered that the NIH illegally exempts foreign white coats from oversight. And, they’re suing.
The NIH is notorious for funding absurd and horrifically cruel experiments on innocent animals that achieve nothing to improve human health. Case in point: White Coat Waste Project (WCW) investigators have found a terrible pairing, courtesy of NIDA (the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health), and paid for with your tax dollars: puppies and cocaine. Says WCW, “Through a drug-injecting jacket, puppies were dosed with cocaine again and again and again for months, along with an ‘experimental compound,’ to see how the two drugs interacted. The experiment, which ran from September 2020 to September 2021 (with a report due May 2022), was filmed, so experimenters could see if the puppies had any “adverse reactions” to the drugs. Prior to being drugged, the dogs were also forced to undergo surgery, where they were implanted with a “telemetry unit” to monitor their vital signs throughout the experiment.
This is wasteful and morally repugnant! Cocaine is awful and addictive and we all know that and there are programs and rehabs that can work if the addict is ready to change. Addiction will not be solved by torturing animals. We are not dogs. We do not have tails. If dogs eat chocolate they can die. Not us humans. This is a waste of taxpayer money, YOUR money. If this upsets you, please donate to https://www.whitecoatwaste.org and https://www.advancinglawforanimals.org. The NIH is invited on any time to respond.
VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The first financial product from the VegTech™ Invest advisory, the VegTech™ ETF (Ticker EATV), includes 37 publicly traded companies actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and producing primary products that are animal-free. VegTech™ Invest advisors, Elysabeth Alfano and Sasha Goodman, believe these companies positively impact climate change as well as solve some of the world’s most pressing problems such as food security, deforestation, animal cruelty and growing public health concerns.
Shock and outrage as undercover footage shows the horrors of pigs at an Iowa pork plant dying slow, agonizing deaths, many shrieking for long periods, in a horrific process where they are slowly roasted to death called Ventilation Shutdown. Matt Johnson, the undercover investigator for the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, was about to face trial for his role in documenting the violence against these animals, when charges were abruptly dropped in the midst of a media frenzy over the scandal. Meanwhile, for almost 2 years, Dr. Crystal Heath,. a veterinarian, has been working to raise awareness about the atrocity of ventilation shutdown, a mass extermination where where animals are essentially slowly roasted to death. She's been pleading with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to reclassify it as a completely and utterly unacceptable form of depopulation. Dr. Heath says Ventilation Shutdown exposes the brutality of our food system and the need to stop the expansion of animal agriculture and reverse course with a sense of urgency. Some critics estimate that a quarter of a million pigs were exterminated in this brutal way during the COVID crisis in 2020, while it was being falsely portrayed as euthanasia.
In California in January of 2022, AB 558, the Child Nutrition Act of 2022, authored by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and cosponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and Friends of the Earth, which incentivizes K-12 public schools across the state to offer healthier, climate-friendly plant-based meals and beverages, passed the California Assembly Education Committee by a vote of 5-0. Under the grant program set up by the bill, schools could apply to receive additional state funding for serving a plant-based entrée and plant-based milk. Visit SocialCompassioninLegislation.org to get on the team. Visit UnchainedTV,com for hundreds of healthy, low-carbon-footprint, plant-based recipes.
“AB 558, “The Childhood Nutrition Act of 2022,” passed its first hurdle after it passed in the Education Committee with a 5 to 0 vote. The Childhood Nutrition Act of 2022 will seek to improve the quality of food our kids eat while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through incentivizing healthy, all-inclusive diets. This bill will also assist school districts to adequately address the hunger needs of younger children who are not yet of school-age to have access to food, specifically breakfast, to guarantee that they are fed the most important meal of the day. As the bill moves forward in the process, we are excited to continue fighting for Childhood Nutrition!” stated Assemblymember Nazarian.
Multiple studies show that a plant-based diet is more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Shifting to more plant-based options reduce our carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and requires less land and water for food production.
“California serves an astounding 540 million school lunches each year. The policies that the State implements around what foods are served has an enormous impact not only on our students’ health, but also, and less obviously, an equally enormous impact on our environment and climate change, stated Nickolaus Sackett, Director of Legislative Affairs for cosponsor Social Compassion in Legislation. By creating incentives for schools to reduce the carbon footprint of half a billion meals, we will see a massive and immediate impact in our State’s fight against climate change.”
While numerous school districts across the state want to increase plant-based offerings, many face cost barriers since animal-based foods and cow’s milk are heavily subsidized by the federal government relative to plant-based options.
More and more people my age understand that if you love animals, you don't eat them. But it can be hard to find something to eat at school, said Genesis Butler, Social Compassion in Legislation Board Member, who, at age 12, became one of the youngest people ever to give a TED Talk. I'm glad California is giving us more options to help us, animals and the earth.
Award-winning public health nutritionist, 35-year vegan changemaker, and best-selling author Tracye McQuirter, MPH, is thrilled to announce the 10 Million Black Vegan Women Movement, a revolutionary public health intervention that will change the health paradigm of black women now and for generations to come. This initiative stands to be one of the most effective public health movements for black women in the country. Transform now. Visit: byanygreensnecessary.com
McQuirter’s goal is to help one million black women a year go vegan over the next 10 years. The signature program includes a free 21-Day Vegan Fresh Start featuring online cooking classes, meal plans and prep guides, vegan recipes, grocery shopping lists, nutrition tips, expert guidance, and more, all with a community of black women going vegan together. The initiative also includes a 6-Week Vegan Transition course and an ongoing Group Coaching program, to help black women maintain their vegan lifestyles with ease and support.
“Black women experience the highest rates of chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer, but most of these illnesses can be prevented and often reversed by eating healthy plant-based foods. We’ve seen the devastating impact these pre-existing conditions can have, especially during the pandemic. The 10 Million Black Vegan Women Movement gives black women the tools we need to take back control of our health,” said Tracye McQuirter, MPH.
McQuirter created 10 Million Black Vegan Women after the overwhelming success of her 10,000 Black Vegan Women, where more than 15,000 women signed up. McQuirter surveyed more than 600 participants and the health benefits were unprecedented.
Survey Results:
82% completed the entire 21-Day Vegan Fresh Start
80% ate 80-100% of their meals completely vegan
68% lost weight
67% improved their general health
61% ate more vegetables
52% had more energy
46% enjoyed cooking more
37% lowered their blood pressure
36% gained mental clarity
33% participated in the free fitness classes
23% lowered their cholesterol
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is an organization that combines the expertise of more than 17,000 physicians who advocate for a plant-based diet as a key to disease prevention, optimal health and longevity. Now, learn about PCRM.org's One Healthy World program. This is a free program to revolutionize your health in six sessions, all free and on demand. We are ready when you are. Just visit: https://www.pcrm.org/onehealthyworld
Are you looking for a way to approach diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or other health challenges with nutrition? Look no further—support is just a click away.
One Healthy World brings the world’s leading experts to you, to help you adjust your eating habits with easy tips and support every step of the way.
Each one-hour online session provides nutrition information, guidance on the best food choices, lots of support, delicious recipes, tips for dining at restaurants, and even simple cooking demonstrations. Join live on Zoom every Thursday and be part of the discussion, or participate on demand when the time is right for you. It’s fun. It’s free.
Become an expert on all things vegan with VegOut Magazine. VegOut Magazine is a premier vegan food guide and lifestyle magazine. Each quarterly issue features the best plant-based things to eat, see, and do in cities across the US. You'll discover recipes, must-have products, and all the latest news! From iconic restaurants and happenings to celeb interviews and more, VegOut Magazine is your source for all things vegan. You'll get vegan city guides listing the best spots for plant-based burgers, ice cream, milkshakes, acai bowls, and more, across the country. You'll get celebrity and chef interviews, restaurant spotlights, plant-based news, a sustainable vegan fashion guide... and more. Now, VegOut Magazine CEO/founder Maggie Ortlieb reveals the process that allowed her, at a young age, to launch a magazine that's become a huge success. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3epFzZV
She goes simply by Angel and she is an angel to those who want to experience optimal health! Angel is the author of “A Quick Guide To Going Plant-Based Raw Vegan. 12 Tips To Get You Started and “How To Go Vegan As Singles, Couples, Families & Friends. Easy Tips To Get You Started.” Order now: https://amzn.to/3qhBuNc
Vegan Voices is a new book with life-changing, planet-saving, health-promoting information. Learn about this collection of informative, diverse, evocative, and inspiring essays from over 50 vegan activists, educators, artists, and changemakers on the whys and wherefores of the vegan diet and lifestyle. Now, get to know the author and editor Joanne Kong. And, order the book here: https://lanternpm.org/books/vegan-voices/
Why should one go vegan? Is veganism the positive change the world needs? Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers is a comprehensive collection of compelling testimonials of how our food choices are deeply connected to the pressing challenges and issues of our time. Areas covered include: personal and global health; the devastation of animal agriculture to the environment; society’s collective loss of compassion and connection to our kindred animals; and the desire for a world of greater peace, harmony, and inclusivity. The book points to the need for a cultural and spiritual transformation in which we embrace the commonalities between all living beings as a source of positive change and healing.
The Whale Sanctuary Project is working to establish a gold-standard coastal sanctuary where cetaceans (whales and dolphins) can live in an environment that maximizes well-being and autonomy and is as close as possible to their natural habitat.
Public opinion has turned against keeping whales and dolphins in captivity. The creation of this sanctuary is the first step toward a vision of a world in which all cetaceans are treated with respect and are no longer confined to concrete tanks in entertainment parks and aquariums.
There are sanctuaries for many land animals who are being retired from zoos and circuses, and now is the time to provide them for whales and dolphins. This first-of-its-kind sanctuary is being created in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia, and it is being designed to serve as a model for many more that can then be built all over the world in the coming years.
As part of the Whale Sanctuary Project's overall mission, a team of global experts also assists in the rescue, rehabilitation and care of cetaceans in the wild. Vist whalesanctuaryproject.org to get involved.
Success doesn’t happen overnight. Except for Seth Tibbott, to whom it does?but only after fifteen years of intrepid failure. In Search of the Wild Tofurky tells the triumphant tale of how a self-described hippie with no business training but plenty of enterprising goals grew a $2,500 startup into a global brand and ushered in a plant-based foods renaissance along the way. Order your copy NOW: https://amzn.to/3CyeoWA
Tibbott took home a grand total of $31,000 in his first nine years of striving to bring to the people a nearly unknown soy product?tempeh?he knew in his gut was revolutionarily tasty. He eschewed a buttoned-up lifestyle and resided in tipis, trailers, and a treehouse; rented workspace to piano-repairing circus clowns; and even briefly counted the infamous Rajneeshees as clients. Tibbott was never one to chase the money or try to fit in. Instead, he built a business that fit him.
Thus Tibbott discovered the “secret sauce” ingredients that took his now-international brand from fameless to fame-ish to famous: bootstrapping, building business intuition, and staying true to his belief in eco-friendly practices. In Search of the Wild Tofurky proves that a good idea can change the world and make money, no matter the naysayers or the sometimes harsh twists and turns of the unconventional path. Look no further for a delightfully unexpected $100 million story of hope and hustle.
WATCH THE FILM HERE: theyretryingtokillus.com - “They’re Trying To Kill Us” is the follow-up feature-length documentary to the award-winning film What The Health, focusing on food (in)justice told through the lens of Hip Hop and urban culture, produced by Keegan Kuhn (Cowspiracy, What The Health) and John Lewis (Badass Vegan, Vegan Smart). Hip Hop influences global culture more than any other art form in human history. What Hip Hop artists say, wear, drive, drink and eat influences the purchases of millions of people around the world. As more and more influential Hip Hop artists adopt a food-conscious lifestyle, it has the potential to radically shift the world they speak to. Their global influence has a real possibility of combatting chronic disease, minimizing climate change, reducing healthcare costs, ending starvation and promoting compassion. The aim of the film is to encourage critical thought about justice by highlighting Hip Hop artists and activists who speak about injustice in all its forms. The film addresses food access and food deserts, nutritional and environmental racism, diet-related diseases, racial disparities of disease, government corruption, animal cruelty, climate change and ultimately how the influence of Hip Hop will save the world.
The #COP26 Cop Out Climate Conference INSIDE STORY! World leaders converged on Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 to try and stave off the approaching climate apocalypse! But, as vegan activist Greta Thunberg famously said of the “leaders” efforts… “BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.” Greta led tens, even hundreds of thousands of protesters on the streets outside the conference, denouncing the summit as a PR move and demanding REAL change. COP26 actually served meat/fish and had the nerve to call itself “plant forward.” The biggest headline from the conference was how the menu was “like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference.” #JaneUnChained is #LIVE from #COP26Glasgow talking to vegan activists from PlantBasedTreaty.org, the Animal Save Movement and Climate Healers! Our correspondent Jill Carnegie and Plant Based Treaty's Lia Phillips reveal how they got to former Vice President Al Gore as Lia directly asked him to sign the Plant Based Treaty! Youth activist Vegan Evan joins with his mom Shannon Blair from Scotland. Anita Krajnc, of the Save Movement. and Dr Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers will talk about how they're trying to get leaders to admit the horrific impact of animal agriculture on the climate. Journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates!
BREAKING NEWS: World leaders converge on COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to tackle the climate crisis! But, one easily adopted solution is being ignored: Go Meatless Every Day! Former Cattle Rancher turned vegan activist and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen is urging everyone to JUST DO IT! Musician Moby is also urging leaders to sign the Plant Based Treaty, which calls for a cultural and economic shift to plant based food. You can sign at PlantBasedTreaty.org. Meanwhile, Climate Healers’ Dr. Sailesh Rao and vegan journalist Jill Carnegie report for us from COP26 in Glasgow on whether world leaders, like Prince Charles, are doing enough. Prince Charles says he now doesn't eat meat and fish?on?two days each week and doesn't eat any dairy products on another day.???Are these half measures enough? And… what’s the COP26 menu? Does it include meat and fish or are the world leaders trying to solve climate change being served a low-carbon-footprint, 100% plant-based diet? Journalist/ NYTimes bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates this extraordinary talk!
Adam Sud has first-hand knowledge of addiction and the toll it can take. In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. Once weighing nearly 350lbs, Adam struggled with multiple addictions, serious chronic diseases, and mental health disorders. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. He checked into rehab and with the help of his parents and a plant-based diet, he began a journey that led to a remarkable recovery. Reversing all of his chronic diseases and getting off all of his medications, including his psych meds within 1 year and losing 180lbs. Adam shares his extraordinary journey with us and how hopes his experience will help others. That's where Tara Kemp comes in. Listen and get this life-changing information.
Wild Earth could literally save the earth from the ravages of animal agriculture. If America's dogs and cats were their own nation, they would be one of the biggest meat-eating nations in the world. Enter Ryan Bethencourt and his revolutionary pet food line: Wild Earth. Check it out at wildearth.com.
Boasting more than 700% growth from 2020 to 2021, Wild Earth just got more than $23 million in funding from all-star investors in the pet, plant, and alternative food space. CEO Ryan Bethencourt famously closed a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, making Ryan and Wild Earth household names.
Wild Earth is also diving into cell-based meat pet food! Cell-based meat is lab-grown meat; a sustainable alternative to traditional meat. Ryan explains that cell-based meat is cruelty-free to produce, predicting that cell-based meat is the future of meat, and pet food is leading the revolution!
Wild Earth is the leader in plant-based pet food. I'm excited about what they have accomplished and look forward to watching them become the leader in cell-based meat pet food,” said Mark Cuban, investor and mentor. JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts the interview with Ryan. Visit JaneUnChained.com for the latest in vegan, animal, climate, and health news.
Wild Earth could literally save the earth from the ravages of animal agriculture. If America's dogs and cats were their own nation, they would be one of the biggest meat-eating nations in the world. Enter Ryan Bethencourt and his revolutionary pet food line: Wild Earth. Check it out at wildearth.com.
Boasting more than 700% growth from 2020 to 2021, Wild Earth just got more than $23 million in funding from all-star investors in the pet, plant, and alternative food space. CEO Ryan Bethencourt famously closed a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, making Ryan and Wild Earth household names.
Wild Earth is also diving into cell-based meat pet food! Cell-based meat is lab-grown meat; a sustainable alternative to traditional meat. Ryan explains that cell-based meat is cruelty-free to produce, predicting that cell-based meat is the future of meat, and pet food is leading the revolution!
Wild Earth is the leader in plant-based pet food. I'm excited about what they have accomplished and look forward to watching them become the leader in cell-based meat pet food,” said Mark Cuban, investor and mentor. JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts the interview with Ryan. Visit JaneUnChained.com for the latest in vegan, animal, climate, and health news.
Dr Joel Fuhrman is a legend in the health and nutrition field. The author of many bestselling books, including Eat for Life, he runs https://www.drfuhrman.com, one-stop shopping to transform your health, increase your vitality, longevity and improve your mood. His daughter is nutritarian chef Talia Fuhrman. Talia just released her first cookbook, Desserts To Live For, a collection of “heavenly desserts with zero guilt, zero sacrifices and zero risks of bodily harm . . . with only good-for-you ingredients.” Check out all Talia's amazing projects at: http://taliafuhrman.com. You can get her cookbook there as well!
Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of JaneUnChained.com, conducts the interview. Watch, listen and transform your life!
White Coat Waste, a non-profit dedicated to ending useless and tortuous taxpayer-funded experiments by the U.S. government, has scored a major victory that will end unimaginable suffering for many primates. as WCD puts it, A scathing July 2019 internal Veterans Administration report obtained by WCW via the Freedom of Information Act found that the Minneapolis VA was abusing monkeys by restricting water to primates for extensive periods of time and not keeping track of how long! Additionally, the VA found that laboratory staff didn’t know how to prepare, label, or store the PCP that was being given to the primates.
You read that right... our government was injecting primates with PCP, AKA ANGEL DUST! But here's the GOOD NEWS we will discuss in this broadcast. WCW reports, Last year, the project was extended for several more years and approved to use even more monkeys, but we’ve just uncovered that the experiments were ended early. Army veteran and Waste Warrior Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), who has been leading efforts to cut wasteful VA animal testing, confirmed the win directly with the VA. Here's the petition you can sign, joining thousands of other caring citizens to end this barbaric practice forever: https://bit.ly/3hMQAqp
There's more good news out of Europe regarding animal experimentation. LiveKindly reports: The European Parliament adopted a resolution vote calling for the European Commission to develop a definitive action plan to bring an end to lab animal testing. This should clearly identify key milestones and targets in order to ensure and incentivize meaningful progress. The plan to transition away from animal testing to ethical, more effective, more modern methods was adopted by an overwhelming majority! Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the medieval practice of animal experimentation? Let's find out now.
JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell conducts this fascinating interview.
Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading voices on both Judaism and Veganism. In this conversation, he explains how these two belief systems intersect and why it's so crucial that we see the connection in this time of crisis. Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder/editor of JaneUnChained.com, moderates the conversation.
The Plant Based Athlete is a must-read book for anyone interested in fitness, health, and longevity. This book offers a game-changing approach to peak performance. In this podcast, we meet the authors, super athletes Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier. Of course, thanks to hit documentaries like The Game Changers, we now know that many of the world's top athletes are already plant-based. This book goes further and dives deep into the many reasons why you do not need to eat animals or their byproducts to live, work and work out in peak form. In this podcast, these two athletes talk to JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell about the specific nutrition changes that can radically improve your power, energy, and performance, laying out 60 recipes to get you ripped, running, and jumping with the best of them. Transform your life. Order your copy of The Plant Based Athlete here: https://amzn.to/2WzzfJS
Meet the dynamic couple behind Eat the Change Impact, the philanthropic partner of the planet-based snack company, Eat the Change. Their organization is awarding $1.25 million over three years to national and local nonprofits working to promote vegan foods. More than half a million dollars is being given away in 2021 alone. Vegan nutritionist and author Tracye McQuirter, who surpassed her goal of helping 10,000 Black women go vegan in 2020, was one of the first recipients! Now, 36 incredible groups are getting grant money, including: the Black Vegetarian Society of Maryland, led by Naijha Wright Brown, also a #JaneUnChained host. AfriThrive, Animal Protection of New Mexico, DC Greens, Eat Real, Green Bronx Machine, Harlem Grown, Keep Growing Detroit and PlantPure Communities are among the award winners! Eatthechange.org leaders Seth Goldman and Julie Farkas talk to JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell about this extraordinary and generous campaign!
The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the meat industry's challenge to a California law prohibiting cruel confinement of farmed animals! This is a HUGE victory for animal rights and the animals themselves! On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI) challenge to California’s Proposition 12. Proposition 12 is due to go into effect on January 1, 2022. It strengthens existing California law to ban the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, mother pigs and calves used in the veal industry. The law also prohibits the sale in California of eggs, pork and veal from facilities that confine animals in cruel cages. Voters adopted Proposition 12 in 2018.
When NAMI sued California in an attempt to stop the state from implementing Proposition 12, Animal Outlook voluntarily intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of the State of California to defend Proposition 12 and protect the millions of hens, pigs and calves used to produce meat and eggs sold in California. Animal Outlook was joined by Animal Equality, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Sanctuary, the Humane League and the Humane Society of the United States.
In rejecting NAMI’s challenge, the Supreme Court upheld an appellate court’s denial of NAMI’s claim that Proposition 12 violated the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court’s decision affirms the right of states to pass laws protecting animals, public health and safety. While an appeal in a second lawsuit against Proposition 12, brought by the National Pork Producers Council, still looms, the Supreme Court’s decision against NAMI is a massive victory for animals. AnimalOutlook.org is a great site to visit to get involved and learn more. Here to discuss all this is Animal Outlook's legal counsel Will Lowrey.
There is a lot of talk about improving America's infrastructure. The House of Representatives recently passed the INVEST Act, legislation that would earmark billions towards improving America’s roadways, transportation, and more, and includes funds for wildlife corridors and crossings -- to help wild animals survive in an increasingly developed world. Now, the International Fund for Animal Welfare lays out the case for making sure wildlife corridors are part of the nation's infrastructure planning and laws. You can help! Wildlife corridors:
Decrease wildlife-vehicle collisions: Every year in the U.S., an estimated 1 to 2 million collisions occur between motorists and large animals, resulting in 200 human deaths and 26,000 injuries – costing the U.S. 8 billion dollars annually. And, there's the suffering and death of wildlife, innocent being trying to survive in an increasingly complex and challenging world,
Help preserve wildlife habitats: In addition to transportation routes, structures such as walls, fences, and dams immensely affect and impede migratory routes, cutting off food and water supplies, and otherwise disrupting important wildlife habitats.
Save human and animal lives: Our surface and water transit routes are important to the American way of life, but they also represent physical barriers that can be insurmountable for wildlife and dangerous for everyone.
Find out how you can help speak for otherwise voiceless wildlife at risk right now.
You are invited to Vegan World 2026! This online Convergence will happen on Jul 31-Aug 1, 2021, for a two-day fun-filled, intellectually challenging weekend. There will also be future convergences. So sign up now at ClimateHealers.org and get involved! Help us save the planet and all the living beings on it from the environmental apocalypse barreling towards us. Dr. Sailesh Rao, the founder of VeganWorld2026 and ClimateHealers.org discusses the mission and how to achieve it.
For a Vegan World, we need to specify four aspects:? 1) a Vegan Constitution, ?2) Vegan Institutions,? 3) Vegan Infrastructure, and? 4) a Vegan Currency All of these must encode the basic values of equality, nonviolence, compassion and implement seven core shifts which Dr. Rao will outline in this podcast.
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me. That's the old saying. But, what if the opposite is true? Today's language denigrates animals with many common phrases encouraging cruelty and violence against animals. Now that the cat's out of the bag should be kill two birds with one stone? Or should we feed two birds with one scone to liberate language from the bondage of speciesism? Today's guest is the vegan/animal rights author of a trilogy of novels, literature that does not accept animal exploitation as a given.
Author Maya Cohen-Ronen discovered speciesism-free fiction books are very difficult to find. Fiction that deliberately promotes animal rights and veganism is all too rare. It was this realization that led her to write The Liberation Trilogy, a series of dystopian suspense novels with a strong female lead and an ethical message, suitable for vegans and pre-vegans.
Now, Maya discusses the importance of compassion in language and the connection between feminism and animal liberation.
Here is how you can read her work: The trilogy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092DXFKWY
When cyclist Dotsie Bausch quit dairy at 37, many in her circle warned it would jeopardize her Olympic dreams. The opposite happened. Her athletic recovery and performance went through the roof and propelled her forward to victory in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Now, she has a message for other athletes and consumers worldwide. Dotsie founded switch4good.org to spread the word. A growing number of Olympic athletes are joining the call to ditch dairy now!
It was pretty mind blowing; without animal foods, my recovery time sped up and my output increased, Bausch shares. I had more energy and was able to gain more strength and in the end, was able to leg press 585 pounds x 60 reps x 5 sets without animals on my plate. The guys in the gym just scratched their heads watching me.
Explaining what drives her to reach and educate others, Bausch explains, I want folks to be better informed and experience the secret to overall health and performance, be more disease resistant, and be aware of the lies the dairy industry perpetuates to us—which are motivated entirely by profit, not the betterment of our health or our planet.
In addition to all the outreach work and resources she provides through Switch4Good, Bausch starred in James Cameron's The Game Changers (one of the most-watched documentary on Netflix) and gave an Olympic Level Compassion TED talk. Dotsie co-hosts a popular Switch4Good podcast (.5M downloads, listeners in 90 countries, 130+ episodes). And, she spoke before Congress to help change U.S. dietary guidelines.
Going vegan is actually quite popular. A recent Ipsos survey revealed a 300% increase in Americans becoming vegan from 2004 to 2019. A vegetarian eats no meat. Vegans also don't consume dairy or other animal products.
What I've learned about dairy – the industry itself, and consuming it – would simply shock 95% of the population, Bausch explained. It's as eye opening as it is upsetting. Dairy makes most people sick. Nearly 70% of the global population (and 70-95% of minorities) are lactose intolerant. Basically, the majority of people get sick if they consume any dairy at all. A National Institutes of Health report stated that approximately 65 percent of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. Symptoms of lactose intolerance include abdominal cramping, bloating, and diarrhea. Eliminating the dairy helps people have more comfortable gut health.
Whistler, Canada is a famous ski resort! Now, it’s also home to an increasingly famous vegan bakery! BReD is a 100% plant-based, organic, sourdough bakery specializing in bread with an emphasis on whole grains, naturally leavened and baked fresh every day, as well as small baked goods such as cinnamon buns, which are all made from scratch in-house with locally-sourced seasonal ingredients; and serving up a range of specialty drinks including espresso coffees. BReD has already planted 9504 trees thanks to their drink a coffee & plant a tree program. Owners Ted and Natasha Tatton are also on a journey to become B Corp certified! Small Business BC named BReD the winner of Best Youth Entrepreneur at Small Business BC Awards. The award recognizes innovation and resourcefulness in entrepreneurs under the age of 35. They are also proud founding members of Vegan Business Tribe. What's that? Find out! For more visit: https://edsbred.com/ Now, meet the founders, Ed and Natasha, and learn how they did it and why!
Bear Boy, written by Justin Barker, is a coming-of-age story about standing up for animals, questioning authority, and discovering the power of activism. Justin is a typical teenager, dodging school bullies and waging an endless war with his parents. But when he discovers Ursula and Brutus -two sibling black bears being kept in horrific conditions at a nearby zoo- his life begins to change. He finds a cause that ignites his passion.... And, for the rest, you will have to get this amazing book. Forward by the legendary primatologist Jane Goodall. Order is now at: https://www.bearboy.org. Now, meet the author Justin Barker.
Vegan dog food is trending. Shark Tank's Mark Cuban made a splash when he invested in a vegan kibble with the cameras rolling! That's just one of many vegan dog food products out there. Now, there's research into the benefits of a plant-based diet for dogs. Here to discuss is respected veterinarian Dr. Tonatiuh (Tona) Melgarejo, a Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in California. JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell does the interview.
The CDC says, “Scientists estimate that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people can be spread from animals, and 3 out of every 4 new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals.” So, you’d think our government would do whatever it could to discourage wet markets, which are retail slaughterhouses, where customers take home the carcass right after the animal is slaughtered on site. But, no, our government is doing very little to counteract that danger. Now, there’s a proposed law in Los Angeles that would “prohibit the sale of living or ‘live' animals slaughtered on demand for consumption in specialty markets in the city of Los Angeles.” But, it’s stalled. Sign the petition in support here: http://www.pawpac.org/LAmarkets/signon/ There is a similar effort in NYC, where more than 80 wet markets operate. Now, get the latest on this crucial cause from Rene Rowland of PAWPAC, Ray Ippolito of EatingAnimnalsCausesPandemics.com and NYC animal activist Eloisa Trinidad, who spoke at National Animal Rights Day! JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates. Visit JaneUnChained.com to get thousands of printable vegan recipes.
Get the inside scoop on the fastest growing sector of the food industry: plant-based products. Dairy alternatives are experiencing explosive growth. The wildly popular vegan oat milk maker Oatly went public in May of 2021 and was swiftly valued at $10 billion. This is just the latest sign that the consumer move to vegan products is a skyrocketing trend. This blockbuster IPO comes on the heels of the Beyond Meat IPO in 2019 which was also a spectacular success. Meat alternatives are increasing in number and quality as more and more people become aware of the destructive impact of animal agriculture on the environment and human health. And, vegan products are now really delicious and convenient. So, get the latest from Elysabeth Alfano, host of the Plant-Based Business Hour. She talks to Jane Velez-Mitchell of JaneUnChained.com, where you can get hundreds of printable vegan recipes. Elysabeth has the inside story on this trend.
Compassion in World Farming has a new Evaluate Your Plate calculator. The calculator is a first-of-its-kind, interactive tool that takes a comprehensive look at what you eat and how it impacts climate change and the world around us – beyond greenhouse gases to land and water use, pollution, biodiversity loss, and impact on animals. Says CIFW, “If people continue to simply swap beef for chicken and fish, as they have been led to believe is the environmentally-friendly choice, we will inadvertently accelerate the destruction of our planet.
The Evaluate Your Plate calculator's goal is to illustrate the positive impact of making more space on our plates for the foods we know are good for ourselves and our planet – fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and plant-based proteins. This is not an all or none proposition. Even small changes, be they daily, weekly, or monthly, can have a big impact when taken collectively. Visit ciwf.com to learn more. Now, JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Compassion in World Farming's Mandy Carter and Jeff Doyle.
For 25 years, Animal Outlook has been on the front lines of animal advocacy, speaking truth to power in Washington D.C., where It is based, and beyond. This national nonprofit 501(c)(3) is on a mission: to change the world for animals. Animal Outlook has made headlines in the New York Times and other media, breaking through the mainstream news blackout on animal rights where others have failed. Its focus is on exposing the rampant animal cruelty on factory farms through daring undercover investigations. AO also targets retail food companies, like the campaign to urge Starbucks to offer more vegan options, which has seen some success. Now, after a stellar run of leadership by Erica Meier, a new chapter is starting with new Executive Director Cheryl Leahy. Let's meet Cheryl and find out what's in store next!
New York Times bestselling author and Tedx talker Kathy Freston is out with a brand new book! 72 Reasons to Be Vegan is a compact, easy to digest, and highly entertaining summary of why plant-based is the solution to so many of our problems! Order NOW for immediate delivery in print or audible: https://amzn.to/2PGhaqe It’s everything you need to know about graduating beyond meat and dairy, but may have been afraid to ask! Co-authored by NYT bestselling author Gene Stone, it covers nutrition, disease prevention, fitness, climate change, and sex, specifically how sexual function can be improved for men and women on a vegan diet. Now that we have your attention... this is the perfect book to satisfy your own curiosity or to give to that veg-curious friend. For more: kathyfreston.com. Kathy Freston, who has appeared on Ellen, Good Morning America, Extra, and Oprah, talks to #JaneUnChained's Jane Velez-Mitchell. Visit JaneUnChained.com for thousands of printable vegan recipes.
The Agriculture Fairness Alliance is looking for 43 champions who could literally save the world from an environmental apocalypse. AFA sends lobbyists into the halls of Congress to educate members of Congress, U.S. senators, and their staff, about the reality of animal agriculture’s devastating impact on the climate, human health, world hunger, habitat destruction, wildlife extinction, and pollution… and the connection between animal abuse and pandemics. But, these lobbyists need funding! Currently, agriculturefairnessalliance.org has ONE lobbyist doing an amazing job and getting a great reception. But, more are needed to counter the influence of the meat/dairy/pharmaceutical industrial complex. Time is of the essence. Right now, the government is deciding how to cope with climate change. Animal agriculture is a blind spot that we ignore at own peril. Vegans, animal lovers and environmentalists are being called on to pitch in, so AFA can hire more lobbyists. AFA is looking for people to give monthly to support the monthly paycheck of their lobbyists. Champions will get regular zoom updates from the lobbyists themselves and answer questions. In this Voice America Radio discussion, AFA’s Laura Reese talks to JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell about this exciting opportunity. To be a champion, click here: agriculturefairnessalliance.org/champions
If you want life on this planet to survive… register NOW for the Virtual Vegan World 2026 Convergence on Saturday, April 24th. ?Hosted by ClimateHealers.org, which was founded by Dr. Sailesh Rao, the Stanford Ph.D., systems analyst and engineer, who was instrumental in the development of the Internet and who is creating a system to achieve a vegan world by 2026. Learn all about it during this broadcast. ?This next convergence starts at: 11:00 am Eastern, Saturday, April 24, 2021 to Sunday 9:00 pm Eastern. The requested donation is $29. However, you can attend for FREE. Click here to sign up: https://bit.ly/3aEbp3V There will be 5 separate zoom events to advance the realization of a vegan world by 2026! 1: The New Economy (includes Aquarius, CurrencySkunks)?2: The Food Healers (includes United in Heart, K-Mama)?3: The New Ecology (includes Reap Goodness, Food Forests)?4: The Vegan Spirituality (includes Compassionate Living Circles, Climate Healers Groups)?5: General Track (Systems Transformation, Ag Impacts, Position papers) Join and be part of the Greatest Transformation in Human History! Jane Velez-Mitchell of JaneUnChained.com interviews Dr. Sailesh Rao.
Vegans Against All Oppression (VAAO) is an international vegan coalition, working to transform and confront oppressive structures in human society today. This is a social network for vegans who create change in the world through online outreach as well as street actions. This platform connects activists globally in order to effect positive change in our world. It facilitates human and non-human animal activism through our network of activist vegans. In this network, you can find articles on human rights issues like BLM, Trans rights, and others as well as non-human animal rights topics such as speciesism and factory animal slaughter. VAAO aims to change the narrative around veganism to help create a better future for our planet. VAAO is live on Clubhouse every Saturday at 10 AM ET. Join at https://www.wearevaao.org
BreakingNews: The world’s first vegan hospital says it’s tackling one of the biggest problems in the health industry that few are talking about: feeding artery-clogging meat and dairy to patients who are ill and hospitalized. This is all happening in Beirut, Lebanon. Hayek Hospital is a family-owned private medical facility that switched out its menu in March of 2021 to 100% plant-based options. The hospital announced it this way. “Our patients will no longer wake up from surgery to be greeted with ham, cheese, milk, and eggs, the very foods that may have contributed to their health problems in the first place.” JaneUnChained News host Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Georges G. Hayek, the owner of Hayek Hospital in Lebanon. This is a major breakthrough for the global health care system. Will it spread? We hope so!
Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That’s why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook’s recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something — and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA’ s Alicia Graef.
So often the roadblock to living an optimally healthful life is… family. There are so many misconceptions that powerful interests promote to try and get parents to feed their children cow’s milk, which — because we’re not cows - is not healthy and can foster health problems. Ditto for meat consumption, which can lead to preventable illnesses like heart disease. Processed meat, which includes deli slices and bacon, has officially been declared to be a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, something media and doctors rarely mention. Details here: https://bit.ly/3c8SSxO Now, two amazing health experts set the record straight in a new book! Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families (November 2020, Health Communications, Inc.) - The authors have recently been featured in Real Simple, PopSugar, Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Life and on Cincy Lifestyle, WFLA Daytime and IG Lives with Kathy Freston, Dr. Michael Greger and more! Now meet Reshma Shah, Md, MPH and Brenda Davis, RD. JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell, award-winning journalist, documentarian and New York Times bestselling author, conducts the interview.
Plantpurenation.com is where you can order the most delicious, 100% plant-based meals, delivered right to your door. PlantPure's goal is to launch a revolution that transforms society. The best way to do that? Make absolutely delicious meals! PlantPureNation founder Nelson Campbell also directed the powerful film PlantPure Nation, which examines the political and economic factors that have suppressed information on the benefits of plant-based nutrition. In addition to his food business and his filmmaking, Nelson will tell us all about his non-profit PlantPure Communities, which seeks to get nutritious, vegan food to communities struggling with food insecurity. And, there's so much more to this dynamo, who is living proof that a vegan lifestyle gives you extraordinary energy and vitality! Host Jane Velez-Mitchell, a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and the founder of JaneUnChained.com, conducts the interview for the hour.
Plant Perfect's line of vegan salad dressings are darn so good, I couldn't stop myself from gobbling up the samples before this show, exclaimed JaneUnChained host Jane Velez-Mitchell. The dynamic Mark Garrison, and his team, have whipped up an array of vegan salad dressings that are shelf-stable, zero cholesterol, free of any palm oil, non-GMO and absolutely delicious! These salad dressings are available at Whole Foods. Plant Perfect also has a vegan mayonnaise that will rock your world. And, coming soon, Plant Perfect's new line of vegan butter! How does Mark do it? Find out as Jane chats up this plant-based powerhouse for the hour! To learn more about these products, visit https://eatplantperfect.com
As the vegan movement explodes on the world stage, how can anyone keep up with everything that's happening? Enter Vegevents.com. VegEvents bills itself as the world's largest vegan event calendar. The website has over 1,000 vegan events around the world listed at any given time. Before the pandemic, there were over 3,000 events at any given time. And, every week, 3,400 people around the world receive an email specific to them with vegan events near them or online. The website is built in such a way that vegan events are automatically pulled in from hundreds of Meetup.com groups, Eventbrite hosts, and websites with exportable calendars. And events are also submitted directly by vegan event organizers. Now, meet the brilliant mind behind this extraordinary resource... Jason Schramm.
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and one of the world's richest and most influential businessmen, recently made headlines by declaring that rich nations should shift entirely to synthetic beef because of the cattle industry's impact on climate change. Now that the establishment has begun acknowledging what vegans have shouted from the rooftops for years, it's fair to ask: how do we accomplish this? Answer: make delicious plant-based meats. Enter Hungry Planet. This company declares it's on a mission to bend the curve on personal and planetary health with the only full range of delicious, nourishing, plant-based meats. The company, hungryplanetfoods.com, makes it easy for consumers to switch to plant-based meat, including plant-based iterations of pork, chicken, beef and sausage, without any compromise in taste. Now, meet the movers and shakers behind this amazing culinary adventure!
Veganism is skyrocketing. More and more Americans are identifying themselves as plant-based. Reports from publications, like The Beet, say veganism is growing fastest in the African-American community! Today, we’re talking to powerful leaders of that movement who are involved in the Veguary campaign. Veguary is a FREE month-long pledge campaign encouraging people to commit to vegan living during the month of February. “This campaign is purposefully situated in the month of February - Black History Month in the United States - to highlight the contributions of Black trailblazers, and the many benefits of vegan living in communities of color.” To learn more visit afrovegansociety.org/veguary.
“‘Ethical veganism’ is a protected class akin to religion in the U.K. after a landmark ruling.” So blared a headline in the Washington Post. Now, meet the man who made that happen! Jordi Casamitjana argued that he was fired from his job at an animal rights organization after telling colleagues that the group’s pension funds invested in companies that experiment on animals. The United Kingdom’s Equality Act says, in order to be covered as a protected class, the belief must be “genuinely held; be a belief and not an opinion or viewpoint based on the present state of information available; be a belief as to a weighty and substantial aspect of human life and behavior; attain a certain level of cogency, seriousness, cohesion and importance; and be worthy of respect in a democratic society, compatible with human dignity and not conflict with the fundamental rights of others.” Well, that certainly defines veganism. JaneUnChained.com founder Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Jordi.
Our food system, our health care system, our national response to the pandemic, and our battle against climate change. It's all in shambles. Why? Because we fail to address the root cause of each one of these problems. That root cause is modern-day, industrialized animal agriculture. It is literally destroying our planet. We're in a pandemic brought on by a zoonotic illness, meaning it jumped from animals to humans. Yet few speak of how to prevent the next pandemic, which could come from a concentrated animal feeding operation for poultry, pigs or cows, where animals are kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions and pumped with antibiotics. Now, Dr. Sailesh Rao, systems analyst and founder of ClimateHealters.org, talks to us about how we can all be part of the solution and bring about the greatest transformation in human history: evolving beyond killing. Please listen to this brilliant engineer and his solution to the biggest problems plaguing humankind.
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Weslye Saunders talks plant-based health with Better Food Foundation’s Laura Cascada! Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts. DefaultVeg is the simple idea of reframing what we think of as normal to plant-based foods. This strategy, which is simply setting the default to be the plant-based option instead of the other way around, has been adopted by 50+ institutions from Harvard Sustainability to the American Lung Association to reduce their environmental footprints. Now, DefaultVeg has a campaign featuring rapper Grey, actor Jillian Rose Reed, former NFL player Weslye Saunders, famed race car driver Leilani Munter, and TV host Stephanie Gerard encouraging folks to start a more resilient default with their holiday meals. For more, visit: betterfoodfoundation.org
What would Jesus say about modern-day, industrialized animal agriculture, where 60,000 hens are crammed into a giant windowless warehouse, where baby calves are ripped from their bellowing mothers, where chickens are debeaked, where tails are sliced off because they just get in the way? Here's another question. What's it like to be a vegan minister in a time of such massive, yet widely accepted, cruelty? That's the question we address in this broadcast as we speak with a modern reverend who is also a vegan. Now, meet Reverend Sarah Bowen for a life-changing discussion.
White Coat Waste is a powerhouse advocate for animals in our nation's capital, focusing on ending unnecessary, wasteful, and horrifically cruel experiments on animals that are taxpayer-funded. The organization has had a lot of success exposing how absurd most of these experiments are. From constipation to cannibalism, the excuses these pseudo-scientists use to subject animals to extreme suffering would be laughable... except that the torture these animals endure is tragic. If an individual did to one animal what these fake scientists do to thousands, they'd be arrested on animal cruelty charges. We're talking about agencies like the Veterans Administration, National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration, to name a few. Now, learn about how this organization is speaking truth to power, while exposing and ending these barbaric practices. Visit whitecoatwaste.org to get involved.
BeVeg is the world’s leading vegan certification company, founded and led by prominent attorney Carissa Kranz, today's interview subject. The BeVeg vegan standard is the benchmark for vegan assurance, giving you the confidence you need to access new markets and establish new business that meets vegan consumer expectations.
BeVeg is ISO accredited and recognized by the world accreditation community for its vegan standard. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization that develops and publishes international standards.
As the world’s leading vegan verification and certification firm, BeVeg ensures the quality and quantity of products conform to the internationally recognized vegan standards in scope. They research, inspect, verify, and analyze through ingredient research, supply chain investigation, surveillance sampling, on-site inspections, lab testing, and follow up as dictated by findings to ensure conformity.
Pandemic: that's the word that best defines 2020. It held us all in its grip, some more tragically than others. What can we learn from this experience? How can we prevent it from happening again? What is the connection to veganism? COVID-19 is a zoonotic illness that jumped from animals to humans. Whether you believe the likely scenario that it first cropped up in a retail slaughter market in China or not... it is a zoonotic illness. The details don't change that essential fact. If we lived in a vegan world, where animals were not exploited, tortured & killed for food, clothing, industry. etc, we would not be experiencing this crisis.
Now, meet some of America's vegan leaders: Systems Analyst/Engineer Dr. Sailesh Rao of ClimateHealers.org, Journalist/Filmmaker Donny Moss of TheirTurn.net, Animal Alliance Network's Ellen Dent, NYCLASS's Edita Birnkrant and our host Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of JaneUnChained News Network! Hear their take on 2020 and predictions for 2021!
Written by VegNews Senior Online Features Editor Jasmin Singer, this book makes a bold promise! You can look good, feel good and do good in just 30 Days! Sounds like a plan, right? The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan makes personal evolution a fun adventure. It's won praise from Joaquin Phoenix, Daisy Fuentes, Mena Suvari, Mayim Bialik, Evanna Lynch, Tig Notaro and your host Jane Velez-Mitchell, among others. First of all, Jasmin is hilarious and you will chuckle your way through this. Fabulous vegan recipes abound. Additionally, given that VegNews is a global leader in all things vegan, this book offers the best tips for living a compassionate lifestyle that's also likely to give you more energy. If there's one thing the pandemic has taught us: the human race needs to change. Why not make it fun? This book does that in spades.
It's a breakthrough in the fight to end animal testing! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just launched Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs aka ISTAND. This pilot program will help reduce and replace animal testing as part of drug development. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has worked toward this goal for several years by meeting with the FDA and Congress and providing expert input, hosting Congressional briefings, and leading drug development stakeholders in advocating for a pathway for the approval of nonanimal, human-biology based drug testing methods. PCRM's Elizabeth Baker breaks down this breakthrough!
We know how crucial it is to get enough water. Now, a new product gives the hydration space a superfood blast. RDCL Superfoods has just launched two plant-based, superfood-packed drink mixes: Passion Fruit and Dragon Fruit Superberry. Just add water and you’ve made that essential, but sometimes a tad dull, drink a colorful, flavorful delight. This new product was co-founded by Donny Makower, the CEO of RDCL Superfoods who says the COVID-19 pandemic has made the need for energy and immunity-boosting ingredients all the more important. Donny has his finger on the pulse of the vegan space and is known for his popular lecture ”The Blindspot of Compassion.” He is also the board chairman of California’s Gentle Barn Sanctuary, which has adapted to COVID with a safe drive-through event every Sunday. How has the pandemic energized the vegan/compassion movement? Find out!
HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene is an unflinching book of photography documenting our relationship with non-human animals in the 21st century, as depicted through the lenses of 40 award-winning photojournalists. It focuses on the invisible animals in our lives: those with whom we have a close relationship and yet fail to see. They are the animals we eat and the animals we wear. They are the animals used in research and for entertainment, as well as the animals we sacrifice in the name of tradition and religion. The stories within its pages are revelatory and brutal. As we enter a new decade, about 80 billion land animals continue to be used and consumed by humans each year. The majority of these animals are raised and killed within industrial agricultural systems. GET THIS BOOK FOR THE PERSON YOU RESPECT ENOUGH TO SHOW THE TRUTH: INFO HERE: https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/hidden/ MORE HERE: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hidden-animals-in-the-anthropocene-by-we-anim
As a scandal swept through the meat industry, a summit was held to end animal agriculture by helping farmers and ranchers thrive on their land without using animals. As vegan leaders were brainstorming with ranchers and farmers about how to transition out of sending animals to slaughter, a leading meat company was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. A lawsuit alleges Tyson slaughterhouse managers were placing money bets on how many of their workers would come down with COVID. Tyson's CEO says the allegations upset him and are not in keeping with the company's core values. What do our panelists think?
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in High Falls, New York is a state of the art farmed animal sanctuary where every Thanksgiving is celebrated with a touching and joyous ThanksLIVING ceremony. In this scenario, the turkeys, rescued from the horrors of modern day, intensive, factory farming, are not eaten. Instead, humans feed THEM delectable treats like cranberries and pies. The turkeys really enjoy the celebration. The humans get to see these magnificent beings for who they are: individuals, each with a unique personality. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary has a host of really innovative programs. During COVID, you can get a digital tour! You can also sponsor a turkey, chicken, cow or one of the other farm animals. It makes a great gift. Sanctuaries are one of the few places, in the modern day world, where people can experience animals that are otherwise treated as mere property. Often, people leave with a totally different attitude toward animals. They stop eating them!
We live in a finite world where we are consuming resources at a rate that is simply not sustainable. We will run out of life's essentials if we don't adapt. Having Kids is an organization that urges vegans to expand their view of the practice to include advocacy for better family planning: https://havingkids.org/real-animal-rights-starts-with-fair-start-family-planning.
Led by famed attorney Carter Dillard, the organization would love activists to go beyond consumption and think in terms of building nonhuman inclusive futures. Having Kids is accomplishing this through implementation of a universal family planning model called Fair Start. Groups like PETA are signing on to the effort here: https://havingkids.org/organizations-joining-for-world-population-day-at-the-u-n/
PlantBasedNeighbor.com is a new APP, currently in beta testing as a website. A project of JaneUnChained News Network, which is a 501c-3 non-profit, its mission is to connect vegans and vegetarians with like minded individuals in their own neighborhoods and beyond. It is set to become an APP in early 2021. But, YOU can sign up now! It's lots of fun. Find out how many vegans and vegetarians there are in YOUR neighborhood. In the meantime, we're kicking it off with a word contest. A lot of common phrases are extremely anti-animal. They use animals names as insults, encourage violence against animals and, in general, show complete disrespect for non-human animals. It's no wonder that humans often act out this prejudice against animals. So, today, we're coming up with kind alternatives to the following 6 phrases: Weasel Out, Not My First Rodeo, Fishy, Pig Out, Whack-a-Mole, Bigger Fish to Fry. Join us and come up with your own kind alternatives!
We all seek the fountain of youth. But, is there really such a thing? Well, yes, and you don't have to take a ship around the world to find it. It's right there staring you in the face 3 times a day.... on your plate. Yes, it's your food. Now, meet a vibrant woman who defies age. Karyn Calabrese is one of the most innovative leaders in the health and holistic world. A vegan, she is an expert in how to cleanse your body and then replenish it with nutrients, antioxidants and superfoods in the form of fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains. Really, it's that simple. Get rid of the junk, the dead animals, the breast milk of another species... and bring in the Garden of Eden. When it comes to Karyn, listen and you will find yourself saying: I'll have what she's having!
On October 13th, 2020, the New York Times held a virtual talk entitled: Feeding the World! The world’s most influential newspaper has huge power to shape cultural norms. So, four vegans attended. What we heard shocked and dismayed us. There was little discussion of global hunger. According to the NYT’s own reporting, “an estimated 265 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by year’s end.” There was scant discussion of big picture solutions and more talk of the availability of turkeys and other animal products. There was no proactive mention of plant-based solutions even though at least 36 percent of the world's crop calories are used for animal feed. Animals are an extremely inefficient food source, eating far more than they produce as food. Why no mention? Vegan product sales are booming across the U.S., outpacing overall food growth by more than five times. The Times is invited on to respond at any time, as are any of the NYT panel speakers.
Sales of vegan food products are skyrocketing. The Good Food Institute reports that the plant-based food category has grown five times faster than overall U.S. food sales, which also saw an increase of 2.2 percent in 2019, So, what are the products propelling us to a plant-based culture, for human health, climate change reversal, the eradication of world hunger, the prevention of future pandemics and compassion to animals? Cool Beans, the latest innovation in the fast-growing whole-food, plant-based, frozen foods category, now has three of its portable wraps for sale at Sprouts Farmers Markets nationwide. Cool Beans describes its wraps as a wholesome, delicious, minimally processed product that focuses on taste and nutrition.“ As Americans strive to get healthier and slim down, they are turning to the increasing number of plant-based options in supermarkets! Now, learn how the frozen food section is rapidly going vegan.
In a shocking development, and while people are focused on the COVID-19 crisis, the gas industry has been caught doing an end-run around the will of the public, which is rising up against the horrific plan to bulldoze the Ballona Wetlands, LA’s last coastal wetlands in Playa del Rey whose 640 acres is teeming with 1,700 species of animals and plants, some endangered.
During public meetings, community leaders have denounced the plan to bulldoze the wetlands, which is being pushed by allies of the fossil fuel industry. The agenda of this phony “restoration” plan is to allow the gas industry to excavate the wetlands and refurbish crumbling gas infrastructure which lies underneath and throughout this ecological reserve, and extend the life of this facility which contributes to climate change.
Could compassionate companies save the world by donating some or all of their profits to vegan charities? We discuss with Margaux Khoury. She is the co-founder of IMPACT: a company founded by vegan activists that donates 100% of after-tax profits to animal liberation. CreateAnImpact.org
Safe for the earth, safe for the animals, safe for all humans, is a tag line. But, this high-quality, low-footprint deodorant is more than just a product. It's a gateway to a new movement. Margaux explains her corporate giving model and her hope that other vegan, cruelty-free companies follow suit. Animal agriculture is the number #1 problem the world faces today, as a leading cause of deforestation, habitat destruction, wildlife extinction, climate change, human world hunger and human disease. Yet, only a tiny fraction of all charitable giving goes to the vegan movement. Let's talk about it! It's the vegonomy! Support the vegonomy! Sign up at plantbasedneighbor.com
Two vegan powerhouses have teamed up to create a perfect book for these challenging times when being healthy can literally mean the difference between life and death. The book is called The Friendly Vegan Cookbook! 100 mouthwatering recipes, packed with superfoods! Get it here: http://friendlyvegancookbook.com - by Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn. Plant-Based on a Budget is Toni Okamoto's popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save money and supersize your health by eating veggies. Michelle Cehn's World of Vegan and YouTube Channel are mega-hits. These two dynamic women have reached millions, explaining to the world why going plant-based is the best thing you can do for your own health, to end world hunger, to stop climate change and related deforestation and to save animals. Now, they've put together 100 foolproof, flavor-forward recipes to help you make the shift to optimal health.
Dr Melanie Joy is one of the most insightful thinkers, authors and activists of our time. Dr Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social transformation. She is the award-winning author of five books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows and Getting Relationships Right: How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work. Joy is also an internationally recognized speaker and trainer who’s presented her work in fifty countries across six continents.
Melanie Joy, PhD, is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social transformation. She is the award-winning author of five books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows and Getting Relationships Right: How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work. Joy is also an internationally recognized speaker and trainer who’s presented her work in fifty countries.
The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is under assault... from people and organizations that claim to be pro-environment. They plan to completely bulldoze over the 640 acres that form Ballona Wetlands, the last coastal wetlands in Los Angeles, in the Playa del Rey region. And, with some nerve, the proponents claim this obliteration is actually a restoration. 1,700 species call this pristine sliver of wildlife home. They would all be pushed out.. wiped out. We are talking foxes, owls, egrets, lizards.. and many, many other species. Critics say the real agenda is to allow the fossil fuel industry to get in there are refurbish the crumbling gas infrastructure that lies beneath the wetlands. Some of the key proponents have gotten funding from the fossil fuel industry. If this can happen in progressive, environmentally-friendly LA, it will open the floodgates for the destruction of wetlands everywhere! How can you help? Watch, share. Visit DefendBallonaWetlands.org and get involved!
In a huge animal rights victory, Paragon Sports has announced it will no longer sell goods that feature real fur, which includes Canada Goose fur collared parkas, after this winter, when it apparently plans to clear out its last remaining fur items.
This victory is thanks to a relentless, 3-year campaign by some of New York City's leading animal rights activists, whom you'll meet on this broadcast, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has long led the movement against killing fur-bearing animals to turn them into coats or collars.
The fierce, strategic campaign against fur has focused on Canada Goose, which had resisted the fur-free trend embraced by so many other top designers. But, in April, the New York Times reported, Canada Goose announced that starting in 2022, the company will no longer buy new fur from trappers. What does that mean? Here's the latest from TheirTurn.net's Donny Moss and his team of amazing animal rights.
Risk not Race! That’s the threat when it comes to getting very sick or dying of COVID-19. While news media reports that minorities are particularly at risk for suffering the most serious consequences of the virus, world famous cardiologist Kim Williams, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and its former President, says that stat is really a distortion. Poor diet contributes to the underlying conditions of obesity, heart disease and other illness which increase anyone’s risk of suffering the worst of COVID. Those underlying conditions, caused by meat and dairy laden diets, disproportionately affect people of color. All the more reason to eat plant-based. JaneUnChained.com for more.
Two very funny female, African-American, vegan powerhouses, who are multi-talented singers, writers, humorists and entrepreneurs literally sing their goals and accomplishments and talk all things intersectionality!
The Vegan Justice League fights for planetary justice on many fronts and in many cities! VJL is a non-profit. A sister organization, Agriculture Fairness Alliance, lobbies for ethical food policies. Now, VJL is teaming up with New York City’s P.S. Kitchen to offer a groundbreaking new Rewards Program. At a critical time in our history, the pandemic has hit vegan restaurants hard. Restaurants that were once busy with in-person patrons are looking for creative ways to continue to attract customers. Vegan Justice League will launch the VJL Rewards Program, a loyalty program through which partner businesses will offer perks! Meanwhile, more vegan restaurants are opening than closing and vegan products are skyrocketing across the globe!
When the coronavirus showed up and shattered all of our lives, many people learned - for the first time - about live slaughter markets. Yes, China was the focus, at first, because the first reported cases of coronavirus stemmed from a slaughter market in China. But, did you know that there are thousands of wet slaughter markets, retail slaughterhouses, in the US? Big cities, like New York, have lots of them. Today, we discuss the dangers these markets potentially pose and how there is growing movement to shut them down!
The Black Lives Matter movement has exploded across American. Largely, it's a movement about power and who has it. Protests are powerful. But, in today's society, money is the real power. Today, we talk to two members of Vegan Outreach about the intersection between Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements and veganism.
Twenty years ago there were only a handful of VegFests around the world. One of the earliest one was WorldFest in Los Angeles, which then became VegFestLA, attracting upwards of 20,000 people every May. Central Coast VegFest is one of the newer entrants but took off with a bang, drawing huge crowds in February to beautiful San Luis Obispo. But, this year, the coronavirus has forced VegFests around the world to shut down, go virtual or.. just skip a year.. or maybe two, So, what's next for VegFests, popular events that veganize people with amazing plant-based food, great speakers and cruelty-free shopping? We will find out with three of the top VegFest organizers on the west coast.
Gina Bonanno-Lemos describes herself as a former hot mess. Gina grappled with health issues that literally left her gasping for air. She suffered from allergies, asthma, sinus conditions, seasonal depression and lack of energy. Then, she woke up and realized she didn't have to live that way. What changed? She discovered plant-based eating and found that her ailments had vanished and she was left with non-stop energy. Today, Gina promotes a vegan diet through her books and public speaking events. Gina runs a vegan training program and is relentless in spreading the word! Get healthy and happy: eat plants, not animals!
Gene Baur has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. For more than 25 years he has traveled extensively around the country, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming.
Recently, Gene made waves with his thought provoking Op-Ed piece in The Guardian entitled: It's time to dismantle factory farms and get used to eating less meat. He tells it like it is and speaks truth to power, noting Slaughterhouses are a breeding ground for disease and hotspots for coronavirus, and dozens closed after thousands of workers became ill. President Trump ordered these operations open, and shielded them from legal liability for exposing disempowered workers to intolerable risks. At the same time, the government is spending $200m per month to support the meat and dairy industries, while agribusiness lobbies for more stimulus money to return to killing as normal. Now, hear from Gene Baur himself.
Regan Russell was a beloved, relentless and skilled activist who – for more than forty years – devoted her life to advocating for voiceless animals. But, in an instant, she was silenced, run over and killed, on Friday, June 19th, by a truck packed with pigs as it headed to a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario in Canada. Protests and blockades have now erupted at the spot where Regan was run down, as a scrum of media assembled to hear from the victim’s family and fellow animal rights advocates. Save Movement founder Anita Krajnc spoke, promising global mobilization in honor of Regan Russell’s life, cut short as she was advocating for compassion to other sentient beings with whom we share this planet.
The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community and the health transformation that occurs with a switch to a vegan diet. It also explores African-American history as it pertains to food. The documentary begins with the personal story of Jasmine Leyva, a 30-year-old black actress and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. Over the past seven years, Leyva has committed herself to veganism, both in lifestyle and research. This amazing documentary is steaming now on Amazon Prime Video! Vegan NBA legend John Salley is just one of the stars profiled in this film. You have to check it out. Now, hear Jasmine's story!
As we experience a national uprising in solidarity against racism, Dr Milton Mills helps us look at the issue from the angles of human health and environment. Environmental racism and dietary racism are terms unfamiliar to many. However, millions of African-American citizens are experiencing the ill-effects of both. Dr Mills has spoken truth to power at the USDA about its dietary guidelines pushing unhealthy dairy on minority school kids. Dr Mills also tells us about the ill-effects of factory farms on surrounding minority communities. Then, there's the exploitation of slaughterhouse workers, who are overwhelmingly people of color. His understanding of the history of food is fascinating. Dr Mills explains how minorities often underwrite exploitation by supporting companies that support oppression. The most powerful tool we have is our money. Making smart consumer choices can result in taking back the power. Dr Mills is featured on: What The Health & The Invisible Vegan.
We talk to NY Times bestselling author Dr Michael Greger about his book: How to Survive a Pandemic. He is also the author of many other acclaimed books including HOW NOT TO DIE. Dr Greger's knowledge of infectious diseases, from tuberculosis and measles to AIDS and COVID-19, is deep. He explains their origin: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these infections—both pre-existing ones and those newly identified—have sparked some of the deadliest plagues in history. Dr Greger will answer these questions: How did these diseases come about? What can we do to prevent future pandemics? What is the role of industrialized animal agriculture in this crisis? Followed by a panel discussion.
With the coronavirus believed to have started in a wet market in China, there is an outcry against these bloody and unsanitary retail slaughter markets. But, did you know there are thousands in the Unite States? Yes, in New York City alone, there are more than 80 such markets where a wide variety of animals are slaughtered as the buyer waits to pick up the carcass. Now, Social Compassion in Legislation is proposing legislation to end these establishments in the U.S. Legislation discussed in this broadcast include bills to ban wet markets and possession of endangered species from Africa. And we will explain California's blood bank bill. So much to discuss!
Ray Ippolito is heading up a food for first responder program in NYC with a dear friend Felipe Avalos, called BIG LOVE. They have served thousands of vegan meals to NYC doctors and nurses and have acquired some truly generous and loving supporters as Tofurkey, Freakin Vegan, Miyokos, Raw Rev and many others.
Megan Sadd is the creator of CarrotsandFlowers.com and the author of the amazing cookbook: 30 Minute Vegan Dinners, 75 plant-based meals you're going to crave! This book is packed with mouthwatering dishes that are fast and easy, yet delicious! These meals deliver all the creaminess and crunchiness of your favorite comfort foods, without the cholesterol, with fewer calories and guilt-free. These meals have a very low carbon footprint. Additionally, the kids will love them and even help you out in the kitchen!
Wicked Kitchen Foods is based on the concept: 80% healthy, 20% wicked, 100% plant-based! To date, they've sold more than 10 million Wicked Kitchen products, that is 10 million meals without the use of animals. As great as that is, billions of animals are still killed each year. They are proud of the impact so far, but they are nowhere near stopping. Get the inside scoop on their plan to save the world, one meal at a time!
Right now, during the virus pandemic, restaurants across the globe are struggling. Many have shuttered. Others are trying to find their footing. We are focusing on vegan restaurants because our culture must transition to plant-based to avoid future pandemics. The coronavirus began in a meat market. So did SARS! Let's learn from this tragedy to avoid any more pandemics in future. Let's help people transition to healthful, compassionate meals that don't involve animals or their by-products. Two top vegan restaurants from either coast speak out!
Coronavirus has brought 21st Century human culture to a standstill as nature says: time out. Go to your room and think about how you are treating the natural world and the animals in it. This catastrophe began in a slaughterhouse in China. You can call it a wet market. You can call it a live market. You can call it a meat market. It's all the same. Innocent animals were being unnecessarily slaughtered in a cesspool of filth, feces, urine, blood, guts and bone. Every slaughterhouse has all of these horrific ingredients. Consumer Reports studied hundreds of pounds of ground beef and found 100% contained fecal matter. Now, the young visionary Ryuji Chua, aka PeaceByVegan, speaks to us about the lessons nature is offering. His partner Rain Bruno, a vegan artist/activist, lends her perspective as well.
Gianna Simone is a woman of many talents: a very successful actress, an athlete and a TV producer. Gianna is the force behind Love Gianna, an extremely informative interview show, featuring Gianna and some of the nation's top nutrition doctors. It's streaming now on Amazon Prime. All the doctors have a common message: you are what you eat. If you want to be healthy, then eat a whole foods, plant-based diet. Find out the facts from doctors who study heart disease and cancer. Gianna interviews them all! Hear her amazing story. How she got to Hollywood and made a name for herself and why she went vegan.
Many people choose veganism as a logical and sensible response to their concerns about animals, the environment, and/or their health. But despite their positive intentions and the personal benefits they experience, they’re often met with resistance from friends, family members, and society at large.These external factors can make veganism socially diffi- cult—and emotionally exhausting—to sustain. This leads to an unfortunate reality: the majority of vegans (and vegetarians) revert back to consuming meat, dairy, or eggs—breaching their own values and sabotaging their own goals in the process. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, known as “The Joyful Vegan,” has guided countless individ- uals through the process of becoming vegan. Now, in her seventh book, The Joyful Vegan, she shares her insights into why some people stay vegan and others stop.
We discuss the terrible toll coronavirus is having and how it stems from abuse of animals in the food system, which is believed to have emanated from China's wet meat markets. We also chat about positive things happening as society wakes up and transitions to a plant-based lifestyle! From new TV shows to new books, change is accelerating!
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen talks about the rise of her Texas rescue into a force for social change! Hear her incredible story: It all started with Rowdy Girl, a little 2 month old baby calf that my husband wanted me to care for, hoping I would start wanting to be a 'good' rancher's wife. I bought her for $300 having no idea that she would take me down the rabbit hole where I would come out on the other side of compassion for all sentient beings – even the ones that used to end up on my plate. The rest they say is her-story.
Becoming vegan for me has been a result of living on the Sonnen Ranch, now Rowdy Girl Sanctuary with my multi-generational cattle rancher husband – I couldn’t take the red trailer leaving with the babies anymore – As a result I started watching documentaries and slaughterhouse videos and when I made the corner, I’ve never looked back. Forever Vegan!
Jane Velez-Mitchell visits Prabhat Gautam's new LA space: Real Change Events to about.... JANE'S NEW VEGAN COOKING SHOW! “NEW DAY NEW CHEF!” Watch on Public Television Stations and Amazon Prime Video
From the Golden Globes to Dunkin’ Donuts, from Burger King to Starbucks, the world is waking up to the benefits of a plant-based diet, for the climate, human health and the animals. Now, the skyrocketing trend toward plant-based eating is hitting television with a first-of-its-kind vegan cooking show!
New Day New Chef is a new, fast-paced cooking show set to air on Public Television stations throughout the nation and is now available to watch on Prime Video.
New Day New Chef is hosted by New York Times bestselling author and former CNN Headline News (HLN) host Jane Velez-Mitchell, who is well-known for advocating a vegan lifestyle. Season one features eight episodes of fun, delicious, easy vegan recipes, such as a tantalizing tower of triple-decker veggie burgers!
Coffee lovers who indulge in the world’s priciest brew may have no idea they’re sipping on a cup of animal cruelty. An investigator from Los-Angeles based animal rights organization Lady Freethinker visited multiple locations in Bali, Indonesia selling kopi luwak – coffee made by feeding civet cats, also called luwaks, coffee cherries and collecting their excrement – and documented the filthy, miserable conditions of the captive animals.
LFT’s investigator found:
Dozens of tourist attractions in Bali forcing these wild, solitary and nocturnal animals together in cages for noisy tourists to gawk at all day long.
These tourist traps cage civets purely for display, then sell luwak coffee sourced from deplorable, factory-style farms where conditions are even worse.
One local Luwak coffee farm held civets in tiny, filthy, barren wire cages, stacked on top of one another with no visible food or water. The rows of cages also held roosters and dogs – likely to slaughter.
Vegan expert Tracye McQuirter, MPH, will give black women the support they need to go vegan, get healthy, and feel great for life. “The 10,000 Black Vegan Women program will help 10,000 African American women go vegan in 2020 to live longer, healthier lives,” says Tracye McQuirter. “Although we have a long history of plant-based pioneers and activists, including Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Angela Davis and others, we also have the most to gain from the health benefits of eating plant-based foods because we experience the highest rates of preventable, diet-related diseases in the country.” With animal agriculture being the leading cause of global warming, the 10,000 Black Vegan Women program gives women of color an opportunity to do something good for their mind, body and the environment, too. “I want to truly change the health paradigm of black women. We are leaders in so many progresive ways, but we are in a crisis when it comes to our health.
U.S. House Takes Action on Legislation to End the Brutal Butcher of American Equines
The U.S. House held hearings on the slaughter of American horses for overseas markets for human consumption.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee heard testimony on the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, H.R. 961.
The Senate companion, S. 2006, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) last year.
Marty Irby of Animal Wellness Action spoke before the U.S. House. “The slaughter of our iconic American equines is cruel and terrifying, and these creatures have done nothing to warrant this.”
The slaughter of American equines for human consumption killed 70,000 horses in 2018–most of them perfectly healthy. Horse slaughter is cruelty and suffering: The horses are transported long distances without food or water.
Wild horses are also at risk, as some groups have put forth a dangerous proposal to roundup 130,000 wild horses.
After years of campaigning by Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing), Starbucks may finally be catching up with the sizzling demand for vegan food by teasing a meaty vegan breakfast item. In a new sustainability commitment on its US website, the coffee giant declares, “From more plant-based food and beverages to reusables, Starbucks is looking far and wide for opportunities to transform.”
With this update, Starbucks has finally inked into writing a commitment Animal Outlook has been urging years. Since 2018, Animal Outlook has attended Starbucks’ annual shareholder meetings to urge it to brew up meaningful and substantial vegan food items for its millions of customers to enjoy with their dairy-free coffee. What will 2020 bring? We invite Starbucks reps on Voice America Radio and JaneUnChained any time to offer their perspective and respond! Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing) is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal advocacy organization based in DC.
Slaughter Free Cities is a movement that seeks to end the destructive role animal agriculture plays in society. Meat is a leading cause of human disease, climate change and animal suffering. Right now in NYC, Slaughter Free Cities and the Animal Save Movement are coming together with local New York organizers as a unity effort to help Slaughter Free Cities generate widespread impact throughout 2020 and beyond. The Save Movement is based on the moral imperative of bearing witness to suffering and not turning away. Currently, the Save Movement has more than 600 vigils at slaughterhouses around the world. The goal is a vigil at every slaughterhouse on the planet.
Animal welfare and environmental protection organizations often overlook how the food served at their events and fundraisers may conflict with their missions. Animal shelters will serve animals such as cows, pigs, and chickens as food (e.g. burgers, ice cream, or even a pig roast) to raise funds for the cats and dogs they rescue under the missions of promoting compassion for animals or reducing the suffering of animals. Likewise, environmental and wildlife groups will serve animal products at their events even though animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of climate change and species extinction. Food for Thought works with these organizations to align their menu with their missions.
Immerse yourself in the world of animal rights protests, campaigns, demonstrations, outreach, rescue, and so much more through the book: Voices for Animal Liberation.
People across the globe are recognizing animal rights as a social justice movement. During a time of historic actions and victorious campaigns, Voices for Animal Liberation depicts the full spectrum of animal rights activism that is currently at work to create change.
This book offers the words of both new and highly influential voices in the movement today, with the intention of inspiring and educating those who are sparked by the vision of a more ethical world. Including a foreword by Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of PETA.
Connect with activists from different backgrounds as they reveal their perspectives on animal rights, their experiences taking action for animals, the challenges they've faced, and the meaning of activism in their lives.
Do you want to kick off 2020 with good health, fitness and energy? Then join Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's 21-Day Vegan Kickstart! The PCRM challenge beings on Jan 1st, 2020 and runs through Jan 21st! Learn all about it at: https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en. You can even download an app that will guide you through your transformation! Additionally, every day of the kickstart, #LunchBreakLIVE, JaneUnChained.com's daily cooking show, will show you how to make the super healthy and delicious recipe of the day! It airs LIVE on Facebook.com/JaneVelezMitchell every day at 12:30pm pacific/3:30pm Eastern. But it's available for viewing at any time. The recipes will also be posted on JaneUnChained.com.
Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL) scored massive victories for animals in 2019. We review them all and talk about the impact California, the world's 5th largest economy, has on the world at large. SCIL has been a vanguard voice sponsoring landmark legislation since our founding in 2007. Whether local, state, or federal our mission is saving and protecting animals. Social Compassion In Legislation's achievements have transcended into many other states also passing SCIL's sponsored humane laws. Thanks to Social Compassion In Legislation, the animals have a strong voice in the halls of the Capitol. SCIL's vision is to instill greater compassion into society for the welfare of all animals
All across the United States, people are transforming their lives with a plant-based diet. They are beating heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer, and they want you to know that trying a vegan diet could change – or save – your life, too.
In association with her organization’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign, and working alongside Earthlings film Director Shaun Monson, and filmmakers Bobby Sud and Alessio Schiazza, Naomi Hallum is endeavoring to tell the stories of people across the United States whose lives have been positively transformed by the switch to a plant-based vegan lifestyle. Since the launch of the campaign on Dec 1st, these stories have been seen by a global audience of over 9 million, and have inspired over 20,000 people (and counting) to go vegan this January. For every person that signs up to try vegan this January, Million Dollar Vegan is giving $1 to animal sanctuaries.
There is an epic battle between animal activists seeking to reveal the institutional cruelty of modern day factory farming and the industry itself, which seeks to paint a bucolic image of happy farm animals.
This struggle is playing out across the globe, in the US, Europe, Latin America and, now in particular, Canada!
This podcast focuses on the animal rights movement in Canada, where activists are being arrested as pro-ag industry politicians push for laws to quash undercover investigations and the fast growing campaign to bear witness at slaughterhouses, a movement that began in Ontario, Canada.
There is outrage over a planned bear hunt in New Jersey and critics say the current governor, Phil Murphy, promised to stop the bear hunt and needs to live up to that promise. The action point is simple. Call Governor Phil Murphy at 609 292-6000 and say NO to the bear hunt. Critics say the governor can stop it with an executive order.
With wild animal populations being decimated across the globe, now is not the time for weekend warriors to head out in a densely populated state with guns to target bears. For those who believe there is a problem with bears encroaching on homes and lawns, there are non-lethal methods: bear proof garbage cans are very effective.
We speak with Angi Metler, the head of the Animal Protection League of NJ and Bill Crain, who garnered publicity after he was arrested for protesting the bear hunt.
Elephants are ripped away from their families and broken in horrific torture scenarios in order to make them tame enough to provide rides for tourists. The videos of the training are the stuff of nightmares. When abducted from the wild, elephant families are separated, gunned down and otherwise violated.
All this so that tourists, who think they love elephants, can hop on one and ride them through the streets of India. It's morally indefensible and must be stopped. The way to stop it is simple! Simply... refuse to ride.
Shop For Rescues just may be the first cruelty free online pet supplies retailer using a socially responsible business model known as compassionate commerce.
The mission for Shop For Rescues is to use the sale of its pet supplies to create a consistent non-traditional funding mechanism for 501(c)3’s involved with the rescue and transference of dogs, cats and horses from abusive homes, over crowded municipal shelters and kill environments.
Impressively, SFR can use up to 27.5% of its gross revenues from its e-commerce solution as this means of support with only the sale of its pet products and without the sale of customer data.
According to the founder of Shop For Rescues, Eric Turk, compassionate commerce is about social accountability; it is a paradigm shift in the purpose of revenue supported by the exchange of goods and services.
A panel of vegan/animal rights activists, who have attended the climate strike events, talk about how their message has been received by the greater environmental community. Teenage Nobel Prize nominee Greta Thunberg's shifting focus is also a topic. Why isn't she talking about animal agriculture's devastating impact on the climate and massive contribution to climate change? Why do some studies say animal ag contributes 14.5% to climate change, while more recent studies have said 51%. What about the new white paper that says animal agriculture is responsible for at least 87% of greenhouse gas emissions? If that's correct, could the environmental movement be pointing in the wrong direction? Could a mistake that misidentifies the biggest cause of climate change be catastrophic?
So much happening in the vegan/animal rights world! This weekend California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law key legislation to protect animals! Now, California will become the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products! This is a massive victory that animal advocates believe will encourage other states to follow suit and spell the end of this cruel and unnecessary industry. The California fur ban, which prohibits the sale or manufacture of clothing, shoes or handbags with fur, goes into effect in 2023. Fur sale bans are already in place in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Fur Information Council of America is threatening to sue. On top of that, California has become the third state to ban all animals, except for domestic dogs, cats and horses, from circus performances! Animal advocates believe this spells the beginning of the end of animals in circuses everywhere.
Some politicians deny climate change. That's bad. Other politicians say it's real but continue to engage in behaviors that cause climate change. That's bad too. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren recently said we shouldn't get distracted by cheeseburgers and plastic straws. She's wrong. We need to focus on animal agriculture and plastic because both are killing our planet. Others decry climate change while chowing down on fried chicken or steak. Animal agriculture is the leading culprit of habitat destruction, wildlife extinction, water pollution and human world hunger. On this show, we discuss the hypocrisy in today's current environmental movement and what one woman is doing to change that!
Described as the ‘Future of Food,’ Huel's mission is to make nutritionally complete, convenient, affordable food, with minimum impact on animals and the environment. The UK-based brand was co-founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Julian Hearn, and renowned nutrition expert James Collier. The brand is Europe’s number one complete nutrition brand and the fastest-growing nutrition brand in the world today, selling over 1.5 million meals per month.
Being nutritionally complete means each product contains the recommended balance of protein, carbohydrates, fibre and fats, plus at least 100% of the European Union's Daily Recommended Amounts of all 26 essential vitamins and minerals and all of the US’ 27 essential vitamins and minerals.
Along with the seven variations of the Huel powder (including a gluten-free option), Huel has launched a number of nutritionally complete products.
Dolly Vyas-Ahuja's grandfather marched with Gandhi in India. Now, Dolly - who hails from Texas - has gone back to India to fight for the freedom of animals tortured for dairy. While India has a strong vegetarian tradition, it is also a huge consumer of dairy. Dolly is making a documentary about her effort to convince the people of India that stealing the breast milk of cows, and ripping away their babies in the process, is not in alignment with the values of their faith and their culture. The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members. Mahatma Gandhi
JaneUnChained went LIVE at the International Animal Rights Conference in Luxembourg this past week. Jane Velez Mitchell was there and brings us up to date on the amazing work being done by European animal rights organizations.
Michele is the Founder and President of Solid Rock Community School, a K 12 non profit private school specializing in Educating Out of the Box which started in 2004. She developed the school is philosophy, which emphasizes individualized, whole child development. The school will be offering an entire plant based menu to its students this school year and will be the first of its kind in Florida. An educator at heart, she has a strong desire to bring plant based nutrition education to her families and students. Solid Rock also holds a weekly whole school assembly and the theme this year is the Compassion Project. The Compassion Project is about raising awareness about showing compassion to all things elderly, people with disabilities, the less fortunate, animals, and the environment. SolidRockCommunitySchool.org
Animal Hero Kids in Seven Cities To Give-Out Free Impossible WHOPPERS at Burger King Twin sisters to distribute in Davie, Florida On Monday, August 19, 2019, members of Animal Hero Kids, an animal-kindness education charity, will be distributing free, vegan Impossible WHOPPER burgers outside of six Burger King locations across the United States, including Davie, Florida. Other cities include Atlanta, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Asheville, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; St. Cloud, Florida and Herndon, Virginia. Davie, Florida residents and Animal Hero Kids Sydney Cohen and Alexandria Cohen are in 11th grade. Now 16-years-old, they have been vegetarians since birth and have been helping animals their whole lives. They will be distributing free Impossible WHOPPERS® at the Burger King in Davie. “With so many options available today, including the Impossible WHOPPERS now available at Burger King, it is easier than ever to eat a plant-based diet,” said Alexandria Cohen.
KING Charter is striving to be the first plant-based public school in the USA and possibly the world. KING board members believe that all children deserve a right to proper education and nutrition and not just children of economically successful parents. KINGs curriculum will be taught in a trilingual immersion environment in English, Spanish and Mandarin and also incorporate more movement than the average public school both through recess, PE and creative classes that promote additional movement. KING will strive to provide a school that allows children to spend more time outside and in the garden. What is so unique about the charter school model, is that once you have one application approved, you essentially have the application for every county in the state of Florida.
The meatless revolution is underway as Beyond Meat's IPO proved to be the most successful IPO since 2008! Now, the meatless Impossible Whopper is rolling out at Burger King's nationwide! There are also numerous game changers in the plant-based milk/ice cream space! We will discuss it all!
We meet the amazing activist John Oberg. John is focused on making the animal rights movement more effective, specifically in tactics and communication in the social media realm. In 2019 alone, he's had 100 million impressions on his social media posts. This is because his strategic use of social media, and it’s something he wants others in the movement to take advantage of. Which is why he launched his Patreon page at patreon.com/johnoberg “
After learning that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advised people to kill green iguanas on their properties “whenever possible” and without specifying any particular killing methods, PETA dispatched a letter this morning to the agency pointing out that randomly killing these wonderful animals won’t curb their population in any significant way, whereas banning their import, possession, sale, exhibition, and breeding would actually reduce the numbers. PETA blasts the agency for taking a stopgap measure that doesn’t mandate or explain humane methods of killing.
PETA notes that untrained members of the public, including children, are ill-equipped to slaughter iguanas in a manner that destroys their brains and causes instant death, meaning that many of these sensitive animals will suffer before dying.
In the wake of horrific undercover footage by Animal Recovery Mission, showing violent calf/cow abuse at one America's largest, so-called humane dairy farms, the whole issue of dairy is being debated by the nation and the world. Why are we drinking the breast milk of another species? Is it good for us or bad for us?
How do we let Coca-Cola, a partner of Fairlife Milk, whose longtime supplier Fair Oaks is the farm caught abusing animals, know that it would be smarter and more profitable to switch to plant-based milks!
This week a protest took place outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. More than a hundred people demonstrated, demanding the Chinese government end the horrific dog meat trade in China, where pets are stolen from yards and right out of people's hands and then tortured to death! Yes, no exaggeration. The tormentors believe that torturing the dog makes the dog meat better at combating virility problems. This is sick. Many Chinese Americans are battling this horror and want to help the Chinese people, most of whom do not support this barbarism but are afraid to speak out because of the repressive government.
What can we in the United States do to stop this nightmare? Also, while we point the finger, should we also look in the mirror and admit our treatment of millions of factory farm animals is also barbaric and unnecessary.
Vegan hockey player Rick Scott has discovered the health benefits of a vegan diet and promotes plant-based eating to his fellow athletes. He talks about how his endurance has increased on a plant-based diet and how he can outlast hockey players half his age. Rick's focus is also on the dangers of dairy, the mother's milk of another species not designed for us.
8-year old Vegan Evan travels the US with his mom Shannon Blair, speaking wisdom that belies his years. The youngster is such an articulate spokesperson for a compassionate lifestyle. As soon as he finishes Voice America Radio, he will lead a protest against the cruelties of the dairy industry, as documented by (ARM) Animal Recovery Mission's months long undercover investigation of one of the nation's largest dairy farms.
Established by the non-profit Our Planet. Theirs Too. in 2011, The National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is an annual day observed in multiple countries around the world on the first Sunday in June, for the purpose of giving a voice to all animals and raising awareness for their rights, until all animals are free from enslavement and their rights are established and protected by law.
On this day, special NARD events are held simultaneously in major cities around the globe. They start with a Memorial Ceremony for the billions of animals who die every year by human hands, which often include some of the actual victims, and the reading and signing of The Declaration of Animal Rights. They end with a Celebration of the animals in our lives, and the steps that are being made every year towards ending animals' suffering and shifting humanity to a cruelty-free, plant-based (vegan) lifestyle.
These guests attended NARD and bring their perspective to the JaneUnChained audience!
A Prayer for Compassion is a feature length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage those already on a religious or spiritual path, to expand their circle of compassion to embrace all life, regardless of species, and make choices in alignment with this value.
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen founded this Texas farm animal sanctuary in 2015 after realizing that she loved animals and, therefore, didn't want to exploit and kill them. Her husband Tommy had a cattle ranch and a calf-cow operation and she gave him an ultimatum. Now, they are both vegan and Renee has become a leader in the animal rights movement having founded the Ranchers Advocacy Program to help other farmers transition out of exploiting and killing animals to plant-based, veganic farming.
America's wild horses are in crisis! Roaming the lands, they are in the crosshairs of the cattle industry that would like to have those same lands for cattle grazing.
The Bureau of Land Management, which is the government agency that deals with wild horses, is described by critics as being under the control of the animal agriculture industry.
Two animal loving organizations are divided on how to deal with this issue. We will discuss a new proposal that some say will let the horses live. But, others say it's a sure way to kill them off.
Can more than 100 doctors be wrong? Can the more than 15,000 medical professionals who are part of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine be wrong? They are advocating a plant-based diet for good health! We will find out why!
The End of Meat is a groundbreaking documentary film envisioning a future where meat consumption belongs to the past. Although evidence of meat consumption's negative impact on the planet and on human health continue stacking up as animal welfare is on the decline, humanity's love affair with hamburgers, steaks, nuggets and chops just doesn’t end.
In Germany, home of bratwurst and schnitzel, meat is an integral part of the diet. That is, until a few years ago, when perceptions somewhat evolved. Health concerns and meat scandals led to a public debate about the ethical implications of meat consumption and the rise of plant-based diets. Meat producers launched their own vegan products; 100% vegan supermarkets opened; and almost every food manufacturer was adding and labeling vegan options. Is this the beginning of the end of meat? Are we approaching a turning point in the human-animal relationship.
Dani Rukin is a CEO and executive team leadership coach! Until a few years ago, Dani was an unapologetic meat eater. Today, she finds herself protesting outside the very restaurants where she used to dine.
What changed? How and when did the lightbulb go on? And, how did she go from simply not eating meat anymore to rapidly becoming a highly motivated animal activist and movement leader?
Dani is now running animal activist trainings and shares her strategies for changing the world!
As the issue of climate change explodes globally, vegan social media influencers are doing an end run around the mainstream media's failure to address the enormous impact animal agriculture has on global warming.
Elysabeth Alfano is a key influencer, using all her skills and charms to get on mainstream outlets to talk about veganism and using her media skills to promote a compassionate diet on Facebook, Instagram, podcasts, etc. Elysabeth is a model influencer in her style, content and relentlessness!
All of our guests attended the global student climate march on Friday, March 15th, 2018. Some went to the New York march and protest. Others went to the Los Angeles march and protest. All of our guests are vegans who raised the issue of animal agriculture's huge role in climate change, a subject mainstream environmentalists often avoid. The striking students, most high schoolers inspired by fellow student activist Greta Thunberg of Sweden, were aware that meat is not green. Many described themselves as mostly vegetarian. A few were vegan. Our guests discuss how to connect the growing global climate change awareness to the animal rights movement. Ellen Dent describes how she got on stage and took a stand for veganism.
Recently the Los Angeles Times did an amazing article on the Save Movement in general and the Los Angeles pig vigils in particular. Written by Gustavo Arellano, it decribed strangers offering water, love and comfort to the doomed pigs. The Save Movement is comprised of groups around the world who bear witness of pigs, cows, chickens and other farmed animals en route to slaughter. Our goals are to raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals, to help people become vegan, and to build a mass-based, grassroots animal justice movement. The Save Movement started in December 2010 with the inception of Toronto Pig Save. Today there are more than 600 vigil groups around the world. We encourage you to bear witness to animals sent to slaughter in your own community. Find out if there is a Save group near you or consider starting a Save group. We’ll help you with tips, resources, and support. Go to: TheSaveMovement.org
ALMA - Animal Lives Matter Always Rescue Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit run by the amazing Erin Riley-Carrasco, a dynamo who uses all her talent, charisma and skill to help all animals in every way she can.
Erin is at the hub of a huge animal movement in the San Diego area of California, where veganism and animal activism is exploding.
ALMA Rescue provides rescue, transport, veterinary care and shelter for homeless animals. Through a team of dedicated volunteers, they provide compassionate care and a safe haven for neglected and abused animals.
ALMA foundation transports, networks and finds homes for neglected and homeless animals and has spayed and neutered over 1,100 dogs in the past 5 years.
AVO was founded in February 2018. In just under a year, AVO delivered workshops in 34 different cities. Over 900 activists who attended those workshops learned how to coach people toward veganism and avoid falling into unproductive and frustrating debates. The reviews from the workshop left on the Amazing Vegan Outreach Facebook page have been excellent. Activists were able to implement the practical tools they learned immediately at their next outreach event, and saw people wanting to go vegan on the spot and take the vegan22 challenge.
The AVO Webinar Series focuses on providing activists with advanced skills used by some of the world’s most persuasive communicators. AVO’s goal is to empower activists to effect behavior change in others using a professional coaching framework.
Jane talks to the leaders of the Central Coast VegFest, one of the most popular VegFests in California! We will discuss the importance of VegFests in today's culture. We will also find out how VegFests work, how they get speakers, what speakers they will have. Hint: Jane is one of this year's speakers! The Central Coast VegFest is: Saturday, February 23rd 2019 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at SLOUMC, 1515 Fredericks Street San Luis Obispo, California It's a great, scenic drive from anywhere in California and we urge everyone to make it!
When it comes to the human wellness experience, Dr. Angie says, “My passion is to provide healing through an integrative approach to keep patients healthy and youthful. Most people spend the latter years of life dealing with chronic disease. My mission is to bring healing and improve the quality of life for those individuals looking to stay fit and healthy, through use of nutrition, fitness, and bio-identical hormone therapy.”
Dr. Angie Sadeghi is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Gastroenterology. She has extensive training from the prestigious University of Southern California (USC) and demonstrates exceptional commitment to excellence in treating diseases of digestive tract.Dr. Angie is featured in three documentaries as a leader in the field of plant-based fitness for health and weight loss. Other upcoming projects include a book, Trifecta of Rejuvenation and Health.
This episode was inspired by a question from someone at VoiceAmerica Internet Radio. The question was: how exactly do you become vegan?
So, host Jane Velez-Mitchell and her team -Dani Rukin and Paige Parsons Roache - will explain exactly how to make the transition to a healthy, compassionate, environmentally sound lifestyle.
Step one starts in the kitchen, where we simply replace meat/dairy products with plant-based alternatives!
Conscious Capitalist PR firm Scout22 is led by Lori and Jim Amos. They promote companies that they can be proud of and whose values align with theirs.
Jim and Lori have a simple mantra: WE ARE A FULL-SERVICE MARKETING AGENCY THAT WORKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH CONSCIOUS CAPITALIST BRANDS. OUR ETHOS IS SIMPLE—COMMERCE AND ETHICS CAN AND SHOULD CO-EXIST. IF YOU SHARE OUR PHILOSOPHY, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
Says Lori: “If we don’t align with what we see, we simply say “Thanks, but no thanks.” We choose to work exclusively with people, products and organizations that are leading the way to a better future. Alignment with your vision means we’re working with the same integrity and passion as you.”
Jane interviews the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Plant Power Fast Food, California's answer to McDonalds. This vegan fast food chain has three locations, in San Diego, Encinitas and Redlands and is coming soon to Long Beach!
Their food is fast but it's darn good. And, it's cholesterol free and healthier than regular fast food fare.
Company executive Jeff Harris talks to Jane Velez-Mitchell about trends. The Economist has called 2019: the year of the vegan!
Jane discusses the WhiteCoatWaste.org campaign to STOP taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs, monkeys, cats and other animals and stop wasteful government spending. Their approach? Drain the swamp: cut federal spending that hurts animals and Americans.
Our guest, Justin Goodman, is the Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at White Coat Waste Project (WCW), a non-profit with 350,000 supporters. He leads investigations and bipartisan policy campaigns to end secrecy, waste and abuse in taxpayer-funded laboratories that spend $15 billion a year for experiments on dogs, monkeys and other animals.
Justin’s work has been profiled in a Science cover story and has recently received positive media coverage from across the political spectrum, including in the Washington Post, Rare, Washington Free Beacon, McClatchy, Red Alert Politics and US News and World Report.
Vegan Powerhouse Jasmin Singer joins us to discuss where the vegan movement is today and her involvement in many aspects of it.
Jasmin is the author of: Always Too Much And Never Enough: one woman’s journey to find herself through juicing, veganism, and love, as she went from fat to thin and from feeding her emotions to feeding her soul.
Campaign Victory: BOCA Confirms Most of Its Products are Now Vegan! Compassion Over Killing is excited to share this breaking news update about our campaign to persuade BOCA Foods to ditch dairy. Over the past few months, the company has eliminated all but 4 items with dairy. That means 8 of BOCA’s 12 products are now completely vegan! BOCA Brand Manager Eric Palmer confirmed in a statement to COK: “At BOCA, we understand there are consumers who follow a vegan lifestyle or who otherwise avoid dairy. The majority of BOCA’s products are now vegan, and we’ll continue to explore opportunities to expand those vegan offerings.” This encouraging shift towards more vegan options comes on the heals of COK’s efforts to ensure the company is aware of the growing demand for plant-based choices.
Between 25 and 100 million animals are killed in U.S. laboratories after suffering through cruel and unnecessary experiments. But why did we give you such a huge range? Why couldn’t we give you a more precise figure?
It’s because 95% of the animals used in research and testing are not covered by the Animal Welfare Act and the government is not required to report the number of these animals. This means that we have no idea how many birds, mice, rats, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates suffer in labs. And yet, we do know, for example, how many hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits are used. What kind of sense does this make? None. The public has a right to know how many animals—the TRUE number—are suffering and dying in laboratories.
Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Shannon Keith, the head of RescueFreedomProject.org. This organization negotiates with laboratories to get dogs and other animals out of cages and release them to good homes. Their organization became a global phenomenon after a video they produced went viral. It showed beagles, who were freed from labs, touching grass for the first time and experiencing freedom from a cage for the first time. You will cry.
The Animal Rights Movement is about achieving more basic rights for animals. A lot of that progress happens in the legal system. Different animals have different rights. Farm animals, 9 billion of whom are tortured and killed every year in America, have virtually no rights, far less than dogs and cats for example. You can do to a cow or a pig things that would land you in jail of you did them to a dog or a cat. Advancing Law for Animals is determined to change that.
Renee King-Sonnen is a cattle rancher's wife who turned vegan and turned her husband's cattle ranch into a vegan farm animal sanctuary. Now, she's trying to help other ranchers do the same... or at least come up with another way to make a living.
What is causing the coast to coast severe and destructive weather? The answer is on your plate.
So Cal Veg Fest is just wrapped and we get the low down on how it went from the organizer: Maryam of Vegan Couture!
Mark Devries is an attorney, animal activist, documentary film producer and drone expert. We will discuss what his drones revealed when they flew over storm ravaged sections of North Carolina and how that horror relates to climate change, habitat destruction, species extinction, pollution and the threat of disease.
We speak to Vanessa Marsot, the founder of Allora Wellness Center. Vanessa went to Yale and then undertook a long and windy journey to compassion. We will hear her story. Vanessa Marsot's greatest mission and passion is to stop the suffering of animals and to do that, in a few weeks, she is opening the permanent storefront for Ellora Vegan Organic Wellness Center, a one-stop shop of creative, cruelty-free living. She also just helped to organize the first ever Vegan Reggae Fest in LA October 7th. Vanessa's goal is to change methods of consumption by changing methods of production, through vegan, organic, ecological, nontoxic, and sustainable foods, products, and services.
Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to social media influencer Ryuji Chua, who goes by Peace By Vegan on Instagram. He is extremely articulate and well read and brings us a Gen Next take on the movement towards compassion to all living beings.
Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to healer and vegan chef Kristen D'Amato about self-love as it relates to activism and a desire for social change and evolution to a more compassionate world!
JaneUnChained.com is in the midst of a Europe tour with several contributors. Jane and Donna just returned. What have we learned about where Europe is in terms of animal rights and veganism? A lot, which we will share with our listeners. Dani Rukin did an extended tour and covered the massive London Animal Rights March! What was that like? We'll find out!
Animal Alliance Network works in coordination with the Save Movement. Their mission is to educate, take action, do outreach, & spread awareness about the daily abuse animals endure every day due to human practices. AAN holds weekly vigils at a pig slaughterhouse near downtown Los Angeles. AAN members also take part in other vigils and protests against fast food and animal agriculture.
Two young entrepreneurs founded US Veg Corp and have quickly grown it into one of the biggest and hippest Vegan festivals around, drawing packed crowds in NYC, LA and points in between. We discuss this fast growing movement.
Sarah Gross Feoli and Nira Paliwoda are the founders of U.S. Veg Corp. U.S. Veg Corp is an event production and marketing brand focused on the growing vegetarian and green markets. Both active members in the East and West Coasts’ plant-based movements, Sarah and Nira met through a friend and immediately discovered their shared passions. The anchor of their company is the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, a 2-day event that drew such an overwhelming number of attendees in its inaugural year that it had to turn people away. In addition to festivals in New York City, Los Angeles, and Scottsdale, U.S. Veg Corp provides offline and online opportunities throughout the year that target a passionate audience interested in a vegetarian and eco-friendly lifestyle.
Donny Moss, founder and editor of TheirTurn.net, runs extraordinary animal rights campaigns out of New York. He will review and explain why he goes into the discomfort zone for animals!
SB 1249 (Galgiani) Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act SB 1249 would make it unlawful for any cosmetic manufacturer to knowingly import or sell any cosmetic, including personal hygiene products such as deodorant, shampoo, or conditioner, in California if the final product or any component of the product was tested on animals after Jan. 1, 2020
Elysabeth Alfano is a social media influencer who is determined to save the earth from the approaching calamity being brought on by animal agriculture! Her Awesome Vegans vlog/podcast showcases leaders in the animal rights/vegan movement and the delicious, nutritious plant-based food that is the solution to most of the world's problems: human illness, climate change, pollution, violence... the list goes on and on. Join us. One simple shift, to a non-violent lifestyle, can save us all. Peace begins on your plate!
Happy Cow is arguably among the biggest vegan food apps in the world. From Texas to Austria and beyond, it is the app you click to find the nearest vegan-vegetarian restaurants, supermarkets and stores nearest to you! With the vegan food sector exploding, HappyCow.net and the Happy Cow app form an amazing tool to provide people with compassionate options wherever they are.
We speak to one of the founders, Ken Spector, about the extraordinary growth of the Happy Cow app and what it means for human health, the environment and animals!
Social Compassion in Legislation has a bill in the California Assembly that would ban cosmetics that are tested on animals from being sold in California! This is game changing as California is the world's 5th largest economy! The bill has already passed the California Senate. It is so close to passage. Now, the big cosmetics companies have just hired lobbyists to try and kill the bill. SCIL President Judie Mancuso explains what's at stake and how animal lovers everywhere can help fight the lobbyists for the cruel cosmetics industry! Let's make this law!
The Daring Vegan was a meat eater until recently. She had a lightbulb moment and is now a leading voice advocating a plant-based diet for health, the environment and the animals.
Dani Rukin, the Daring Vegan, discusses her evolution/transformation and her strategies for waking people up to the horrors of modern day animal agriculture!
Erin Janus is a social media star whose video, explaining the horrors of dairy production has gone viral, inspiring many people to give up dairy and go entirely vegan!
Erin is currently the star of an LA billboard campaign called Dairy is Scary featuring her face on 60 billboards around Southern California!
Los Angeles Animal Services Commissioner Roger Wolfson has proposed switching to plant-based food for the dogs in LA's animal shelters, for the health of the dogs and to stop the unnecessary slaughter of billions of animals.
Los Angeles veterinarian Dr Armaiti May is a major proponent of the change and is raising funds to conduct a study comparing the health impact of a vegan diet and a meat based diet for dogs.
Why kill an animal to feed another, when it's unnecessary! Dogs, like people, can survive well and thrive on a vegan diet. Dr May explains why!
We discuss how to make this a vegan world by 2026 in order to save the planet and all the beings on it, both human and non human.
NYT bestselling author and TV personality Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of JaneUnChained.com, is interviewing Aylam Orian, TV actor and founder of National Animal Rights Day, which is coming up on Sunday, June 3rd.
TV journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell of JaneUnChained.com speaks to world famous vegan advocate Earthling Ed about how he is waking the world up to compassion and what others can do to stop the violence.
Jane Velez-Mitchell is an award winning TV journalist, bestselling author and founder of JaneUnChained.com. She interviews the co-founders of Rabbit Hold Foods, which is transforming the food industry with delicious, single serving takeout items that are 100% plant-based, cholesterol free and better for the consumers, the animals and the planet.
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell, of JaneUnChained.com, interviews Social Compassion In Legislation President Judie Mancuso and SCIL attorney Nickolaus Sackett. These two have been making enormous strides in Sacramento with a host of bills working their way through the California Assembly. They bring us up to date on how changes in California change the world!
Your host is New York Times bestselling author, nationally recognized TV host and founder of JaneUnChained.com, Jane Velez-Mitchell.
Jane chews the plant-based fat with... The Daring Vegan. Dani Rukin used to be a huge meat and dairy eater and a self-descripted foodie. Then, she had a lightbulb moment. Now she protests outside some of the very restaurants where she used to dine.
What changed Dani? How does she feel now? Why the 180 on food?
Listen and discover as food secrets are revealed! it can change your life and revolutionize your spirit.
Nationally recognized journalist and New York Times best-selling author Jane Velez-Mitchell checks out the vegan scene in Southern California with Gwenna Hunter, who runs Vegans of LA! There are tons of parties and VegFests! It's a fun time. Gwenna also takes on heavy subjects, going to vigils for pigs headed to slaughter. She also works for Vegan Outreach and has traveled the country advocating for a plant-based diet: for health, for the environment and for the animals!
Patrizia Barretto aka VeganLista also joins us! She's on a mission is to find every plant-based product that exists and introduce those delights to non vegans.
Compassion Over Killing - cok.org - is one of the most effective animal rights groups in the world. They help run the very successful DC Veg Fest and the equally game changing Veg Week campaign. Compassion Over Killing (COK) is a non-profit animal protection organization based in Washington, D.C., led by Executive Director Erica Meier. Erica joins us on this JaneUnChained radio broadcast, along with COK's publicist Mary Beth Wood!
These two women are rocking the world!
COK is running a successful campaign to get Starbucks to offer healthy, vegan food options. As a result, Starbucks executives have just made a commitment of offer vegan food! This campaign was done in conjunction with your host Jane Velez-Mitchell and her digital news network: JaneUnChained.com
COK is also taking the lead in fighting hideous cruelty, such as the proposal to speed up the slaughter lines in the US.
You'll learn how you can help animals, get healthy and save the planet with one simple decision!