A Kynd Life

Tammy is a Melbourne based tattoo artist with over 20 years experience. Her creativity extends into illustrating and painting, using her talents to raise much needed funds for animal charities.

After years of being vegetarian, Tammy's world changed when she went on a Sea Shepherd ship tour. Tammy connected with the volunteers, friendships were formed and while spending time with the group, she became immersed in veganism. Tammy then decided to do her own research on the dairy industry and went vegan overnight.

It wasn't long before Tammy began advertising as a vegan tattoo artist and organised fundraiser flash days for Sea Shepherd, Dominion and animals affected by the bushfires. Tammy participated in a 24 hour tattoo fundraiser, where 3 tattoo artists tattooed 3 people and raised money for 3 charities.

After years of illustrating, Tammy found her love of painting. Last month Tammy held her first solo exhibition and can't wait to do it again.

In this episode, Tammy chats about tattoos being a vegan conversation starter, as well as her dreams of holding an animal art exhibition and the importance of staying positive in a world filled with injustice.

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Zac Bird is a global dance icon, vegan chef and cookbook author, even Jacinta Ardern loves our dear Zac, calling his first published cookbook a "real winner".

Describing himself as a little vegetarian activist growing up, Zac turned to cooking out of necessity after going vegan in his early 20s. He initially started an Instagram account to create a vegan network, but it didn't take long for people to start following his food journey.

In his early days, Zac took lots of vegan cooking jobs to build his skills and credibility within the industry. After writing his first e-book, Zach found an opportunity to create his first full length cookbook “Vegan Junk Food" and nailed it in just six weeks. PETA awarded his second cookbook “The Vegan Butcher” Best Vegan Cookbook in 2021. What's next you ask? Zac's third cookbook "The Vegan Baker" scheduled for release later this year.

In this episode, Zac shares his favourite Melbourne vegan eats, the secret to a good vegan pavlova and negotiating vegan dating.

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The Ultimate Vegan Pavlova
 https://www.veganeasy.org/discover/christmas/ultimate-vegan-pavlova/

Sophie always wanted to bring together her love of music and passion for helping animals. Her dream came true two years ago, when she was asked to perform at the Sydney Animal Rights March.

Sophie and Kai have performed at both marches and recently started busking on the street. While the duo busk, passers-by stop, watch slaughterhouse footage on a laptop and are encouraged to learn more about the animal holocaust. 

Starting her activism journey seven years ago, Sophie took a deep dive into all forms of activism; beginning with Cube of Truth, chalking, stickering, vigils and protests. Her long term plan was to get involved in direct action, rescues and investigation work.

Wanting to make her investigation work more personal and relatable, Sophie recently made the brave decision to start showing her face during actions. This has helped people connect with what they are seeing and her most recent video at a piggery has been seen by 180,000 people so far.

In this episode, Sophie discusses using your skills to help animals, inspirational women in her life and managing burnout.

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Alison Waters is Animal Justice Party's lead candidate for the Upper House in the upcoming New South Wales state election. With over 20 years experience as a social worker, Alison wants to bring about legislative change for animals and people this election.

Ally's passion for social justice stemmed from her early placement in programs supporting women in the domestic and family violence space. Having lived and worked in Lismore since 2001, Ally felt compelled by the recent catastrophic flooding her community experienced and wanted to take action as a candidate. 

In this episode, Ally shares the changes she would work on when elected, her vow to live in a cage for a week to highlight the plight of battery hens and raising vegan children. 

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Lasagne For Breakfast was born during COVID, when Italian couple Sarah and Gianluca wanted to create and share beautiful vegan food. Spreading their wings, the team began catering for weddings and organising fundraising events for their favourite animal charities.

Sarah and G moved to Australia ten years ago and met when they crossed paths at a restaurant. Being Italian, food is in their DNA so after going vegan, Sarah and G started experimenting to create cruelty free versions of their favourite dishes.

The couple enjoy eco friendly travel, documenting and sharing their adventures on their "Vegan Travel Diaries" account. Sarah and G recently held their first (of many) five day vegan culinary retreat in the Hunter Valley, featuring cooking classes, wine tasting, yoga, meditation and environmentally friendly activities.

In this episode, Sarah and Gianluca share their tips on making great vegan food and their top five holiday destinations around the globe. 

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Recently elected as an Upper House Member for Northern Victoria, Georgie freely admits she never thought she'd run for Parliament, yet here she is.

Georgie's inaugural speech received a standing ovation, as she shared her journey becoming the second youngest woman to ever be elected to the Upper House in Victoria. She used the opportunity to highlight the injustices animal experience and her commitment to create a kinder world for animals over the next four years.

Hitting the ground running, Georgie and her team are calling on the government to put an end to duck shooting, greyhound racing, jumps racing and cruel farming practices such as gas chambers for pigs and maceration of day old chicks.

In this episode, Georgie chats about levers within Parliament to bring about change, dealing with online haters and creating a safer space for women in politics.

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Eva turned her baking hobby into a business and prides herself on creating good vibes for customers and staff.

After going vegan six years ago, Eva began baking because she found limited food choices. What began as a hobby for friends and family, quickly turned into a business which has grown to now employ four staff  supplying cafes and special events.

Eva initially tried a 2 week raw vegan challenge as a health reset. She felt a huge shift in her health and went vegan from there. It didn't take Eva long to research veganism, when she stumbled across documentaries that showed factory farming practices. This helped Eva to realise we all play a part in ending animal suffering.

In this episode, Eva chats about building a community, trying new things and creating a positive work environment.

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https://www.evagreen.com.au/

Paul is the Founder and CEO of Magic Valley, a company pioneering the cultivated meat market here in Australia. Being vegan, Paul's mission is to remove animals from the supply chain by creating meat products without animal slaughter.

Paul went vegan nine years ago, following almost 20 years of being vegetarian. He was encouraged by a well known activist to take action, which led him to take on a leadership role with Animal Justice Party QLD Branch as well as stand as Lead Senate candidate in the 2016 election.

Paul became frustrated with the effectiveness of activism and took a year off. During this time, he researched what he could do to have a bigger impact for animals and that's when Paul came across cultivated meat technology.

Magic Valley is one of only two companies cultivating meat products in Australia. In this episode, Paul shares the process behind cultivated meat, environmental outcomes and the ethical differences between Magic Valley and other producers.

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https://www.instagram.com/magicvalley2020/

Bella is a vegan foodie, content creator and animal rights activist.

Bella and her partner Kais went vegan eight years ago. Following Kais' cancer treatment, they were on a journey for years to find a healthy lifestyle and stumbled across a plant based diet and decided to change overnight. It wasn't long before Bella came across Earthlings which shook her to her core, she went vegan, as she had never realised what she was supporting.

Bella dived straight into activism, protesting a circus held in Adelaide as well joining a group conducting outreach events. Spending time with animals is crucial for Bella, so she visits sanctuaries and loves spending time with her vegan dog Sally.

If you don't follow Bella on Instagram, you are missing out on her brilliant wit! Bella is passionate about creating content that shares the animal rights message and uses humour to get people thinking.

In this episode, Bella shares the importance of finding your community and the impact of activism.

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As the Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd Global, Peter has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to ending whaling and illegal fishing across the globe.

Two life changing events occurred for Peter at age fourteen - he saw a picture of a Minke whale being pulled up the slipway of a whaling ship in the Southern Ocean and met a girl at school who taught him about the plight of animals farmed for food.

Having a deep connection to whales, Peter submitted an application to join Sea Shepherd as soon as he was old enough. He began his career as an engineering assistant, playing his part in getting a ship ready for time at sea. He progressed to working on the deck, bridge and then with alot of time at sea and school, he was given command of the MY Bob Barker nine years ago.

Peter spent more than ten years chasing Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean. As whaling in the Antarctic drew to a close, he was able to focus on a different poaching issue - poaching of the Patagonian toothfish. This mission led to the world's longest sea chase, spending 110 days following "Thunder" a poaching vessel wanted by Interpol on several international blacklists.

Over recent years, Peter has been working on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across Africa. The success of IUU is highlighted by 83 vessels being brought to justice across eight countries to date. 

In this episode, Peter shares his experiences at sea, tips for sustainable activism and how you can help Sea Shepherd defend, conserve and protect our oceans.

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TEDx Talk - Is Saving a Life Enough to Save the Ocean?
https://youtu.be/QA-NdWiREOo