Animal Voices

Featured interviews with Vancouver Chicken Save, as well as Laura-Leah Shaw of the Animal Defense & Anti-Vivisection Society of BC. We also discuss how animals are impacted by some common Easter traditions.

Creative ways to spread messages of compassion and senate hearings for Bill S-203

It's World Rat Day on April 4th, and we present to you The Rat Appreciation Show, featuring a discussion with rat enthusiasts and companions Gerald Rennie, Magda Romanow and Veronicka Salixx. Plus, an interview with rat rescuer Lizzy O'Sullivan, and an interview with Dr. Joanna Makowska on her findings on rat behavior in laboratory settings.

All about how sound affects animals, and how animals create and use sound themselves.

Our annual show for Meatout Day, which takes place on March 20th! We feature an interview on the latest updates in the meat(less) industry with Paul Shapiro, Vice-President of Policy Engagement of the Humane Society of the United States, plus we discuss Everyday Ways to Eat Vegan.

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Lab-Grown Meat as a Solution to Cruel Animal Agriculture

Liz Marshall. Photo credit: Joanne McArthur

Our much-loved, award-winning Canadian film maker, Liz Marshall has brought us eye-opening and transformational films such as ‘The Ghosts in Our Machine’ and ‘Water On The Table’. In keeping with her theme of animal rights and environmental films, Liz is currently working on her latest documentary which explores the future of “clean meat.”

“Meat The Future” feature-length documentary showcases Memphis Meat CEO, cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti and his team of innovators who are leading the way to a more compassionate, earth-friendly, safe and healthy alternative to current meat production. Lab-cultured meat remains a controversial topic amongst both vegan animal rights activists and carnists (who consider this to be “frankenfood”). There is no doubt that this would solve many of the world’s problems associated with our current means of obtaining animal products. Animal cruelty, water use, deforestation, antibiotic resistance, world poverty, sickness and death resulting from consuming contaminated meat are huge problems that we currently face.

The animal agriculture industry is a genocide which more and more people are opening their eyes to. We see this exhibited in the exploding “humanely-raised” and “grass-fed” marketing campaigns of the meat, egg and dairy industries. “Humane meat” is a controversial term which frustrates vegan animal rights activists who know that there is no way to take the life of another who has no say in the matter, and if they did, surely they would resist. “Sustainable” is another buzz word used by the increasingly self-conscious meat industry, fuelled by the concern of “conscious” consumers. Since we know that the entire world will never go vegan, this seems to be a logical and potentially lucrative solution.

 

Vancouver Park Board Invites Opponents and Proponents of Cetacean Captivity

Activists Geoff Regier, David Isbister and Gary Charbonneau celebrate victory at the park board

Over the past few months, public opposition to the archaic practice of keeping highly intelligent, sentient beings in captivity has been growing. Animal rights activists have attended regular park board meetings and protests at the Vancouver Aquarium to educate the park board commissioners and the public about the darker side of the facility which promotes itself as a “non-profit research, education, rescue and rehabilitation facility.” The documentary film “Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered” (2015) has exposed the deceptive behavior of the aquarium’s upper management. Two park board meetings took place this past week in which multiple animal advocates and aquarium staff were given opportunities to speak and were further questioned by park board commissioners. David Isbister, founder of the group ‘No More Dead Cetaceans’ weighs in on the success of last night’s park board meeting on today’s show.

In honour of International Women's Day on March 8th, we speak with acclaimed eco-feminist, writer and activist Carol J. Adams, who illustrates the many connections and intersections between feminism and animal rights.

Cuddle with pigs at Hearts On Noses sanctuary in Mission, and learn about the latest announcement from the Vancouver Aquarium that angers activists

A show dedicated to dogs, in honour of National Love Your Companion Animal Day. Interviews with CAARE Companion Animal Advocacy and Rescue Effort, as well as with three young activists fighting trophy hunting of grizzlies in BC.

A feature interview with marine mammal scientist Naomi Rose on the social lives of cetaceans. Plus, a discussion about what it means for humans to "love" other animals.