Herd Around the Barn

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk on Covid19, PETA's 40-Year History of Activism, and Her New Book Animal Kind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show them Compassion.

 

In today's episode, Kathy and Ingrid speak about:

-- Ingrid's book Animal Kind, and some of the delightful discoveries she made conducting research for the book

-- some of PETA's best-known victories for animals

-- Ingrid's view that the NIH is a safe haven for disturbed people who enjoy torturing animals

-- medically pointless experiments on chimps, dogs, owls, hamsters, mice and others by some of the nation's most revered colleges and universities

-- PETA's "uncompromised" stance for animal rights

Key Takeaways:

-- human supremacism is no more justifiable than male supremacism or white supremacism

-- each of us has extraordinary capacity to change the world for animals, and PETA's website offers easy and abundant opportunity to get active

-- Ingrid's fascinating book was written especially for folks who have not yet "connected the dots" -- animal people, give it as gifts!

 

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

Kathy talks with Linda Soper-Kolton, Director of the sanctuary's cooking program and a devout Christian, on celebrating Easter at a time of social isolation, easy springtime recipes, veganism as a spiritual journey, and more!

Kathy and Linda discuss:

-- The "fit" between religious faith and living a vegan lifestyle

-- Linda's interpretation of God's granting humans "dominion" over animals

-- How to "do Easter differently" in days of mandated social distancing

-- Easy springtime recipes straight from the Sanctuary's cookbook!

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

In this mini-episode, Kathy shares personal reflections on nativating during this game-changing time, and argues, as always, for humanity to step up with love.

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

In this episode, Kathy speaks with Camilla Fox, Founder and Executive Director of Project Coyote, about:

-- why America considers coyotes, wolves, bobcats and other native predator species "vermin" or "nuisance animals"

-- the little-known but widespread practice of "killing contests"

-- brutal methods used to "manage" predator populations

-- her program "Ranching With Wildlife" and how many in the ranching community understand the vital role carnivores play in our ecosystem

-- ways to get involved to stop the mass slaughter of our predator species

 

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

In this episode, Kathy discusses:

-- how Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar acceptance speech inspired this episode

-- the tactics of Direct Action Everywhere, the organization that disrupted Joe Biden's Super Tuesday speech with cries to "Let Dairy Die"

-- This history of U.S. milk production

-- The cruelty inherent in the dairy industry

--  What a mother cow taught her about the extraordinary bond between cows and their calves

Key Takeaways:

--  There's no such thing as "cruelty-free" dairy

--  After providing milk to us, dairy cows are slaughtered

--  Milk sales are plummeting and plant-based milk sales are soaring

-- There's no justification for removing a mother's child from her year after year to produce a food not intended for humans

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

In this episode, Kathy shares the vital work done by farmed animal sanctuaries around the world, and describes them as places of profound transformation. To find a farm sanctuary near you, visit http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org (http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/).

Kathy discusses:

* Over fifty reasons for living a vegan lifestyle.

* How farmed animal sanctuaries help us make emotional connections with animals that most of us only know as “food.”

* The lessons she learned from a rooster named Paulie

* How the farming of animals for human consumption negatively impacts the environment and how a vegan lifestyle will mitigate its effects.

 

Key Takeaways:

* We all want our lives, and just like humans, animals feel pain, fear, and love and nurture their children.

* Vital resources we get from the land, the sea and from rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate: humanity's shift to plant-based eating would mitigate these impacts.

* Living a healthy vegan lifestyle helps address many of the chronic health challenges created, in part, by a meat and dairy-centric diet.

"When we eat animals, when we buy products tested on animals or clothing made from animals; we’re saying In effect to animals and to the planet, ‘I matter. You don’t.’"

– Kathy Stevens

 

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (http://facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)

(http://facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary)Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (http://twitter.com/CASanctuary/)

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings)

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (http://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/)

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)

In this episode, Kathy and Sanctuary Tours Manager Kaden Maguire discuss:

-- Kaden's recent experience kayaking among newborn whales

-- Life lessons from Buzzy, Kaden's childhood cat friend

-- The disarming intimacy, hilarity, and surprise of a CAS tour

-- Who you'll meet when you arrive

-- The emotional impact that the animals have on our guests (hint: they're our very best veganmakers...)

--  The vital role farm sanctuaries have in changing the world for animals

Key Takeaways:

-- Michael the turkey will not only accompany your group on your entire 90 minute tour, but when you're stationery, she'll beg you for hugs

-- The vast majority of humans love animals and want them to be treated well

-- Farm sanctuaries provide vital community for not only for vegans, who often feel alone in the world, but also for "animal lovers" seeking to understand the connection between their daily choices and animal suffering

-- We hope you'll join us on opening weekend to fall in love with Michael the turkey, Tucker the giant steer, and so many others: tickets and info at casanctuary.org. (http://casanctuary.org./)

Acclaimed vegan cardiologist Dr. Kim Williams joins Kathy to discuss veganism and its impact on our health:

They discuss:

— what inspired him to join the medical profession

— big pharma’s control of US drug pricing

— whether today’s healthcare system wants us healthy…or not

— the moment of truth that led him to radically alter his practice

— the extreme dangers of a prolonged Keto diet

— the profound benefit of the vegan diet not only on heart health and cholesterol, but also on the microbiome

— his recommendation that folks who’ve benefited from the vegan lifestyle educate their cardiologists!

Mick McIntyre and Kate Clere, directors and producers of the award-winning documentary Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story, join Kathy to discuss their film about Australia's dirty secret, what the film has accomplished, the Australian bushfires, and more, including:

-- the personality and temperament of Australia's iconic animal

-- the mass slaughter of 1.5 million kangaroos annually, and Australia's unwillingness to face this hideous truth -- even after the film's release

-- what happens to baby kangaroos when their mothers are killed

-- the United States as the world's second largest purchaser of "kangaroo body parts"

-- the disinformation campaign against the Australian bushfires

Key Takeaways:

-- No matter how informed we are as animal advocates, there is always so much more to uncover

-- American companies UGG, Adidas, Nike, and Purina are among our largest purchasers of kangaroo body parts

-- While a well-organized, well-funded disinformation campaign attempted to convince us that the recent bushfires were started by "24 arsonists" -- and NOT the result of climate change -- arsonists were responsible for only 1% of the fires

-- Mick and Kate hope that the fires will give Australia's wildlife an urgently-needed platform: they argue that given the economic value of wildlife tourism to their country, it would make good economic sense for their nation "to attend to our animals"

-- Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story is being released May 1 on all social media platforms.

-- Help the kangaroo on the Kangaroos Alive Facebook page

In this episode, Kathy chats with vegan chef/cooking instructor Jenne Claiborne about:

-- how her cooking is influenced by her Southern family and roots

-- becoming a superstar "brand"

-- how "food animals" influence her work

-- her partnership with Whole Foods

-- how the "mainstreaming of veganism" keeps Jenne hopeful