What would it take to truly transform the global food system? 

In this compelling episode, Victoria Moran speaks with nonprofit leader and animal protection advocate Dan Shannon about the strategies, challenges, and breakthroughs shaping a more humane future.

Dan shares insights from his decades of experience in advocacy, philanthropy, and corporate campaigns, explaining how sustained public pressure and collective action are driving major shifts, including recent landmark victories in the push toward cage-free eggs. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at how change happens at the highest levels of the food industry and why progress, while complex, is accelerating.

This episode explores how everyday choices, combined with organized advocacy, can help reshape a system that affects billions of animals and all of us.

✨ In This Episode

What consumers might not realize about the egg industry

Why transforming the food system is urgent and possible

What the shift toward cage-free eggs really means

Surprising trends in consumer behavior

How global campaigns create change across cultures

The power of collective action in animal advocacy

What a fully humane food system could look like in the future

👤 About Our Guest

Dan Shannon is a seasoned nonprofit strategist with over two decades of experience in campaigns, philanthropy, and animal protection, including leadership roles at PETA, Purpose, and Tides. As CEO of The Humane League, he drives corporate campaigns, public policy, and global coalition-building to accelerate progress toward cage-free eggs and end factory farming. He is also the co-author of two acclaimed vegan cookbooks and continues to promote compassionate living through his writing and advocacy.

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