By Wayne Hsiung
Who says you can't change the world? Meet the people who are. Wayne Hsiung, law professor-turned-grassroots animal rights activist and multi-state felony defendant, uncovers the people behind the p
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On July 16, 2022, Tracy Murphy saw two young stray cows wandering onto her property, adjacent to a busy road in upstate New York. She gave the cows food, water, and shelter and called the SPCA. What happened in the next few years is so bizarre and outrageous – from police raids to hidden cows sent to slaughter – that it's hard to believe.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-10:37 Intro, how Tracy Murphy found Little Willow and Ishmael at Asha’s Farm Sanctuary in July 2022, & how Asha’s Farm Sanctuary helps abused farm animals in the local community
Chapter 2) 10:38-22:27 How the case against Tracy started, getting to know Little Willow and Ishmael at Asha’s Farm Sanctuary & Tracy’s legal rights to Little Willow and Ishmael
Chapter 3) 23:28-44:00 Tracy’s interactions with Gregson (the alleged owner of the cows) and the authorities & the defense team learning new information just before the trial was supposed to start
Chapter 4) 44:01-54:21 Forrest Lucas & “Protect the Harvest” publicly defame Tracy, no support from authorities when 100+ people harass/block Tracy at Asha’s Farm Sanctuary, the authorities raid, arrest, & shackle(!) Tracy, & Tracy is gagged by the court - prohibited from posting on social media - while Gregson spreads lies
Chapter 5) 54:22- 1:03:27 Finally learning what happened to Little Willow and Ishmael from the New York Times reporting on the case, not from the authorities/court, & violations of individuals’ constitutional rights, & violations of laws by those with power
Chapter 6) 1:03:28-1:10:15 Tracy’s legal team, the judge’s ruling, how Tracy won the case, & final thoughts
Chapter 7) 1:10:16-1:10:32 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Also mentioned:
Animal Activist Legal Defense Project
https://www.law.du.edu/content/animal-activist-legal-defense-project
As the next big right to rescue trial looms, we're republishing a blast from the past: a debate I had with a pig farmer just months after a mass open rescue at Sunrise Farms.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-03:10 Intro: communicating with adversaries and on the Asha Trial starting on October 3rd with Tracy Murphy #CompassionIsNotACrime
Chapter 2) 3:11-1:17:58 Wayne Hsiung and Trent Loos: first debate from 2018
Chapter 3) 1:17:59-1:18:15 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
In one week, we face the next huge animal rights trial. Here’s what we can learn from my closing argument in one of the last ones. #SmithfieldFoods #CompassionIsNotACrime
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro, Context of revisiting this closing argument
Chapter 2) 04:06 Piglets, Purpose, Price; Wayne sighs before starting
Chapter 3) 08:22 End of a long Friday
Chapter 4) 11:35 Using a line from an unlikely ally
Chapter 5) 14:56 Piglets
Chapter 6) 17:15 Purpose
Chapter 7) 22:08 Price
Chapter 8) 31:14 More thoughts on the value of unexpected allies
Chapter 9) 33:08 The added pressure of representing other defendants at trial
Chapter 10) 36:15 Addressing the intent to steal piglets
Chapter 11) 39:12 The first controversial line: "I don't want you to acquit us..."
Chapter 12) 41:50 The second controversial line: Animals have "given us food..."
Chapter 13) 44:32 Closing thoughts: Don't hide the ball, dive deep, and have faith
Chapter 14) 54:33 Outro videos - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
David Ramms thinks veganism has an infighting problem. Is he right? And if so, what can be done?
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@davidramms
Website: https://davidramms.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/davidramms/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/itsdavidramms
XTwitter: https://twitter.com/itsdavidramms
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidramms/
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-16:32 Intro, context for David’s speech causing controversy in the animal rights movement, going to animal rights conferences, starting DxE Barcelona, & inequality in the movement
Chapter 2) 16:33-26:05 More on David’s speech: communicating through disagreements & conflict
Chapter 3) 26:06-44:21 Racism inside & outside of the animal rights movement
Chapter 4) 44:22-57:08 Responding to racism inside & outside the animal rights movement, & David talking with people after his speech
Chapter 5) 57:09-1:09:57 Groups targeted as cults
Chapter 6) 1:09:58-1:23:27 Communicating based on facts with First Principles, David responding to questions about his speech, & David acknowledging prior behavior
Chapter 7) 1:23:28-1:38:21 David’s growth as an activist, on leaders & leadership in the movement, on Threat Inflation, & being on social media
Chapter 8) 1:38:22-1:46:21 Abolitionists & welfarist in the animal rights movement, how to be react responsibly on social media, & final thoughts
Chapter 9) 1:46:22-1:46:37 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Books Mentioned:
“How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach” by Tobias Leenaert
https://www.tobiasleenaert.be/p/boek.html
Movies mentioned:
“Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America” (Documentary - 2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_Courtesy:_Daryl_Davis,_Race_%26_America
Tash Peterson was recently convicted and forbidden from leaving Western Australia after protesting a restaurant that banned vegans. She was sued for accusing a chef who posed with dead animals of “animal abuse.” And, while pretending to be a farmer, she listened as an angry stranger threatened to kill Tash Peterson – without realizing that the “farmer” he was talking to was, in fact, Tash Peterson in disguise.
But there’s one thing that’s stayed solid and stable through it all: Tash’s belief in pushing for change, even when it’s uncomfortable or even dangerous. And there are important lessons for us all in her story. Give this one a listen, and give Tash and Jack some support!
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Follow Tash:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/tash.peterson/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vganbooty
Facebook public figure page: https://www.facebook.com/vganbooty
Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/vganbooty69
XTwitter: https://x.com/vganbooty
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tash.peterson
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tash.peterson
Links: tashpeterson.bio
Email: [email protected]
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-20:50 Intro, Tash’s interactions with haters, insights on Tash’s legal cases & convictions, the demonstration after a restaurant banned all vegans, & tough decisions an activist makes when criminally charged
Chapter 2) 20:51-32:21 Public defenders in the US & the equivalent in Australia, Tash’s feelings on continuing to protest, online support compared to in-person support, & take action when you find your calling in the movement
Chapter 3) 32:22-43:05 Hardest thing for Tash in these legal cases, the Backlash Effect in social justice movements, & how Jack (Tash’s partner) is handling legal casesChapter 3) 43:06-49:41 Outrageous details of the defamation cases against Tash in Australia, & criminal cases compared to civil cases
Chapter 4) 49:42 -1:01:36 No freedom of speech in Australia, lawyers & the media making false statements about activists, & why people believe/spread false information
Chapter 5) 1:06:37-1:21:28 What next in Tash’s activism, unexpected outcome during a new kind of outreach video, how Tash handles negative comments & death threats, & meditation
Chapter 6) 1:21:29-1:30:15 Final thoughts: an ongoing legal mistake (a criminal conviction without pleading or trial) against Tash, problems with bureaucratic systems, & support/follow Tash on social media (links above)
Chapter 7) 1:30:16-1:30:31 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Books Mentioned:
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. (PDF)
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/letter-from-birmingham-jail
“The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns” by Ivan Marovic (PDF)
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/path-resistance-step-step-guide-planning-nonviolent-campaigns/
“The Trial” by Franz Kafka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial
Leah Garcés has convinced numerous factory farms to give up the business of killing animals and transition to plant-based agriculture. And shares the secrets to this remarkable work in this conversation.
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More on Leah’s books:
“Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming”(new release on 9/17/2024):
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757628/transfarmation-by-leah-garces/
“GRILLED: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry” (released on 9/3/2019): https://mercyforanimals.org/grilled/
Follow Leah, Transfarmation, and Mercy for Animals - links below.
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-18:38 Intro, how Leah builds relationships with adversaries, meeting farmer Craig Watts & others in the industry, & communicating about the system
Chapter 2) 18:39-29:45 Meditation & self-care practices, Leah going on a silent meditation retreat, & finding perspective as an activist
Chapter 2) 29:46-36:00 Leah’s emotional journey as an activist & advice to other activists
Chapter 3) 36:01-51:52 Beginning The Transfarmation Project (link below) & farmers stuck in the system
Chapter 4) 51:53-1:01:56 Farmers finding The Transfarmation Project, communication with farmers, & activists’ self-judgment & judging other
Chapter 5) 1:01:57-1:14:26 Leah bearing witness to chickens on farms/warehouses, Leah meeting slaughterhouse workers, moral injuries of workers, & the public view of domesticated animals
Chapter 6) 1:14:27-1:18:24 Empathy for farmers trapped in the animal agriculture system
Chapter 7) 1:18:25-1:24:47 The Faaborg Family Transfarmation from pig farming to mushroom farming in Iowa (NYT article link below), Wayne’s last non-vegan meal,
Chapter 8) 1:24:48-1:27:03 Final thoughts: Leah advice to activists, buy Leah’s book (links below), & follow The Transfarmation Project & Mercy for Animals (links below)
Chapter 9) 1:27:04-1:27:20 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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NYT article: “Life After Factory Farming: 'The Longer They're Out, the Happier They Are.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/factory-farming-transfarmation-project.html
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Follow Leah:
Website: https://leahgarces.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahgarces/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahgarces/
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Follow The Transfarmation Project:
Website: https://thetransfarmationproject.org/
Links: https://linkin.bio/thetransfarmationproject/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransfarmationproject/
XTwitter: https://x.com/transfarmations
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTransfarmationProject
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTransfarmationProject
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thetransfarmationproject/
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Follow Mercy for Animals:
Website: https://www.MercyForAnimals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mercyforanimals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercyforanimals/
XTwitter: https://x.com/MercyForAnimals
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mercyforanimals_us
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mercyforanimals
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mercyforanimals
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercy-for-animals
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Books Mentioned:
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk
“Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker
Trump is right. They’re eating the pets!
The path to victory in the Presidential debate is… animal rights?
I break down the opportunities and threats for the candidates – and animal advocates – with former NPR journalist Jeremy Loeb.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.loeb1
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@loebjeremy
Follow Wayne:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WayneHsiung_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waynehhsiung/
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-9:21 Intro, what may happen (& should happen) during the 9/10 Presidential Debate & details in the Democratic Party’s platform
Chapter 2) 9:22-18:44 On Wayne’s mayoral campaign in 2020, politicians need to authentically talk about animals, & Cory Booker’s response on veganism in 2019
Chapter 3) 18:45-28:21 Will the candidates talk about animal agriculture’s environmental impacts, mainstream media’s lack of animal rights coverage & how humanity is causing of the Sixth Mass Extinction
Chapter 4) 28:22-39:55 How the UN (& others) report environmental information about animal agriculture, showing courage: politicians compared to activists, & how the candidates will talk about violence against animals & how activists should respond to it
Chapter 5) 39:56-48:54 On Trump & Biden’s debate, why Jeremy & Wayne will vote for Harris, & criticism of Harris as a prosecutor
Chapter 6) 48:55-57:08 Politicians’ catching up to public opinions, what Jeremy is looking for during the debate, more on Trump’s incoherent responses, & RFK wanting to be on the ballot only in swing states
Chapter 7) 57:09-1:06:11 What Wayne is looking for during the debate, a brief cameo of Oliver, on presidential companion animals, & publicly calling out the presidential candidates on animal cruelty
Chapter 8) 1:06:12-1:18:37 Publicly calling out politicians on animal cruelty after the election, school shooters connected to animal cruelty, & on having dog & cats as companion animals
Chapter 9) 1:18:38-1:21:53 Final thoughts: review of what to look for during the Presidential Debate, share this show, please vote, take action for animals, & subscribe to Jeremy’s YouTube channel & Wayne’s YouTube channel (links above)
Chapter 10) 1:21:54-1:22:10 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis.
There was a bloody ritual unfolding just a few minutes from the DNC…
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-9:00 What was happening while the Democratic National Convention was happening, animal rights issues is bipartisan problem, & ventilation shutdown (legally killing animals by roasting animals alive)
Chapter 2) 9:01-19:50 The public, political, & corporate causes of the animal rights moral crisis
Chapter 3) 19:51- 29:44 What is preference falsification, on Cass Sunstein, & on Ezra Klein
Chapter 4) 29:45-39:41 Why are we scared to publicly talk about animal rights, & how to create social & legal change for animals
Chapter 5) 39:42-46:51 The ten words to remember when starting & continuing your activism
Chapter 6) 46:52-48:12 Final thoughts & leave a comment
Chapter 7) 48:13-48:29 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Links:
“Climate Change and Animals” by Wayne Hsiung & Cass R. Sunstein:
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/penn_law_review/vol155/iss6/7/
“What animal activists can learn from historical upheavals” by Cass Sunstein:
https://www.newstatesman.com/author/casssunstein
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Opinion:
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL ET AL. v.
ROSS, SECRETARY OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ET AL.:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-468_5if6.pdf
“Court upholds California animal-welfare law” by Amy Howe:
https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/05/court-upholds-california-animal-welfare-law/
“Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks” by Duncan J. Watts & Steven H. Strogatz:
https://www.nature.com/articles/30918
Something odd happened in politics – and, increasingly, communities – about 10 years ago: more and more people began claiming “victim” status. Jeremy Loeb and I break down the phenomenon.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loebjeremy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loebjeremy/
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loebjeremy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.loeb1
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@loebjeremy
Follow Wayne:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WayneHsiung_
Follow activist Paul Watson:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/captainpaulwatson/
LinkTree: linktr.ee/cpwf
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-18:16 Intro, how politics & social media affect individuals & communities across the country, victimization mentality, & infighting
Chapter 2) 18:17-27:43 On the Sonoma County ballot initiative outreach (https://www.yesonj.vote) & the opposition reaction
Chapter 3) 27:44-41:27 Differences between unproductive victimization politics & productive accountability politics, & being personally affected by unproductive victimization politics
Chapter 4) 41:28-57:51 Succumbing to social pressure or doing what’s right, remembering to center the animals in the movement, & the differences between disputes & bigotry
Chapter 5) 57:52-1:07:52 People in the animal rights movement, being on social media, intentions/reasons for public behavior, & having conversations when there are disagreements
Chapter 6) 1:07:53-1:19:31 The goal of social justice movements, call-out culture on social media, & conversations about stating facts
Chapter 7) 1:19:32-1:29:30 Benefits & limits of modern technology, handling rejection & challenging yourself, building community/individual relationships requires communicating in-person
Chapter 8) 1:29:31-1:36:25 How to find a community, more thoughts on technology, & attending the recent “#YesOnJ” Convergence for the Sonoma County ballot initiative
Chapter 9) 1:36:26-1:46:30 Final thoughts: Power in the social justice movements & politics, good leaders empower other leaders, empowering yourself to be a leader, follow activist Paul Watson’s case (link above), & subscribe to Jeremy’s YouTube channel & Wayne’s YouTube channel (links above)
Chapter 10) 1:46:31-1:46:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis.
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