by Duncan | Jul 13, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan, Veterinarians
Kimberly Carroll— a veteran Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant—recalls growing up in Manitoba, a sensitive child with a precocious connection to animals, yet like her family members and most fellow Manitobans, she was also an enthusiastic meat...
by Duncan | May 9, 2018 | Advocates, General, Musicians, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ted Leo—the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, front man of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and veteran vegan—recounts his path to vegetarianism, in 1988, then after further reading, research, and contemplation, going vegan in 1998. That journey was shaped less...
by Duncan | Mar 28, 2018 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Rachel McCrystal—executive director of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, which rescues farmed animals and provides refuge for them, now housing around 400 animals—recalls a childhood marked by a houseful of animals, featuring a preponderance of rattlesnakes and other reptiles...
by Duncan | May 25, 2016 | Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Steve Jenkins—co-author, with Derek Walter and Caprice Crane, of “Esther The Wonder Pig: Changing The World One Heart At A Time”—discusses how Esther entered his and Walter’s world: He got duped into adopting her when she was a baby, having been told she was a...
by Duncan | Jan 20, 2016 | Advocates, Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan
In an unusual edition of “Talking Animals,” Ellen Jaffe Jones—the running coach, speaker and author of such books as the bestselling “Eat Vegan on $4 A Day” and “Kitchen Divided: Vegan Dishes For Semi-Vegan Households”—discusses her own kitchen divided and the ensuing...
