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Hope for the Animals

Longtime animal advocate, Hope Bohanec, covers a variety of farmed animal issues including the ethical, environmental, spiritual, heartbreaking and heartwarming aspects of living vegan. Hope has engaging conversations with inspiring guests focusing on critical reasons for living a vegan lifestyle and covering current topics such as the humane hoax, environmental impact, speciesism, and effective outreach advocating for chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs, goats and other farmed animals. Hope is a 35-year

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40:23

Greenwashing Our Food: Exposing “Sustainable” Labels

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2021/04/07

In honor of Earth Day, this episode exposes the environmental impact of animal agriculture and the new “sustainable” labels that are becoming more prevalent on meat, dairy, and egg products. On the podcast today, Hope will be flying solo and sharing her knowledge about this issue. She has written a book on humane-washing and greenwashing called The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? Hope will reveal the truth about labels like local, organic, free-range, and grass-fed.Resources:Countdown to

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51:53

Fat Justice and Veganism with Andy Tabar

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2021/03/27

In the latest episode of UPC’s Hope for the Animals Podcast, we have Andy Tabar joining us to talk about anti-fat biases and veganism. Andy is the co-host of The Bearded Vegans, a podcast in its fifth year dedicated to discussing the ethical grey areas of living a vegan life. Andy is also the owner of Compassion Co, an organic, made in the USA clothing line. In Episode 24, Andy educates us about the prevalence of fat phobia in the vegan community and why not addressing it harms activists and

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49:33

Ahimsa and a Vegan Spiritual Path with Victoria Moran

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2021/03/18

We start off the podcast with Hope offering some perspective and depth into the concept of Ahimsa. This Sanskrit word is being utilized in the vegan community to help consider non-violence and veganism in a deeper context than just food choices. Later in the podcast, we will have long-time animal activist, author, podcaster, and yogi Victoria Moran. Victoria and Hope discuss veganism and spiritualty, training vegan lifestyle educators through Victoria’s Main Street Vegan Academy, and the new

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48:14

Bringing a Vegan Voice to Agricultural Policy with...

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2021/03/06

Animal advocates have primarily relied on a seemingly simple strategy of reducing the demand for animal products and expecting this will result in fewer and fewer farmed animals bred and killed in animal agriculture. But we are learning that it’s not so simple. Government policies protect animal agribusiness and billions of dollars are given to offset costs and losses to the meat, egg, and dairy producers, as well as to the farmers who grow animal feed. Laura Reese of the Agriculture Fairness

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49:02

Fish, the Forgotten “Food” Animal with Mary Finelli...

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2021/02/25

In Episode 21 we have a special interview with Mary Finelli, founder and president of Fish Feel. Fish Feel was the first advocacy organization to focus on fishes. Hope and Mary discuss how fishes are caught and killed in the ocean by the trillions every year and how the fishing industry is also notorious for human slavery. Mary talks about aquaculture and the cruelties to the fish in this industry as well as the ecological damage caused by fish farms. She shares her insights into the killing and

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41:01

Anti-Oppression Outlook in Animal Advocacy with...

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2021/02/11

In recognition of Black History Month, we have some recommendations of awesome activists and platforms to check out and then an enlightening interview with the Managing Director of Encompass, Michelle Rojas-Soto. Encompass is a nonprofit fostering racial equity in animal advocacy. Their mission is to help make the farmed animal protection movement more effective by fostering racial diversity, equity, and inclusion. Michelle guides us into the worldview of anti-oppression work for humans and nonhuman

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42:49

The Israeli Vegan Revolution with Ori Shavit

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2021/02/03

Did you know that Israel has the highest percentage per capita of vegans and vegetarians in the world? Join us on for this upbeat interview with Israeli vegan food blogger and cookbook author Ori Shavit about how a culinary revolution is changing Israel and the world. Ori offers her insights into how and why Israel is embracing veganism at such a fast pace and in such high numbers. She offers tips on living vegan and how bringing a smile and a good attitude into the kitchen will make the great vegan

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51:48

Inspiration and Courage with Undercover Investigator...

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2021/01/23

An Unshakable Call To ActionAt just 25, Erin Wing started investigating facilities that breed and raise chickens, dairy farms, and the aquaculture industry. For two years, she faced isolation and fear of discovery in order to document the reality of animal agribusiness and to show those images to the world. Erin tells the stories of the animals she encountered and also talks about the importance of self-care after witnessing the trauma of animal abuse. She now uses her experience and expertise to

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28:18

Reason for Vegan Series 10: The Environmental Impact...

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2021/01/19

In the tenth and final segment of the Reason for Vegan Series, Hope talks about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture. Hope exposes the detrimental effects of breeding and raising billions of animals and how this significantly contributes to climate disruption, massive energy and fossil fuels consumption, deforestation, water waste, and water pollution. She also explains why switching from beef to chicken flesh is not a better ecological choice. Hope lays out why a vegan diet is by far the

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58:04

Glimmers of Hope for the New Year and Advocate...

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2021/01/07

Ready for some good news in the new year? In Episode 17 we bring your more Glimmers of Hope. The Glimmers of Hope segment features uplifting animal stories from around the globe. Good news tends to go under the radar these days, but there are encouraging accounts and positive steps forward for animals that we want to share with you, offering inspiration as we move into a new year. Up next on the podcast is an interview with long-time activist Unny Nambudiripad. Unny talks about his many years of

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47:45

Transforming Ourselves Through Compassion with Judy...

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2020/12/16

On the latest Hope for the Animals Podcast, we have an interview with long-time author and activist Judy Carman. Judy talks to Hope about her work connecting veganism with spirituality and the inspiring books she has written over the years. Judy is the author of the popular Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken’s Soul and her latest book is Homo Ahimsa: Who We Really Are and How We Are Going to Save the World. She talks about co-founding the Interfaith Vegan Coalition, the importance of

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53:37

Sarina Farb was Born Vegan

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2020/12/02

On this podcast we have an interview with Sarina Farb who was actually born vegan. There is a growing number of young adults today who were born and raised vegan. Not only did these children have the benefit of a healthy start in life, but they were taught compassion in a deep and fundamental way from an early age. Sarina shares her story about growing up vegan in Kansas and her journey to becoming an animal rights and climate activist. Sarina and Hope have an interesting discussion on the

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60:48

Talkin’ About Turkeys with UPC's Karen Davis

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2020/11/18

In honor of the millions of turkeys bred and killed for the upcoming holidays, this episode features United Poultry Concerns President Karen Davis sharing her many years of research and knowledge about turkeys. This in-depth discussion includes the fascinating and tragic history of the turkey in the Americas and how far turkey hen mothers will go to protect their young. Karen tells Hope about modern turkey farming and how every newborn turkey in the mechanical hatchery longs for her mother and

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Reason for Vegan Series 9: The Fishing Industry Exposed

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2020/11/04

In this series of short shows, Hope focuses in on specific aspects of animal agriculture and answer the question of why are we vegan. In this ninth installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about fish and the fishing industry. Hope explores the different commercial fishing methods and how they affect fish. She explains how fish farming can be even worse than wild caught fish for individual fishes and the environment. She also dives into the environmental impact of fishing and the state of

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57:23

Eco-Vegan Film Reviews and Media Maven Jane...

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2020/10/28

In Episode 13, Hope reviews two new documentaries focused on climate change and the environmental impact of animal agriculture. Countdown to Year Zero and EndGame 2050 are both powerful films with eco-vegan themes, but they resonate in different ways. Hope will break down what she thought of the two films and why she recommends them both.Next on the podcast is a lively interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell of Jane Unchained. You might remember Jane from her network TV show many years ago where she

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Reason for Vegan Series 8: Fish Feel: Sentience,...

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2020/10/19

In this series of short shows, Hope will focus on specific aspects of animal agriculture and answer the question of why we are vegan. In this eighth installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about fish; who they are, what their lives are like, and why we should care about them. Hope will uncover the emotional, cognitive, and complex life of fish. Science is discovering so much about our underwater cousins and Hope will dive into that research and help us answer questions about pain,

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48:46

Watch Your Language and The Invisible Vegan Filmmaker...

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2020/10/13

In Episode 12, Hope starts us off with a discussion about language. Our use of language shapes how we perceive the world. Our language around animals is especially important because it can influence how society thinks and feels about animals. Hope offers some suggestions for changing and improving our language to help people see animals as individuals. To recognize them beyond mere property, and see animals as sentient beings deserving of our protection and respect. Next on the podcast we have the

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54:30

More Glimmers of Hope and Food Empowerment Project’s...

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2020/09/23

On this Hope for the Animals Podcast, we have another installment of Glimmers of Hope. In this recurring segment, Hope shares positive stories about animals from around the globe. The Glimmers of Hope segment features good news for animals that you might have missed with so many other news stories dominating 2020. We can use a little good news in these challenging times so we hope you enjoy Glimmers of Hope! Next we have an informative interview with Food Empowerment Project’s lauren Ornelas. lauren

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Reason for Vegan Series 7: The Truth About Goat Dairy

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2020/09/15

In this series of short shows, Hope will focus in on specific aspects of animal agriculture and answer the question of why are we vegan. In this seventh installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about goat dairy, goat yogurt, sheep cheese and the unfortunate new tread of non-cow animal dairy. Hope explains the rise in popularity of using non-traditional animals for dairy production and how breeding and using lactating mothers for dairy is fundamentally cruel, no matter which animal

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First-Ever Chicken Webinar and Rooster Rescuer Justin...

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2020/09/03

For “Episode 10” of the Hope for the Animals Podcast, Hope announces UPC’s upcoming Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar, the first-ever webinar dedicated solely to chickens, and offers a brief overview of the featured presentations. The Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar will be on Saturday, September 12 and you can sign up for free by going to www.humanehoax.orgNext on the show, we have chicken advocate and rooster rescuer extraordinaire Justin Van Kleeck of Triangle Chicken Advocates. Justin will: Expose the

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