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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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49:27

Are There Ethical Eggs? and Exposing “Humane”...

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2020/08/22

In the latest episode of the Hope for the Animals Podcast, Hope will answer the question, “Can there be ethical eggs?” Some people are learning that humane labels like “cage-free” and “free-range” are misleading consumers about the treatment of the animals, yet they believe there are still other ways to find “ethical” eggs. Some think they can find a “better” egg at a farmer’s market, a small farm, or from a neighbor. But are those eggs truly ethical? Next we have an informative interview with the

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Reason for Vegan Series 6: Conventional and “Humane”...

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2020/08/15

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 sixth installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about cows exploited in the dairy industry and the hidden cruelties of cow’s milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products.

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57:57

Vegan Spirituality with Lisa Levinson

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2020/08/10

In Episode 8, Hope offers her thoughts about the seemingly inescapable question posed to vegans, “Don’t plants feel pain?” She then interviews Lisa Levinson, director of In Defense of Animals’ Sustainable Activism Campaign. Lisa is also the founder of Vegan Spirituality, a group that explores veganism as a spiritual practice. More recently, she co-founded the Interfaith Vegan Coalition, a group that fosters an inter-religious collaboration to address animal cruelty. In this episode, Lisa and Hope

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Reason for Vegan Series 5: Waterfowl Exploited: Down,...

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2020/07/28

Duck, Duck, Goose! 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 fifth installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about ducks and geese exploited in industry and the hidden cruelties of down, feathers, foie gras, and duck meat. Ducks and geese are waterfowl who not only desire to be in water, they need water for their health and well-being. When waterfowl are commodified in the industry,

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46:41

The Contradiction of “Humane” Meat and Journalist...

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2020/07/19

Hope starts us off by exposing the contradictions inherent in labeling meat “humane.” Classifying the flesh of slaughtered animals as humane, or implying in the product marketing that the animals had a happy life, is a cognitive dissonance that most people don’t think about or don’t want to think about.She then has an informative interview with journalist and animal activist Martha Rosenburg who talks about her decades of reporting on the use of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture. Martha and Hope

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Bird Brainpower and Rescuing Pigeons with Elizabeth...

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2020/07/09

The latest episode of the Hope for the Animals Podcast is all about birds! We begin with an exploration of the wealth of scientific research revealing avian intelligence, emotional complexity, and sentience. Then we have an inspiring interview with Elizabeth Young, founder and director of Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Adoptions. Elizabeth shares the fascinating history of pigeons and inspiring stories about Palomacy’s rescue and adoption program. Elizabeth Young loved all animals but had no particular

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Reason for Vegan Series 4: The Turkey Meat Industry...

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2020/07/06

Reason for Vegan Series: 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 fourth installment of the Reason for Vegan Series she talks about turkeys, tells the story of her first amazing encounter with a turkey, and exposes the turkey meat industry for its hidden cruelty.

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53:53

A Glimmer of Hope and Dr. Melanie Joy Explains Carnism

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2020/06/23

In Episode 5, Hope will inspire us with some good news for animals! Launching the new Glimmer of Hope segment, she will share a collection of recent positive advancements and media stories for animals that have been underreported with all that is going on in the world. In these trying times, we can all use some uplifting news. Then we have an interview with Melanie Joy, PhD. Melanie is a Harvard-educated psychologist, organizational consultant, trainer, and relationship coach. She is the author of

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44:43

Unjust Farm Subsidies and Systemic Racism in the Food...

Hope for the Animals ·

2020/06/11

In episode 4 we talk with Connie Spence, an outspoken vegan and anti-oppression activist whose work addresses a range of justice issues. In this podcast we will discuss using creative tactics in vegan activism, systemic racism in the food system, and unjust farm subsidies. Connie Spence is the founder of Vegan Justice League and the Agriculture Fairness Alliance. The Vegan Justice League educates vegan advocates about the issue of farm subsidies, and the Agricultural Fairness Alliance is a federal

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Reason for Vegan Series 3: “Cage-Free” and...

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2020/05/31

Reason for Vegan Series: 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 third Reason for Vegan Series she will expose the truth behind egg industry labels like “cage-free” and “free-range.” These labels are gaining in popularity, but are they really better for the birds? To understand these labels, we must first look at the standard battery cage system and the multiple cruelties that all hens endure in

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52:30

Bill Claims to End Factory Farming and Climate...

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2020/05/23

On this episode, Hope digs into the Farm System Reform Act introduced by Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker. The bill is being pushed as an end to factory farming, could it be true? Then she has a conversation with Climate Healer’s Sailesh Rao about his campaign Vegan World 2026, overhauling society by seeing it as an engineering problem, and exploring what it would take to change the system to create a vegan world in just six years.

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44:23

Meat is NOT “Essential” and Free From Harm’s Robert...

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2020/05/14

In this episode, Hope will discuss the current pandemic crisis and how it is affecting our food supply, meat industry workers, and animals. Then we will activist and author Robert Grillo talking about his book Farm to Fable and his work with Slaughter Free Cities shutting down slaughterhouses in Chicago. Robert is the founder and director of Free from Harm, a non-profit dedicated to helping end animal exploitation. www.hopefortheanimalspodcast.org

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Reason for Vegan Series 2: The Chicken Meat Industry...

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2020/05/06

Reason for Vegan Series: 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 second Reason for Vegan Series she will expose the cruelty of the chicken meat industry, explore why we should care about chickens, and what you can do to help stop the suffering.

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Reason for Vegan Series 1: The Egg Industry Exposed

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2020/04/30

Reason for Vegan Series: 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 first Reason for Vegan Series she will expose the brutal killing of millions of baby chicks in the egg industry, explain why they do it, and what you can do to stop the massacre.

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58:25

Speciesism, the Covid-19 Crisis, and UPC's Karen Davis

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2020/04/27

On our very first podcast, Hope Bohanec will discuss Speciesism and the Covid-19 crisis and then we will have the legendary founder and president of United Poultry Concerns (UPC), Karen Davis, joining us for an inspiring discussion on UPC’s 30 year anniversary, wet markets, International Respect for Chickens Day and more. www.HopefortheAnimalsPodcast.org

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