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The Animal Wellness Podcast
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Man and Deer: The unique adventure of a writer and a foal | Episode 78
In this episode of the Animal Wellness Podcast, we explore the extraordinary true story behind “Penelope: The World of Each Other” with author Paul Bo...
Flaco the Owl: An interview with children’s author Christine Mott | Episode 77
In February 2023, Flaco—a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl—made headlines after escaping the Central Park Zoo when vandals damaged his enclosure. Born in c...
The Complex Forces Behind Animal Festivals | Episode 76
From the running of the bulls in Spain to groundhog weather predictions in Pennsylvania, festivals featuring animals exist all over the world. Some ar...
Philosophical Help for the Reluctant Vegan | Episode 75
What can a philosopher teach us about veganism and how to make the change when confronted with old habits, latent desires, and an apprehension of the...
Animal Rescue Amid the Wildfires of Los Angeles | Episode 74
This show focuses on the Los Angeles wildfires, what is being done to save domestic and wild animals involved.
As of recording, January 15, the...
Wolves, Dogs, and a Man Who Knows Them Both | Episode 73
Oliver Starr came to our attention when he spoke in an Animal Wellness Action webinar about wolves and stole the show—and the hearts of attendees—by t...
Bird Flu, Cockfighting, and a Crisis on the Horizon | Episode 72
The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn anything from history. That was the summary comment of host Joseph Grove in a conversation...
Our Annual Review and Look Ahead for Animals | Episode 71
Wayne Pacelle again joins the show as he and host Joseph Grove recount the accomplishments of the past year and how Animal Wellness Action and sister...
How Did the Animals Fare? A 2024 Election Recap | Episode 70
Animal Wellness Action this year intensified its efforts to help elect candidates who vote with animals in mind and to defeat incumbents who don’t. In...
Dan Ashe Debunks Prop 127 Opponents | Episode 69
The Proposition 127 ballot initiative in Colorado has garnered national attention even as the presidential election and other national races dominate...
YES on Proposition 127 | Episode 68
The episode comes from a webinar hosted by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy relative to the Yes on Prop 127 | Cats Aren’t Tr...
Meet the Rescuers | Episode 67
Many of our shows deal with complex legislative and veterinary issues, so every once in a while we like to meet up with people on the ground, deep in...
Our Top Wins for 2023 and Goals for 2024 | Episode 66
The past year was busy on the animal-wellness front. Not only did Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy see some major wins outsi...
The International Fight for Kangaroos | Episode 65
About 1.5 million kangaroos a year are shot, bludgeoned or left to starve to death or die of their injuries. This occurs because companies like Adidas...
One Teen’s Heroic Fight against Dairy | Episode 64
Last May, Marielle Williamson was an anonymous teenager doing anonymous teenager things. Like her classmates at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles,...
Don’t be a DICK’S | Episode 63
Don’t be a Dick’s.
That’s the message of a new campaign initiative by Animal Wellness Action and its sister organization, the Center for a Human...
Debunking the Myths Against Soy | Episode 62
Animal Wellness Action is one of many organizations pushing for Congress to pass the ADD SOY Act, a bill that would require the USDA to make soy milk...
Save the Salmon for Orcas | Episode 61
For decades, a wide range of man-made and environmental threats have endangered Southern Resident Orca—thinning the population in the Pacific Northwes...
Waging War for Wolves | Episode 60
After the horse, no animal better represents the frontier heritage and pastoral expanse of the United States than does the wolf. Revered by some, demo...
Animals, Prop 12 and the Supreme Court: How Pigs Won the Day | Episode 59
After numerous battles in lower courts, the National Pork Producers Council and others finally convinced the Supreme Court to hear their challenge to...
’Wild Beauty’: A Film About the Tragic Fate of Our Wild Horses | Episode 58
Our special guest is filmmaker Ashley Avis, whose new WILD BEAUTY: MUSTANG SPIRIT OF THE WEST is available for pre-order on iTunes after earning multi...
The Emotional Lives of Fighting Roosters | Episode 57
Jewel Johnson joins our podcast to talk about the emotional lives of fighting roosters, whom she rescues from seizures at busted cockfights and other...
Ursula Goodenough and ’The Sacred Depths of Nature’ | Episode 56
In this episode, author Julie Marshall and host Joseph Grove talk with Ursula Goodenough about her new release, the second edition of "The Sacred Dept...
How Far Is Too Far When It Comes to Animal Advocacy? | Episode 55
How far is too far when it comes to animal advocacy? In this episode of the Animal Wellness Podcast, two veteran activists with somewhat different app...
What’s Up with Horses? | Episode 54
In this episode of the Animal Wellness Podcast, the team says farewell to Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for...
Will Cockfighting Lead to a Bird Flu Pandemic? | Episode 53
While the Corona virus has largely receded from the daily consciousness of most folks, it's not gone away completely. Just the other day, someone told...
Horse Slaughter: The Endurance and Cruelty of ‘America’s Dirty Secret’ | Episode 52
Australia has its kangaroos. China, its beloved pandas. In the United States, we have horses. We love them. We revere them. Children delight in seeing...
From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation: The North American Model and How We Can Do Better | Episode 51
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is less a structured paradigm of how Americans and their neighbor animals can co-exist than a set of...
2023: The year ahead in animal welfare | Episode 50
2022 was extraordinarily successful for Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. But Wayne Pacelle , president, and Marty Irby, exe...
2022: The year in review for animal welfare | Episode 49
Wayne Pacelle and Marty Irby from Animal Wellness Action join host Joseph Grove to discuss accomplishments for animals this year, including the Big Ca...
Crate Free USA’s battle against extreme confinement of factory-farm animals | Episode 48
Thanksgiving turkeys. Christmas hams. The holiday season is inextricably linked to these staples of holiday indulgence. While we amble through the dar...
Ending the abuse for carriage horses | Episode 47
On August 10, 2022, a carriage horse named Ryder collapsed on a hot New York City street and instantly became the symbol for a growing movement.
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Dan Buettner on living better, longer and kinder with Blue Zones lifestyles | Episode 46
Dan Buettner is a prolific writer, traveler and advocate for the human species. His work with National Geographic led to an interest in areas of the w...
Harness racing: A struggling enterprise grapples with animal wellness | Episode 45
American horse racing has been in peril for quite some time. As a member of the Coalition for Horseracing Integrity, we’ve been working to stamp out d...
Will the Supreme Court side against animals? The attack on Prop 12 | Episode 44
In the latest but perhaps most appalling subversion of animal welfare since assuming control of the executive branch, the Biden Administration has tar...
The fight to spare animals through FDA Modernization | Episode 43
One of the critical campaigns of Animal Wellness Action is to ensure the modernization of FDA drug-testing standards, which currently require the suff...
How a California lawsuit may change things for kangaroos | Episode 42
Animal Wellness Action has been pressuring Nike, Adidas and other retailers of "k-leather" soccer shoes to discontinue the models. More than 2 million...
Monty Roberts, ”The Man Who Listens to Horses,” talks whipping horses in races, the wild ride of Rich Strike, and the Queen | Episode 41
Monty Roberts, "The Man Who Listens to Horses," talks whipping horses in races, the wild ride of Rich Strike, and the Queen
Monty Robert...
Animal Abuse and the Connection to School Shootings | Episode 40
Statistics show a strong correlation between animal abuse and the perpetration of violence on humans. Both of the teens involved in the Buffalo and Uv...
Wild Horses and their Mishandling by the BLM | Episode 39
When it comes to telling the truth about wild horses, the Bureau of Land Management comes up short. Leadership there seems determine to subjugate the...