by Tracey Glover, author of Lotus of the Heart
I’m not sure I know exactly when I fell in love with her. I think it was probably the moment I first saw her, or first heard her sweet little peep in the backseat of my hatchback. And then that love grew and deepened over time, as love does.
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by Hope Bohanec, author of The Humane Hoax
As a long-time vegan and animal advocate, I’ve always respected chickens’ lives. However, I had never lived with a chicken until the day I rescued Kukkuta. A friend called me in a panic about an injured rooster around a shopping area in Cotati, California. He was part of a group of chickens living in the tall grass around the parking lots. The population was growing as more people were abandoning unwanted roosters and hens due to the recent trend of backyard chicken keeping, which often has good intentions but cruel consequences.
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by Carey Theil, author of Brooklyn Goes Home
When we brought Brooklyn home for the first time, Gina was curious. Then furious. Who was this big white and brown dog, this interloper from the Fare East, doing in her house? More importantly, why was Christine giving him so much attention? It didn’t seem to matter to her that they were both greyhounds.
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On Episode 109 of the Hope for the Animals Podcast, we have on Isabella La Rocca González—an award-winning artist, author, and activist. Her work is part of a long tradition in art and photography: to bring to light and find beauty in the hidden, unconscious, or disregarded. As the daughter of emigrants from Mexico and Italy, she strives to reconcile values from her Indigenous roots with her European heritage.
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On Episode 101 of the Hope for the Animals Podcast, we have Joanne Kong (editor of Vegan Voices) and Christoph Wagner: “They weave together live music, reflections, and the arts in inspiring events that illuminate how embracing the connections we have to the natural world and all beings can bring about transformative spiritual growth, positive change, and planetary healing.
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Nadeem Haque, author of Animals in Islam, published a paper with Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia (FORSEA), based on his recent presentation in Norway. It attempts to understand “the breakdown of peace and justice for all the sentient inhabitants of this precious planet of ours,” through the lens of the Quran and the natural belief system founded on Nature (in Arabic: fitrah).
This paper has now been posted on the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, as well as FORSEA’s website, and is free to access.
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Verena Brunschweiger, author of Do Childfree People Have Better Sex?, was recently interviewed by Prime Time. She spoke about being childfree, climate anxiety and the mental health crisis, and fast fashion’s role in climate change (a staggering 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions!).
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Shawna Weaver appeared on the It’s All About Food podcast, hosted by Caryn Hartglass, to talk about her book Climate Grief:
(more…)“Whether you realize it or not, many of us are experiencing grief from the deterioration of our home, planet Earth. Tune in today to learn about recognizing this grief, acknowledging truth, taking responsibility, finding hope, and leading with love!”
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The time is fast approaching for the first ever Veganic Growing summit! Join experts in veganic farming and gardening—including Jimmy Videle, author of The Veganic Grower’s Handbook—as they explore the transition to sustainable plant-based food systems.
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“It’s so important for people to feel supported and connected on their vegan journey.”
Join Hope Bohanec, author of The Humane Hoax, as she interviews Steven Rouk about the critical nature of connection, the psychological and social reasons for recidivism, and the fascinating concept of social network theory and how we spread information through social networks.
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