LUV4ALL: Mother Earth Warns! Wake Up Your COMPASSION
Cece, a rescued pig. All living beings deserve to be loved and to live free.
Until we, the human collective, fully awaken–from within our hearts–to acknowledge the Absolute Truth that we are One with ALL Life, ONLY then can we ensure the survival of Mother Earth and her Universal Family.
To evolve to the inner consciousness of ONENESS means living with the full understanding that ALL Life is sacred and must be treated that way.
ONLY then can we bring our normalized violence–which separates and targets any being, human or nonhuman, deemed “NOT LIKE US” and therefore, “LESS THAN US–to an end.
ONLY then can sustainable social change take place–in our outer world–to ensure that institutionally oppressed INDIVIDUAL lives matter. To transform systematic racism, sexism, heterosexism, speciesism, transphobia, etc., we, the human collective, must now awaken within us a new COMPASSION for ALL that will reflect an inclusive culture, honouring the interconnectedness of life. Read more
I have a riddle for you. What do Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King–and many other free thinkers from our history, her story now forgotten, such as Anna Kingsford, Margaret Damer Dawson–all have in common?
They were all vegan/vegetarians!
With the Union of Concerned Scientists now urgently letting us know that the future for all life on Earth depends on human beings finding a way to stop destroying and live in harmony with all life, few subjects address so directly the heart of our challenge as that of veganism. For veganism is more than a diet; it is an ethic by which to live.
Vegans aim to do the least harm possible by not eating or wearing animals and not supporting companies that exploit them in laboratories, entertainment, factory farms, and the leather, fur, silk, and many other industries. This attitude of kindness extends to human beings as well and does not support sweatshops and the many other forms of human exploitation. Astrology, Native and other religious prophecies, and many futurists say that we are being given an unprecedented opportunity to evolve as a species to become a peaceful, nurturing, creative presence on the planet. Veganism, as an ideal, encompasses all creation with its awareness of the interconnected and Oneness of all. Read more
. Blossom (left) and Minnow out on a walk. Photo: Abbie Hubbard.
Abbie recalls once being asked by a reporter in South Korea what it was like to have a dog that was different from other ‘meat’ dogs. She explained that Minnow is no different, and that her heart is the same as all other dogs. “I often think about that question in regards to Blossom,” she says. “My response would be that she, too, is no different — her heart is the same as all other beings.” Blossom the turkey and Minnow the dog have something in common — they were both once thought of only as “food.”
Minnow was rescued from a South Korean meat farm in 2015, and Blossom was saved last year from a commercial turkey farm in West Virginia. Today they share a home with Abbie Hubbard, and are like any other family. They go on hikes together, snuggle on the sofa and greet Abbie at the door. “When I put the keys in, I hear Blossom make loud chirping sounds in excitement,” Abbie, who is the Animal Rescue Responder for Humane Society International, tells LAIKA. “She always comes running, and it makes my heart do flips of joy.” Read more
“Everything is going to be fine in the end. If it’s not fine, it’s not the end. — Oscar Wilde
This 54 minute documentary produced by Australian Michael Shaw featuring Catherine Ingram, Dahr Jamail, Jem Bendell and Stan Rushworth presents a bleak, Western perspective on our ecological crisis. Other than Cherokee Elder, Stan Rushworth, the other principals in the documentary are well-educated, privileged Western “doomers” who are certain that the world is going to hell in a hand basket and billions of people are going to die in short order.
“MOTHERHOOD DOES NOT EXIST TO BE OWNED, COMMODIFIED, OR INVADED.”
Ashley Capps is a writer, editor, and researcher specializing in farm animal welfare and vegan advocacy. She is also the Founder and Director of the Mothers Against Dairy campaign, a powerful anti-dairy campaign. To mark Mother’s Day, we asked Ashley about how the campaign came to be.
You have mentioned it was a bit unexpected to find yourself running a campaign focused on mothers when you yourself are not a mother. Can you elaborate?Read more
CALVIN NEUFELD is an independent speaker, thinker, and social justice advocate. He’s a man of conviction, who does not take on popular causes. He put forth the concept of trans-veganism. And since 2016, he has taken on Prison Farms, with the ambitious mission of steering them in an ethical direction.
Which translates to Plant-based Agriculture and Therapeutic Rehabilitation.
Which further means:
# 1: He defends prisoner justice and environmental justice.
#2: He proposes a sustainable and ethical model for Canada’s prison farms.
And #3: He opposes any model that exploits or harms prisoners, therapy animals, or the environment. Read more
On Mother’s Day, many animal rights allies pay respects online to all the parents who had their children stolen by violent industries who don’t respect their bodily autonomy. But those social media posts are harder to find a few weeks later when Father’s Day rolls around.
I’ve talked before about how the reproductive injustice of forced breeding is not limited to only the parent who bears the child, and how semen collection is a violation of the other parent as well. But beyond the sexual violence carried out by human hands, there is a passive erasure of male relationships with their offspring that also occurs.
Father-child bonds exist throughout animal societies, but they are commonly overlooked. Western society often discourages human men from expressing complex emotions other than anger and aggression. Read more
Rip Esselstyn spent a decade as one of the premier triathletes in the world. He then joined the Austin Fire Department where he introduced his passion for a whole-food, plant-based diet to Austin’s Engine 2 Firehouse in order to rescue a firefighting brother’s health. And discovered dangerously high cholesterol levels among his firefighter comrades. He led a station wide revolution of dietary change that resulted in markedly better health, which he detailed in his bestselling book, The Engine 2 Diet which shows the irrefutable connection between a plant-based diet and good health. He is featured prominently in the famous documentary Forks Over Knives: What if one simple change could save you from chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease? Take a deep dive into the plant-based diet documentary that has influenced millions around the world. Read more
In 2009, I was part of a UCLA study comprised of cyclists and triathletes that looked at how endurance exercise impacted bone density, testosterone and the production of inflammatory cytokines produced during long, frequent periods of exercise. Some of my cycling teammates were enticed to sign up because the tests included a free body fat percentage scan, but it turned out that the DEXA scan’s most important feature for me was its ability to measure bone density.
We are helping dairy farmers get out of the dairy trade, and providing them with a new business model to become 100% plant-based milk producers. At the same time, their farmland is turned into an animal sanctuary for their herd to enjoy the rest of their lives free of exploitation. Crazy? It’s happening! See below for one of our stories of farmers who have already made the transition.
We are a new plant-based drink subscription service, sourced lovingly from ex-dairy farmers. Read more
Originally published by Sentient Media February 26, 2020
Noah Bergh was in pre-primary school when he came home one evening in March of 2019 with a permission slip to visit a Brownes Dairy farm. Noah, already vegan for two years, felt sad when he heard about the planned excursion. According to his mother Natalie Bergh, “When he got home, he asked me, ‘Don’t the other kids know they take away the cows’ babies and kill them?’” Noah told the kids in his class that he wasn’t going because he is vegan and “loves cows.” He added, “I thought the farm owners might tell me it was good to kill and eat animals and drink their milk and it’s not even true.” The permission slip outlined that children would learn how “happy, healthy cows give us more and better quality milk.”
Noah is part of a minority of children who understand how much suffering occurs in the dairy industry. Read more
Our world is waking up to the injustices, not only in our backyards, but all over. The inability of adults to care for the health of the planet has left too much responsibility on our children. They are growing up in a scary world. No child should be placed in this scenario. But is it a case of too little too late?
As a mother, I often wonder: how do I reassure my child about the future when what they see around them is terrifying? Years ago, I realized then if I wanted the world to change for the better, it needed to start with me. I needed to reduce the negative impact I have on the world around me, and to share what I learned in an easy and accessible way.
Teaching Kids Empathy and Compassion
As I personally moved towards a compassionate lifestyle, I thought more about the books that could be written to share with others. By reading to your children, books from the Compassionate Press collection, you become a champion in your child’s eyes. Read more
Katrina Fox is the Founder of Vegan Women’s Leadership Network. She has worked as a senior reporter, features writer, sub-editor and editor, both on staff and as a freelancer, on a broad range of print and online media in the UK, US and Australia. Since becoming an ethical vegan in 1996 after “a school teacher called Kay opened my eyes to the countless ways animals are used, abused and exploited for human consumption or entertainment,” her mission has been to educate, inform and inspire as many people as possible to embrace a vision of a world in which all beings are free to thrive.
You sacrifice eating from dawn to dusk. To show how strong your faith is. The point is to remind people of the need to be humble. Through the fast, you feel the hunger and remember poor people. You realize what it means to not have food. It brings you down to the ground.
At the end of the one month fast, you donate 4% of your money to poor people at the end of the fast. It isn’t just faith, but also charity. You celebrate observing the fast in the correct way it should be done.
After the prayers are said, you make friends with your enemies. You shed everything that’s between you two and hug that person, thereby finish any grudges and bad blood. It’s an overflow of emotions, and I end up feeling very light at the end of it.
Eid is about sacrificing something you love the most. People buy animals and sacrifice in the name of God. I don’t see the connection at all. Read more
While pollution is almost everywhere, certain communities are burdened with a disproportionate number of facilities that fill the air, soil, and water with contaminates. Typically found in black and brown communities and low-income communities, industrial polluters such as landfills, trash incinerators, coal plants, and toxic waste dumps affect the well-being of residents. Their health is also often compromised due to a lack of access to healthy foods in their neighborhoods. Those who work on environmental justice issues refer to these inequities as environmental racism.
As we have written about in the past, conditions for those working in abattoirs are horrendous.
It was inconceivable to think this situation could become worse, however, that’s indeed what has happened with COVID-19, and the scientific community is in consensus that what was an appalling situation is now so much worse. Slaughterhouse workers are being exploited at unprecedented levels due to this pandemic.
Early in the spread of COVID-19, it was clear in many places throughout the world that slaughterhouses were a magnet for the spread of the virus. In May 2020, Bloomberg published an article showing that many of the communities that have a slaughterhouse in the vicinity were experiencing the spread of COVID-19 at twice the national average. Read more
We are all birthed from Water. Ecosystems and human communities evolve around Water. As humanity rebirths itself at this critical juncture in human history, we align with Nature to honor, protect and restore the one Water body that nourishes all of Life.
How do we, as humanity, evolve to align with the principles of Life and co-create an oppression-free and vitalizing world for all?
The proposal for a World Water Law and World Water Year 2021 are citizen-led initiatives that offer a unifying and holistic framework for rapid and radical whole-system healing. These initiatives are based on the understanding that when we collectively prioritize the healing of our planetary waters and water cycle, we will activate an exponential healing process that will benefit all of Life simultaneously. Read more
About Nation Rising: It’s time for an agricultural revolution!
Nation Rising is a political advocacy group that is bringing together individuals and organizations across Canada who are concerned about the environment, health, and animal rights to rally on Parliament Hill to demand the government shift subsidizing away from animal agriculture and towards healthy, sustainable, organic food for the good of the planet, the people, and the animals. Read more
Most American adults, and even children, believe they should aim for three servings of dairy a day—thanks to the US Dietary Guidelines. From a young age we are taught to believe that by devoutly consuming dairy on the daily, we will be protected from brittle bones and grow up “big and strong.” A new scientific review published in one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, The New England Journal of Medicine, has put the benefits of milk into question. Humbly titled, “Milk and Health,” the thoroughly comprehensive review concludes point-blank that despite our government-trained devotion to milk, humans simply do not need it and are far better off without it.
Publisher’s Note: The term Ahimsa is an important spiritual doctrine shared by Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It literally means ‘non-injury’ and ‘non-killing’. It implies the total avoidance of harming of any kind of living creatures not only by deeds, but also by words and in thoughts.
Thanks to the hard work and donations of many people, In Defense of Animals’ Interfaith Vegan Coalition, co-founded by Lisa Levinson and myself had a well-received presence at the Parliament of World Religions. The theme of the Parliament was “The power of love and the promise of inclusion.” Eight thousand people from around the world attended this historic event. Plenaries, talks, and panels went on all day and into the evenings from November 1 to the 7th in Toronto, Canada. We felt it was essential for the animals and the vegan message to be represented there and to reach as many people as we could. Read more
Animal rights and vegan activist Genesis Butler, 13, is shown with rescued duck at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Genesis has started a non-profit, Genesis for Animals, to provide funding to animal sanctuaries. In addition, Genesis will be featured on Marvel’s Hero Project which will air on Disney +. Marvel presented Genesis with her very own comic book starring herself as the Super Hero. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Every superhero has an origin story. Genesis Butler’s started with chicken nuggets.
Like most kids she loved chicken nuggets, and as a 3-year-old she ate them almost daily until her mom told her something about her favorite food that horrified her. Read more
“Sexy Vegan” Radio is thrilled to bring you just one special interview with the CEO of Million Dollar Vegan–the amazing Naomi Hallum! She lets us know what we can do to prevent future pandemics. Because Covid-19 isn’t the first pandemic we’ve faced and, unless we change our behaviour, it won’t be our last. And who will be the next celebrity to get the opportunity to go Vegan, for a One Million Dollar donation to the charity of their choice?
Then join Lesley in her yummy “Audible Kitchen” where she’ll cook up a French onion soup like no other. Spunky onions, anyone?
“Sexy Vegan” Radio is thrilled to bring you great interviews and independent music–today’s feature is Nellie Mckay.
Along with my three special guests: Chef AJ, who tells us some Truths about how we currently live, Marie Oser, who gives us an eye-opening look at the Truth about soy. And Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches, a vegan triathlete from Québec! Meanwhile, our Audible Kitchen will make vegan pâté today. So, let’s get healthy, while we honour all living beings, human and non-human animals alike.
Gary is a courageous and tireless activist. His organization, Animals Deserve Absolute Protection Today and Tomorrow, believes that all animals have an inherent right to be free and live completely unfettered by human dominance. We heard facts about human health, including surprising insight into the myth that humans are born carnivorous. Full Speech is here.
Featured musicians are Bonnie Tyler, Ruth Foster and John Lennon.
We play Vegan Smythe’s satirical song, “Mr. Zonk from Planet Gonk.”
We hear Gary’s Yourofsky’s personal story and a second part of his powerful and brilliant speech at Georgia Tech. In this excerpt, among other topics, you get loads of information about healthy vegan foods, personally taste-tested by Gary. Full Speech is here .
Vegan Smythe’s song, “Human Milk Dairy.”
The Audible Kitchen – Vegan Creamy Mushroom Soup for Two. ▪ 4 ounces dark, over-ripe mushroom caps, cleaned and diced
▪ 1 tablespoon safflower oil
▪ 2 gloves garlic, peeled
▪ 1 medium russet potato, peeled, cleaned and diced
▪ 1 1/2 cups water
▪ 1 tablespoon tamari
▪ salt and pepper to taste Read more
Hear Julieanna Hever--The Famous Plant-Based Dietitian talk about getting healthier this year.
Sunday’s Vegan Song, “Preachy Vegan Song,” by Vegan Smythe. “Preachy Vegan Song” was reviewed on the wonderful website called Our Hen House. It’s a non-profit organization: Change the World For Animals.
Have a look at and enjoy. The “Audible Kitchen” New Year’s Kourabiedes (Almond Shortbread Crescents).
We feature an illuminating question-and-answer segment with Gary Yourosfsky from his life altering Speech: His Website contains all you need to know about Veganism.
The late 60’s and 70’s were a time of social unrest and some songwriters used their words as a guiding light for the collective international consciousness. I feature three songs from that era.
It’s almost Halloween and we have our usual fabulous songs and recipe on our popular Audible Kitchen.
Vegan Smythe from Melbourne, Australia. Hear his song, “Vegan Parent”
The Audible Kitchen – Halloween Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies (adapted from Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s “Vegan with a Vengeance”).Read more
Hear Chelsea Pinkham, the incredible fifteen year old vegan animal activist, today and tomorrow’s leader who rescued a Turkey bound for slaughter on Thanksgiving.
Today’s Song by Vegan Smythe“ Chicken Man”
The Audible Kitchen – Thanksgiving Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Hear Philip Wollen’s compelling speech to Take Animals off the Menu. Included is Philip Wollen’s Kindness House “We have a large gallery of framed photographs of our 200 animal projects around the world. By the time visitors have completed their tour of Kindness House, they have a lump in their throat and are speechless. They suddenly realize what has been happening while their minds and consciences have been asleep.”
Listen to Ukrainian Music. Also hear Traditional Russian Folk Songs by our featured vegan musician, Marina Devyatova.
Vegan Song, “Couldn’t Give Up My Cheese,” by Vegan Smythe.
Hear amazing Vegan Canadian musician Mark Browning, founder of the band Ox. He says, “I’ve always been an environmentalist, but I’d never thought of the food industry as having an environmental impact. And it was really eye-opening for me to discover that. I couldn’t believe that I never thought of it before.” “Once you know something, it’s hard to un-know it. And to just pretend that what you’re eating is okay. It really was impossible at that point. I chose to change my lifestyle when I learned what a toll meat-eating takes on our environment, not to mention the unimaginable cruelty that is routine within the factory farming industry.”
The Audible Kitchen – Racine’s Vegan Birthday! Chocolate Cake.
Vegan Song, “Flesh Hungry World” by Australian, Vegan Smythe.
Julianne Hever, The Plant-Based Dietitian Expert, tells why we must become aware of the impact of our present diet on the environment.
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, celebrity chef, advocates veganism as a means by which to prevent cruelty to animals. Today, she talks about changing habits. She is the creator of the popular online multimedia program: The 30-Day Vegan Challenge:
The Audible Kitchen – Chocolate Cake Supreme Recipe:Read more
Listen to Irish musicians including Vegan Sinead O’Connor, Imelda May, U2 and Gavin James.
“Vegan Parent” by Australian, Vegan Smythe.
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, celebrity chef, advocates veganism as a means by which to prevent cruelty to animals, and talks about making a difference–by doing something different.
Lani Muelrath, plant-based Fitness Expert, gives us research facts on why we definitely shouldn’t be sitting for too long.
Today’s featured musician is Sinead O’Connor, vegan Irish singer and songwriter, born in 1966 in County Dublin. Also Imelda May, Gavin James and U2.
The Audible Kitchen – St, Patrick’s Day. Irish Soda Bread.
A special guest on “Sexy Vegan,” the trailblazing, world-renowned pure vegan high luxury Fashion Designer, Elizabeth Olsen, owner of Olsen Haus who will give us an eye-opening look at the truth about leather.
Also joining us today are the fabulous “Vegan Mum,” Laura in England, and vegan beauty reviewer, Sunny.
Vegan Smythe’s song, “Vegan Parent.”
Stay tuned for featured vegan singer-songwriter Nellie McKay’s “The Dog Song,” a tribute to her dear dog.
The Audible Kitchen makes a Quebec traditional recipe. .Tourtiere…vegan style!Read more
Part One:
Rip Esselstyn spent a decade as one of the premier triathletes in the world. He then joined the Austin Fire Department where he introduced his passion for a whole-food, plant-based diet to Austin’s Engine 2 Firehouse in order to rescue a firefighting brother’s health. And discovered dangerously high cholesterol levels among his firefighter comrades. He led a station wide revolution of dietary change that resulted in markedly better health, which he detailed in his bestselling book, 
We are helping dairy farmers get out of the dairy trade, and providing them with a new business model to become 100% plant-based milk producers. At the same time, their farmland is turned into an animal sanctuary for their herd to enjoy the rest of their lives free of exploitation. Crazy? It’s happening! See below for one of our stories of farmers who have already made the transition.
Our world is waking up to the injustices, not only in our backyards, but all over. The inability of adults to care for the health of the planet has left too much responsibility on our children. They are growing up in a scary world. No child should be placed in this scenario. But is it a case of too little too late?
Katrina Fox is the Founder of 
Thanks to the hard work and donations of many people, In Defense of Animals’ Interfaith Vegan Coalition, co-founded by Lisa Levinson and myself had a well-received presence at the Parliament of World Religions. The theme of the Parliament was “The power of love and the promise of inclusion.” Eight thousand people from around the world attended this historic event. Plenaries, talks, and panels went on all day and into the evenings from November 1 to the 7th in Toronto, Canada. We felt it was essential for the animals and the vegan message to be represented there and to reach as many people as we could.
Natalie Portman is not just an A-list actress, she’s an outspoken advocate for human and animal rights, and most recently, a children’s book author. 
