Voices for the Animals

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Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
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Hosted by: 
Michele Coppola
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Interviews about animal rights issues

 

Every 4th Friday of the month from 10a -10:30am

"Voices for the Animals" is a monthly half-hour program that tackles the issues around animal rights and welfare. Host Michele Coppola features interviews and news with front-line activists and advocates who are working to make a difference in the lives of animals around the world.

(Music "Cajongo" by Gaia,  played by Martin Watkinson on the cello & Cherita Meadows on the cajon.)

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https://www.facebook.com/Voices-for-the-Animals-944048602333464/timeline/#
Topic tags: 
Animals, Activism, Agriculture, Food, Environment/Climate
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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STOP ANIMAL EXPLOITATION NOW!

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Host Dab Steadman talks with Michael Budkie, co-founder & director of SAEN- Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!     SAEN’s mission is to end animal experiments through cutting-edge investigations, hard-hitting media exposes and public pressure. You’ll hear how SAEN finds facts a... Read more

Interview with Michelle Seidelman, Portland Sea Shepherd

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  The world's ocean creatures are suffering from human exploitation and greed, and from the devastating effects of rampant ocean pollution and climate change. What can be done? In this episode of Voices for the Animals, host Courtney Scott interviews a passionate activist ... Read more

THE SAVE MOVEMENT

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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 Host Dab Steadman talks with two representatives of the local chapter of  "The Save Movement", Jocelyn Cole & Emily Rezentes, about their poignant form of activism:  "Bearing Witness" to the transport of farmed animals en route to the slaughterhouse.    Learn what it means... Read more

Jodie Wiederkehr: why it should be the end of the ride for carriage horses

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Carriage horses are portrayed in film as a romantic ride for two.  But the reality is far less romantic and steeped in suffering for the horses who often are burdened with heavy loads in extreme weather conditions for 12 hour stretches. In this episode of Voices for the ... Read more

The Non-human Rights Project with Prof. Steven Wise

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Dab Steadman talks with Steven Wise, founder & driving force behind the Non-human Rights Project, about his lifelong battle to break down the legal wall separating human animals from  non-human ones in the eyes of the court.   Professor Wise is a legal scholar and practici... Read more

COMPASSIONATE TRAVEL with Julie Wittmann

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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    Host Dab Steadman talks with Julie Wittman about her experience as a “compassionate traveler” and how she helped  a local rescue group save a starving street dog in Mexico and then transport her to Portland to find her a loving home in Oregon. Julie is a certified pe... Read more

Interview with Debbie Ethell, The KOTA Foundation for Elephants

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Debbie Ethell is a conservation research scientist as well as the Executive Director of The KOTA Foundation for Elephants which she founded in 2015.  She is a featured speaker at the International Free the Elephants Conference & Film Festival in Portland this April . KOT... Read more

Interview with Matt Rossell, Beagle Freedom Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  On this episode of Voices for the Animals, Courtney Scott interviews long time animal activist Matt Rossell. Matt has a storied history working undercover to expose the harsh reality for lab animals, fur bearing and factory farm animals. His videos instigated investigati... Read more

FIDO'S TAP HOUSE

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Co-host Dab Steadman talks with entrepeneur Scott Porter about the grand opening of his unique business which will be "the world's first Doggie Tap House".      His new taproom in Tigard, OR, will be dedicated to finding homes for shelter dogs.  In addition, a portion of th... Read more

A Grizzly Time for Bears

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Co-host Dab Steadman talks with Ryan Lutey , Executive Director, and Kim Davitt, Conservation Initiatives Manager , for the Vital Ground Land Trust in Missoula, Montana, about their organization's efforts to protect & restore grizzly bear populations by conserving wildli... Read more