Episodes

Dolly Vyas-Ahuja's grandfather marched with Gandhi in India. Now, Dolly - who hails from Texas - has gone back to India to fight for the freedom of animals tortured for dairy. While India has a strong vegetarian tradition, it is also a huge consumer of dairy. Dolly is making a documentary about her effort to convince the people of India that stealing the breast milk of cows, and ripping away their babies in the process, is not in alignment with the values of their faith and their culture. The tr...

JaneUnChained went LIVE at the International Animal Rights Conference in Luxembourg this past week. Jane Velez Mitchell was there and brings us up to date on the amazing work being done by European animal rights organizations.

Michele is the Founder and President of Solid Rock Community School, a K 12 non profit private school specializing in Educating Out of the Box which started in 2004. She developed the school is philosophy, which emphasizes individualized, whole child development. The school will be offering an entire plant based menu to its students this school year and will be the first of its kind in Florida. An educator at heart, she has a strong desire to bring plant based nutrition education to her families...

Animal Hero Kids in Seven Cities To Give-Out Free Impossible WHOPPERS at Burger King Twin sisters to distribute in Davie, Florida On Monday, August 19, 2019, members of Animal Hero Kids, an animal-kindness education charity, will be distributing free, vegan Impossible WHOPPER burgers outside of six Burger King locations across the United States, including Davie, Florida. Other cities include Atlanta, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Asheville, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; St. Cloud, Florida ...

KING Charter is striving to be the first plant-based public school in the USA and possibly the world. KING board members believe that all children deserve a right to proper education and nutrition and not just children of economically successful parents. KINGs curriculum will be taught in a trilingual immersion environment in English, Spanish and Mandarin and also incorporate more movement than the average public school both through recess, PE and creative classes that promote additional movemen...

Now, the meatless Impossible Whopper is rolling out at Burger King's nationwide! There are also numerous game changers in the plant-based milk and ice cream space! We will discuss it all!

We meet the amazing activist John Oberg. John is focused on making the animal rights movement more effective, specifically in tactics and communication in the social media realm. In 2019 alone, he's had 100 million impressions on his social media posts. This is because his strategic use of social media, and it’s something he wants others in the movement to take advantage of. Which is why he launched his Patreon page at patreon.com/johnoberg “

After learning that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advised people to kill green iguanas on their properties “whenever possible” and without specifying any particular killing methods, PETA dispatched a letter this morning to the agency pointing out that randomly killing these wonderful animals won’t curb their population in any significant way, whereas banning their import, possession, sale, exhibition, and breeding would actually reduce the numbers. PETA blasts the a...

In the wake of horrific undercover footage by Animal Recovery Mission, showing violent calf/cow abuse at one America's largest, so-called humane dairy farms, the whole issue of dairy is being debated by the nation and the world. Why are we drinking the breast milk of another species? Is it good for us or bad for us? How do we let Coca-Cola, a partner of Fairlife Milk, whose longtime supplier Fair Oaks is the farm caught abusing animals, know that it would be smarter and more profitable to switch...

This week a protest took place outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. More than a hundred people demonstrated, demanding the Chinese government end the horrific dog meat trade in China, where pets are stolen from yards and right out of people's hands and then tortured to death! Yes, no exaggeration. The tormentors believe that torturing the dog makes the dog meat better at combating virility problems. This is sick. Many Chinese Americans are battling this horror and want to help the Chine...

Vegan hockey player Rick Scott has discovered the health benefits of a vegan diet and promotes plant-based eating to his fellow athletes. He talks about how his endurance has increased on a plant-based diet and how he can outlast hockey players half his age. Rick's focus is also on the dangers of dairy, the mother's milk of another species not designed for us.

8-year old Vegan Evan travels the US with his mom Shannon Blair, speaking wisdom that belies his years. The youngster is such an articulate spokesperson for a compassionate lifestyle. As soon as he finishes Voice America Radio, he will lead a protest against the cruelties of the dairy industry, as documented by (ARM) Animal Recovery Mission's months long undercover investigation of one of the nation's largest dairy farms.

Established by the non-profit Our Planet. Theirs Too. in 2011, The National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is an annual day observed in multiple countries around the world on the first Sunday in June, for the purpose of giving a voice to all animals and raising awareness for their rights, until all animals are free from enslavement and their rights are established and protected by law. On this day, special NARD events are held simultaneously in major cities around the globe. They start with a Memorial...

A Prayer for Compassion is a feature length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage those already on a religious or spiritual path, to expand their circle of compassion to embrace all life, regardless of species, and make choices in alignment with this value.

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen founded this Texas farm animal sanctuary in 2015 after realizing that she loved animals and, therefore, didn't want to exploit and kill them. Her husband Tommy had a cattle ranch and a calf-cow operation and she gave him an ultimatum. Now, they are both vegan and Renee has become a leader in the animal rights movement having founded the Ranchers Advocacy Program to help other farmers transition out of exploiting and killing animals to plant-based, veganic...

America's wild horses are in crisis! Roaming the lands, they are in the crosshairs of the cattle industry that would like to have those same lands for cattle grazing. The Bureau of Land Management, which is the government agency that deals with wild horses, is described by critics as being under the control of the animal agriculture industry. Two animal loving organizations are divided on how to deal with this issue. We will discuss a new proposal that some say will let the horses live. But, oth...

Can more than 100 doctors be wrong? Can the more than 15,000 medical professionals who are part of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine be wrong? They are advocating a plant-based diet for good health! We will find out why!

The End of Meat is a groundbreaking documentary film envisioning a future where meat consumption belongs to the past. Although evidence of meat consumption's negative impact on the planet and on human health continue stacking up as animal welfare is on the decline, humanity's love affair with hamburgers, steaks, nuggets and chops just doesn’t end. In Germany, home of bratwurst and schnitzel, meat is an integral part of the diet. That is, until a few years ago, when perceptions somewhat evolved. ...

Dani Rukin is a CEO and executive team leadership coach! Until a few years ago, Dani was an unapologetic meat eater. Today, she finds herself protesting outside the very restaurants where she used to dine. What changed? How and when did the lightbulb go on? And, how did she go from simply not eating meat anymore to rapidly becoming a highly motivated animal activist and movement leader? Dani is now running animal activist trainings and shares her strategies for changing the world!

As the issue of climate change explodes globally, vegan social media influencers are doing an end run around the mainstream media's failure to address the enormous impact animal agriculture has on global warming. Elysabeth Alfano is a key influencer, using all her skills and charms to get on mainstream outlets to talk about veganism and using her media skills to promote a compassionate diet on Facebook, Instagram, podcasts, etc. Elysabeth is a model influencer in her style, content and relentles...

All of our guests attended the global student climate march on Friday, March 15th, 2018. Some went to the New York march and protest. Others went to the Los Angeles march and protest. All of our guests are vegans who raised the issue of animal agriculture's huge role in climate change, a subject mainstream environmentalists often avoid. The striking students, most high schoolers inspired by fellow student activist Greta Thunberg of Sweden, were aware that meat is not green. Many described themse...

Recently the Los Angeles Times did an amazing article on the Save Movement in general and the Los Angeles pig vigils in particular. Written by Gustavo Arellano, it decribed strangers offering water, love and comfort to the doomed pigs. The Save Movement is comprised of groups around the world who bear witness of pigs, cows, chickens and other farmed animals en route to slaughter. Our goals are to raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals, to help people become vegan, and to build a mass...

ALMA - Animal Lives Matter Always Rescue Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit run by the amazing Erin Riley-Carrasco, a dynamo who uses all her talent, charisma and skill to help all animals in every way she can. Erin is at the hub of a huge animal movement in the San Diego area of California, where veganism and animal activism is exploding. ALMA Rescue provides rescue, transport, veterinary care and shelter for homeless animals. Through a team of dedicated volunteers, they provide compassionate car...

AVO was founded in February 2018. In just under a year, AVO delivered workshops in 34 different cities. Over 900 activists who attended those workshops learned how to coach people toward veganism and avoid falling into unproductive and frustrating debates. The reviews from the workshop left on the Amazing Vegan Outreach Facebook page have been excellent. Activists were able to implement the practical tools they learned immediately at their next outreach event, and saw people wanting to go vegan ...