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BREAKING NEWS - How artificial intelligence will save India’s elephants from being hit by trains. Famed filmmaker and elephant advocate Sangita Iyer will announce that the AI-based equipment for 𝟑𝟎 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 to be installed inside India’s famed 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 has FINALLY arrived! Her incredible team is conducting surveys along treacherous train tracks, pinpointing the exact locations where these cutting-edge devices will be installed to 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 conductors, 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦...

Starbucks has dropped its surcharge for plant-based milks, a surcharge that was as high as 70 to 80 cents per drink. So, now, those who love soy, oat, almond and coconut milk are treated as equal citizens at Starbucks in US and Canadian stores. FINALLY! This is a monumental victory for the vegan movement! So, UnchainedTV is honoring two organizations that went all out in the battle to end this unfair penalty: PETA and Switch4Good. We talk to S4G’s Executive Director, Dotsie Bausch who is a vegan...

Whale Wars Star and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Paul Watson, has been imprisoned since July in Greenland! The anti-whaling hero has applied for political asylum in France as he fights off attempts by Japan to get him extradited to that nation where he could end up behind bars for 15 years. Activists around the world are demanding that Watson be released immediately with protests from Los Angeles to France outside Danish government offices. Watson was first arrested back in July when his shi...

BREAKING NEWS with coverage of an extraordinary court hearing in Madison, Wisconsin. Famed Open Rescue leader Wayne Hsiung is demanding that a Special Prosecutor be appointed to launch a criminal case against a large laboratory beagle breeding facility that animal advocates charge is filled with many suffering beagles. Hsiung and 2 others entered that facility with cameras rolling back in 2017, documenting conditions. They removed 3 beagles they described as being in extreme distress. Hsiung was...

EMERGENCY APPEAL: Help one amazing couple save more than 100 chimpanzees. Donate here: https://www.liberiachimpanzeerescue.org/donate.html Now watch as Jenny and Dr. Jim Desmond tell their harrowing story LIVE. In 2015, a group of animal protection groups asked the Desmonds to go to Liberia to save the lives of 66 chimpanzees who the NY Blood Center abandoned on six islands after using them in biomedical research. The Desmonds planned to spend about a month in Liberia putting systems in place an...

BREAKING NEWS: Animal Outlook releases shocking, new undercover video of chickens being abused in a California factory farm and is calling for the Fresno County District Attorney’s office to file criminal animal cruelty charges against the corporation, which Animal Outlook identifies as Foster Farms, a major supplier to many big supermarkets. The video appears to show multiple instances of forklifts driving over and hitting live chickens, chickens being thrown, chickens being kicked and grabbed ...

A groundbreaking legal battle rages in Peru over vegan meal options at school. Two university students, who are vegan, have sued their school arguing that they are being discriminated against because there is no vegan meal option. Here’s the petition to sign: https://www.drove.com/campaign/66b61378245bf7adb546dece The students argue this violates their constitutional rights and is a form of discrimination, similar to racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. Now, we get to meet these two extraordinary st...

Harambe is a true-crime documentary like no other and will have you on the edge of your seat with crucial information never before revealed. You can watch it by clicking here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/harambe-the-movie. Erik Crown, the director, is a former TMZ paparazzi who used to photograph and interview celebrities on the fly before reinventing himself and becoming an animal rights filmmaker. Harambe, a critically endangered, silverback gorilla, was shot and killed after a child ...

It’s groundbreaking and historic: LA Climate Week, the FIRST one ever, kicks off Sunday, SEPT 8 and runs through Sunday, September15th with more than 100 organizations holding more than 100 events at 20 different venues around Los Angeles! More than 5,000 people are expected to take part and YOU are invited. Happy to report that UnchainedTV is a media partner and The Plant Based Treaty is a strategic partner and one of the key organizations holding events, including art shows, a vegan fashion sh...

Meet the extraordinary Chef AJ! This legendary vegan chef is out with her brand new plant-based cookbook, “Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally With Fruit.” Wow… over 150 vegan and gluten-free dessert recipes. Among them, Chef AJ’s: Snickerdoodles, Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes, Cranberry Apple Crisp, German Chocolate Cake, Orange Chocolate Mousse Torte, Goodman’s Peanut Chews, Apple Pie, Waffle Nice Cream Sandwiches, Lemon Meringue Pie, Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake… The list goes ...

In this extraordinary show, you will meet Delilah, a cat who survived hellish, taxpayer funded experiments at a USDA lab before being rescued by Anthony Bellotti, the President & Founder of White Coat Waste, whom you’ll also meet. Millions of other animals are not so lucky. Right now, about 14,000 cats and kittens are trapped in laboratories. The domestic shorthair is one of America’s most popular pets. But federal government agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Dept. ...

Hot enough for ya? The future of our planet could be determined by what American politicians put into the next FARM BILL, which currently gives MASSIVE subsidies to animal agriculture, to produce cheap meat and dairy. But, the meat and dairy industry is a HUGE contributor to climate change. Our government claims it’s fighting climate change while subsidizing the very industry that’s largely causing it. Will politicians vote to continue this dangerously unsustainable status quo for the next 5 yea...

A group of outraged and frightened Georgia residents have united to fight a plan to put what would be America’s largest laboratory monkey-breeding facility in the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia, which is 233 miles south of Atlanta. The residents have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the highly controversial plan to house 30-thousand monkeys, TWICE the human population of the town. PETA is on the ground supporting the residents. They argue that the plan should be invalidated because local...

Veganism is skyrocketing in America’s Midwest and UnchainedTV has the proof! So watch and find out. Kale Krew is UnchainedTV’s spectacular new series that showcases Chicago’s vibrant and fast-growing vegan scene. The two dynamic hosts bring hilarity and excitement to their tantalizing adventure. Nemanja Golubovic is also the owner of the award-winning Chicago vegan restaurant Kale My Name and he’s joined by Tamika Price, a vegan social media influencer (@plantbasedTamika) whose style and verve m...

Help celebrate Gene Baur’s birthday! The President of Farm Sanctuary is turning…. well, we’ll let him tell you! Gene’s been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time Magazine. When he co-founded Farm Sanctuary way back in 1986, he sold vegan hotdogs out of a Volkswagen van at Grateful Dead concerts to pay for the rescue work. Today, Farm Sanctuary has not only rescued thousands of animals but opened the eyes, minds and hearts of millions of people who’ve either visited one the sanc...

Plant CEO gets some of the biggest names in the vegan movement to open up and reveal their secrets! This captivating series on UnchainedTV is hosted by Anant Joshi, a vegan influencer who lives in London and gets the most dynamic guests on his show. You can watch the series here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/plant-ceo Some of vegan leaders Plant CEO has interviewed include: Ria Rehberg CEO of Veganuary, which has helped transition over 1 million people towards a vegan diet & LMFAO's Redfoo, kno...

From the brilliant filmmaker who brought us Speciesism: The Movie, now another head-spinning new film that will transform HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF and other animals. It’s called Humans & OTHER Animals! Get a firsthand look at how animals think, use language and feel love. Watch never-before-attempted tactics to expose powerful industries. This astounding new film is debuting across America. Here’s the link to the NYC premiere is on Friday, July 12th: https://shorturl.at/eEWPP Here’s the link to the ...

PETA’s founder and leader Ingrid Newkirk is celebrating her 75th birthday! And, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell is thrilled and honored to get to speak with Ingrid for the hour! Learn about Ingrid's fascinating life, growing up in India and then, somehow, becoming an animal protection officer in the United States. How much progress has been achieved since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was started back in 1980? A lot! As PETA points out, “At that time, researchers were experimenti...

As the battle over the Farm Bill rages on Capitol Hill, 3 animal activists were arrested, during a House committee hearing, for demanding that taxpayers not be forced to pay for massive subsidies to the animal agriculture industry or foot the bill for cruel practices that also devastate the environment and hurt marginalized communities. Robert Grillo, president of the grassroots animal rights organization Free From Harm, was one of those arrested and joins us to tell the tale and warn us about t...

Is there a multi-million dollar misinformation campaign to stop the plant-based food movement in its tracks? The Freedom Food Alliance, led by renowned digital media expert Robbie Lockie, has just released a detailed report which makes that case. Harvesting Denial, Distractions and Deception: Understanding Animal Agriculture’s Disinformation Strategies and Exploring Solutions argues that the meat industry - though companies, lobbyists, trade groups, checkoff programs, influencers and so-called e...

What’s the state of the vegan scene, globally, when it comes to food and fashion? It’s a big question and here to tackle it are two leaders in the field. Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is the founder and host of the Healthy Voyager, a hit vegan cooking show that’s now streaming on UnchainedTV here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/healthy-voyager-s-global-kitchen-w-carolyn-scott-hamilton Carolyn is also the author of the bestseller: The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen. And, when it comes to fashion, there...

Do you love animals? Have you made a vegan/animal rights film, PSA or a social media reel you think is life-changing? The International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) is a pioneering event in the vegan movement, celebrating the intersection of art and advocacy. And, it’s taking new submissions NOW at: https://theivff.com. UnchainedTV is thrilled to be collaborating with IVFF to stream films from the festival at: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/international-vegan-film-festival And, breaking news, IVFF...

There's a war on elephants in India and one woman is on a mission to stop it and protect every last elephant threatened by man’s inhumanity. Sangita Iyer is the producer of Gods in Shackles, a must-watch, award-winning film now streaming for free on UnchainedTV here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/gods-in-shackles This movie shows how India’s religious and cultural ceremonies are torture for elephants captured from the wild and forced to participate, enduring beatings and other forms of ab...

Meet the woman who’s changing the world for millions of animals by passing laws to stop animal abuse. Judie Mancuso is the Founder/President of Social Compassion in Legislation, which has sponsored over 60 bills with 25 landmark pieces of legislation for animals signed into law. Her organization has helped to eliminate the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, crack down on puppy mills, allowed dogs access to restaurant patios, made it illegal to leave dogs unattended in hot cars and so much more. Bu...