Voices for the Animals

Hosted by:

Michele Coppola

Produced by:

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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:

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Program status:

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ENCORE Wolves: Victims, Not Villains

Airs at: Fri, 12/27/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

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Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the poo... Read more

(ENCORE/UPDATE) A Girl, A Goat, & A Humane 4-H Alternative

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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Back in April of 2023, a 9-year-old girl in Shasta County, California was raising a 4-H goat named Cedar when she realized that she couldn't go through with giving up her friend to be sold and slaughtered, as the program demands. The fair board, which runs the 4-H progra... Read more

ENCORE: America's Animal Shelter Crisis

Airs at: Fri, 10/25/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30pm

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After years of progress in reducing euthanasia rates in this country, healthy, adoptable pets are once again being killed in our nation’s shelters at record levels, simply because they’re homeless--it's especially bad for dogs. So why is this happening? Are more pets bei... Read more

Voices for the Animals on 10/25/24

Airs at: Fri, 10/25/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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Voices for the Animals on 09/27/24

Airs at: Fri, 09/27/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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Saving America's Wild Horses

Airs at: Fri, 07/26/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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They're a symbol of freedom and their protection is mandated by federal law--but America's wild horses are being cruelly mismanaged by the very government agency charged with making sure they are safe. On this edition of Voices For The Animals, Michele Coppola talks with... Read more

Animal Issues Update: The Latest On EATS, Wolves, and Animal Shelters

Airs at: Fri, 05/24/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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This month we'll revisit some of the most urgent animal welfare issues featured on VFTA recently. We'll talk about what's happening with: the federal EATS Act, which threatens to undo even the small gains made to improve conditions for food animals in the US the conti... Read more

Wolves: Victims, Not Villains

Airs at: Fri, 04/26/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the poo... Read more

Stopping Octopus Farming Before It Starts

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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If you've seen My Octopus Teacher or read the book Remarkably Bright Creatures, you know that octopuses are incredible animals. Unfortunately, people find them tasty as well, which is why a company in Spain wants to farm them--basically the equivalent of an octopus facto... Read more

Voices For The Animals: Bad EATS [ENCORE]

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2024 at 10:15am - 10:30am

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99% of the meat and dairy products we eat in this country come from industrialized factory farms. By and large, these are terrible places for animals, and voters in some states have passed laws to make those farms a little more humane. Unfortunately, some in Congress are... Read more

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