The Animal Wellness Podcast

Checkoffs and The Abuse of Animals...and Farmers--Episode 6

The government requires most farmers to contribute to funds that are often used against their better interests. The results hurt family farms and lead to the increasingly brutal, mechanized treatment of animals. Legislation is pending that would require more transparency and purity of purpose for the use of what amounts to an $800 million yearly tax on agriculture.
Joining Wayne Pacelle and Marty Irby to discuss this legislation is special guest Mike Eby, chairman of the National Dairy Producer’s Organization. Eby promotes more humane and sustainable agriculture and has been published in The Daily Caller vocalizing the call for reform of the USDA’s checkoff programs, and he is currently one of three candidates vying for president of the National Farmer’s Union.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
 
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Fighting America's Wild-Horse Round-Ups--Episode 5

Thousands of wild horses each year are rounded up in a terrifying assault of helicopters and relocated to feeder farms, many of which are in habitats that are foreign to the animals. Why? So ranchers can have cheap access to public lands--your lands--to graze their cattle and then better profit from the beef they sell.
Suzanne Roy, head of American Wild Horse Campaign, joins host Joseph Grove and Animal Wellness Action founders Wayne Pacelle and Marty Irby to talk about this cruel practice, the needless capitulations some animal groups are making to appease the government, and how the public is being cheated by the practice.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
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Support for the Big Cat Public Safety Act with Carole Baskin--Episode 4

Wayne Pacelle, founder of Animal Wellness Action, and Marty Irby, the non-profit's executive director, talk with host Joseph Grove and special guest Carole Baskin about the need for the Big Cat Public Safety Act. Baskin operates Big Cat Rescue: An Educational Sanctuary in Tampa, Fla., and is an expert on the challenges confronting these coveted creatures when people try to monetize their cubs and keep them as pets.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
 
 
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Michael Vick, Cock Fighting in the U.S. Territories--Episode 3

Wayne Pacelle, founder of Animal Wellness Action, and Marty Irby, the non-profit's executive director, talk with host Joseph Grove and special guest Ana Maria Hernandez about the renewed attention on convicted dog-figther and NFL player Michael Vick as well as the December 20, 2019, deadlines for U.S. territories to be in compliance with federal anti-cock-fighting law.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
 
 
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What's Up with Those Committee Chairs?--Episode 2

 
Wayne Pacelle, founder of Animal Wellness Action, and Marty Irby, the non-profit's executive director, talk with host Joseph Grove about the key role of committee chairman in expediting or halting the progress of federal animal-welfare legislation. Plus: Lawmakers take aim at shark-finning, and the battle intensifies against Thoroughbred deaths on racetracks.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
 
 
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2019 Victories for Animals--Episode 1

Wayne Pacelle, founder of Animal Wellness Action, and Marty Irby, the non-profit's executive director, talk with host Joseph Grove about legislative victories for animals in 2019. They include the PAST Act and the PACT Act.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
 
 
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