The Vegan Compass Podcast

In this episode of The Vegan Compass, co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric sit down with Amanda, Campaign Manager at AnimalKIND and Founder of Brisbane Animal Save. Amanda shares her nearly eight years of experience in the animal rights movement, developing impactful campaigns, conducting high-risk investigations, and driving community outreach efforts to expose animal abuse and exploitation. Her exceptiona...

Welcome back to 'News of the week' with The Vegan Compass Podcast! We’ve got a pretty packed show, with everything from victories in animal rights to some really heartbreaking news. We’re here to guide you through it all. Top 10 Animal Victories of 2024 King Kirk Drowns In Freak Pool Accident 80 Reasons To Go Vegan Drive Slow for Dingoes: Leave Tire Tracks Not Dead Animals Elephant Madhubala Leave...

In this episode of The Vegan Compass, co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric are joined by Bruce Poon, President of both the Animal Justice Party (AJP) and the Animal Justice Foundation (AJF). Bruce shares insights from his dual expertise in these areas, highlighting the potential for politics and finance as powerful tools for driving systemic change for animals. With a background as a consulting Project Mana...

We are back with another ‘News of the week’ episode! This is where we take you through the latest in animal rights, plant-based living, and sustainability news.  In this episode, The Vegan Compass co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric present this weeks vegan news headlines: Can AI improve plant-based meats? Vegan diet reduced grocery bill by 20 per cent Man who tossed chicken to wildlife park alligators sen...

In this episode, The Vegan Compass co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric sit down with Sarah Warner, founder of the new charity Growing Plant-Based to discuss raising healthy, happy, vegan kids. With over 8-years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Sarah has worked within three influential organisations across animal protection, accelerating markets for alternative proteins, and revolutionising health thr...

It’s here – the ‘News of the week’ episode! This is where we share the news headlines that cover animal issues, veganism, environmentalism and everything relating to our movement so you can stay up to date. In this episode, The Vegan Compass co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric present this weeks vegan news headlines: Zimbabwe and Namibia Kill Hundreds of Elephants to Feed People https://www.abc.net.au/news...

In this episode, The Vegan Compass co-hosts Mackenzie and Ric sit down with vegan psychologist Ayanthi De Silva to discuss the mental health challenges and resilience strategies within the animal rights movement.  Ayanthi uncovered the atrocities of animal exploitation starting from childhood. A school assignment on fur farming in China and witnessing the torture endured by Australian cattle live...

Welcome to our first ‘News of the week’ episode. This is where we share the news headlines that cover animal issues, veganism, environmentalism and everything relating to our movement so you can stay up to date. In this episode, Mackenzie presents this weeks vegan news headlines: Victorian Government Culled 30,000 Ducks Using Firefighting Foam Amid Bird-Flu Outbreak https://shiawaves.com/english/n...

Welcome to The Vegan Compass podcast–your go-to podcast for inspiring guests and the latest vegan news. Your co-hosts, Ric Allport and Mackenzie Cross, are long-term vegans with a deep passion to propel forward the vegan movement. In this episode, Ric and Mackenzie discuss: How they met back in 2019 Who they are and what they do What inspired them to make a podcast The meaning behind the name of t...