Kindness is Everything

Kindness Is The Vegan Report—A space for all fronts of the animal liberation movement. Animal activist and podcast host, Rayane Laddi joins Anitha to talk about his wonderful podcast, The Vegan Report. Rayane shares some of his favorite episodes and his guest wish list—Ricky Gervais & Bruce Friedrich, the founder of Good Food Institute!! Rayane also offers tips for anyone considering starting...

Kindness Is The Animal Save Movement—Creating an eco-friendly vegan world, for the animals, the planet, and health. Bearing witness to a truck full of pigs being carted off to slaughter while walking her dog, drove Anita Krajnc to become an animal activist. Together she and her dog Mr. Bean, co-founded The Animal Save Movement. Anita talks about the love-based, grassroots approach to activism the...

Kindness Is Loving Octopuses—A young girl dedicated to helping octopuses. Eleven-year-old Lily Niederhofer joins Anitha to talk about her favourite animal—the octopus! Lily raises awareness about the plight of octopuses, in particular the horrible conditions they would endure in an octopus farm. As an avid swimmer, she uses her skills to raise money to help protect oceans and the marine life who c...

Kindness Is Queer Brown Vegan—Advocating for diversity & inclusion in environmental education. Isaias Hernandez, an environmentalist, storyteller and content creator, joins Anitha to talk about advocating for animals, the environment and folks from underrepresented communities. A timely episode as the holidays remind us to show compassion for all beings. To learn more about Isaias, the work th...

Kindness Is Bags Without Barriers—Providing essential supplies so all individuals can be successful. Justin Osei-Dwumoh joins Anitha to talk about his amazing initiative called Bags Without Barriers. When Justin realized that not everyone has access to essential school supplies—items that are not only necessary to succeed in school, but also can affect one’s self worth, he decided to help. Partner...

Mariah Madigan, the founder of Frankie’s World joins Anitha to talk about her journey to creating a sanctuary for rats. Mariah first fell in love with rats when an adorable rat named Frankie came into her life. Frankie was such a great companion for Mariah and when Frankie passed, Mariah decided to create a sanctuary to honour her soulmate. Mariah realizes that most folks have negative preconcepti...

Kindness Is Teachers for Future Turtle Island—Educating on colonialism, equality, climate crisis & more. Kim Benson wears many hats—teacher, human rights advocates, animal activist, climate activist and all-around kind human. She joins Anitha to talk about Teachers for Future Turtle Island, a group working to dismantle systems of colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy. Kim tal...

Kindness Is Racing To Zero—Helping sports organizations tackle climate change. Oliver Scholfield, an Olympic Athlete, joins Anitha to talk about creating a business that combinec his love of sport with his passion for the environment. Racing To Zero is dedicated to addressing the negative impact the sporting world has on the climate AND coming up with solutions to reduce this impact. Oliver shares...

Kindness Is Being Anonymous for the Voiceless—Speaking out against history’s largest and longest-standing injustice. Oliver Loos joins Anitha to talk about his journey into animal activism, veganism and being a part of a group called Anonymous for the Voiceless. This not-for-profit animal rights organisation does all they can to make our world a kinder place for all beings. They specialize in usin...

Kindness Is Continuing To Fight For Rainbow Spaces—Protecting LGBTQ+ youth  **This episode does mention suicide and may trigger or be challenging for some listeners. Please be kind to yourself.** Nadia Kean-Ayub returns to talk to Anitha about her organization called Rainbow Spaces and the current environment in the United States towards folks in the LGBTQ+ community. It has been just over a year...

Kindness Is Being We Animals—Advocating For Animals Through Photojournalism. Anitha talks with Jo-Anne McArthur, the founder of We Animals. Jo-Anne and the team of photographers at We Animals bravely go into places where animals and the cruelty these sentient beings are forced to endure, is often hidden from the public. Through their photos, the folks at We Animals show us the suffering but also t...

Kindness Is Elevating Access—Ensuring folks have access to life-saving healthcare, even if it comes at self-risk. Launched in 2022, Elevated Access is a non-profit that provides pilots and planes at no cost to those seeking access to life-saving healthcare. Kira from Elevated Access joins Anitha to talk about the devastating healthcare bans in many States throughout the USA which affects those see...

Kindness Is Fulfilling Edgar’s Mission—How a photo shoot with a pig grew into a sanctuary for farm animals. Pam Ahern, the founder of Edgar’s Mission, a farm sanctuary in Australia, joins Anitha to talk about her journey to help animals. Pam talks about meeting Edgar for the first time and how a one-time photo shoot to raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals, turned into a lifelong adve...

Kindness Is Being Like Josh—How fostering one dog with special needs turned into an entire foundation helping dogs with disabilities. Kimberly Elliott, the founder of the Be Like Josh Foundation, joins Anitha to talk about how falling in love with Josh, a 10-month-old Golden Doodle with a brainstem disorder, inspired her to create a foundation that now helps so many dogs with disabilities live the...

Kindness Is Coffees For Gaza—How donating the cost of a coffee can make a positive impact. Dr. Inda Ahmad Zahri is a surgeon, a story creator, and one of the founders of Coffees For Gaza, a grassroots initiative to help families in Gaza. Since Anitha is a children’s author, the two begin the conversation talking about books and how Dr. Zahri combines what seems like polar opposites—the science of...

Kindness Is Helping Primates Together—How a group of sanctuaries work together to help primates. Amanda (Andy) Gray joins Anitha to talk about NAPSA (North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance) an incredible organization dedicated to uniting the primate sanctuary community. Of course, Andy and Anitha talk about the wonderful work NAPSA sanctuaries are doing to provide enrichment and professional li...

Kindness Is Ethical Wildlife Tourism—How to enjoy your trip while respecting wildlife Travelling to faraway places can create lovely memories but does it come at the expense of wildlife? Connie Needham joins Anitha to talk about ways to enjoy your holiday without causing harm to animals. The two chat about experiences such as elephant rides and photo-ops with wildlife and the harm these activities...

Kindness Is Zoocheck— Advocating to end the abuse, neglect & exploitation of wild animals Rob Laidlaw, the founder of Zoocheck joins Anitha to talk about his journey into animal activism. For over 40 years, Rob has been speaking up for wildlife. From his initial efforts to close down horrific roadside zoos to helping three elephants, who spent their lives in captivity, find a sanctuary, there...

Kindness Is Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary—A place where primates heal & recover from trauma. Rachelle Hansen joins Anitha to talk about Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, located in Ontario, Canada. Rachelle shares stories of the residents who currently live and have lived at the sanctuary. She talks about the friendships they have made, things they enjoy doing and how the folks at the san...

Kindness Is Being Annick Press—How a Canadian publisher is standing up for diversity & representation in their books, their authors, and their publishing team. Rick Wilks, the co-founder of Annick Press joins Anitha to talk about publishing children’s books. He shares his journey, memories and even his list of favourite books. The two also talk about book banning—what it is, the harm it causes...

Kindness Is Oscar’s Place—A sanctuary for donkeys. For the inaugural audio and video episode of the podcast, Ron King joins Anitha to talk about Oscar’s Place, a sanctuary for donkeys to heal and live happy donkey lives. Ron talks about the many individuals at the sanctuary and how people don’t realize that donkeys are incredibly affectionate, smart and love to hug! Ron also shares his journey of...

Kindness Is Fauna Foundation—Canada’s only chimpanzee sanctuary offers refuge for those who suffered from medical research. Mary Lee Jensvold joins Anitha to talk about Fauna Foundation, a place of healing for chimpanzees used and abused in the medical research industry. Mary Lee shares stories of the many primates rescued by Fauna Foundation. She speaks about the incredible capacity of these indi...

Kindness Is Being Dr. Grace Gilbert—The journey from being a home-schooled conservative to bravely speaking out against current US Government policies. Dr. Grace Gilbert joins Anitha to talk about what it was like growing up in a Christian Conservative home, being home-schooled and the obstacles she faced to go to college and eventually become a doctor. She shares why she no longer adheres to Cons...

Kindness Is Otis The Handsome Hound—How an Animal Testing Survivor Is Living His Best Life & Raising Awareness'' Otis, a coonhound, was born into the cruel world of animal testing and subjected to many invasive and painful procedures. But Otis is one of the lucky ones, he was rescued by Robert Sturman who joins Anitha to talk about Otis’ life—then and now. Robert talks about the harsh world of...

Kindness Is Wild By Nurture—One woman’s dedication to opossums, porcupines, foxes and many animals often neglected when it comes to rescue. Claire Peters-Lunny, the founder of Wild By Nurture, joins Anitha to share stories about her Wildlife Rehab & Sanctuary. Claire’s love for animals began at a very early age so it makes sense that she now spends her days and often nights, caring for orphane...