The Animal Liberation Hour

How can the animal advocacy movement create a safe space for those who used to work in industries that exploit animals and now seek to advocate for the best interest of animals and change the system? What are the roadblocks that keep them from speaking up? Why are conversations on mental health and support often ignored and what can we as activists do to address this void? What was Maddie's j...

The future of the grassroots, collective liberation activism community is looking bright thanks to the inspiring, youth-led, grassroots nonprofit, the Raven C orps. In this episode, we chat with the Raven Corps' policy and legislative lead, Shubhangi, who gives us the scoop on the youth-led movement to challenge the stronghold that big dairy has over the school system, and bring plant-based m...

The Animal Liberation Hour is grateful to have Vegans of Los Angeles Food Bank founder Gwenna Hunter on the show. Gwenna and host Trey discuss activist self-care, avoiding burnout, Gwenna's activism journey, how to build coalitions with other movements outside of animal rights, and much more. @VegansOfLosAngeles_ AAM Linktree (follow us, donate, bookshop, merch store, future events, and more)...

Tune into this exciting conversation with AAM mentor and dedicated animal activist, Dr. Faraz Harsini. Dr. Harsini delves into his history in various social justice movements in his hometown in Iran that led him to the Animal Liberation cause. With a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences focusing on Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics and extensive background as a biomedical scientist in pharmaceu...

The Animal Liberation Hour welcomes founder of Free From Harm and Slaughter Free Network, Robert Grillo. In this interview, host Trey chats with Robert about the importance of support for the grassroots section of the animal rights movement, how to take on the meat industry, and more.    FreeFromHarm.org @Free_From_Harm SlaughterFreeNetwork.org @Slaughter_Free_Network AAM Linktree (follow us, dona...

Today, we have the honor of speaking with a remarkable Animal Liberation activist from Chennai, India- Samaran Thamarai. When Samaran realized that "ethical vegetarianism" didn't align with his stance against ALL animal exploitation, he decided to dedicate his work and commitment to Animal Liberation. Since then, he has given various radio and television interviews on mainstream pla...

It's Season 4! The Animal Liberation Hour is kicking off with a conversation with author and animal law professor Dara Lovitz. In this interview, host Trey discusses with Dara the challenges of today's animal rights movement, the importance of self-care, building coalitions with non-vegan movements, Dara's book Muzzling a Movement, and much more.    DaraLovitz.com @DaraLovitzBooks A...

The Animal Liberation Hour's Season 3 finale brings activist Letha Muth-Kimball to the show supporting Marius Mason, a political prisoner currently serving time for animal and earth liberation actions. Letha talks about the underground work that led to Marius' arrest, what it's like for Marius as a trans man in federal prison, as well as how you can support Marius and prisoners in g...

Journalism is a powerful tool to spread the Animal Rights message and our guest, Jessica Scott-Reid does just that! Jessica's passion for food, culture, and the environment led her into exploring these topics and writing about responsible food choices. Naturally, she learned that this responsibility extends to the animals who are raised for various forms of consumption. She broke free from th...

Do animals go to Heaven? Does God approve of factory farming? Can Christianity and veganism co-exist? Matthew A. King is President and Co-Founder of the Christian Animal Rights Association, the author of I Will Abolish the Bow: Christianity, Personhood, and the End of Animal Exploitation and gives host Trey Morrow his answers to these questions. Follow Matthew's work: ChristianAnimalRights.co...

Tune in to what may be one of AAM mentor and podcast co-host Shriya's top favorite interviews! Joining us is a hidden "gem" of the Animal Liberation movement — veteran filmmaker and undercover investigator, Gemunu de Silva. Gem is a trailblazer, whose investigative work propelled the field of undercover investigations in Animal Rights.  He has worked with several international anima...

Maya Cohen-Ronen (pen name M. C Ronen) is a New Zealand based author. She has been vegan since 2012 and an animal rights activist not long after. Maya is one of the founding organisers of the Wellington chapter of the Animal Save Movement, and partakes in slaughterhouse vigils, animal rights marches, street outreach, protests, and disruptions. She is the author of ‘The Liberation Trilogy’ (‘The Sh...

Join this insightful discussion with Collective Liberation and Social Justice Activist, Iye Bako. In this chat with host Shriya, Iye recalls how her health journey propelled her entry into Animal Rights, addresses the importance of representation in the movement, emphasizes the power of seeking inspiration from and collaborating with other social justice movements, and drives home the message that...

Host Shriya is joined by former vivisectionist, turned Anti-Caste, and Animal Rights activist Rama Ganesan. Rama comes from a South Indian background where hierarchy based on caste is prevalent. After reading Eating Animals by Jonathon Safran Foer , she decided that veganism resonated with her ethical beliefs on how one must show up in this world. Since then, Rama has been expanding her activism t...

Dash Meizler is a mentor with Animal Activism Mentorship and the founder of Podrska Foundation, an organization that helps both humans and nonhumans. From teaching young children about veganism and animal rights, to helping women and children in his home of Kampala have access to the necessary items that they need, to coming up with and executing controversial animal rights demos, Dash pretty much...

Joseph Buddenberg is an animal activist who was imprisoned for property destruction against the fur industry and for liberating around 6,000 minks from fur farms. After being charged with Conspiracy to Violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and facing up to ten years of prison, Joseph took a non-cooperating plea deal and served a sentence of two years. Host Trey Morrow speaks with Joseph abou...

Join us in kickstarting Season 3 of The Animal Liberation Hour with the intrepid Jane Velez-Mitchell! In this conversation, Jane tells us how her childhood, journey through sobriety, and deep connection with animals all coalesced into her path to activism. She comes with years of experience in the "mainstream media," where she brought countless Animal Rights issues front and center. Afte...

For our season two finale, host Trey Morrow chats with Meat-Free Mikee about his journey to becoming vegan, how he became an animal rights activist, and how he came to co-organize an eight-day animal rights activism event in Atlanta last February. Mikee and Trey also talked about the importance of community amongst activists. You can follow Mikee on Instagram @meatfreemikee Upcoming AAM Events: Ta...

How can we create the magic of freedom for the Animals? This inspirational interview with our guest — activist, and hardcore Harry Potter fan — Tylor Starr might be the perfect potion for your dose of inspiration! Tylor and AAM mentor Shriya chat about Tylor's childhood stories that sparked his fire for Animal Liberation and love for Harry Potter. In time, he would bring these two passions to...

Tune into this inspirational discussion from  Ecuadorian Animal Rights Activist, Environmentalist, and Veterinarian - Dr. María Cristina Cely.  Host Shriya and Dr. Cely talk about Dr. Cely's profound love for animals from a very young age and how that inspired her to be a steadfast advocate for ALL species. She has put herself on the frontlines of danger on multiple Sea Shepherd campaigns and...

Stewart Mitchell is poet, performer, author, and street activist. In this episode, Trey Morrow speaks with Stewart about his activism including working toward ending horse carriages in New York City and the fight to get Nike to stop using kangaroo leather. Stewart also talks about using one's gifts and talents for the animals, language in activism, collective liberation, and making the animal...

Multi-hyphenate, uber-talented activist, Magdalena (Maggy) Gschnitzer, joined us on the Animal Liberation Hour to share her beautiful story that sparked her advocacy for the animals and our planet. Her love for the ocean has taken her to destinations far and wide, where she spreads her vision for a harmonious world for all of Earth's creatures. Education and meaningful connections are at the...

There's no stopping former cattle rancher-turned-formidable animal rights activist, Renee King-Sonnen! In this episode, be prepared to be wowed by Renee's stories of resilience overcoming adversities from her childhood, and channeling that energy for good by fighting for animal liberation. Renee and her husband Tommy converted their cattle ranching operation in Texas into a lovely rescue...

nico stubler is a thriving vegan, animal liberationist, animal law scholar, and yoga instructor—talk about a plant-powered badass! In this episode, host Shriya and nico talk about nico's journey into fighting for animals, navigating and challenging societal norms as an activist or new vegan, the case for the Liberation Pledge , and so much more. You can connect with and follow nico's end...

Valentina Limuti is a vegan and animal rights activist from Sicily, Italy. In this episode, host Trey Morrow chats with Val about opportunistic activism, solo activism, "thank you" activism, and more. You can find Val on facebook at facebook.com/valentina.r.lg To support our work: Patreon.com/AnimalActivismMentorship To keep up with the podcast, follow @AnimalActivismMentorship on Facebo...