The Truth Files with Jane Velez-Mitchell

How does the youngest ever TEDx speaker keep up with the demands of changing the world? When Genesis recently met one of her all-time favorite animal ally, earth defender and musician who has stayed true to herself throughout all these years global pop star Billie Eilish, she expressed how Billie has shown her the importance of continuing to speak up for animals and the planet even if it seems peo...

Do the voters of California believe allowing the sale of pork from pigs raised in their state, that can not move or turn around, inflict moral injury on the people of the state? Do pigs raised in intensive confinement pose a threat to public health and safety? Do California voters have to tolerate products of animal cruelty being sold in their state? Find out details in discussion with Bryan Pease...

Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food, by Roanne van Voorst, combines the ethical clarity of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, with the disquieting vision of Alan Weissman's bestseller, The World Without Us, a thought-provoking, entertaining exploration of a future where animal consumption is a thing of the past. Though increasing numbers of people know that eating meat is detri...

Ensuring that everyone has healthy food options available to them is the impetus for Gwenna Hunter, the founder of the Vegans of LA Food Bank, to launch the venture. Gwenna explains, "Food worthiness is a human right. In providing plant-based foods to communities in need we empower them with new food choices and in turn we create a more sustainable world." Gwenna speaks about "food worthiness" fro...

Vegan business is, indeed, big business. Literally, sales of vegan food products have far outpaced those for the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) sector as a whole. That charge has been led, not only by those who identify as vegans, but mostly by non-vegans who understand they can now replicate the taste of their favorite foods, the feel of their leather car seats, and the performance of their athlet...

The people of California spoke loud and clear when they overwhelmingly passed Proposition 12, which requires animals bred for food, like pigs, be given enough room to turn around. Unbelievably, millions of pigs are kept in crates that are literally only slightly bigger than the size of their bodies. These pig gestation crates do not allow the pigs to turn around or even scratch themselves. They am...

PEELED, the world's first all-vegan cast cooking competition show premieres worldwide on UnchainedTV September 24th! From executive producers to production assistants, this all-vegan production, created by vKind Studios, brings exciting, plant-based cooking to life for a panel of celebrity vegan judges as they guide four plant-based chefs along their journey to receive the title of HOTTEST VEGAN C...

Are you aware that 20 billion animals are killed each year by the nutritional supplements industry? Maria Cebrian, the founder of the vegan supplement company Terraseed and activist for animals, is leading the Transparent Label Campaign to fight on behalf of these animals. The fact is that approximately 50% of dietary supplements contain animal-derived ingredients. According to a recent study auth...

A recent poll conducted by animal rights group Mercy For Animals made public a groundbreaking survey, which found that 81% of military service members believe the military should provide its members plant-based meals ready to eat (MREs). Join Mercy For Animals' expert Frances Chrzan to discuss details about the survey results, its implications, and why MFA is encouraging the public to urge Congres...

Join London-born vegan chef VeganSoulicious' Charlise Rookwood, who after losing her father to Cancer, catapulted her lifestyle into a totally different direction. Using her imagination and creativity to prepare dishes with the flavors and inspiration from her Jamaican and Mauritian roots, Charlise's mission is to help everyone live a healthier, cleaner life, particularly focusing on helping commu...

What is Ahimsa? Can Non-violence Be Rooted In Food? What's the Connection? Join Mamta Jain Valderrama, healthcare strategist turned social justice author and speaker, the Senior Vice President of Operations Mercy For Animals', the best-selling author of A Girl In Traffick, who is raising a plant-based child, as she shares her journey. As Senior VP of Operations, Mamta oversees finance and technolo...

Lady Freethinker, Nina Jackel, a woman who has single-handedly held animal abusers accountable, reveals her strategies on this interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell. An activist and journalist, Nina loves animals so much she's made helping them her life's work. Her advocacy campaigns have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, People, The Guardian, and more. Initially launched as a blog, Nina saw...

In a world-first, food technology company Paleo groundbreaking technology brings the true taste and aroma of meat and fish to plant-based meat and fish alternatives using precision fermentation to produce GMO-free heme proteins that are bioidentical to six animal proteins (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, tuna and mammoth). Belgium-based, Paleo offers manufacturers of plant-based foods a distinct and ve...

The company Brevel has created a protein out of microalgae that will be price competitive with pea and soy and is color and flavor neutral. Microalgae are the ultimate source of protein in terms of sustainability, but unfortunately today have very high cost and flavor barriers, which Brevel has managed to solve. Brevel recently announced an $8.4M investment in the company in order to build a comme...

A new groundbreaking documentary, The End of Medicine as We Know It, explores the link between global disease and our relationship with animals. This film warns that if things don't change, we are on the verge of the end of medicine as we know it. Directed by Alex Lockwood, produced by Keegan Kuhn of First Spark Media (Cowspiracy & What the Health), Executive Produced by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney...

As vegan publishing rises up in mainstream and Google Alerts. premiere global vegan publication VEGWORLD Magazine brings breaking news to the world. VEGWORLD writer and storyteller Shriya Swaminathan, an ethical vegan and animal rights activist, fights for animal liberation on every front, especially through storytelling and service. Find out how to become a journalist in vegan media, impact globa...

Streaming Now, PIG LITTLE LIES is an UnchainedTV Original Series that breaks new ground as the world's first ever reality TV series starring pigs! Watch now by clicking here! https://watch.unchainedtv.com/apps/3909/167038/189608/192819 As the title suggests, the saga of these pigs involves plenty of intrigue, drama… and hilarity. Watch it now! UnchainedTV is 100% FREE and easy to download! Pig Lit...

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. On California's coast, heat and mega-drought lead to crisis. Southern California has announced draconian water restrictions for millions to combat the driest two decades in over a thousand years. But, our government is either missing or intentionally ignoring one of the biggest causes of drought: animal agriculture. California has almost 2 million m...

Do you want to put your mission, your movement and your message on the map? If so, then join us now as the author of The Freedom Master Plan lays out her strategy for changing the world. The book is flying off the shelves and already in its second edition. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3yRpEzg Mitali Deypurkaystha is the author of this breakthrough book to help people actualize their dreams, partic...

The amazingly prolific filmmaker, writer, actress and producer Jasmine Leyva has just published two magical children's books designed to help children navigate the world in a healthy, positive way: "King Vegus and Princess Parsley: Creating a Healthy Kingdom" and "Queen Vegana and Princess Apple: The Magical World of Vegetables." These books teach children how to live a healthy lifestyle. It promo...

For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has recognized the legal rights of nonhuman animals. The ruling not only elevates the legal status of nonhuman animals under Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature but also requires that new legislation be drafted to protect the rights of animals. The court's ruling was the result of a habeas corpus action filed by Ana Beatriz Burbano Proa...

Wouldn't it be great to understand how people really think and feel about animals? Wouldn't that help animal lovers and advocates make the smartest strategic decisions when it comes to creating a more compassionate culture? Well, now, there are those statistics.... thanks to Faunalytics. Faunalytics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers animal advocates with access to research, analy...

The Material Innovation Conference aims to advance the next-gen materials industry by providing vital expertise and bringing together all key players along the innovation path from concept to commercialization. ?To support the growth of the market for next-gen materials, and to accelerate the development & adoption of these next-gen materials, we are launching the inaugural Material Innovation Con...

Wild animals are in crisis everywhere. But, how can we demand other nations protect their wildlife if we are not protecting our own? So, now, environmentalists and animal lovers are working together in California to help wild animals survive and thrive by being able to get across major freeways! The Center for Biological Diversity and The Wildlands Network are sponsoring the Safe Roads and Wildlif...

A revolution is underway. You are about to meet one of its leaders: Jennifer Stojkovic just pulled off a hugely successful event in LA: The Vegan Women Summit. And, she's just put out a groundbreaking new book titled The Future of Food is Female: Reinventing the Food System to Save the Planet. Now, you get to meet this powerhouse! Do you want a livable planet? Then, read this book and be part of t...