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Animals Today – February 3, 2013 – Dr. Michael Greger discusses plant-based diets

on February 9, 2013 in 2013 show archive, diet, General Information, Nutrition

World renowned nutrition authority, Dr. Michael Greger, joined Lori on this show with the latest facts and research supporting the health benefits of plant based diets. And, the evidence continues to get progressively stronger. What happens to your body when you consume meat or dairy? How does a plant based diet reduce inflammation and why is [...]

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Animals Today July 29 2012 Profesor Richard Schwartz

on July 31, 2012 in Animal Ethics, diet, Environment, Religion, vegan

On this show, Lori Welcomed Richard Schwartz, Professor Emeritus, College of Staten Island and President of Jewish Vegetarians of North America. Richard announced and described his new effort to revive and modernize an ancient Jewish holiday to benfit animals and the environment. The new hoilday is called Rosh Hashana La’B’heimot (New Year for Animals), and [...]

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Animals Today – July 8, 2012. Gary Francione

on July 11, 2012 in Animal Ethics, Cats, diet, Dogs, Environment, General Information, vegan, Vivisection

  This week, Lori welcomed Rutgers Law Professor, Gary Francione. A prolithic author and engaging speaker, Gary is one of the true leaders in the animal rights movement. Lori and Gary covered a variety of important topics, with primary themes being the fundamental importance of veganism and efforts to inspire dog and cat lovers to [...]

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Animals Today, April 8, 2012: Christianity, Judaism, animal welfare and vegetarianism

on April 8, 2012 in 2010 Show Archive, diet, Environment, General Information, Religion, vegan

On Easter Sunday, we rebroadcast a show from 2010,which covered animal welfare and vegetarianism from Jewish and Christian perspectives. The discussion covered the holidays, the Bible, the roles of religious leaders, the environment, and much more. The special guests were Dr. Richard Schwartz, and Frank R. Hoffman. Richard Schwartz is President of Jewish Vegetarians of [...]

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Jill Robinson

Animals Today, December 25, 2011 – Robinson and Kriger

on December 25, 2011 in Amphibians, Asia, Bears, Cats, Companion animals, diet, Dogs, Featured Books, For Children, Frogs, General Information

First, Lori interviewed Jill Robinson, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia. They discussed the practice of people consuming dogs and cats for food in China. Animals Asia has a number of programs to reduce this practice and to encourage people to regard dogs and cats as pets and companions. Visit Animals Asia here. It is [...]

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Animals Today – Dec 12, 2011. Eating a plant-based diet and helping the strays of Mexico

on December 17, 2011 in Animal Rescue, Cats, diet, Dogs, General Information, vegan

On today’s show Lori interviewed Dr. Donald Forrester, with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Don advocates a plant-based diet for his patients, and discussed the cardiovascular benefits of omitting all animal products from one’s diet. Visit PCRM here. Then, Lori discussed the problem of stray dogs and cats in Mexico with Marlene Revelen and Ginny [...]

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