Voices for the Animals

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Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
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Hosted by: 
Michele Coppola
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Interviews about animal rights issues

 

Every 4th Friday of the month from 10a -10:30am

"Voices for the Animals" is a monthly half-hour program that tackles the issues around animal rights and welfare. Host Michele Coppola features interviews and news with front-line activists and advocates who are working to make a difference in the lives of animals around the world.

(Music "Cajongo" by Gaia,  played by Martin Watkinson on the cello & Cherita Meadows on the cajon.)

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https://www.facebook.com/Voices-for-the-Animals-944048602333464/timeline/#
Topic tags: 
Animals, Activism, Agriculture, Food, Environment/Climate
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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PAW Team- Helping Needy Pets in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Host Dab Steadman talks with Cindy Scheel, the Executive Director of the PAW Team in Portland.  Since 1999, the PAW Team has been providing free essential vet care & related services to pets of the homeless and low-income families.  Monthly clinics are held throughout the y... Read more

Interview with Katie Cantrell, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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On this episode host Courtney Scott interviews Katie Cantrell, the founder and Executive Director of the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition, and the US Program Manager for Green Monday. She founded FFAC in 2010, shortly after graduating from UC Berkeley, to educate people ... Read more

Wild Horse Round-Ups: problems & solutions

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Dab Steadman talks with Gayle Hunt,  founder of the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition, about the raging battle between animal advocates and ranchers who pressure government agencies to remove  wild horses from public lands. The purpose of Gayle's organization is to fill t... Read more

ANIMALS AND ANCIENT NATIVE KNOWLEDGE

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Host Dab Steadman interviews guest Ender Black, a 16 year old student of Ancient Native Knowledge whose 'Roar of the Earth" segment is a regular part of the Rose City Native Radio program on this station.   Ender will speak from a Native American perspective about mankind's... Read more

Interview with Sandy Miller of Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Courtney Scott hosts the program today with guest Sandy Miller who is with Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants (FOZE). Sandy explains what the mission of FOZE is and why and how elephants suffer in captivity. Sandy got involved when she saw a film "I am an Elephant" which clued h... Read more

KILLING CORMORANTS ON THE COLUMBIA

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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Dab Steadman talks with Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director at the Audubon Society of Portland, about the government plan to kill a huge number of double-crested cormorants on East Sand Island in the mouth of the Columbia River.     In June 2014, the  Army Corps of Enginee... Read more

Interview with the producers of "Tyke Elephant Outlaw"

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
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At Voices for the Animals we wanted to bring you news of an important film coming to the Portland Film Festival the first week of September. so we will air at an additional  one hour time slot on August 31st. at 11am  this month.  Join host Courtney Scott for this special p... Read more

SAVING THE CHIMPANZEES- Our Endangered Relatives

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Host Dab Steadman interviews Sheri Speede,  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and  founder and director of the Sanaga-Yong Rescue Center for Chimpanzees in Cameroon, West Africa.  She is the author of a memoir of the founding of the Chimp Center called  "Kindred Beings- What Se... Read more

"Citizen Canine", interview with author David Grimm

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Tune in for a stimulating discussion about how our relationship with cats and dogs has changed over the centuries. David Grimm joins host Courtney Scott in studio and reveals discoveries he made along the way in writing his book."Citizen Canine, Our Evolving Relationship wi... Read more

Taking a Bite Out of Animal Crime

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Host Dab Steadman discusses the prosecution of criminal animal abuse and neglect cases in Oregon, with guest Jacob Kamins, State Deputy District Attorney for Animal Abuse. Read more