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Singapore, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, El Salvador, Mexico, Canada, the USA… and beyond! Rated V for Vegan’s Eunice Reyes travels the world, bringing you the best in plant-based cuisine wherever she goes. Now, UnchainedTV is thrilled to announce that Eunice’s vegan travel show is streaming on UnchainedTV. Check it out: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/vegan-travel-with-eunice-reyes In this interview, Eunice will reveal her top tips for enjoying a vegan vacation and break down the vegan scene in the many countries she’s visited. From vegan street food to 5-star gourmet restaurants, Eunice has the scoop on how to enjoy traveling while eating the best vegan food on the planet.

Help celebrate Gene Baur’s birthday! The President of Farm Sanctuary is turning…. well, we’ll let him tell you! Gene’s been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time Magazine. When he co-founded Farm Sanctuary way back in 1986, he sold vegan hotdogs out of a Volkswagen van at Grateful Dead concerts to pay for the rescue work. Today, Farm Sanctuary has not only rescued thousands of animals but opened the eyes, minds and hearts of millions of people who’ve either visited one the sanctuaries in Los Angeles or Watkins Glen, New York, or who’ve read one of Gene Baur’s bestselling books, or who’ve seen some of Farm Sanctuary’s extraordinary rescue videos. UnchainedTV is thrilled to be streaming some of those videos here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/farm-sanctuary So, please, watch and learn all about Gene’s early years in Hollywood, doing McDonald’s and KFC commercials before waking up and turning into one of the world’s leading animal rights advocates! For more info, to visit Farm Sanctuary or, to get involved, visit: https://www.farmsanctuary.org/

Plant CEO gets some of the biggest names in the vegan movement to open up and reveal their secrets! This captivating series on UnchainedTV is hosted by Anant Joshi, a vegan influencer who lives in London and gets the most dynamic guests on his show. You can watch the series here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/plant-ceo Some of vegan leaders Plant CEO has interviewed include: Ria Rehberg CEO of Veganuary, which has helped transition over 1 million people towards a vegan diet & LMFAO's Redfoo, known for his hit songs Sexy & I Know It & Party Rock Anthem; Louie Psihoyos, the brilliant documentary filmmaker behind the Netflix hits, ”The Game Changers, & You Are What You Eat.” Plant CEO has also interviewed Matthew Glover, Chief Mission Officer at The Vegan Food Group & Sam Tucker, Executive Director at Open Paws, an open-source nonprofit AI organization working to make sure AI does not compound cruelty to animals. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to Plant CEO about all of these innovators and their amazing ideas and how he scores these big gets. He’ll also give us his take on the vegan scene in the UK.

From the brilliant filmmaker who brought us Speciesism: The Movie, now another head-spinning new film that will transform HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF and other animals. It’s called Humans & OTHER Animals! Get a firsthand look at how animals think, use language and feel love. Watch never-before-attempted tactics to expose powerful industries. This astounding new film is debuting across America. Here’s the link to the NYC premiere is on Friday, July 12th: https://shorturl.at/eEWPP Here’s the link to the Los Angeles Premiere on Wednesday, July 17th: https://www.facebook.com/events/1687047835162365/ Get your tickets NOW as seating is limited and you will want to be part of this transformative, history-making movie. Each screening is followed by a Q&A with the director! Learn more here: https://www.humansandotheranimalsmovie.com/ Now, let’s discuss the everything from plot lines to the purpose of it all with award-winning filmmaker Mark DeVries.

PETA’s founder and leader Ingrid Newkirk is celebrating her 75th birthday! And, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell is thrilled and honored to get to speak with Ingrid for the hour! Learn about Ingrid's fascinating life, growing up in India and then, somehow, becoming an animal protection officer in the United States. How much progress has been achieved since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was started back in 1980? A lot! As PETA points out, “At that time, researchers were experimenting on chimpanzees in squalid laboratories, pigs were being slammed into walls in car-crash tests, and dogs were being shot in military exercises. But PETA’s landmark victories for animals, including the first-ever police raid on a laboratory and convictions for cruelty to animals in the meat industry—as well as the media attention that has accompanied them—have led to a huge change in public attitudes, and the victories keep coming. “These days, the demand for vegan food has skyrocketed, Ringling Bros. has reinvented itself as a stunning animal-free circus, nearly every major fashion brand has gone fur-free, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is no longer required to mandate archaic and cruel animal tests for new drugs. PETA’s work continues, with campaigns that include calling on fashion houses to stop selling reptile skins, pushing for lifesaving reforms in the horse racing industry, and fighting the monkey-to-laboratory pipeline. Now, Ingrid would like you to celebrate her birthday by going to https://www.peta.org/75 and seeing the 75 easy ways you can speak up for animals!

As the battle over the Farm Bill rages on Capitol Hill, 3 animal activists were arrested, during a House committee hearing, for demanding that taxpayers not be forced to pay for massive subsidies to the animal agriculture industry or foot the bill for cruel practices that also devastate the environment and hurt marginalized communities. Robert Grillo, president of the grassroots animal rights organization Free From Harm, was one of those arrested and joins us to tell the tale and warn us about the dangers of the Farm Bill, which could prop up animal agriculture with huge government subsidies for years to come and which also threatens to thwart the will of the people who’ve passed propositions against the cruelest animal agriculture practices. To learn more, visit: https://freefromharm.org/ & https://unchainedtv.com/

Is there a multi-million dollar misinformation campaign to stop the plant-based food movement in its tracks? The Freedom Food Alliance, led by renowned digital media expert Robbie Lockie, has just released a detailed report which makes that case. Harvesting Denial, Distractions and Deception: Understanding Animal Agriculture’s Disinformation Strategies and Exploring Solutions argues that the meat industry - though companies, lobbyists, trade groups, checkoff programs, influencers and so-called experts and industry-backed academics - is waging a full-scale misinformation and disinformation campaign against vegan products and the plant-based movement in general. This is happening at our own peril, as the climate crisis worsens and advertiser-based mainstream media basically ignores one of the biggest causes: animal agriculture. The media runs story after story attacking plant-based meat alternatives as processed while failing to mention that processed meat is officially cancer-causing, according to the World Health Organization. When the World Bank recently called for governments to shift away from subsidizing meat and dairy and embrace alternatives proteins, that urgent recommendation was ignored by mainstream media. So, what can we do to save ourselves, animals and the planet? Let’s find out from Robbie Lockie, one of the founders of Plant Based News whose new campaign is getting the real story out to the world before it’s too late. For more visit: https://www.freedomfoodalliance.org/ - website

What’s the state of the vegan scene, globally, when it comes to food and fashion? It’s a big question and here to tackle it are two leaders in the field. Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is the founder and host of the Healthy Voyager, a hit vegan cooking show that’s now streaming on UnchainedTV here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/healthy-voyager-s-global-kitchen-w-carolyn-scott-hamilton Carolyn is also the author of the bestseller: The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen. And, when it comes to fashion, there’s nobody more au courant than Jonathan Ohayon, the author of the brand new book: The Fashion Industry Doesn’t Want You To Read This Book, Unveiling Hidden Truths: A Guide to Ethical and Sustainable Fashion Choices. The book is now on sale at Amazon. It’s printed only when ordered and also available on kindle to prevent using unnecessary resources. Jonathan will talk about the skyrocketing popularity of vegan leather and sustainable alt-fabrics! It’s a fascinating conversation as the future of our planet depends upon convincing people to evolve when it comes to food and fashion. Visit: https://fakemovement.com/ to learn more.

Do you love animals? Have you made a vegan/animal rights film, PSA or a social media reel you think is life-changing? The International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) is a pioneering event in the vegan movement, celebrating the intersection of art and advocacy. And, it’s taking new submissions NOW at: https://theivff.com. UnchainedTV is thrilled to be collaborating with IVFF to stream films from the festival at: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/international-vegan-film-festival And, breaking news, IVFF has a new Executive Director, Emma Schwarz, who will reveal her vision for the future of IVFF. Emma is an award-winning filmmaker herself, who is also the Co-Founder of Veganography, a film production and media company that specializes in 3D animation. And, Mark Middleton, the director/producer of Not a Nugget, a touching film about a rescued chicken, now streaming on UnchainedTV, also joins us to talk about why he submitted his film to IVFF and vegan advocacy in movies. Join us for this fascinating discussion.

There's a war on elephants in India and one woman is on a mission to stop it and protect every last elephant threatened by man’s inhumanity. Sangita Iyer is the producer of Gods in Shackles, a must-watch, award-winning film now streaming for free on UnchainedTV here: https://watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/gods-in-shackles This movie shows how India’s religious and cultural ceremonies are torture for elephants captured from the wild and forced to participate, enduring beatings and other forms of abuse. Sangita will reveal her plans for liberating temple elephants by creating robotic elephants that can be used in their place. Sangita also has a working plan to stop elephants from being killed by trains, using a high-tech warning system. Ditto for preventing elephants from falling into any of India’s many wells. Of course, she’s urging tourists NOT to take elephant rides. You can become a part of these solutions by donating to her various projects at Voices for Asian Elephants: https://www.vfaes.org/ - Now, meet the superhero working relentlessly to save India’s elephants!

Meet the woman who’s changing the world for millions of animals by passing laws to stop animal abuse. Judie Mancuso is the Founder/President of Social Compassion in Legislation, which has sponsored over 60 bills with 25 landmark pieces of legislation for animals signed into law. Her organization has helped to eliminate the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, crack down on puppy mills, allowed dogs access to restaurant patios, made it illegal to leave dogs unattended in hot cars and so much more. But, Judie needs YOUR HELP. She cannot do it alone. Calls, emails and support letters are crucial to her life-saving bills becoming law. So, YOU can join the team by watching this interview, with Judie and SCIL’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Nick Sackett, learning about the bills she’s fighting for right now and, then, visiting https://socialcompassioninlegislation.org/ to sign up and get involved.

Meet Jody Rasch, a man of many talents, who went from being a banker to an investor in vegan enterprises and a supporter of many animal organizations including Woodstock Farm Sanctuary and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. He’s also become an accomplished visual artist and a novelist. The Silver Forest is the first in a series of books. He says this novel began as a thought experiment. We’ll find out what that means. Rasch is also a partner at Beyond Impact Advisors, which facilitates investment in vegan and cruelty-free products, many of them very cutting-edge. He’s considered to be a pioneer alternative protein investor. So, where is the vegan and alt-protein movement right now and where’s it headed? This ultimate insider will help us figure that out with UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell.

Will some of California’s biggest factory farms be shut down? A groundbreaking ballot measure to ban massive animal factories, aka CAFOs, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, will be decided by Sonoma County, California voters this November! Will this spread across the nation? UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks with leaders of The Coalition to End Factory Farming which collected over 37,000 signatures, easily qualifying for the ballot, including: Samantha Faye, Coalition to End Factory Farming, Sarah Van Mangtem, co-founder of Farm Animal, Climate and Environmental Stewards of Sonoma County and Cassie King, Direct Action Everywhere’s Communications Lead.

Kangaroos Are NOT Shoes: That’s the message hundreds of activists sent to Adidas, in a global day of action at the height of the holiday shopping season. Marching into Adidas stores, across the United States, Canada, Europe & Australia, animal activists demanded Adidas stop its involvement in the largest mass slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world. Led by Australia’s Animal Justice Party,Their Turn, the Center for a Humane Economy & supported by dozens of other organizations, including UnchainedTV, the message is clear: Kangaroos are not shoes. Adidas has, so far, refused to join Puma, Nike, Diadora and other brands that have kicked kangaroo leather to the curb. Now, Australian Member of Parliament Emma Hurst, Center for Humane Economy’s Jennifer Skiff, Animal Justice Party’s Louise Ward & TheirTurn.Net's Donny Moss reveal their strategy for ending kangaroo slaughter to UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell! Adidas is invited on any time to respond.

Animal Rising has made global headlines with its risk-taking actions including: sending hundreds of protesters to disrupt England's most famous horse race, rescuing lambs from the estate of the King of England and occupying massive dairy factories. Their mission is to reinvent humanity's broken relationship with animals by getting people to understand that it is morally wrong to use, abuse and kill animals for food, fashion, entertainment or experimentation. Often wearing matching pink sweatshirts, Animal Rising members risk arrest and even their lives to confront, in a nonviolent way, people who are participating in animal exploitation. In this interview, UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to Animal Rising Co-Director Ben Newman and Animal Rising associate Rose Patterson. To learn more and to get involved, visit: https://www.animalrising.org/

VICTORY: After years of PETA protests, the Miami Seaquarium’s lease is finally being terminated! Miami-Dade County announced the decision, which requires the animal prison to relinquish the property to its owner by April 21, 2024. PETA’s response to the news? “The world watched as the Miami Seaquarium let the lone orca Lolita waste away and die, allowed animals to eat trash in crumbling enclosures, and ignored its attending veterinarian’s instructions until she finally resigned—but now the world can cheer at the news that help is finally on the way for the long-suffering animals held captive there. After more than 50 years of miserable animals and false promises to clean up its act, the Seaquarium’s impending shutdown is overdue, and PETA looks to Miami-Dade County authorities to keep up the good work by ensuring that these animals are sent to reputable facilities where they’ll get the care they so desperately need.” We invite Miami Seaquarium on to respond. So, what will happen to the animals still at Seaquarium? And, what about SeaWorld? PETA’s Amanda Brody brings us the very latest! To get involved, visit: https://www.peta.org/

Dxe Co-Founder and leader of the Open Rescue Movement talks to UnchainedTV about his recent California conviction and the shocking, dropping of all felony charges against him in a 2017 Beagle Open Rescue case in Wisconsin, days before trial was set to start. You could call it a big victory for animal rights. Most people would be thrilled to avoid the possibility of 16 years in prison. But, the incredibly courageous Wayne Hsiung is not happy that he doesn’t get to show the world what’s happening to beagles in a court of law, arguing the real crime is animal cruelty, not rescuing. Wayne was just published in the Harvard Law Review at the same time as his law license is getting suspended due to his convictions in the Sonoma County Open Rescue trial. Joining him is noted attorney Mirais Holden. For more info, visit: https://www.directactioneverywhere.com/ and https://blog.simpleheart.org/

Watch as PETA leads the fight to stop a plan to build the largest laboratory monkey-breeding facility in the U.S. in Georgia. A lawsuit, filed by outraged local residents, alleged the local county commissioners held an illegal meeting where they approved a 20-year tax abatement scheme worth over $50-MILLION to encourage the construction of what would be the largest monkey prison in the US, capable of holding 30,000 primates destined for torture in labs. The huge public uproar has reportedly forced local politicians to backtrack on the corporate sweetheart deal. But, the battle is not over. How can YOU help stop this cruel atrocity from happening? VISIT: https://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/bainbridge-ga-monkey-prison/#action Now, PETA’s Kathy Guillermo, Senior Vice President of Laboratory Investigations, joins us LIVE. Any government officials or corporations involved are invited on to comment at any time.

Join famed filmmaker Kip Andersen, of What The Health, Cowspiracy and Seaspiracy fame to discuss his newest film CHRISTSPIRACY! This movie is a shocking, riveting exposé of the BIGGEST COVER-UP IN 2,000 YEARS and it’s hitting 600 theaters across the nation! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW for Wednesday, March 20th and Sunday, March 24th at https://christspiracy.com/. And, join UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell who talks to Kip about the fascinating backstory of how this stunner of a film, that plays like a thriller, came to be made. Be a part of the conversation as this movie makes history.

UnchainedTV has been celebrating Black History Month with a category devoted to videos about the many Black movers and shakers in the vegan movement. Frankly, there are too many to mention. But, suffice it to say, that - according to numerous reports and surveys - African-Americans are going vegan at a higher rate than other demographic groups in the US! And, women are more likely than men to dropkick meat. So, today, we speak with 4 leading Black female voices in the vegan movement. Gwenna Hunter is the founder of Vegans of Los Angeles Food Bank. the first Vegan Food Bank in LA. Naijha Wright-Brown is the Executive Director of the Black Veg Society, a partner in The Land of Kush, VeganSoul Bistro, and co-creator of Vegan Soulfest and Maryland Vegan Restaurant Week. Jasmine Leyva directed and stars in The Invisible Vegan, a brilliant documentary about how veganism can reverse unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community. And, Brenda Sanders is the Executive Director of the Afro-Vegan Society, dedicated to helping minority communities transition to a plant-based lifestyle. UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell is the host for this compelling conversation.