Episode 9: Dominika Piasecka speaks about the Vegan Society, and Shaun Hofer discusses animal rights activism in Alberta

Episode 9 of Always for Animal Rights features interviews with two excellent guests!

First up on the show is my interview with Dominika Piasecka. Dominika is the Media and PR Officer for the Vegan Society. Dominika spoke to me about what the Vegan Society does and why vegans don't eat honey. Also, as it is nearly November, Dominika explained what World Vegan Month is all about.

You can find out more about the free app that Dominika mentioned in the interview, called VeGuide, on the Vegan Society's website.

Please remember that bees are sentient beings and they suffer when they are exploited by humans. Honey is completely unnecessary for humans to consume.

To learn more about bees, please visit Be Fair Be Vegan's page titled "Who They Are", and scroll down to the section titled, "Individuals| The Rich Lives of Bees". In addition to the Vegan Society's page about why honey isn't vegan, Go Vegan World's website also offers a brief explanation of what's wrong with eating honey and provides links to other websites with more information.

After speaking with Dominika, I signed up to become a member of the Vegan Society!

After my interview with Dominika, AFAR's new Alberta Correspondent, Shaun Hofer, told me about how the Alberta government is trying to repress animal rights activists. He also described what animal rights activists are doing to expose what's happening to non-human animals in the animal exploitation industries. Additionally, we discussed how Albertan society views veganism. It was a very informative interview.

Shaun mentioned that there was going to be a rally outside Alberta's legislature at the time that this episode was originally broadcast. The rally, which was in protest of Alberta's proposed ag-gag laws, did indeed take place, and you can find the video on DxE Edmonton's Facebook Page.

In our interview, Shaun recommended that listeners watch the documentary Outlook, which is about a hog farm in Alberta. You can watch the documentary for free online here.

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Thanks to both my guests for being on the show! This week's podcast episode (and all the others I've released so far) is definitely worth a listen.

How to listen to this episode

1. Although this episode was broadcast on air, there are some issues with the version on the radio station's website, so please listen to this week's episode on Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afaroctober232019.
2. On CKCU's website, the introduction was cut off for this episode, but you can still listen to the rest of the episode on CKCU's website anyway if you'd prefer! I'll investigate this issue and try to make sure it is corrected in time for next week's show :)

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The next episode of Always for Animal Rights will be broadcast on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019-- and, of course, it will be available to listen to afterwards, as well.

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