Best Direct Action Everywhere Podcasts (2024)

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Rescuing the Beagles of Envigo: A Two-Year Anniversary Tribute 34:08

3M ago34:08

34:08

History was made during the summer of 2022. The massive research beagle breeding facility in Virginia called Envigo was officially shut down due to the large amount of animal welfare violations uncovered from inside. In this episode we get an in-depth look at how the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) carried out the Envigo rescue operation…

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Ridglan Beagle Rescue Trial with Dane4Dogs 23:36

5M ago23:36

23:36

On March 18, three activists go on trial for rescuing three dogs from Ridglan Farms. Ridglan Farms—located in Dane County, Wisconsin—is a research puppy mill that keeps hundreds of dogs stacked in cages in windowless sheds and sells their puppies for experimentation. Find out how you can get involved and help the beagles trapped inside Ridglan Farm…

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Ridglan Farms Beagle Rescue with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) 45:48

5M ago45:48

45:48

On the night of April 17, 2017, three courageous people representing the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) rescued three beagles from inside Ridglan Farms—an enormous factory farm breeding beagles for cruel research experiments in Wisconsin. The beagles—Julie, Anna, and Lucy—are now safe in loving homes. However, the three activist…

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Negative Social Impact of Animal Abuse in Research Labs 36:07

7M ago36:07

36:07

How can someone work in a research laboratory where their job entails experimenting on dogs? While the abuse of dogs is criminalized outside the walls of the laboratory, inside the laboratory it’s accepted and lawful. Why is there such a disconnect in how we define animal abuse? Furthermore, if people’s jobs include harming and killing dogs and oth…

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Rescue Has No Boundaries: Beagle Freedom Project 29:04

8M ago29:04

29:04

Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) founder and president Shannon Keith joins us once again to reveal BFP’s most recent, ground-breaking efforts to help dogs in research laboratories. As one of the most well-known activists in the fight against animal testing, Shannon is always ready to jump in to help wherever she is needed—even if the need is an ocean a…

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Cracking the Code of Envigo Beagle Tattoos 43:56

9M ago43:56

43:56

When the massive research dog breeding facility Envigo in Virginia was shut down in 2022 due to numerous animal welfare violations, over 4,000 beagles were set free and adopted out in what has become the largest dog rescue in U.S. history. Sadly, these beagles were not given names in Envigo—they were given ear tattoos as puppies to identify them—mu…

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Undercover with PETA: Views from the Inside 29:14

10M ago29:14

29:14

Undercover investigators in the field of animal cruelty work in absolute secrecy in research laboratories, factory farms, and other places where animal abuse is conducted on a daily basis as part of the job. Their mission? To expose this cruelty and present footage to lawmakers, the media, and members of the public who have the power to stop it. Ge…

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Stepping Up for Research Dogs in Canada 27:06

12M ago27:06

27:06

Lori Cohen’s life changed forever when she got her first beagle and discovered the painful truth that dogs are still used in large numbers for experimental research globally—including her home country of Canada. She was so moved to help research dogs and help change the paradigm of animal testing that she founded her own rescue organization called …

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Animal Free Research Benefits Everybody 51:18

1y ago51:18

51:18

Dogs are obviously very different from humans, yet dogs and other animals are still being used as models for humans in drug development. Not only is this inhumane, but could this be one of the major reasons we still don’t have cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and cancer despite decades of research? In this fascinating episode …

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Tools to Help Dogs in Labs 40:26

1y ago40:26

40:26

The anti-vivisection movement—those who fight against animal experimentation—has a rich history that rarely makes its way into general knowledge. But, you can be certain that since the dawn of animal research in America, people have thought that hurting and killing dogs and other animals for science is morally and ethically wrong and they have stoo…

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Senator Bill Stanley--Champion for Envigo Beagles 46:25

1y ago46:25

46:25

In the summer of 2022, the world witnessed the largest dog rescue in United States history when Envigo—a company in Virginia breeding beagles for experimental research—was found guilty on many charges of animal cruelty and was shut down. All of the 4,500 beagles suffering within Envigo’s cages were rescued and adopted to loving homes. One of the ch…

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Advancing Human Health Without Hurting Animals 32:21

1+ y ago32:21

32:21

Our relationships with animals, whether as individuals or as a society, directly affects human health. In this profound episode, Dr. Aysha Akhtar shares why having empathy for animals is so important for human life on all levels. She reveals that the key to sustainable human health is getting away from animal testing—which causes significant harm, …

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Camp Beagle Protest at Marshall BioResources 26:41

1+ y ago26:41

26:41

John Curtin is a veteran animal rights activist in the United Kingdom who now heads up Camp Beagle—a protest that sits right outside the gates of Marshall BioResources, or MBR. An American company, MBR breeds beagles and other animals for biomedical research. For over 18 months people from all over the world have come to Camp Beagle in the U.K. to …

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Former Laboratory Dogs Make Good Companions 33:10

1+ y ago33:10

33:10

Considering adopting a former laboratory dog but not sure what to expect? Dr. Stacy Lopresti-Goodman joins us to discuss the negative impact that confinement, social isolation, and physical abuse have on the psychological well-being of animals rescued from laboratories. Her latest published research paper is on the adoptability of former research b…

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Envigo Beagle Rescue: Behind the Scenes with Kindness Ranch 44:23

1+ y ago44:23

44:23

What was it like to be part of the largest dog rescue in U.S. history—the 4,000 beagles of Envigo? These beagles were destined for a life of cruel and painful experimentation and certain death in research laboratories around the world until Envigo—a massive research dog breeding facility in Virginia—was shut down. John Ramer, Director of Kindness R…

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Stop Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Dogs 41:01

1+ y ago41:01

41:01

The U.S. government is the driving force behind most of the dog testing taking place in America today. It is a little-known fact that the taxes we pay as citizens every year are actually funding the largest animal testing organization in the world: the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public …

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Save the Beagles at Inotiv 27:54

2y ago27:54

27:54

In 2021-2022, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) conducted a seven-month-long undercover investigation at Inotiv—an animal research laboratory in Indiana—and what they found inside was horrific animal suffering. While most of the animals in these experiments at Inotiv have already been killed, there remain 48 beagles who are being used …

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Helping Former Research Dogs Find Happiness 45:33

2y ago45:33

45:33

How can we help former research dogs leave the past behind and find happiness…perhaps for the first time in their lives? Dog trainer and nutritionist Tamara Tokash shares decades of wisdom and cool tips to help dogs who’ve left the confinement of a research laboratory by promoting their healing from the inside out.…

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Modernizing Research: Saving Animals 36:38

2y ago36:38

36:38

Ever wondered how anyone could work in a research laboratory where animals are hurt and killed in the name of science? In this exclusive interview, Dr. Emily Trunnell, Senior Scientist at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), reveals her own struggles with her past of experimenting on animals and how she became such an ardent animal r…

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Free the Animals: Amazing True Stories 36:37

2y ago36:37

36:37

How far would you go to save dogs in research laboratories? In this exclusive interview with Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), she shares incredible true rescue stories from her book Free the Animals which shines a light on the Animal Liberation Front, an animal rights organization that too…

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Open Cages, Naming Names 40:24

2y ago40:24

40:24

Shannon Keith, Founder and President of Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), inspires listeners with personal stories of why scientific experimentation on dogs in research laboratories needs to end. This exclusive, one-on-one interview gets deep into the issues surrounding using dogs for research and introduces the BFP’s Open Cages, Naming Names campaign …

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Conscious Animal Lovers Movement 31:01

2y ago31:01

31:01

Dr. Allen Schoen, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.(hon.) enlightens listeners with his words of wisdom on how we can all use our love of animals to broaden human consciousness and help change the reality for dogs used in research through the Conscious Animal Lovers Movement.By Ellie Hansen

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Direct Action Everywhere Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Dog Research Exposed

Ellie Hansen

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Rescuing the Beagles of Envigo: A Two-Year Anniversary Tribute 34:08

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Ridglan Beagle Rescue Trial with Dane4Dogs 23:36

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Ridglan Farms Beagle Rescue with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) 45:48

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Negative Social Impact of Animal Abuse in Research Labs 36:07

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Rescue Has No Boundaries: Beagle Freedom Project 29:04

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Cracking the Code of Envigo Beagle Tattoos 43:56

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Undercover with PETA: Views from the Inside 29:14

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Stepping Up for Research Dogs in Canada 27:06

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Animal Free Research Benefits Everybody 51:18

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Tools to Help Dogs in Labs 40:26

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Senator Bill Stanley--Champion for Envigo Beagles 46:25

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Advancing Human Health Without Hurting Animals 32:21

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Camp Beagle Protest at Marshall BioResources 26:41

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Former Laboratory Dogs Make Good Companions 33:10

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Envigo Beagle Rescue: Behind the Scenes with Kindness Ranch 44:23

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Stop Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Dogs 41:01

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Save the Beagles at Inotiv 27:54

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Helping Former Research Dogs Find Happiness 45:33

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Modernizing Research: Saving Animals 36:38

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Free the Animals: Amazing True Stories 36:37

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Open Cages, Naming Names 40:24

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Conscious Animal Lovers Movement 31:01

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