Name Change

In January, the title of my program was changed from Animals in the Press to Animal Matters. For podcast subscribers, please update the feed for your podcast to: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/animalmatters or visit this site and click on the corresponding buttons.

Show No. 76, 11/17/09: BHS dog fighting rescue/Michael Vick

2009 November 17
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Butte Humane Society rescues 11 dogs from largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history:

http://www.buttehumane.org/page/missouri-dog-fighting-rescue.php

Why Vick’s accusors won’t move on:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/11/03/petscol110309.DTL

Vick Timeline:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2983141

Dog Fighting FAQ:

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/dog-fighting/dog-fighting-faq.html

Updates on Vick’s Dogs:

http://network.bestfriends.org/stopbsl/news/22534.html

Show No. 75: 11/10/09: Turkeys

2009 November 10
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Here is the link where I obtained the information about turkey breeding in the U.S. (click “download” to obtain):

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/issues/investigations.html

Info for turkey factory farms:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/issues/index.html

Free range fact sheet:

http://www.free-range-turkey.com/wst_page3.html

Photos from a free range turkey farm:

http://www.free-range-turkey.com/wst_page2.php

Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt A Turkey Program:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/adopt.html

Farm Sanctuary’s Turkey Express Program:

http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/express.html

Show No. 74: Captain Paul Watson

2009 November 3
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Click here to listen to my conversation with Captain Paul Watson

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

http://www.seashepherd.org/

Undercover footage shows calves being abused at VT slaugherhouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYB5pdudYBE

VT slaughterhouse closes its doors:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33602712/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Op-Ed from NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/opinion/31niman.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

Show No. 73: Backyard Chickens and Hatcheries

2009 October 27
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses topics regarding the creatures who share their planet with us. You’ll hear interviews, information, and opinions from your host and the listeners in the Chico area. Tune in to KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Here is the most recent undercover investigation footage, released by Mercy for Animals:

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/hatchery/

The Egg Industry: http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_chickens_egg.asp

Factory Egg Production: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/eggs/

Eggs and Your Health: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2005nl/march/050300pueastereggs.htm

Egg Production and the Environment: http://www.upc-online.org/fouling.html

Egg replacers: http://www.vegcooking.com/vegcooking-eggreplace.asp

Free range eggs: http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/egg-freerange.html

Show No. 72, 10/20/09: The importance of spaying and neutering

2009 October 20
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Myths and facts about spaying and neutering:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html

Why you should spay or neuter your pet:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/why_you_should_spay_or_neuter_your_pet.html

Keeping your pets safe on Halloween is important:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/keep_your_pets_safe_on_halloween.html

Show No. 71, 10/13/09: Monkeys as pets, misc. news

2009 October 12
by Sarah Downs

Animals in the Press is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Monkeys as pets:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/monkey-babies-couples-treat-adopted-monkids-children/story?id=8723105

Why having monkeys as pets is bad, bad, bad:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0916_030916_primatepets.html

CA Governor bans tail docking:

http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&nm=Breaking+News&type=news&mod=News&mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&tier=3&nid=129447A14D414F889C7261C7D2E175A3

More info on tail docking:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4697714/TAIL-DOCKING-DAIRY-CATTLE-Marlene-Halverson-Farm-Animal-Economic

CA Governor thinks it’s okay to breed and sell dogs:

http://www.animallawcoalition.com/companion-animal-breeding/article/737

Show No. 70, 10/6/09: Alternatives to Wool and Fur

2009 October 6
by Sarah Downs

Animals in the Press is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

http://www.downbound.com/Wool_s/271.htm

http://www.savethesheep.com/report.asp

http://www.cowsarecool.com/otherAnimals.asp

http://www.cowsarecool.com/cows.asp

http://www.hsus.org/video_clips/_false_labels_on_fur_trim.html

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2034

http://www.hsus.org/furfree/dogs_cats/dog_and_cat_victims.html

Show No. 69, 9/29/09: Veal/The Dairy Industry

2009 September 29
by Sarah Downs

Animals in the Press is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

BREAKING NEWS: Undercover investigation reveals cows suffer for Land O Lakes:

https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2515

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/dairy_and_veal.asp

http://origin.www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=102

Op-Ed: Temple Grandin speaks up about failing ag industry:

http://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Bad-Times-for-Ag-Templ-by-Martha-Rosenberg-090927-102.html

Show No. 68, 9/22/09: Circus Gatti

2009 September 22
by Sarah Downs

Animals in the Press is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

Here are the websites in which I obtained the information for today’s program:

http://circuses.com/

http://circuses.com/pdfs/Circus_Gatti_Factsheet.pdf

Show No. 67: The Egg Industry

2009 September 15
by Sarah Downs

Animal Matters is a weekly radio program on KZFR 90.1 in Chico, CA. Sarah Downs, your weekly host, discusses news stories involving animals, providing her own commentary and sometimes the commentary from the Chico listening audience. Tune in every week to get this week’s edition of Animals in the Press, on KZFR 90.1 in Chico or www.kzfr.org every Tuesday at 5:30pm.

These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

Here is the most recent undercover investigation footage, released by Mercy for Animals:

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/hatchery/

The Egg Industry: http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_chickens_egg.asp

Factory Egg Production: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/eggs/

Eggs and Your Health: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2005nl/march/050300pueastereggs.htm

Egg Production and the Environment: http://www.upc-online.org/fouling.html

Egg replacers: http://www.vegcooking.com/vegcooking-eggreplace.asp