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.Click here to listen to Show No. 57
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.
Tips on keeping your animals safe on 4th of July:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/dog_behavior_tip_sheets/escaping.html
Summaries on Beef and Pork production:
Click here to listen to Show No. 56
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.
Here are some great websites with tips on how to keep your companion animals safe and healthy during the sweltering summer months:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12709038
http://www.awla.org/summer-heat.shtml
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2008021378_pettipsheat28.html
http://www.sheknows.com/articles/2211.htm
http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=2974
Traveling with pets:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/caring_for_pets_when_you_travel/
Traveling without pets:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_pet_sitter/
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_boarding_kennel.html
Click here to listen to Show No. 55
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:
http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm
http://www.friendsofanimals.org/actionline/fall-2004/is-honey-vegan.html
Click here to listen to Show No. 54
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:
News: http://www.thedailygreen.com/print-this/environmental-news/latest/hormone-free-milk-47060404#
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/what_about_milk.html
http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_cows_dairy.asp (Note: within this site are links to numerous other pages with more and more information. Instead of posting all the links here, I’ll let you find them.
This calf is taken from his mother within minutes of being born, a standard industry practice:
Another video featuring the calves being ripped from their mothers:
Dealing in Downers:
Click here to listen to Show No. 53
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.
First, a couple of news stories:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/27/AR2009052701798.html
http://www.salisburypost.com/Area/053009-Harwood-sentenced-in-petting-barn-fire
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_read.asp?id=1016505122009
http://www.examiner.com/x-7468-Providence-Pet-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Nutro-pet-food-recall
Information on Class B Dealers:
http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/animals_in_research_news/Class_B_Dealers.html
Click here to listen to Show No. 52
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.
Below are some great websites with tips on how to keep your companion animals safe in case of emergency or natural disaster.
First a news story relating to animals left behind:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-10-05-rescue-pets-cover_x.htm
http://www.animaldisaster.org/
http://www.animaldisaster.org/Prepare/Be%20ready%20when%20disaster%20strikes!.pdf
http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Animalevacuation.pdf
Show No. 51, 5/19/09: Keeping Companion Animals Safe in the Heat and During Travel Season
Click here to listen to Show No. 51 051909 Travel Season and Summer Heat Safety Tips
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.
Here are some great websites with tips on how to keep your companion animals safe and healthy during the sweltering summer months:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12709038
http://www.awla.org/summer-heat.shtml
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2008021378_pettipsheat28.html
http://www.sheknows.com/articles/2211.htm
http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=2974
Traveling with pets:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/caring_for_pets_when_you_travel/
Traveling without pets:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_pet_sitter/
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/choosing_a_boarding_kennel.html
click here to listen to Show No. 50 051209 Industrial Pig Farming and Swine Flu (dated topic)
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.
This is the video that changed my life:
Where I obtained the information for today\’s program:
http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_pigs_farms.asp
http://farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/pork/
CDC Info on Swine Flu:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/key_facts.htm
Egypt begins the slaughter of 300,000 pigs:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_swine_flu/print
Rolling Stone Magazine: Pork’s Dirty Secret:
http://www.humanesociety.org/farm/news/ournews/swine_flu_virus_origin_1998_042909.html?print=t
This link was sent to me and I just had to share it. I never really thought about how female farmed animals are treated more brutally males, but overall, it’s true! Read this! http://www.easyvegan.info/2009/02/25/horizontal-women/
Click here to listen to Show No. 49 050509 Michael Vick and Dogfighting
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:
Michael Vick in talks to become PETA spokesperson:
http://adage.com/article?article_id=136403
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:
Click here to listen to Show No. 48
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:
Battery Egg Hens:
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
Broiler Chickens:
http://www.cok.net/magazine/16/02.php
http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/research/welfare/broiler_industry.html
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/broiler.html
And in the news …
http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0409/614255.html
