The Listening Lounge is a Voices of the Movement series from The Humane Herald, resurfacing music, interviews, spoken word, and other audio worth hearing again.
Tag: animal rights
I’ll Always Ruin Dinner
I still get nervous speaking in public, but I will never turn down the opportunity to advocate for veganism. Speaking up for animals is always right and, sometimes, it can get a little weird.
The Reality That Disturbs Their Comfort
Why does veganism make some people angry? Jim Mason reflects on the uncomfortable reality animal advocates bring into view—and the comfort that reality can disturb.
This Is What Political Organizing Can Look Like
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207 Miles to the Gates of Hell
Marshall also breeds animals to test veterinary applications. There isn’t a comparable stat out there for efficacy, but that’s not the point. These animals do not give consent.
The Listening Lounge Reboot: “Be My Voice” by Sherry Zitter
Welcome to our very first Listening Lounge Reboot. We’re beginning with “Be My Voice,” an original song written and recorded by vegan advocate Sherry Zitter.
Branded
A bunch of booted cowgirls clicked their spurs together at the podium and begged the town council to bring back their rodeo. I’ve been trying to make sure that doesn’t happen ever since.
Introducing The Listening Lounge
The Humane Herald is turning up the volume. Meet The Listening Lounge, a new Voices of the Movement space for music and recorded works carrying messages of compassion, advocacy, liberation, and change. Our first reboot is coming soon.
From the Interview to Black VegFest: Catching Up With Felicia Greenfield
A month after our Voices of the Movement interview, The Humane Herald caught up with Felicia Greenfield in person at Black VegFest—and found the same curiosity, compassion, humor, and willingness to listen that made our first conversation memorable.
Dirty Truths for Strangers
In the first installment of Mission: Abolition, Allie Irwin reflects on horses, a wild bird, and the uncomfortable work of aligning our relationships with animals to the values we say we hold.
The Boundary Was Drawn in a Day
When redevelopment changes a neighborhood overnight, the animals living there are left to navigate the consequences. A Seoul street-cat rescuer reflects on responsibility, rescue, and what humane care requires when human plans move faster than vulnerable lives can adapt.
Bloodlust
A podcast. A tick bite. A difficult question. In this thoughtful essay, Alison Irwin explores alpha-gal syndrome, ethics, and why changing what we eat doesn’t always change what we believe.
Beyond Animal Welfare: Mexico’s Ocean Is Changing the Law
Mexico’s ban on captive marine mammals made international headlines, but a quieter legal revolution may prove even more significant. As Mexican courts increasingly recognize the interests of whales and the Rights of Nature, the country is helping redefine humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
A Fourth Group of Vegan Villagers
Originally published in Vegan Villager, Sherry Jeppson Zitter reflects on the often-overlooked humanitarian path to veganism, arguing that concern for world hunger and global justice can be just as powerful a catalyst for compassionate living as concern for animals, health, or the environment.
Renee King-Sonnen and the Ranch That Changed Sides
Before Renee King-Sonnen became a sanctuary founder, she lived on the other side of the fence. Her journey from Texas cattle ranch life to founding Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is a story of moral transformation, radical compassion, and the courage to challenge everything she once believed about animals, food, and the systems that profit from both.
NYC’s New Wildlife Law Raises an Urgent Question: Who Gets to Define Humane
New York City’s new wildlife law promises humane treatment, but advocates warn that promise may be undermined if federal agencies linked to goose roundups, egg destruction, and lethal wildlife control are allowed to help shape the city’s future wildlife policies. As molting season places Canada geese at heightened risk, activists are calling for immediate mayoral action to halt cooperation with federal wildlife operations and redefine what “humane” truly means.
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