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My guest in this encore episode, acclaimed Financial Times journalist Henry Mance certainly did his research before deciding as an animal lover, he really needed to be vegan.

This included a job at a slaughter house and at a pig farm.

Henry learnt: “Everything I love about animals – their adaptations to the natural environment, their otherness to the human world, their speed and elegance – is curtailed or wiped out on modern farms” 

He shares: The truth is that the way we treat animals is not only irrational and unethical – it’s unsustainable.

I could not agree more. I love that Henry has aligned his actions with his values and brought his journalistic expertise to exploring our both our current broken, exploitative relationship with animals and the hopeful, compassionate relationship we could have.

A great start would be, telling our children the truth about our relationship with animals. 

Please enjoy this encore episode, Can You Love Animals and Eat Animals With Financial Times Journalist Henry Mance…

Here are the show notes for the original E759: Henry Mance and How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World.

In this conversation we cover:

• Henry’s personal story of coming to understand the disconnect in saying you love animals when you still eat animals.
• The research Henry did for How to Love Animals. Including a job at a slaughter house and a pig farm.
• As a young journalist Henry was able to carve a space for himself writing about animals at The FT.
• Nothing should unite animal rights activists and conservationists as much as veganism.
• The positive impact swapping government subsidies from animal products to plant-based products would have. 
• The importance of telling our children the truth about our relationship with animals. 

Purchase How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World:

Connect with Henry across the socials: Twitter | Instagram

That’s it for this week in Healthification.

However I do want to give a huge shout out to my Plant Positive Journal!

I am so very proud of this stunning little (508 page 940gm) journal.

If you are plant-based curious. Or already vegan and need a healthier (happier!) approach to the lifestyle.

In this daily journal you will learn how to consistently prioritize food, exercise and other healthy habits that build on each other to have a compounding and lasting effect. 

To help you create a BODY and LIFE you LOVE by successfully managing your TIME and your MIND.

It makes a great gift to YOU!

Or, for the loved one who is vegan curious or who has been a valuable vegan ally to you.

To learn more check out: strongbodygreenplanet.com/journal. Importantly, the journal follows a twelve month format however is not dated so it is perfect to use at ANY time of the year.

For now the journal is shipping to a handful of countries including: Aus, NZ, USA, Canada, UK and Ireland. I am working on wider distribution. Absolutely there will be an e-version available everywhere later this year!

Beyond checking out strongbodygreenplanet.com/journal I would love to hear from you if you have any additional questions about the journal and how to get your hand on it! You can reach me via kate@strongbodygreenplanet.com.

With love and gratitude plant friends.

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