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This conversation was absolutely a pinch myself moment.

Speaking to an activist who has had, and continues to have, such an enormously positive impact on ending animal abuse globally. While patiently, persistently and relentlessly educating humans on how and why we should expand our circle of compassion to include ALL species.  

Front and centre on peta.org is the quote: Bigotry begins when categories such as race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or species are used to justify discrimination.

Ingrid herself shares: When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife.

Ingrid was just as powerful as I anticipated she would be and yet also so very kind, calm and wise. It is with huge pleasure that I re-share this chat with you!

Here are the show notes for the original E638: PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk | Animals Are Not Ours To Experiment On, Eat, Wear, Use For Entertainment or Abuse In Any Other Way.

In this conversation we cover:

• Speciesism: the human-held belief that all other animal species are inferior.
• Media “spin” on animals rights actions and activism? The power of being provocative. 
• How much time / energy does Ingrid / the PETA team give to reading, engaging with and countering bad / misleading press.
• Ingrid grew up in India. We discuss changing food habits with Western influence of the SAD diet.
• Ingrid’s solutions to stay positive when the extent of animal exploitation globally can be so daunting.
• How to make kind choices as individual consumers.
• What’s something often mis-understood about Ingrid personally, or PETA that she’d like to shine a light on.

And so much more!

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That’s it for this week in Healthification.

However of course 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. There is now also a fillable PDF version available for immediate download so wherever you are in the world you can still get Plant Positive with me!

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

In this daily journal you will learn how to consistently prioritise 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.

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.

If you liked “Ending Speciesism with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s Ingrid Newkirk.” you’ll also like PETA’s Aleesha Naxakis and Stopping The Victorian Kangaroo Processing Facility.

If you liked “Ending Speciesism with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s Ingrid Newkirk.” you’ll also like Jill Robinson and Animals Asia’s Work To End Bear Bile Farming.

If you liked “Ending Speciesism with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s Ingrid Newkirk.” you’ll also like Animals Australia’s Live Export Investigations with Shatha Hamade.

If you liked “Ending Speciesism with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s Ingrid Newkirk.” you’ll also like Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story with Viva!’s Juliet Gellatley.

If you liked “Ending Speciesism with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s Ingrid Newkirk.” you’ll also like Pam Ahern from Edgars Mission Farm Sanctuary Is Creating A Kinder World For Farmed Animals.