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The Animal Wellness Podcast, 97 episodes.

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How Animals Won on Election Day: Colorado’s No on 83 Victory and Beyond | Episode 97

2

New World Screwworm: Protecting Animals Without Closing the Door on Rescue | Episode 96

3

The Endangered Species Act Under Attack: Habitat, Owls, and America’s Wildlife Future | Episode 95

4

The End of Horse-Drawn Carriages? New York City’s Historic Choice | Episode 94

5

Kangaroos Win the World Cup | Episode 93

6

The Ridglan Rescue: 1,500 Beagles, a Broken System, and the Fight to End Animal Testing | Episode 92

7

The Humane Economy Under Fire: 10 Years Later | Episode 91

8

Rethinking Human Exceptionalism | Episode 90

9

The Hidden Crisis Facing Military Working Dogs | Episode 89

10

Thoroughbred Racing and the Impact of HISA | Episode 88

11

Lead Ammunition, Wildlife Poisoning, and Public Health: Science and Policy at a Crossroads | Episode 87

12

Mac’s Mission, Dogfighting Survivors, And the Push for the FIGHT Act | Episode 86

13

‘Carnism’: Loving One Animal, Eating the Other | Episode 85

14

Saving America’s Horses: Thalia Fischer on Rescue and Reform | Episode 84

15

Paul Shapiro and Clean Meat | Episode 83

16

Cody Roberts and the Hatred of Wolves | Episode 82

17

What Baboons Teach Us | Episode 81

18

Ask the Dog: Teaching Children How to Approach Animals | Episode 80

19

Our Annual Year-End Review | Episode 79

20

Man and Deer: The Unique Adventure of a Writer and a Foal | Episode 78

21

Flaco the Owl: An Interview with Children’s Author Christine Mott | Episode 77

22

The Complex Forces Behind Animal Festivals | Episode 76

23

Philosophical Help for the Reluctant Vegan | Episode 75

24

Animal Rescue Amid the Wildfires of Los Angeles | Episode 74

25

Wolves, Dogs, and a Man Who Knows Them Both | Episode 73

26

Bird Flu, Cockfighting, and a Crisis on the Horizon | Episode 72

27

Our Annual Review and Look Ahead for Animals | Episode 71

28

How Did the Animals Fare? A 2024 Election Recap | Episode 70

29

Dan Ashe Debunks Prop 127 Opponents | Episode 69

30

YES on Proposition 127 | Episode 68

31

Meet the Rescuers | Episode 67

32

Our Top Wins for 2023 and Goals for 2024 | Episode 66

33

The International Fight for Kangaroos | Episode 65

34

One Teen’s Heroic Fight against Dairy | Episode 64

35

Don’t be a DICK’S | Episode 63

36

Debunking the Myths Against Soy | Episode 62

37

Save the Salmon for Orcas | Episode 61

38

Waging War for Wolves | Episode 60

39

Animals, Prop 12 and the Supreme Court: How Pigs Won the Day | Episode 59

40

’Wild Beauty’: A Film About the Tragic Fate of Our Wild Horses | Episode 58

41

The Emotional Lives of Fighting Roosters | Episode 57

42

Ursula Goodenough and ’The Sacred Depths of Nature’ | Episode 56

43

How Far Is Too Far When It Comes to Animal Advocacy? | Episode 55

44

What’s Up with Horses? | Episode 54

45

Will Cockfighting Lead to a Bird Flu Pandemic? | Episode 53

46

Horse Slaughter: The Endurance and Cruelty of ‘America’s Dirty Secret’ | Episode 52

47

From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation: The North American Model and How We Can Do Better | Episode 51

48

2023: The Year Ahead in Animal Welfare | Episode 50

49

2022: The Year in Review for Animal Welfare | Episode 49

50

Crate Free USA’s Battle Against Extreme Confinement of Factory-Farm Animals | Episode 48

51

Ending the Abuse for Carriage Horses | Episode 47

52

Dan Buettner on Living Better, Longer, and More Kindly with Blue Zones lifestyles | Episode 46

53

Harness Racing: A Struggling Enterprise Grapples with Animal Wellness | Episode 45

54

Will the Supreme Court Side Against Animals? The Attack on Prop 12 | Episode 44

55

The Fight to Spare Animals through FDA Modernization | Episode 43

56

How a California Lawsuit May Change Things for Kangaroos | Episode 42

57

Monty Roberts, ”The Man Who Listens to Horses,” Talks Whipping Horses, the Wild Ride of Rich Strike, and the Queen | Episode 41

58

Animal Abuse and the Connection to School Shootings | Episode 40

59

Wild Horses and their Mishandling by the BLM | Episode 39

60

The Sad Fate of Thoroughbred Horses, with Hall of Fame Jockey Chris McCarron | Episode 38

61

MISSION POSSIBLE: The Struggle to Rescue dogs from Afghanistan...and the CDC | Episode 37

62

Carole ”Tiger King” Baskin updates us on the Big Cat Public Safety Act | Episode 36

63

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.): A rising star in Congress talks about her work for animals | Episode 35

64

Rep. Mike Quigley and his fight for lions, tigers—and roosters | Episode 34

65

Milk: It Does a Body Bad | Episode 33

66

Team Biden: Are they helping animals? | Episode 32

67

Minks, COVID and captivity: What's bad for them is bad for us--Episode 31

68

Emotions, Spirituality and the Rich, Valuable Lives of Animals--Episode 30

69

Wild horses and the fight against round-ups and slaughter | Episode 29

70

Bob Baffert, doping and an industry in need of further reform--Episode 28

71

Good intentions with a tragic result for a bear--Episode 27

72

David Brooks on his new book, "Animal Dreams"--Episode 26

73

Kangaroos are NOT shoes! Episode 25

74

Animal Wellness: What's Ahead in 2021--Episode 24

75

Are Mink Farms about to Undo the Work toward a COVID Vaccine?--Episode 23

76

PAST Act Faces Challenges, Featuring Guest Clant Seay--Episode 22

77

Bad News for Big-Lickers and Part II of Monty Roberts--Episode 21

78

Part I: Monty Roberts on Violence-Free Training and Horse Protection--Episode 20

79

Henry Bergh: A Traitor to His Species--Episode 19

80

Kentucky: Why Is Such a Beautiful State So Horrible to Its Animals and Children?--Episode 18

81

What Humans Can Learn from Animals with Carl Safina--Episode 17

82

The Bloodbath of Killing Contests--Episode 16

83

COVID-19, the Shortage of Meat and Animal Husbandry--Episode 15

84

Priscilla Presley on Horses, Elvis and Animal Advocacy--Episode 14

85

How One Small Team Took Down Greyhound Racing--Episode 13

86

Saving Lives--Human and Animal--with better FDA testing--Episode 12

87

Caged Hunts and the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease--Episode 11

88

Pets and the Corona Virus--Episode 10

89

The Ongoing Horrors of Trapping--Episode 9

90

Corona Virus and Horse Racing Integrity Act Update--Episode 8

91

Fixing the Lethal Abuses in Horse Racing--Episode 7

92

Checkoffs and The Abuse of Animals...and Farmers--Episode 6

93

Fighting America's Wild-Horse Round-Ups--Episode 5

94

Support for the Big Cat Public Safety Act with Carole Baskin--Episode 4

95

Michael Vick, Cock Fighting in the U.S. Territories--Episode 3

96

What's Up with Those Committee Chairs?--Episode 2

97

2019 Victories for Animals--Episode 1