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Saturday Dec 20, 2014
Saturday Dec 20, 2014
Dr. Karen Davis, Ph.D. founder of United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl including a sanctuary for chickens in Virginia joins eHealth Radio and the Animal Health & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Karen Davis discuss the following:You just were a panelist in New York talking about Where Did Our Compassion Go?
Children, Adults and the Loss of the Human-Animal Bond and you wrote a book review on a similar subject – the emotional lives of animals and children. This is a very important subject. Can you tell us more about it?What happens between childhood and adulthood that causes most children to outgrow their primal delight in and empathy with animals and become detached, callous and indifferent toward them? You regard farmed animal sanctuaries as vitally important for the animals, the caregivers and the public, who otherwise have little or no way of meeting and learning about chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs, goats and other animals. Can you explain your thoughts about that?Your review of William Crane’s book, The Emotional Lives of Animals and Children includes the thoughts of educators, psycho-analysts and ethologists. Would you recommend this book for parents?
Duration:19:00
KAREN DAVIS, PhD is the founder and president of United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the compassionate and
respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Founded in 1990, United Poultry
Concerns addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production,
science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations.
Karen has a PhD in English from the University of Maryland-College Park
where she taught for 12 years in the English Department.
Karen’s articles have appeared in The Faculty Voice (University
of Maryland), Journal of English and Germanic Philology, English
Language Notes, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, and Between
the Species: A Journal of Ethics. Her work, letters-to-the editor and
op-eds have been featured in the New York Times, New Yorker, New York
Daily News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times,
Washingtonian, Altoona Mirror, Chicago Tribune, Portland Tribune,
Chicago Sun-Times, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Potomac
Gazette, Jerusalem Post, Harper’s Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Minnesota
Monthly, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Nation, Baltimore Sun, Los
Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, “Dear
Abby,” Egg Industry, Feedstuffs, Journal of the American Veterinary
Medical Association, Canadian Veterinary Journal, One Green Planet, and
many other publications. Karen has appeared on numerous TV and radio
shows including The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, Fact Finders on
WB Channel 11 News @ Ten in New York City, 1010 WINS’ John Montone
reports/CBS New York, Fox Television, and This American Life on National
Public Radio.
In 2011, Karen published a chapter on her growth as an activist,
“From Hunting Grounds to Chicken Rights: My Story in an Eggshell,” in
Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice (University of
Illinois Press). Her contribution, “Birds Used in Food Production,”
appears in The Global Guide to Animal Protection (University of Illinois
Press, 2013). Karen’s essay, “The Mental Life of Chickens as Observed
Through Their Social Relationships,” is the opening chapter in
Experiencing Animal Minds: An Anthology of Animal-Human Encounters
(Columbia University Press, 2012), and her essay, “From Animal
Oppression to Animal Liberation: A Historical Reflection,” is the
Afterword in Defining Critical Animal Studies: An Intersectional Social
Justice Approach to Liberation (Peter Lang, 2014). Karen’s chapter,
“Anthropomorphic Visions of Chickens Bred for Human Consumption,” in
Critical Animal Studies: Thinking the Unthinkable (Canadian Scholars’
Press, 2014), analyzes the transformation of chickens and turkeys into
mutilated forms of existence as an endeavor not only of the poultry
industry, but as a “welfare improvement” strategy endorsed by elements
of the so-called animal protection movement.
In 2010, Karen and a group of New York City activists formed The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos (www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com),
a project of United Poultry Concerns comprising people who seek to
replace the cruel practice of swinging and slaughtering chickens in
Kaporos rituals with money or other non-animal symbols of atonement. On
October 9, 2010, Pulitzer Prizewinning photojournalist Carol Guzy
published “An ancient tradition draws protests” in the online edition of
The Washington Post, prompted by the Alliance’s Rally to End Chickens
as Kaporos, on September 12, 2010, in Brooklyn, NY (www.endchickensaskaporos.com/101011wpost.html).
Karen's work is prominently featured in the National Museum of
Animals & Society’s online exhibit “Un-Cooped: Deconstructing the
Domesticated Chicken.” This unique museum, which opened in May 2013 to
correspond with UPC's International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, is a
treasure house filled with historical and contemporary documents about
chickens. Visit Un-Cooped at www.uncooped.org.
Karen Davis is the author of several books including A Home for
Henny (a children’s book published by UPC); Instead of Chicken, Instead
of Turkey: A Poultryless ‘Poultry’ Potpourri (a cookbook published by
the Book Publishing Co.); Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside
Look at the Modern Poultry Industry (Book Publishing Co.); More Than a
Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality (Lantern Books);
and The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale: A Case for Comparing
Atrocities (Lantern Books). The 2009 Revised Edition of Karen’s landmark
book Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs (first published in 1996) is
described by the American Library Association's Choice magazine as
"Riveting . . . brilliant . . . noteworthy for its breadth and depth."
See Book Reviews at www.upc-online.org/bookreviews.
Web Site: www.upc-online.orgFacebook: facebook.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns
Twitter: @upcnews
Note: The views and opinions expressed on any program are those of the persons appearing on the program and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the eHealth Radio Network.
Tuesday Aug 26, 2014
Tuesday Aug 26, 2014
Susan Tellem, an RN and Co-founder and Executive Director of American Tortoise Rescue in Malibu, CA joins eHealth Radio and the Animal Health and News Channels. American Tortoise Rescue is a 24 year old nonprofit that is dedicated to the protection of turtles and tortoises worldwide.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Susan Tellem discuss the following:This month children will be enjoying another new edition of the extremely popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. That’s a lot of kids seeing the movie who might demand that their parents buy them a live turtle. So what’s the problem?Parents, trying to please their children, purchase live turtles which end up languishing in tanks. That is a sad existence for a turtle. But there is a bigger problem…salmonella.Turtles carry salmonella which can make a child, the elderly and those who are immune suppressed very, very sick and can even kill them. Are there laws banning the sale of turtles?What are the symptoms of salmonella?What are your recommendations for parents whose kids want them to buy a turtle?
Duration: 13:11
Susan Tellem, RN, co-founded American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) in Malibu with her husband, Marshall Thompson, almost 25 years ago. ATR is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) corporation founded to provide protection of all turtles and tortoises. ATR has provided sanctuary to abandoned tortoises, as well as those that are confiscated from law enforcement. ATR has adopted more than 3,000 turtles to forever homes.
Susan is also a partner in Tellem Grody PRde, Inc. a PR agency specializing in healthcare, social media, entertainment and animals. She graduated from Mount St. Mary’s College with a BS in nursing and studied PR at UCLA where she was an extension instructor for more than 11 years. She also served as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University.
Susan is a LAPD Reserve Officer Specialist (ret.), a four-year member of the Malibu Public Safety Commission, a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a member of Malibu’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Tellem has four adult children and shares her Malibu home with sheep, goats, cats, chickens and 120 turtles and tortoises.
Web Site: www.tortoise.com
Facebook: AmericanTortoiseRescue | WorldTurtleDay
Twitter: @tortoiserescue
Saturday Jun 28, 2014
Saturday Jun 28, 2014
Dr. Karen Davis, Ph.D. founder of United Poultry Concerns, the world's foremost nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the respectful treatment of domestic fowl joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Animal Health Channels. She also founded the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos in 2010.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Karen Davis discuss the following:Tell me about United Poultry Concerns and its work.What was motivation that made you decide to focus on chickens?I understand you just did a seminar with the NYC Bar Association on Animal Slaughter and Kaporos – can you give me an overview of what was discussed?What’s next for you and United Poultry Concerns?
Duration: 28:20
KAREN DAVIS, PhD is the founder and president of United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Founded in 1990, United Poultry Concerns addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations. Karen has a PhD in English from the University of Maryland-College Park where she taught for 12 years in the English Department.
Karen’s articles have appeared in The Faculty Voice (University of Maryland), Journal of English and Germanic Philology, English Language Notes, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, and Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics. Her work, letters-to-the editor and op-eds have been featured in the New York Times, New Yorker, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times, Washingtonian, Altoona Mirror, Chicago Tribune, Portland Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Potomac Gazette, Jerusalem Post, Harper’s Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Minnesota Monthly, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Nation, Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, “Dear Abby,” Egg Industry, Feedstuffs, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Canadian Veterinary Journal, One Green Planet, and many other publications. Karen has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows including The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, Fact Finders on WB Channel 11 News @ Ten in New York City, 1010 WINS’ John Montone reports/CBS New York, Fox Television, and This American Life on National Public Radio.
In 2011, Karen published a chapter on her growth as an activist, “From Hunting Grounds to Chicken Rights: My Story in an Eggshell,” in Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice (University of Illinois Press). Her contribution, “Birds Used in Food Production,” appears in The Global Guide to Animal Protection (University of Illinois Press, 2013). Karen’s essay, “The Mental Life of Chickens as Observed Through Their Social Relationships,” is the opening chapter in Experiencing Animal Minds: An Anthology of Animal-Human Encounters (Columbia University Press, 2012), and her essay, “From Animal Oppression to Animal Liberation: A Historical Reflection,” is the Afterword in Defining Critical Animal Studies: An Intersectional Social Justice Approach to Liberation (Peter Lang, 2014). Karen’s chapter, “Anthropomorphic Visions of Chickens Bred for Human Consumption,” in Critical Animal Studies: Thinking the Unthinkable (Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2014), analyzes the transformation of chickens and turkeys into mutilated forms of existence as an endeavor not only of the poultry industry, but as a “welfare improvement” strategy endorsed by elements of the so-called animal protection movement.
In 2010, Karen and a group of New York City activists formed The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos (www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com), a project of United Poultry Concerns comprising people who seek to replace the cruel practice of swinging and slaughtering chickens in Kaporos rituals with money or other non-animal symbols of atonement. On October 9, 2010, Pulitzer Prizewinning photojournalist Carol Guzy published “An ancient tradition draws protests” in the online edition of The Washington Post, prompted by the Alliance’s Rally to End Chickens as Kaporos, on September 12, 2010, in Brooklyn, NY (www.endchickensaskaporos.com/101011wpost.html).
Karen's work is prominently featured in the National Museum of Animals & Society’s online exhibit “Un-Cooped: Deconstructing the Domesticated Chicken.” This unique museum, which opened in May 2013 to correspond with UPC's International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, is a treasure house filled with historical and contemporary documents about chickens. Visit Un-Cooped at www.uncooped.org.
Karen Davis is the author of several books including A Home for Henny (a children’s book published by UPC); Instead of Chicken, Instead of Turkey: A Poultryless ‘Poultry’ Potpourri (a cookbook published by the Book Publishing Co.); Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry (Book Publishing Co.); More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality (Lantern Books); and The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities (Lantern Books). The 2009 Revised Edition of Karen’s landmark book Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs (first published in 1996) is described by the American Library Association's Choice magazine as "Riveting . . . brilliant . . . noteworthy for its breadth and depth." See Book Reviews at www.upc-online.org/bookreviews.
Web Site: www.upc-online.orgFacebook: facebook.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns
Twitter: @upcnews
Sunday Sep 16, 2012
Sunday Sep 16, 2012
Laura Riehl the Business Development Executive for Elimay Supplements, providing a range of daily-supplements with essential all-natural omegas, vitamins, and nutrients to help your dog live the healthiest and happiest life possible joins eHealth Radio and the Animal Health Care Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Laura Riehl discuss the following:
Why is nutritional supplementation important for dogs?
How did Elimay Supplements get started?
Can you tell listeners a little about the different supplements in the product line?
Why are Elimay Supplements unique from other dog supplements?
Can you tell me about how has Elimay Supplements been partnering the National Canine Cancer Foundation?
Laura is Business Development Executive for Elimay Supplements. Elimay Supplements provides a range of daily-supplements with essential all-natural omegas, vitamins, and nutrients to help your dog live the healthiest and happiest life possible.
The line includes Longevity, Immunity, Omegas, Pain Care, Chemo Detox, Detox, and Onco Care supplements which can help support both healthy dogs and those suffering from abnormal cell growth and undergoing conventional treatment. For more info on Elimay Supplements visit www.ElimaySupplements.com.
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