S2, Ep22: Understanding Animalkind with Ingrid Newkirk

<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at</strong> <a href="https://www.vivolife.com/"><strong>vivolife.com</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's been 2 years since The ChickPeeps' first interview with Ingrid Newkirk and in that time fur has become passé, animal rights has gone mainstream and Ingrid has written a new book! So this week Ingrid rejoins Tylor and Evy to catch us up on PETA's updated approach to ending animal oppression, tell stories of animal communication from her new book, and share creative ways we can continue to change the world for animals during lockdown. Also on this episode...</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">'Fur is done and dusted' - Ingrid explains why PETA have retired the 'I'd rather go naked than wear fur' campaign.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why isn't Canada Goose getting the memo that fur is uncool?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ingrid shares her opinions on COVID-19: 'If everybody was vegan we wouldn't have had any pandemic, and we won't have any in the future.'</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Is it insensitive for vegans to be talking about the source of the coronavirus?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about speciesism and the distinction between liking and respecting animals.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">'We have to be against speciesism as much as we're against any of the other hideous 'ism's.'</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tylor airs his gripe with the phrase 'voice for the voiceless' and asks Ingrid to weigh in on whether or not this is a statement of human supremacy.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ingrid talks about socially conscious sheltering and why she believes the no-kill movement isn't realistic.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can you be an animal abolitionist and support animal welfare causes?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ingrid shares about the inspiration behind her new book and gives some anecdotes about animals being faithful lovers and amazing parents!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can we continue to do activism in self-isolation?</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy Ingrid's new book,</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animalkind-Remarkable-Discoveries-Revolutionary-Compassion/dp/B07TTTVH8C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FY4UOLOHFSUM&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=animalkind+ingrid+newkirk&amp;qid=1585688596&amp;sprefix=animalkind%2Caps%2C141&amp;sr=8-1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Animalkind</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out</span> <a href="https://www.peta.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">PETA's work</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><strong>Social Media</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickPeepsPod"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chickpeepspod/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChickPeepsPodcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPodcast</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Momoko Hill:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oh_momoko/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@oh_momoko</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robbie Jarvis:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/RobbJarvis/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@robbjarvis</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tylor Starr:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tylorstarr/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@tylorstarr</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evanna Lynch:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/msevylynch/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@msevylynch</span></a></p>