"Sport" trapping—an exercise in barbaric cruelty with no modern justification—remains a pernicious vestige of a by-gone era across much of the United States. Its horrors are well-documented: Animals who chew off their own appendages to escape. Slow, excruciating deaths. Orphaned younglings. The inadvertent triggering by protected species, family pets and even children.
In this episode, we speak with Brenna Galdenzi, the founder and president and co-founder of Protect Our Wildlife Vermont, an all-volunteer, grassroots, nonprofit that represents more 2,500 members and supporters across the state. She talks about her efforts to combat the malevolence of trapping by fighting for tougher laws, the enforcement of existing ones and education. Visit her website for more information.
Wayne Pacelle, the found of Animal Wellness Action, the sponsor of this podcast, outlines the many victories that have been made in the fight against fur, from the total ban of "sport" trapping in California to the many retailers who have pledged to go fur-free.
To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/.
Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com); License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Dan Buettner on living better, longer and kinder with Blue Zones lifestyles | Episode 46
Harness racing: A struggling enterprise grapples with animal wellness | Episode 45
Will the Supreme Court side against animals? The attack on Prop 12 | Episode 44
The fight to spare animals through FDA Modernization | Episode 43
How a California lawsuit may change things for kangaroos | Episode 42
Monty Roberts, ”The Man Who Listens to Horses,” talks whipping horses in races, the wild ride of Rich Strike, and the Queen | Episode 41
Animal Abuse and the Connection to School Shootings | Episode 40
Wild Horses and their Mishandling by the BLM | Episode 39
The sad fate of Thoroughbred horses, with Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron | Episode 38
MISSION POSSIBLE: The struggle to rescue dogs from Afghanistan...and the CDC | Episode 37
Carole ”Tiger King” Baskin updates us on the Big Cat Public Safety Act | Episode 36
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.): A rising star in Congress talks about her work for animals | Episode 35
Rep. Mike Quigley and his fight for lions, tigers—and roosters | Episode 34
Milk: It Does a Body Bad | Episode 33
Team Biden: Are they helping animals? | Episode 32
Minks, COVID and captivity: What's bad for them is bad for us--Episode 31
Emotions, Spirituality and the Rich, Valuable Lives of Animals--Episode 30
Wild horses and the fight against round-ups and slaughter | Episode 29
Bob Baffert, doping and an industry in need of further reform--Episode 28
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