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Main Street VeganAuthor: Victoria Moran
Everybody knows that the future is vegan, but it can also be a grand adventure right now. On the Main Street Vegan Podcast, bestselling author and vegan OG Victoria Moran invites you to be in on conversations with the best and brightest in this space. You'll hear from physicians, philosophers, activists, athletes, chefs and celebrities on eating and living for optimum health, while protecting the planet and saving the lives and ending the suffering of animals. Whether you're a longtime vegan or just taking a look, Main Street Vegan will help you live with purpose, eat with joy, and craft a life that makes a difference. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Justice for Animals: Using the Law to Create Lasting Change with Vanessa Shakib
Thursday, 16 July, 2026
Can the legal system become one of the most powerful tools for protecting animals?In this compelling conversation, Victoria Moran speaks with attorney and animal law advocate Vanessa Shakib about the growing movement to secure meaningful legal protections for animals. Through strategic litigation and public-interest advocacy, Vanessa is helping reshape the legal landscape for farmed animals and challenging long-standing systems that treat sentient beings as commodities rather than individuals worthy of protection.Together, Victoria and Vanessa explore the evolving field of animal law, the challenges of creating systemic change through the courts, and why legal advocacy is an essential companion to education, grassroots activism, and compassionate living. Vanessa also shares her own journey to veganism and explains how it inspired her to dedicate her legal career to advancing justice for animals.Thoughtful, inspiring, and deeply hopeful, this episode offers listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the legal strategies helping to build a more compassionate future.✨ In This EpisodeHow Vanessa found her calling in animal lawHow compassion can shape public policyReasons for hope in the growing animal protection movement👤 About Our GuestVanessa Shakib is an attorney, animal law advocate, and founder of Advancing Law for Animals, a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to protecting animals through strategic litigation and public-interest advocacy. After becoming vegan, she redirected her legal career toward advancing legal protections for animals and challenging institutional cruelty through the courts. Her work spans issues including factory farming, animal research, and government accountability, and she has become a respected voice in the rapidly growing field of animal law.🔗 Connect with VanessaWebsite: https://advancinglawforanimals.orgSubscribe, rate, and review the Main Street Vegan Podcast to help more people discover the joy of living with vitality, spirituality, and compassion.Sign up for the Main Street Vegan blog and newsletter at https://www.mainstreetvegan.com and receive your FREE e-book, Recipes to Help You Age Like a Yogi.And become an insider by joining the Main Street Vegan Podcast Listeners Group on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/207997266555049**Complement are supplements made by vegans, Pamela Fergusson, RD, PhD, Matt Frazier, and Joel Kahn, MD, to enhance diet. Check out their new product Sulfora HERE, and enter 'MAINSTREET' in the discount box to save yourself 10%.
