Plant-Based Canada Podcast
Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. Join us as we talk with experts to explore the field of nutritional sciences and how our food choices impact our health and the environment. We sit down with Canadian doctors, dieticians, athletes, climate experts and others/more, to break down the evidence behind a Whole Food Plant-Based diet, and discuss the practical steps you can take in your efforts to shift toward a healthier lifestyle. The Plant-Based Canada Podcast is an initiative of the group Plant-Based Canada, which aims to educate the public and health professionals on the evidence-based benefits of plant-based whole food nutrition for individual and planetary health. To learn more about the show, visit our website www.plantbasedcanada.org and stay up to date by following us on Instagram and Facebook @plantbasedcanadaorg, and our Plant-based Canada YouTube channel. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. PBC is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or opinions related to the content stated by the guests interviewed. All information in this podcast is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the conclusions obtained from the use of this information. The podcast should not be considered professional advice. Listeners should seek their own individual healthcare advice as needed.
Plant-Based Canada Podcast
Episode 23: Jessica Scott-Reid on How to Protect Animals from a Systemic Approach
In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we talk with Jessica Scott-Reid. She is an award-winning freelance writer and animal advocate covering animal rights and welfare, plant-based food topics, the environment and vegan culture for the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Sentient Media, Planet Friendly News and others. She is also a co-host of Canada's animal law podcast, Paw & Order.
In this episode we discuss:
· Jessica's path to journalism and covering animal welfare topics.
· Her focus on the legal side of things and how to protect animals from a systemic approach.
· The work she's done highlighting laws and policies that are detrimental to animals in Canada.
· The thousands of animals affected by the recent flooding in regions of British Columbia.
· Jessica's advocate work with the Animal Justice Academy.
· The outcome of the COP26 Climate Change Conference.
· The most exciting future plant-based/vegan trends Jessica is following.
Studies/Articles:
Animal Justice Files Legal Challenge to Ontario "Ag Gag" Law
Ontario’s ag-gag law hides animal cruelty and must be overturned
Drowned animals in B.C. are a further facet of a flawed farming system
Socials:
Animal Justice Academy
Nation Rising
This Podcast was hosted and edited by Clinton Stamatovich