14 July 2013
As Ringling Bros’ cruelest show on earth opens in LA and begins its annual California torture tour, we talk to MATT ROSSELL, campaigns director for Animal Defenders International, about why people should not attend the circus and why and how it is being banned by countries around the world and cities around the US. He […]
18 March 2012
We begin a week of action in support of HR 3359 in the US Congress, the “Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act”, with guest MATT ROSSELL, campaigns director of Animal Defenders International, who talks about how this bill would ban the use of exotic animals in the circus (www.BreakTheChainUS.org), and why an important meeting of the […]
13 November 2011
On the latest GO VEGAN WITH BOB LINDEN, broadcast date November 13- guest MATT ROSSELL of Animal Defenders International discusses “The Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act”, HR 3359, introduced in Congress by US Representative Jim Moran…and…guest author ELLEN JAFFE JONES discusses her popular book “Eat Vegan on $4 a Day”.
14 August 2011
Guests MATT ROSSELL of ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL on his organization’s complaint to the USDA on behalf of Ringling Brothers’ elephant slave, SARAH, imprisoned 43 years by the circus – and where there have been major victories banning the circus recently Reverend JEREMIAH KALENDAE on the new ethical eating resolution adopted by Unitarian Universalist congregations