Here are some great resources for learning more about how you can help take care of our planet and the animals who share it with us!

World Environment Day 2019
When is World Environment Day? World Environment Day is a day designated by the United Nations to bring awareness to environmental issues and wildlife crime. It’s celebrated on June 5th every year. Over 143 countries participate annually. The World Environment

Lindsey White of Chickens Matter Chicken Rescue
Chickens Matter Chicken Rescue Did you know that May is International Respect for Chickens month? We didn’t know that either until we talked in-depth with rescuer Lindsey White of ChickensMatter.org. Lindsey tells her moving story of how she transitioned from

How the Call-Out Culture Is Hurting the Plant-Based Community
What is the Call-Out Culture? Wikipedia defines “call-out culture” (also known as outrage culture) as “the social phenomenon of publicly denouncing perceived racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of bigotry. Denunciation (“call-outs’) can happen in person or online through outlets

Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary and a Celebration of Turkeys!
Around this time of year for the past few years, Larissa and I head out to the Farm Sanctuary website to sponsor a turkey through their Adopt A Turkey Project. An estimated 46 million turkeys are killed each year at Thanksgiving

Cage-Free vs. Free-Range vs. Pasture-Raised Eggs : Demystifying Egg Labeling
Trying to decipher between cage-free vs. free-range vs. all of the other confusing labels on eggs can be SUPER confusing! In this episode of our podcast, we hope to help shed some light on the different types of eggs so

8 Things You Can Do To Help Animals in Need in Your Community
This episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast is all about how you can help animals in need in your community. If it’s just not feasible to adopt or foster a pet, there are still many ways you can help animals