Episode 70:Kindness Is The Original Surfers

Kaila and Waian, the incredible sisters who created The Original Surfers, join Anitha to talk about their initiative to reach out to teens and raise awareness to protect oceans and the marine animals who live there.

These amazing young women also share what it’s like working with a sibling and much more!

To learn more about The Original Surfers, please click on the following links: https://www.theoriginalsurfers.com/

As a thank you to Kaila and Waian for sharing their story, Anitha donated to the Dolphin Project, a non-profit charitable organization, dedicated to the welfare and protection of dolphins worldwide. It was founded by Richard O’Barry on Earth Day, April 22, 1970. The goal of this organization is to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, retire and/or release captive dolphins.

To learn more about Dolphin Project, please check out their website:

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Episode 56: Kindness Is No More Dolphinariums

This episode is full of hope and shows that dedication and persistence can make a positive impact.

Kamilya Tulebaeva from Kazakhstan shares her inspiring story of how she moved a country to ban dolphinariums.

It’s an incredible achievement and one you will definitely want to hear about.

If you’d like to learn more about Kamilya and her efforts to keep dolphins out of captivity, click here: https://www.instagram.com/kamilyatulebaeva/

Here are the links to the movies/documentaries Kamilya mentioned.

Intraterrestrial. A Fleeting Contact

English version: https://youtu.be/7f0-UKxWJxs 

Version Française : https://youtu.be/0igkMcyXXF4

The Cove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozLZkXcrFrk

As a thank you to Kamilya for sharing her story, Anitha donated to New Chance Animal Shelter in Kazakhstan.

https://newchance.kz/index.html

Episode 53: Kindness Is Legal Rights For All

Jake and two colleagues at the PAWS Conference

An exciting start to 2023, Anitha talks to Jake Davis, a lawyer working to seek legal protection for non-human animals.

Anitha met Jake at a conference about the plight of animals in captivity. The conference was hosted by Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS Elephant Sanctuary) and Jake was one of the speakers.

Jake chats with Anitha about his journey from a child who loved animals, to now, using his legal expertise to help change the status of animals from mere ‘things’ (who don’t have any legal rights) to ‘legal persons’ who have the fundamental right to such things as freedom from captivity.

Jake is a staff attorney with the Non-Human Rights Project and his clients include elephants, great apes, dolphins and whales.

Anitha loved hearing Jake optimistically talk about the progress the Non-Human Rights Project is gaining as they seek to free their clients from captivity.

A great episode for anyone looking to start the year with hope.

To read the article Jake mentioned about why zoos are bad for animals, click on this link:

 Opinion – Zoos Are Bad for Animals – The New Yo…

As a thank you for sharing his story, Anitha donated to the Non-Human Rights Project. To learn more about what they are doing to help animals, check out their website: https://www.nonhumanrights.org/

To learn more about PAWS Elephant Sanctuary and the work they are doing, click here: https://www.pawsweb.org/