Ep 3: Mercy for Animals with Nathan Runkle

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Evanna Lynch

Chickpeeps, Lynch, Health & Fitness, Animals, Veganism, Vegan, Lovegood, Luna, Harrypotter, Plantbased, Evanna, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this special interview episode with Nathan Runkle, in honour of his new book, Tylor and Evy sit down with the game-changing Mercy For Animals founder to discuss his journey starting the charity at the age of 15, and charting the victories of his team of undercover investigators in their fight for the rights of farm animals. Nathan also shares stories from his life growing up on a farm in rural Ohio and how being a gay teen in a conservative environment strengthened his conviction for his mission. Also on this episode…

Nathan has a book out!
Are children raised around animals more likely to be vegan?
Caesar the rat, the original muse of MFA
‘We learn from our parents and then our parents learn from us’.
Growing up vegan in a long line of farmers.
‘Best book I’ve ever read’ - Nathan’s Grandma
Hunting to survive vs. hunting as a hobby.
Nathan gives advice on how to go vegan without alienating your longsuffering familty: ‘Progress over Perfection’.
How MFA was born
The reality of being an undercover investigator for MFA
The balance between animal welfare and animal rights.
‘I would not be able to sleep at night if I weren’t doing something for the animals that are right here, right now’ (Nathan’s thoughts on working for better animal welfare practices.)
How figure skating almost stole Nathan away from the animal rights community!
Do activists have time for fun?
Is online activism ‘slacktivism’ or does it really help?
Nathan shares a story about being beaten up because of his sexuality and how the experience of physical pain deepened his empathy for the plight of animals.
Tips on being a ‘joyful vegan’.
MFA's new website about plant-based eating The Green Plate

Links

Mercy for Animals Website

Nathan's Twitter: @NathanRunkle

Twitter: @mercyforanimals

Instagram: @mercyforanimals

Facebook: @mercyforanimals

Social Media

Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod

Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod

Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko

Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis

Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr

Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch

Transcript

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0:00.0	Do do, do do do do do do do do.
0:07.0	Eat your veggies, not your friends.
0:12.0	It's not hard to be begin.
0:14.0	The chickpeepie.
0:17.0	This is episode, I'm not sure what number, but we're having a special episode with Nathan Runco from Mercy for Animals to talk about his work and about his book. So I'm here with my co-host Tyler Star. Hey, what's going on? Hey, Tyler. And we're so excited to get to just ask Nathan all the things. Yeah, how are you doing, Nathan? I'm doing well. Thanks for
0:39.7	coming into the office today. Yeah, it's such a cool office. I love it. I'm glad that you're
0:44.2	really beautiful. Vegan office goals. Yeah. So Nathan, you've got a new book coming out. I do.
0:51.2	I believe it's already come out. It has dropped. So what's it,
0:54.5	what's it all about? Okay, so it's called Mercy for Animals. It's part biography about my life
1:02.0	going from a would-be fifth generation farmer, being born and raised on a couch in a village of
1:08.4	less than 2,000 people in rural Ohio to founding an
1:11.8	international animal rights organization. So it's part my personal story, but it's also the story
1:17.5	of the brave individuals that go undercover into factory farms and slaughterhouses. I think it's
1:22.8	really the first book that gives this intimate of a look into what the life of these investigators are.
1:30.3	A lot of the behind the scenes look at some of the biggest cases in the animal rights movement's history
1:36.3	and a lot of the changes that have come about.
1:38.3	And people will meet individual animals that our investigators encountered on the factory farms,
1:43.3	a number of whom we were able
1:45.1	to get out of these facilities and into sanctuaries. And then it also talks about the future of food,
1:50.2	looking ahead at how we can solve these issues of factory farming and move towards a humane economy.
1:55.4	And then it ends with tips on how people can become better advocates for animals.
2:01.2	I actually love that.
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