Finding Sanctuary
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2010
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Walt Whitman wrote, “I think I could turn and live with the animals," and I do -- every chance I get: not just the animals with whom I live but the animals who have been given refuge at sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are sacred places - after all, the word comes from the Latin word sanctus, which means "holy." They provide solace, safety, and lifelong care for animals who have been neglected, abused, and abandoned. They are places where animals heal and people transform. They are where individuals are given names - not numbers -- and who serve as ambassadors for their species. They are places of freedom, hope, and healing - whether they serve farmed animals, wild animals, "exotic" animals, or domestic animals. Join me on a visit to some of my favorite sanctuaries in the United States and across the globe.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'm Welcome to Food for Thought. My name is Colleen Patrick Gidro from Compassionate |
| 0:19.7 | Cooks. I founded Compassionate Cooks to empower people to make informed food choices and to |
| 0:25.2 | debunk myths about veganism and animal rights. You can learn more about who we are and what |
| 0:30.5 | we do by visiting our website, CompassionateCokes.com. |
| 0:35.0 | Before we get started with the content, I just want to thank a few listener sponsors. |
| 0:39.7 | I'm just going to list a few here. |
| 0:41.4 | Michelle Howe, who wrote to thank us for the work that |
| 0:46.3 | we're doing. She said that it's powerful work and she's very glad to be part of it. Thank you, Michelle. |
| 0:52.0 | Melissa Tedro, who I had the immense |
| 0:55.0 | pleasure of meeting and spending time with in Madison, Wisconsin when I spoke at |
| 0:59.8 | Alliance for Animals vegan Tines event. Hi Melissa, thank you so much for your support. |
| 1:05.2 | Chris Cheney in the UK, Joanne Kayer in Canada, |
| 1:10.2 | who said she's very pleased to be part of this wonderful group. |
| 1:13.6 | She's proud to be vegan and she thanked us for our efforts in this very important movement. |
| 1:19.4 | Indeed, it is a very important movement. |
| 1:21.6 | And thank you to everybody who listens to the |
| 1:23.8 | podcast everyone who subscribes to the podcast and supports the podcast is a |
| 1:28.6 | member of compassionate cooks writes reviews of my cookbooks on |
| 1:35.0 | of my cookbooks on Amazon and other online stores. |
| 1:39.0 | Your enthusiasm for this work and your dedication to this work. |
| 1:45.0 | It's why so many people find out about this podcast and decide to listen or find my work and decide to support it. |
| 1:51.0 | So thank you to everybody who's part of this work. |
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