Species, unite Species unite.

At the end of the day, at the core of the problem is consciousness.

The core of this problem in the world in many ways is the consciousness that we we bring to the world

when we think of others in the world or ourselves as being more or less worthy of being

treated with respect,

that very thinking is what drives many of the social problems we see in the world. Hi, I'm Elizabeth Novigrats. This is Species Unite. We have a favor to ask if you like today's episode and you have a spare minute

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We will return in a few weeks with season 8.

Until then, we are resharing some of our favorite episodes.

This week is a just specializing in the in the psychology of eating animals,

social transformation, and relationships.

She's the award-winning author of six books,

including the best-selling,

why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows.

She is a recipient of the Ahimsa Award

for her work on global nonviolence.

This award was previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela.

Her TEDx talk, called Toward Rational Authentic Food Choices, has received over 800,000 views. Hi Melanie, thank you so much for being here today.

Thank you.

Let's go back and talk about your life growing up and how much of that influenced and

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