The Burden of Burros and the Plight of Donkeys
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Today I want to talk to you about an animal who has, over the centuries, gone from exalted to vilified.
- ...an animal many people have never met but one who has been much maligned and humiliated on film, in literature, and in our language.
- ...an animal who is affected by the daily choices we make but who is invisible in many ways.
- ...an animal you may never think of, an animal you wouldn’t think would be part of the animal agriculture business.
- ...an animal I hope you have the privilege of meeting someday.
Today I want to tell you about the burden of burros and the plight of donkeys and explain why they mean so much to me and why they represent all animals at the mercy of humans.
In this episode, I also share two films about donkeys, Au Hasard Balthazar by Robert Bresson — one of my favorite films of all time — and EO by Jerzy Skolimowski, a film inspired by Balthazar and packed with as much power as its predecessor.
A version of this episode originally aired in 2007 but was in much need of an update. This is not just a rebroadcast; it is a re-worked and re-recorded episode about these magnificent and misunderstood animals.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Food for Thought is brought to you by the listeners of this podcast, including |
| 0:04.8 | newest superstar supporter, Lilith Jones, who wrote, |
| 0:09.0 | Hi Colleen, thank you for all you do and have been doing for years, for animals, and |
| 0:13.9 | the way you do it. |
| 0:14.9 | I'm so grateful to be able to support your wonderful work in some measure, wishing you and yours |
| 0:20.1 | a most beautiful, fulfilling and successful 2023. |
| 0:23.7 | Thank you so much, Lilith. |
| 0:25.4 | And thank you to New Besties, Amy Broadstone, and Amanda Jane Allred. |
| 0:29.8 | I fear I didn't acknowledge them back when they each became a Bestie. |
| 0:34.6 | Thank you both so much. |
| 0:35.6 | And thanks to everyone who supports this podcast, which you can do at JoyfulVegan.com by clicking |
| 0:41.1 | on the Donate button. |
| 0:43.3 | Today's episode is the burden of burrows and the plate of dunkeys. |
| 0:55.4 | Welcome to Food for Thought. |
| 1:06.0 | My name is Colleen Patrick Adro, I'm your host. |
| 1:08.8 | My work is dedicated to empowering people to live according to their own values of compassion |
| 1:14.4 | and wellness. |
| 1:15.4 | You can learn more about who I am and what I do by visiting my website, JoyfulVegan.com. |
| 1:22.0 | Hi everyone, I hope you're doing fabulously well. |
| 1:25.9 | So you know sometimes to keep up with the weekly part of this weekly podcast, the weekly |
| 1:32.1 | aspect, I will often re-broadcast previous episodes. |
| 1:37.0 | So you have something to listen to or re-listen to while I'm working on new episodes. |
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