Dec 11, 2019
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This week on ChickPeeps, Evy speaks to fellow actress, activist and Kinder Beauty co-founder, Daniella Monet about her lifelong commitment to advocating for freedom and compassion for animals. Daniella discusses what inspired her as a teenage animal rights advocate, the ups and downs of being a vegan on film and tv sets in Hollywood and shares about her new normal being a mom to a brand new little vegan boy. Also on this episode...
- Daniella explains why she went vegetarian at the age of 5 after visiting a ‘dude ranch’.
- Activism vs Storytelling: should vegans reject playing non vegan roles?
- What is Hollywood’s take on veganism now?
- Daniella explains why, as an activist, she chooses to refrain from posting ‘gory’ vegan content.
- ‘I don’t want to use the word extreme at all because this is the truth and it’s not extreme’.
- Daniella explores how she kept a vegan household even before her partner transitioned to a plant-based diet.
- ‘Our connection was so much deeper than our differences, and food and lifestyle, and I just knew if at any point he decided to make the change it would be because he wanted to and that was more important than him doing it for me.’
- Vegan pregnancy: what Daniella had to do differently and how she handled people commenting on her choice to raise her baby vegan.
- Daniella shares how pregnancy gave her a deeper empathy for non-human moms exploited for their milk.
- Why Daniella believes non vegans should focus on getting rid of dairy products first.
- The importance of investing in plant-based companies.
- Daniella shares her insights as a vegan in business.
- Some listener feedback on the animal welfare episode and Robbie fantasises about retiring to a bald eagle sanctuary.
Links:
Follow Daniella on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.
Check out Daniella’s podcast, Adulting Like a Mother Father.
Watch Daniella’s heartbreaking video about the dairy industry.
Check out listener Erica’s eagle sanctuary in Oklahoma!
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