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K-9 ONE Search & Rescue of Michigan, USA

\ HOST: Search and rescue dogs serve on the frontlines locating people missing after natural disasters, lost children, injured hikers and others, being ready at a moment’s notice to bravely endure the elements and save lives. Supreme Master Ching Hai, world renowned humanitarian, artist and spiritual teacher, speaks of her admiration and concern for these devoted canines. Supreme Master Ching Hai:  And I saw many dogs, you know, they used for rescue mission. Oh, they just walk in like nothing, but I feel so bad about them. The dogs walk in the sharp, broken glasses or anything like that. Even chemical leaking or anything, or germs or danger. And these are precious dogs. They have been trained for years. And they even lay down their life for anyone at command.  You have to protect that dog. HOST: To show Her loving support for search dogs and their human partners, Supreme Master Ching Hai has generously contributed more than US$100,000 to search-and-rescue teams in 21 co...

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows" - An Interview with Dr. Melanie Joy

o, thoughtful viewers, and welcome to Animal World: Our Co-Inhabitants. Why do we love some types of animals and treat them as family members and willingly consume the flesh of others? On today's program we’ll meet Dr. Melanie Joy of the United States, a social psychologist, university professor and vegan who has spent nearly a decade studying the psychology behind the belief system she calls 『carnism,』 which conditions us to eat some animals but not others. Dr. Joy holds a Master's Degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School, USA, and is currently a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA. She has written extensively on psychology, animal advocacy and social justice and is the leading expert on the ideology behind meat production and consumption. In her latest book, 『Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism,』 Dr. Joy examines the inconsistent, illogical m...