This is the first part of a series on a topic which could be the most important and urgent ever covered on this podcast. There's no doubt that the research, including lots of video footage, has been the most upsetting and harrowing, but there has been a strangely cathartic quality to it as well. In this part, Antony talks about his relationship with animals, the video that was the final trigger (or final straw) for these episodes, and then begins to go through the content of the film 'Land of Hope and Glory'. This documentary is known as a UK version of the well-known animal rights/use & abuse film 'Earthlings', which will be covered later in the series. General series notes We all know it's happening. We all know it's horrific but try to tell ourselves it's not that bad and if we just buy free-range eggs we can square it with our conscience and sleep peacefully. However, research and just a small sample of the copious amounts of truly heartbreaking video footage available makes it clear that it is far, far worse than we think (note- the information in this podcast series is actually quite sanitised compared to other testimonies and footage out there). Who is to blame? The consumer or the industry? It seems to be a chicken-and-egg situation that could be improved greatly by the average consumer deciding to invest time in discovering what is behind some of the shameful (and shameless) propaganda techniques employed by the food industry. As should be clear in the series, the animals are the biggest victims but not the only ones, which is obvious when you research the state of meat, eggs and dairy that is routinely passed as 'safe to consume'. To gain a better industry of how and why this nasty business is allowed to happen, a recommended companion piece is the excellent documentary 'The Corporation' and indeed the previous LALO episode on it (see show notes for both). We really owe it to ourselves and the animals who largely live miserable, hellish lives before suffering painful and brutal deaths, to make the effort in the ultimate information age to inform ourselves of the real situation. Unfettered capitalism cannot be allowed to run riot without resistance. Do I recommend watching the documentaries and other video footage available? I'm going to say yes but please proceed with caution and I would actively discourage viewing them if you feel in a vulnerable or depressive state because they have the power to make you question whether true humanity exists and how we can possibly behave in this kind of way to innocent, defenceless beings (once again, I would also include some humans in this). As the saying goes, 'once you've seen it, you can't unsee it', and as Ed Winters aka Earthling Ed says at the end of 'Land of Hope And Glory', 'you can never again say you didn't know'. While listening, consider/research the following; normalisation, desensitisation, disassociation, cultural reinforcement, cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, power(lessness), exploitation, deception, isolation, (relative) value of life, respect, compassion, sympathy, mercy, humanity. We hope you find this of interest Thanks for listening! Feedback to lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lifeandlife75 Twitter https://twitter.com/lifeonly75 Support the show at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony’s John Lennon podcast https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com Series links Shaun Monson (maker of ‘Earthlings’) Earthlings film (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XrY2TP0ZyU 20th anniversary interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGAFYWAwQE Shaun’s TEDx talk (‘No Separation Based On Form’) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7eopjN92c Unity (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4cMqtiTC6k How do you get people to watch Earthlings (2 approaches) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Zh810bznk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8pdru1TOc Ed Winters aka ‘Earthling Ed’ Land of Hope and Glory (the UK ‘Earthlings’, made by Surge in 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtVkNofcq8&t=2s Surge’s website https://www.surgeactivism.org/ourmission Ed’s TED talk about veganism https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_winters_every_argument_against_veganism An eye-opening speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3u7hXpOm58 Ed’s most recent published books https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58093554-this-is-vegan-propaganda https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124846667-how-to-argue-with-a-meat-eater Ed debates (schools) a dairy farmer on the BBC https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124846667-how-to-argue-with-a-meat-eater Jack Hancock Jack’s film ‘The Dying Trade’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qb-9Q0YhVA Jack’s channel https://www.youtube.com/@HumaneHancock The video that inspired this podcast series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX4_fFjw3Ag Slaughterhouse worker Tom talks to Jack (very disturbing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSbhLL2CF9o Gail Eisnitz Gail’s books https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220160974-out-of-sight https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31474.Slaughterhouse Gail on the ‘Our Hen House’ podcast https://www.ourhenhouse.org/ep858 Joey Carbstrong Joey’s short film ‘Gaslit’ (what routinely happens to pigs in the UK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql_L4JD0Fpc Joey appears on the Jeremy Vine show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya76fJiAWU8 Joey Carbstrong exposes ‘premium turkey’ farming (please tell Jamie Oliver if you see him) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FMxd67zeXE Hens in gas chambers (watch if you dare) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w81NRCt6Z2I Other links 1 Vegan vs 20 Meat Eaters with Dr Jack Symes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsNBKKRXqI4 Jack talks to Joe Rogan about veganism and hunting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mB_MStUsk Chris Delforce’s films ‘Lucent’ and ‘Dominion’ (very graphic!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KArL5YjaL5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQRAfJyEsko ‘Un-Australian’ activists shut down the Melbourne central business district, inspired by ‘Dominion’ https://veganrising.org.au/melbourne-city-centre-shut-down-for-animals/ Chris Delforce speaks at the Perth Vegan Expo 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ydDkUNlewU Humanemyth.org (deconstructing the myths of animal agriculture) https://humanemyth.org/ Roasting the Planet (2025 report on animal agriculture and the climate) https://foe.org/resources/heating-the-planet-big-meat-and-dairys-big-emissions/ Vegan TV ads (very effective!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psdtyJ2aizI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6PMX30PViA Recommended books ‘Dominion’ and ’ The Jungle’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7260.Dominion https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41681.The_Jungle Simon Amstell’s ‘Carnage’ (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfUSdrSS4ms Activist and ex-Slaughterhouse worker talks to ‘Vegan Gaze’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4mRK1gQ_m8 The truth about supermarket eggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KUGRLaz-2s ‘The Corporation’ film and previous LALO episode about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhixR6h5RSI https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-33-the-corporation/ The heartwarming story of Dolly (videos in reverse order on playlist, watch from bottom to top) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6VPBMQoGl0&list=PLKk60gBKlu0aYiHq_mKBw7ZflwCJDLUR-&index=4 The history and ending of public executions https://capitalpunishmentuk.org/the-ending-of-public-executions-in-the-19th-century/ TED talk about the bees disappearing https://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing
