ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 9: Justice for Trevor! How to Solve the Problem of Classroom Dissection
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 9 - Justice for Trevor! How to Solve the Problem of Classroom Dissection In this week’s episode, Brittany, Kathryn, and special guest Samantha Crowe discuss the problem of animal dissection in classrooms and propose dissection alternatives that spare animals pain and suffering. Tune in to hear: Why dissection is wrong… Which species are affected by this awful practice… How our affection for Trevor can inform our activism against dissection… All about SynFrog… Ways students can opt out of dissection… And more!...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 8: Hogwarts Legacy and the Treatment of Animals in Video Games
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 8 - Hogwarts Legacy and the Treatment of Animals in Video Games In this week’s episode, Brittany, Valerie, and Jess discuss the newest game in the Wizarding World franchise and how it ranks in terms of its depictions of animals and their rights. Tune in to hear: Their thoughts on the plot, characters, and gameplay of Hogwarts Legacy… Which animals show up in the game… How animals are treated in the game, and what that means for our interactions with animals in real life… And more! An important disclaimer: We at The...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 7: Zoonotic Diseases in the Magical World and Our World
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 7 - Zoonotic Diseases in the Magical World and Our World In this week’s episode, Brittany and Kathryn get scientific and discuss zoonotic diseases. Tune in to hear: What are zoonotic diseases and how do they spread? Zoonotic diseases in the magical world and the real-world diseases that inspired them… Which human behaviors create spillover events and how we can prevent those events from happening… The unfairness of blaming animals for zoonotic diseases… And more! to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 6: Vegan Butterbeer Accio-ed!
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In this month’s episode, new full-time hosts Brittany and Kathryn are joined by Shelby of Universal Orlando Vegans to talk all things vegan butterbeer and vegan theme park food! Tune in to hear: The history of the Accio Vegan Butterbeer campaign... The behind-the-scenes scoop on the campaign wins… All about Universal Orlando Vegans… What we wish was available vegan at Wizarding World… And more! to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you listen to ProtegoCast, and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at . Protego Maxima! Follow the Protego...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 5: A Midsummer Update!
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 4 - Defend the Dire Wolves! 🐺 In this mini-episode, Kathryn talks about LeakyCon 2023, the Wizarding Wireless Collective, and how to participate in The Protego Foundation’s latest campaign, Defend the Dire Wolves! to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you listen to ProtegoCast, and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at . Protego Maxima! Follow the Protego Foundation: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Kathryn Henzler: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: Tumblr:
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 4: Defend the Dire Wolves! 🐺
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 4 - Defend the Dire Wolves! 🐺 In this week’s episode, Kathryn announces and delves into the thinking behind The Protego Foundation’s latest campaign, Defend the Dire Wolves! Tune in to hear about the issue of live animal photo ops at conventions and what we are doing to put an end to this practice in magical fandoms. to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you listen to ProtegoCast, and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at . Protego Maxima! Follow the Protego Foundation: Twitter: Instagram: ...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 3 - Vegan Dating and Relationships!
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For our special Valentine’s Day episode, Protego Foundation staff discuss their experiences dating and being in relationships as vegans, activists, and Harry Potter fans. Two new voices help co-host this episode: the new Protego President, Marissa Price, and Protego graphic designer Megan Fretty, who also hosts her podcast, The Care of Magical Shippers, along with familiar Protegocast guest Brittany Drake, head of Campaigns at Protego! Tune in to hear as the trio discusses: Their best and worst dating experiences as vegans. Advice on how to...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 2 - The “Cognitive Dissonance!” of Taxidermy
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In this week’s episode, Brittany, Jordan, and Kathryn discuss a pretty controversial topic – taxidermy in the wizarding (and our) world. Tune in to hear as the trio discusses: Where in the Harry Potter series we see instances of taxidermy… The disgusting realities of “trophy” hunting… Is it ethical to display animals’ bodies in museums, even if they died naturally? And more! to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you listen to ProtegoCast, and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at . Protego Maxima! Follow the Protego Foundation: ...
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ProtegoCast Season 3 Episode 1 - Diving into “The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook” with Tylor Starr and Imana Grashuis!
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In this week’s episode, Ali is joined by Jordan (the UHPVC project manager) to interview Tylor and Imana about their beautiful and groundbreaking cookbook, The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook! Tune in to hear: How the cookbook came to be (Thanks, Kat and Mugglenet!)… The behind-the-scenes of the stunning photography of the recipes… Kitchen witch tips from Imana… All about Evanna Lynch’s contribution to the book… How the cookbook and Tylor’s generosity will help The Protego Foundation… A recipe for pumpkin juice… And more! Make sure to grab...
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ProtegoCast Season 2 Episode 17 - A Vegan Q&A Season Finale!
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In this week’s episode, Ali, Tylor, Kathryn, Jordan, and Valerie answer the most frequently asked questions about being vegan and an animal rights activist from a magical perspective! Get ready for answers to all the questions you’ve been too afraid to ask about food, fandom, cosmetics, medicine, and more! We will return in the fall for more exploration of animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts on the movie via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima! and...
info_outlineIn this week’s episode, Ali and Emma are joined by Jordan Page to speak about Adopt Don’t Shop, and how adopting a companion animal rather than purchasing from pet stores or breeders is always the best option!
Also in this episode:
- Protego’s Pygmy Puff campaign back when The Protego Foundation was the Fwooper Foundation
- Eelop’s Owl Emporium / Magical Menagerie - what are the benefits of adoption shelters vs ‘Pet shops’ and how can we help these places
- Ban on experimental breeding, dragon Breeding and fwoopers - why breeding is harmful and how adoption helps lessen the impacts of breeding
- Adopting rescued animals - challenges associated with adoption, and responsibilities associated with adopting animals - considering past trauma and health requirements, not just randomly selecting companion animals like Hagrid!
- Initial reactions to the Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore trailer
We’ll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the wizarding world, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!
Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.
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Emma Pocock:
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- Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes