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URGENT Petition to Cut Funding For Research on Chimpanzees Needs 25,000 Signatures This Week - guest Dr PAM OSENKOWSKI, director of science programs for the National Anti - Vivisection Society, talks about it, and the lack of science, lack of necessity, and waste of money that is vivisection, cruel animal experimentation. To sign the petition, please go to:wh.gov/2gvAlso on this week's program - The Humane $ociety of the United $tates -Meat Industry or "Animal Rights" Group? New H$U$ Partnership Announced with Nebraska "Farmers" To Sell Meat! Have your donations to H$U$ gone to pay one of its directors - a hog "farmer" who kills over 50,000 pigs annually? Defending the indefensible - PR Campaigns for Fur and Foie Gras

Guest VIRGINIA HANDLEY of PAWpac reviews animal-related legislation from the 2011 session of the California State legislature and the voting records of California politicians. What's wrong with the shark fin ban? LISTEN! With the tragedy of so many animals gunned down by police sharpshooters in Ohio, we examine the exotic animal trade. After the release of a video displaying horrible violence in the bullfight ring - against peaceful demonstrators - it's time to urge the Pope to speak out against this disgraceful "sport" of stabbing, which, thankfully, is now banned in parts of Spain - and needs to be banned everywhere.

In solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Everywhere, Occupy Together movement, we represent the animals, endorse a resolution recognizing them by the New York General Assembly occupation, and URGE REJECTION OF THE CORPORATE DIET OF DEATH BACKED BY WALL STREET, noting that meat and dairy are not ingredients for creating a better world. We also rely on our Stuyvesant High School NYC math background to calculate if we are really the 99-percenters, as well as the number of pus cells per cow-udder cheese pizza sent to the demonstrators. Listen for details of a demonstration against Rupert Murdoch, Fox, and Australian live animal export this Friday morning in Los Angeles at which Last Chance for Animals has threatened civil disobedience. GUEST THIS WEEK: Long-time vegan JARID MANOS, whose book "Ghetto Plainsman" details his life story, going from drug dealing in New York City to founding The Great Plains Restoration Council, a Houston-based non-profit addressing ecological restoration of the plains and restoration, not incarceration, for at-risk youth.

From France, guest FLORENCE LIBERT discusses the international campaign to abolish meat, which has its roots in France - www.meat-abolition.org. What would abolishing meat mean in savings to California and the San Francisco Bay Area? Listen! guest MIGUEL ROBLES of the California Biosafety Alliance talks about the devastating effects of GMOs on Mexico and Latin America, and the event he is helping to coordinate -"The Global Citizens' Report on the State of GMOs - False Promises, Failed Technologies"This Thursday Oct 13 7 - 9 pmSan Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center401 Van Ness- special guest speaker - VANDANA SHIVA

Animal rights attorney and film maker SHANNON KEITH talks about her documentary about the fur industry, "Skin Trade", and the recent historic decision by the city of West Hollywood to ban the sale of fur. Also, BOB tries to forget it's his birthday - by celebrating Gandhi's birthday instead.

Guests this week on GO VEGAN WITH BOB LINDEN - two World Veg Festival speakers - DR RICHARD OPPENLANDER, author of "Comfortably Unaware - Global Depletion and Food Choice Responsibility", an important new environmental book vegan food icon, author, TV host MIYOKO SCHINNER West Hollywood Bans Fur!!!

Guests this week - INGRID NEWKIRK, PETA President, and DIXIE MAHY, San Francisco Vegetarian Society President.BOB talked to the USDA this week about the status of SARAH, the sick 54 year old Ringling Brothers elephant slave who toppled from a railroad car in front of him and other demonstrators in Anaheim recently. WHAT DID THE USDA SAY ABOUT SARAH? LISTEN!Also this week - Climate Change - What's Better for the Environment - "LOCA-VORE" (eating "locally") or VEGAN? Revelations for Rick Perry - the evidence of climate change that he doesn't see, and the ingredients and side effects on the label of the vaccine that he mandated for 11 year old Texas school girls

The 10th anniversary of an American tragedy observed from the perspective of one vegan radio talk show host, examining violence, war, diet, terrorism, politicians, and constitutional rights Portland Veg Fest happens next week, and World Veg Weekend is coming up October 1 & 2 in San Francisco, and we talk of both. Guest BO RINALDI a Portland icon, green organic visionary, vegan for 51 years, talks about the roots of the modern day vegan movement, from love-ins to green smoothies, to his association with Portland's Blossoming Lotus restaurant www.BlossomingLotus.com, chef training, online cooking lessons at www.CookingHealthyLessons.com, and his co-authored books "Vegan Fusion World Cuisine", "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Raw", and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Smoothies". GUEST art critic and food writer for the Oregonian newspaper GRANT BUTLER talks about his "journalistic stunt" to GO VEGAN for a month 2 years ago, why he is still vegan, and writing about veganism in Portland, including a recent vegan bloggers' conference. Requesting that everyone who can, go to the West Hollywood City Council meeting on Monday September 19th for the VOTE TO BAN FUR - big party in the streets afterward!

renowned stage actress and singer JOANNA AMPIL who delivered a stellar performance in "The Real Love" musical at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which, with a rocking performance by Don McLean, was part of the 5th anniversary celebration of Supreme Master TV. JOANNA discusses the award-winning cast, preparing for her role as the young Master Ching Hai as a nurse in Germany helping Vietnamese refugees, meeting her husband, and her road to enlightenment on travels to India. JOANNA became vegan for the role. guest CAROL GLASSER, PhD, research director of the HUMANE RESEARCH COUNCIL, talks about a new "Humane Trends Report". What grade do you think the US gets?