Today’s guest is Jamie Castano, cofounder of Freedom Farm Animal Rescue in Cedarville, New Jersey. Join us for a special Thanksgiving episode for the turkeys and get to know Freedom Farm’s “Welcome Committee”! Learn how Jamie & his partner went from meat-eating dog rescuers to opening a farm animal sanctuary and going fully vegan! It is our wish & intention with this episode that you’ll consider the personality and sentience of turkeys and other animals commonly dismissed as food objects – and decide to leave them off your plate through the holidays. Don’t mind the emu drum sounds in the background – this is the first episode that was recorded in person due to the ongoing pandemic! It’s actually background noise, not an emu, but emus do reside at Freedom Farm and fun fact they can make a noise that sounds just like a war drum! Many sanctuaries are also in remote areas/farmlands where internet access is limited. So we are grateful to have been able to meet in person for a volunteer day and interview. You can volunteer, visit, or just support the sanctuary virtually: Follow Freedom Farm on IG: http://www.instagram.com/freedomfarm_animalrescue Add Freedom Farm on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freedomfarmanimalrescue/ Support Freedom Farm on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/freedomfarmanimalrescue ----- Tune in every week to hear from another epic vegan about how they're embodying their soul's purpose! Join the free community at http://www.veganslivingwithpurpose.com and visit http://www.linktr.ee/lauranadia to sign up for 1-on-1 Dharma Discovery coaching OR a Human Design & astrology reading! Connect with me on Facebook & Instagram, @vegandharmacoach. All episodes will be loaded in video format exclusively in the Vegans Living with Purpose community. ----- By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Laura Nadia, or used with permission from Laura Nadia, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing, of this podcast may be made without the prior written permission of Laura Nadia, which may be requested by contacting [email protected]. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein. ----- All credits and thanks go to Fenek Studio for the beautiful Amazigh style intro/outro music. ----- Title: Welcome Algeria Music by Fenek Studio Welcome Algeria by Fenek Studio is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Based on a work at https://youtu.be/yjAIncAo8dU Fenek Studio: https://www.facebook.com/FenekStudioglobal/ For optimal or custom version: contact [email protected] -------- --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vegandharmapodcast/support