Buddhism, Animals & Advocacy: How Dharma Voices for Animals Is Transforming the Way Buddhists Think About What They Eat

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Andrea Diaz discussing how Dharma Voices for Animals is influencing Buddhist dietary practices.

In this episode of The Our Hen House Interview, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Andrea Diaz, Executive Director of Dharma Voices for Animals (DVA), the only international Buddhist animal advocacy organization. Andrea shares how DVA is working across Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, and the United States to align Buddhist teachings of compassion and non-harming with the dietary choices of the world’s nearly…

People in this episode

Host: Mariann Sullivan

Guest: Andrea Diaz

Topics covered

• Buddhism
• animal advocacy
• compassion
• dietary choices
• non-harming
• Dharma Voices for Animals

Keywords

• Buddhism
• animal rights
• compassion
• Dharma Voices for Animals
• diet
• non-harming
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dharma Voices for Animals

Places: Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, United States

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