Roots of Vegetarianism

Roots of VegetarianismConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 904

Mar 9, 2021 • 53m

Early vegetarians thought that you'd behave like an animal if you ate meat. Henry Bergh was a sort of super-hero—running through the streets, interrupting traffic, making arrests, all to save a mistreated horse or dog.

Episode Segments

Religious Roots of Vegetarianism in America Mar 9, 202150mVegetarianism was the foundation of a radical religious movement in early 19th-century America.

Vegetarianism was the foundation of a radical religious movement in early 19th-century America.

One Gilded Age Eccentric's Fight for the Rights of AnimalsMar 9, 20214mLong before PETA, a lonely crusade by one man to prevent the abuse of animals.

Long before PETA, a lonely crusade by one man to prevent the abuse of animals.