They say that dogs are a man’s best friend, but did you know that like people, some dogs retire, because running around a circular track chasing a rabbit all day can be very tiring for a Greyhound.
But what do you do with a retired Greyhound? Does anyone want them?
TheGreyhound Adoption Program of South Australia (GAP) is a non-profit organisation who dedicates their time and effort to finding homes for greyhounds whose racing careers have ended.
GAP’s hopes that once a greyhound has run its last race, they are able to go home with loving families. Othewise they are destroyed.
Tim Brunero spoke to Angela, Jane, and Billy (the Greyhound) – all in the studio – to find out about adopting a Greyhound.
She beat a policeman after being abused on the street, locked electricity department officials concerned in a room till they cried for mercy, and publicly shames men who disrespect their wives.
Meet Sampat Pal, the leader of Gulabi Gang, a revolutionary movement of women from Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, who fight for their dignity and rights.
The Banda district is one of the poorest regions in the country, marked by a ridged caste system, male domination, and full of domestic violence.
The Pink Gang aims to protect the powerless whose rights have been abused by a system riddled with female illiteracy, child marriages and dowry demands.
Around 20% of people living in the region are dalits, or ‘Untouchables’ . A term given to the lowest socio-demographic in India.
Married at 12 and a mother at 15, Pal, who has never been to school and lives in relative poverty, is an ordinary village woman – except she has decided to make a stand against the mistreatment of women in her community.
“If all women get together and fight for their rights, we’ll soon get what we deserve,” said Pal.
One day in 2006, Pal saw a man beating his wife on the street. After pleading with the man to stop, Pal was also beaten. The next day she returned with a bamboo stick and five other women and taught the rogue a lesson!
Tim Brunero spoke to Mike Worsman from the “good news” website, “Our World Today” for this, and other good news stories.
There are so many different types of music that it is sometimes hard to keep track – rock, pop, jazz funk fusion, rap, to name a few, and Tim Brunero thinks the 80’s was in a disastrous genre all of it’s own. But have you ever heard of a type of music called contemporary classical?
There is a new Ensemble called the Soundstream Collective, and they specialise in this particular type of music.
They are performing in Adelaide on Friday, and this morning Tim Brunero spoke to the artistic director of Soundstream Collective, and internationally renowned pianist, Gabriella Smart.
Do you want to avoid having as much debt as the American economy? If yes, then listen to this!
Having money whenever you need it is a luxury that many people take for granted, but a lot of people aren’t aware of the heavy price tag associated with having cash at your fingertips.
But Michael Lee has a better grasp on money, and if he were in charge of Wall Street, America would have, without a doubt, avoided a double-dip recession. According to him!
Michael is a mortgage researcher, educator and author, and has written a book called, “Mortgage Free, Debt Free. Five Years to the Fast Track.”
Tim Brunero asked Michael what inspired him to write the book.
Did you know there are almost nine billion people living on the Earth right now? That’s a lot of dinner plates at washing-up time.
But, unfortunately, over one billion will go without food tonight, and it’s not much consolation that there’ll be no washing up!
Well, Oxfam‘s Economic Justice Coordinator, Kelly Dent, has been leading the Economic Justice Team within Oxfam’s new campaign: GROW.
Grow is focussing on Climate Change, global food systems, and the livelihoods of small farmers; and, most importantly, asking the question, “Why are there so many people going hungry in a world where food is overflowing?”
Tim Brunero asked Kelly what the most important issues were.
Key players in the New Zealand Film Industry have raised concerns over new law changes which, they say, could stifle local talent both in front of, and behind, the camera.
The Government wants to push through a law-change to grant Police more powers to carry out covert surveillance. The law will be made retroactive, so Police can’t get into trouble for breaching the law in the past, as was the case with the recent so-called Tuhoe raids.
Regular correspondent, Will Pollard, talks to Tim Brunero about these and other developments in New Zealand.
They say that dogs are a man’s best friend, but did you know that like people, some dogs retire, because running around a circular track chasing a rabbit all day can be very tiring for a Greyhound.
