Religion & Spirituality
Christopher Vane co-founded Little Bear Sanctuary, a nonprofit farm animal sanctuary in Punta Gorda, FL, in honor of his late mother Ursula (which translates to “little bear” in Latin). They shared a common passion for animals and Ursula often dreamed of providing neglected, once-abused animals a safe haven.While originally from New York, Chris surprisingly started off with a career in human healthcare, eventually landing in Florida working as a real estate broker. When he met Randy, everything changed…for the better, that is! Their relationship sparked a new passion to live each day with purpose. After they got married, their desire to provide a better world for farm animals was greatly amplified. Together, Chris and Randy followed through on Ursula’s dream and established the Little Bear Sanctuary in 2017. Now, 160+ rescued farm animals call Little Bear Sanctuary home, and – thanks to Christopher’s compassion and dedication – each animal has been given an opportunity to experience love and freedom.Little Bear Sanctuary provides a permanent home for farm animals that have been abandoned or can no longer be cared for by the owner in order to allow them to live out the remainder of their lives in a cruelty free environment. We are committed not only to a vegan lifestyle but the essential education of pigs as pets. Our animals are never kept in cages or pens and are free to roam in their natural habitat.https://littlebearsanctuary.orghttps://www.facebook.com/littlebearsanctuaryDonate to this Show and Non-Profit Organization via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/LittleBearSanctuaryAdd us to your Amazon Smile account: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/82-2180440Special Guests: Darcy Schack and Dr. Anna Campbell of Zestt WellnessCo-founder, Darcy Schack, suffers from an autoimmune disease known as sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands.Darcy takes immunosuppressants and as such is keen to develop products which enhance his, and others’, health and natural immune system. Darcy has a background in physics and engineering and extensive food industry experience.Darcy worked with co-founder, Dr Anna Campbell (PhD, plant biotechnology), to combine their scientific knowledge and develop a natural product to support immunity and improve lung health. They are developing several other plant-based, scientifically proven health products for Zestt Wellness customers.Anna has extensive scientific and commercial experience, she spent 15 years with AbacusBio, six of those as Managing Director, where she led an international team working in over 20 countries, on food and agricultural programmes. She also holds directorships in New Zealand and international (UK and US) science businesses.https://www.zesttwellness.com