https://www.happyherald.com/articles.sec-8540-1-animal-heroes.html "Have a heart for all animals, both two-legged and four, finned, furred or feathered - every being deserves to live free from harm" - a quote from the "The Heart Whisperer" film.]]> I think we all are. In 2025, our education and activation charity, Be an Animal Hero, has caused remarkable ripples of change. There have been five points of impact, and a few firsts too.]]> Dr. Jane Goodall’s Cauliflower Pumpkin Seed Tacos]]> Join us on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., for a special benefit screening of the “Heart Whisperer” film and selected shorts at Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale.]]> “The Heart Whisperer” is a documentary that tells the story of Susan Hargreaves, a woman dedicated to animal advocacy, who pushes the boundaries of compassion. ]]> Wilder is a new character in the world’s first plant powered heroes book series; he is inspired by the real-life animal hero Joaquin Phoenix who rescues animals and the planet with his vegan choices every day in real life.]]> Did you know one of the characters from the “Veganza Animal Heroes” book series trilogy is 700 years old?]]> “You can be an animal hero every day, every time you shop, and every time you eat, by choosing scrumptious, vegan fare,” says Veganza.]]> To celebrate Earth Day this year the Veganza Animal Heroes are going to be giving free “Veganza Animal Heroes Guide to Save Animals and the Earth”.]]> It’s not only on St Patrick’s Day, the Veganza Animal Heroes encourage everyone to go green by going vegan]]> Today, Pinkie is quite possibly the most joyful dog alive! This is evident by her unfettered cavorting and galloping, when she realizes it’s time to get up on the bed or couch.]]> Who knew in this current political – and actual – climate, my resolve could rise rather than plummet. Yet here I am, feeling optimistic after completing a series of wonderful Veganza Animal Heroes school programs for kindergarten to eighth grade levels. ]]> The free kindness education programs I have been presenting since 1980 have bloomed into the gifts of five books to each school library after every presentation.]]> When I was growing up we didn’t have anything like Thanksgiving – it wasn’t known in my English or Irish culture.]]> Have you ever heard of Animal- Herotober? It’s a month where people of all ages can discover the best ways to help animals.]]> The annual return to school is coinciding with the “Veganza Animal Heroes Guide to Save Animals and the Earth” book tour. This action-adventure story of wild horse rescue is illustrated by Choice]]> Who would have thought sixty-one years after listening to his Irish tales I would be preparing for my second Veganza Animal Heroesworld book tour with an Irish tour stop?]]> The “Veganza Animal Heroes Guide to Save Animals and the Earth” is the third in the Veganza book series; each one features a how and why to go vegan and recipes section, as well as action-adventure stories of rescue, courage and magic.]]> The first “Veganza Animal Hero” children’s picture book introduced readers to the superhero Veganza. She can freeze scenes of cruelty to make the perpetrator feel exactly what the animal feels, and Courage the Mermaid leads captive sea mammals back to freedom, with the help of her sea friends who she protects.]]> Hello Happy Herald readers, the happy news this month is you are the first to see one of the new vegan recipes from the new Veganza Animal Heroes Guide to Save Animals & the Eart]]>