In a media landscape where conversations about animal cruelty, environmental destruction, and systemic injustice are often muted, one network is breaking the silence. UnchainedTV, founded by award-winning journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell, is redefining the role of media by championing compassion, transparency, and meaningful change.
Built on the principle of caring deeply, UnchainedTV is committed to animals, people, and the planet. Through bold storytelling, the network uplifts the plant-based, cruelty-free movement. It exposes wrongdoing while celebrating solutions that create a more ethical and sustainable future. By spotlighting plant-based food innovations and lives transformed by compassionate choices, UnchainedTV shows veganism not as a sacrifice but as a joyful, life-affirming lifestyle.
The network also embraces its role as an investigative watchdog. With rigorous reporting, it shines a light on corporate misconduct, environmental destruction, and systemic cruelty too often ignored by mainstream outlets. UnchainedTV holds corporations, industries, and government agencies accountable, pushing for transparency, reform, and lasting change.
Intersectionality is central to UnchainedTV’s mission. Recognizing that all forms of oppression are connected, the network amplifies voices from movements for animal rights, environmental protection, human health, gender equity, and racial justice. Its guiding belief is clear: protecting animals also protects people. By linking human and nonhuman rights, UnchainedTV advocates for collective liberation rooted in compassion for all sentient beings.
Partnership plays a key role in the network’s strategy. By working with mission-aligned organizations, UnchainedTV strengthens the global vegan and animal rights movement. Dedicated channels give nonprofits a platform to promote campaigns, raise funds, and expand their reach. These collaborations amplify diverse voices, accelerate progress, and build solidarity across communities devoted to justice and sustainability.
UnchainedTV goes beyond reporting — it highlights the possibilities of compassionate living. With hundreds of videos featuring plant-based cuisine and lifestyle transformations, the network demonstrates that choosing veganism is not only an ethical act but also a source of joy, health, and community. By normalizing cruelty-free living, it illustrates how one choice benefits animals, people, and the planet alike.
The story of UnchainedTV begins with a pivotal decision. After six years hosting a nightly show on HLN/CNN Headline News, Jane Velez-Mitchell left mainstream media to devote herself fully to animal rights and vegan advocacy. Armed only with a small GoPro camera, she began documenting protests and using her media expertise to build a platform with global potential.
In 2016, she launched LunchbreakLIVE, a daily vegan cooking show on Facebook that quickly attracted millions of views. By 2018, the project had grown into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Two years later, UnchainedTV debuted New Day New Chef, a celebrity-filled, Hollywood-style cooking series that was picked up by Amazon Prime, PBS, and Gusto TV. The series earned two Taste Awards, often described as the “Oscars of Food.”
Today, UnchainedTV stands as the world’s only free, global streaming network dedicated to veganism and animal rights. With over 2,000 videos and a rapidly growing multi-platform ecosystem, it has been dubbed the “Vegan CNN/Netflix,” documenting the movement in real time and inspiring change across the globe. Its rise reflects not only a commitment to ethical journalism but also a vision for cultural transformation. From tackling climate change and chronic illness to addressing hunger, habitat destruction, and animal suffering, UnchainedTV shows how media can drive compassion and systemic change — one story at a time.
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