In a world where stories about animal cruelty, environmental destruction, and systemic injustice are often pushed to the margins, one network is choosing to speak up. UnchainedTV, founded by Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell, isn’t just another streaming service. It’s a platform built on conviction, empathy, and a deep belief that storytelling can drive real change.
What makes UnchainedTV stand out is its unwavering commitment to telling the truth. The network tackles the issues that many traditional outlets overlook, using powerful, often emotional reporting to highlight the realities of animal exploitation and environmental collapse. But it’s not just about exposing problems. UnchainedTV also shines a light on the solutions on the people, movements, and innovations proving that a more compassionate world is possible. It treats veganism not as a fringe idea, but as a vibrant, joyful, and practical lifestyle.
The network’s work is grounded in accountability. It takes on big industries and government institutions, asking tough questions and demanding transparency. This watchdog approach isn’t just about making noise; it’s about holding power to account. By investigating corporate practices, environmental harm, and systemic abuse, UnchainedTV challenges viewers to look closer and care deeper.
A defining feature of UnchainedTV’s reporting is its human touch. The network doesn’t see animal rights in isolation it understands how animal exploitation is tied to environmental justice, public health, racial equity, and gender rights. Its guiding belief is simple: protecting animals protects people too. By weaving these struggles together, UnchainedTV pushes for a more connected and compassionate vision of justice.
Collaboration is another key part of its mission. UnchainedTV works with nonprofits, advocacy groups, and grassroots organizations around the world, giving them space to amplify their campaigns and reach new audiences. It’s not just reporting on a movement it’s helping to build one.
And while the issues it covers are serious, UnchainedTV also focuses on the beauty and joy that come with choosing a more compassionate way of living. Its extensive library of videos features plant-based food, lifestyle stories, and everyday people making meaningful change. These stories remind viewers that a cruelty-free lifestyle isn’t about restriction it’s about connection, community, and care.
The network’s story began with one bold personal decision. After years in mainstream television, hosting her own nightly show on HLN/CNN Headline News, Jane Velez-Mitchell made a choice that many journalists only dream about: she walked away to follow her heart. With nothing but a GoPro camera and her years of reporting experience, she hit the streets to document protests, rallies, and the often-unseen fight for animals.
In 2016, she launched LunchbreakLIVE, a daily vegan cooking show on Facebook that attracted millions of viewers. By 2018, the effort had grown into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Two years later came New Day New Chef, a celebrity-driven, Hollywood-style cooking series that aired on Amazon Prime, PBS, and Gusto TV. The show earned two Taste Awards, often called the “Oscars of Food,” solidifying UnchainedTV as a serious media force.
Today, UnchainedTV stands as the world’s only free, global streaming network entirely dedicated to veganism and animal rights. With more than 2,000 videos and a growing international audience, it’s earned the nickname “the Vegan CNN/Netflix.” But beyond the headlines and accolades, UnchainedTV’s real power lies in its ability to make viewers feel something.
It tells stories that linger the rescued cow finally stepping onto grass, the family who chose kindness over convenience, the whistleblower exposing cruelty inside factory farms. These are not just news segments; they’re moments that reveal what’s possible when people choose compassion over complacency.
As the planet faces climate change, mass animal suffering, and growing environmental crises, UnchainedTV is proving that journalism can be more than a mirror. It can be a catalyst for change, a space where truth meets humanity, and where one story can inspire another act of courage.
