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Episode 103: A general law against killing with Joe Wills

Knowing Animals 28 January 2019 9


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This episode of Knowing Animals is recorded before a live studio audience at the 2018 Sheffield Animal Studies event: ShARC Tails! I speak to Dr. Joe Wills. Joe is Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester. We discuss his article “A Nation of Animal Lovers? the case for a general animal killing offence in UK law’, which will soon appear in King’s Law Review.

This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!

Knowing Animals is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Dr Josh Milburn who discusses all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. The show features interviews with Animal Studies scholars and animal advocates.

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Episode 102: The Ethics of Dog Breeding with Bernice Bovenkerk

Knowing Animals 21 January 2019

This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Bernice Bovenkerk. Bernice is a philosopher at the University of Wageningen. We discuss Bernice’s journal article ‘The Pedigree Dog Breeding Debate in Ethics and Practice: Beyond Welfare Arguments’, which appeared in …continue

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Episode 244: Insect farming with Dustin Crummett

Knowing Animals 1 December 2025

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Episode 243: Future animal rights declarations with Doris Schneeberger

Knowing Animals 3 November 2025

Today’s guest is Dr Doris Schneeberger of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Doris’s academic background is in animal ethics and animal organizational studies. We’re discuss her 2024 Palgrave Macmillan book Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards …continue

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