In our first podcast, we discuss how the biological definition of domestication does not always mesh with the use of this word in conversations among animal welfare workers, anthrozoologists, biologists, lawyers and other stakeholders. Used as a foil for ‘wildness,’ animals who are described as domesticates have often not actually undergone the domestication process, while others who have been more officially catalogued as domesticated have somehow slipped away from human control.
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Meet the PodCrew”
Michelle Szydlowski, PhD Candidate @ The University of Exeter ms835@exeter.ac.uk
Kris Hill, PhD Student @ The University of Exeter, kh458@exeter.ac.uk (podcast editor)
Sarah Oxley Heaney, PhD Student @ The University of Exeter sh750@exeter.ac.uk
Guest Podlet: Chelsea Gragg, MA Anthrozoology
Hosted by three postgraduate researchers, The Anthrozoology Podcast is a place for early career researchers to discuss current topics in the field.
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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Altamush Saeed, an interspecies justice lawyer, educator, and nonprofit leader exploring how Pakistan prepares for and responds to crises. Altamush challenges the idea of ‘natural’ disasters, arguing they’re human-driven failures of planning …continue
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In this episode, we sit down with Altamush Saeed, an interspecies justice lawyer, educator, and nonprofit leader who is reshaping how Pakistan thinks about animals, people, and the environment. From being rescued by a cat named Mau, to leading community …continue
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