In this episode we discuss the capture and slaughter of fish in commercial fisheries with John Garratt, co-author of a paper with Dr Steven McCulloch ‘Wild Fish Welfare in UK Commercial Sea Fisheries: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Views’. This is a deep dive into fish welfare during the capture and killing processes, exploring opportunities for law reform and how measures to protect fish welfare can support other objectives.
Talking Animal Law, produced by the UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW), features fortnightly discussions on topical issues and ethical theories about the treatment of animals with leading experts in the fields of law, ethics and science.
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In this episode, we discuss the legal protection of farmed fish with Amro Hussain, Senior Public Affairs Lead at The Humane League. In particular, we focus on the protection of welfare at the time of killing and ask why current …continue
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What happens when animals are treated as “machines” to be manipulated by law and technology? We welcome back Peter Stevenson OBE, the Chief Policy Advisor at Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) and a driving force behind major EU welfare bans. In …continue
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In this inspiring episode, host Alison Burns sits down with Wayne Hsiung, a prominent attorney, co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), and the force behind his new initiative, The Simple Heart. Wayne shares his remarkable journey from a top academic …continue
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