June 12, 2020 Camille is joined by special guest host Jessica Scott-Reid, Canada’s most prolific journalist covering animal protection issues. Camille and Jessica provide a recap of committee hearings in the Ontario legislature on ag gag law, Bill 156, and the fierce and factual opposition mounted by animal advocates, journalists, …continue
May 29, 2020 In this episode, we welcome Peter back to the co-host chair after some time off. Peter also brings listeners as a special interview with Australia-based Siobhan O’Sullivan, host of the Knowing Animals podcast. Peter and Siobhan discuss how animal law and animal studies have grown in the …continue
Camille Labchuk and guest co-host Kaitlyn Mitchell delve deeply into Animal Justice’s request that governments deny bailout funding to factory farms and slaughterhouses, and instead fund a transition to a more resilient, plant-based agriculture system that’s also more pandemic-proof. Business-as-usual isn’t good for animals, workers, public health, the environment, or …continue
May 15, 2020 Camille is joined by guest co-host Kaitlyn Mitchell, staff lawyer with Animal Justice. Camille and Kaitlyn discuss the controversy over singer Bryan Adams’ comments and subsequent apology about wet markets, and his plea for people to go vegan. Meanwhile, slaughterhouse workers continue to get infected and die …continue
May 1, 2020 Camille is joined by guest host Katie Sykes, law professor at Thompson Rivers University, while regular host Peter recovers from a brain hemorrhage—but don’t worry, he’ll be okay! Camille and Katie talk about Animal Justice’s false advertising complaint about a cruelty cover-up at King Cole Ducks factory …continue
Hosts Camille and Peter sit down for a fascinating interview with professor Kendra Coulter of Brock University. The wide-ranging discussion covers her important empirical research on animal law enforcement models, and her recent op ed on why our obsession with Tiger King says a lot about how disrespecting animals led …continue
April 17, 2020 Hosts Camille and Peter sit down for a fascinating interview with professor Kendra Coulter of Brock University. The wide-ranging discussion covers her important empirical research on animal law enforcement models, and her recent op ed on why our obsession with Tiger King says a lot about how …continue
April 3, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic originated from human use of wild animals, and it will have an immediate and lasting impact on many more species of animals. Hosts Peter & Camille go over some of the recent animal law developments in Canada and abroad, including a cow slaughter plant …continue
