In this episode, we discuss the challenges facing captive elephants and mahouts working in tourism within the small country of Nepal. Our guest today is co-host Dr. Michelle Szydlowski, who has spent the last decade focused on pachyderms, ecotourism, and conservation. Please subscribe to get notified about our next …continue
In this episode, we discuss the challenges facing captive elephants and mahouts working in tourism within the small country of Nepal. Our guest today is co-host Dr. Michelle Szydlowski, who has spent the last decade focused on pachyderms, ecotourism, and conservation. Please subscribe to get notified about our next …continue
Merry Christmas from Charlie the rat! In this second of a two-part episode, Mariah Madigan from Frankie’s World, a rat rescue and sanctuary in Canada, tells us how they celebrate Christmas with the rats! In the first part episode (EP18) Mariah explained what makes these often misunderstood animals so special …continue
Merry Christmas from Charlie the rat! In this second of a two-part episode, Mariah Madigan from Frankie’s World, a rat rescue and sanctuary in Canada, tells us how they celebrate Christmas with the rats! In the first part episode (EP18) Mariah explained what makes these often misunderstood animals so special …continue
In this first of a two-part episode, we are joined by Mariah Madigan from Frankie’s World, a rat rescue and sanctuary in Canada. In this episode you can learn all about what makes these often misunderstood animals so special and the special bonds that can be formed between rats and …continue
In this first of a two-part episode, we are joined by Mariah Madigan from Frankie’s World, a rat rescue and sanctuary in Canada. In this episode you can learn all about what makes these often misunderstood animals so special and the special bonds that can be formed between rats and …continue
In this episode, we discuss animal-themed tattoo narratives, which were the subject of co-host Kris Hill’s MA Dissertation (Anthrozoology, University of Exeter, 2018). The findings were subsequently written up and published as two papers in Anthrozoös (Hill 2020, 2021). In our discussion, we primarily focused on the first paper (Hill …continue
Opening image, A Malayan Sun Bear in a zoo at the Pata mall in Thailand, 2008, by Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media: https://stock.weanimalsmedia.org/asset/13888/ For this episode we were honoured to welcome Scottish poet Gordon Meade to talk about his collection of poems in ZooSpeak, inspired by the photography of Jo-Anne McArthur. …continue
