Are you really responsible if Fifi devours Bowser? Are the police liable if they blow away Rocco? Kristina Bergsten, animal attorney and founder of The Animal Law Firm joins us for an inside look at the complex world of companion and equine animal law. — Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laurent-levy/support
Jo Anderson from Faunalytics joins us to explore the curious effectiveness of local and municipal legislation for animal advocacy. Even more important than at the state and federal levels? Plus veterinarian Dr. Tom Pickard reveals the staggering reality of why thousands of zoo, aquarium, and even companion animals cannot receive …continue
Author and New York Times columnist Emily Anthes returns for a fascinating look into animal “translation” — can eavesdropping with machine learning technology help us to communicate with the animals? Plus visionary Kathy Stevens shares her story in creating the one-of-its-kind Catskill Animal Sanctuary. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/laurent-levy/support
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking work “Free the Animals,” PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk offers her unique perspective in a wide ranging and compelling look at the long history of the Animal Rights movement – its triumphs, setbacks, and hope for the future. — Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laurent-levy/support
A tour-de-force composition, Grammy-winning musician Jimmy Webb describes his collaboration with Art Garfunkel, Amy Grant, The London Symphony, the Wimbledon King’s College Choir, and a host of other notable musicians. It’s a remarkable piece of music that tells the Christmas nativity story from the perspective of the various animals. The …continue
If there is any insect in the world we feel justified in squashing, it’d have to be flies and their kin, mosquitos. Author and ethologist Dr. Jonathan Balcombe argues that as occasionally annoying and repulsive as they are, they have a vital role to play in our very survival. In …continue
In this our 100th episode we launch an exciting collaboration with Sentient Media, a non-profit journalism organization which tackles the complex issue of transparency in media. How do we get past the comfortable expressions and euphemisms that dominate animal coverage in the media and frame some of our most outrageous …continue
When someone concerned with animal welfare enters the supermarket, do their choices really make a difference in the lives of the animals they’ll never see? We’re told they do, but just what is the impact and is it necessarily positive? F. Bailey Norwood, who literally co-authored the book on this …continue
