The Other Animals
The Other Animals – The Disneyfication of Animals: The Intriguing and Complex Effect Disney Has Had on Real World Animals
It’s hard to imagine a single Disney film that has not featured animals prominently, either as a “talking” lead or silent sidekick. What does all this “Disneyfication” mean for animals in the real world? And what about all of Disney’s conservation and education efforts? Author Rebecca Rose Stanton and Disney …continue
The Other Animals – The McImpact of the McPlant / Update on Happy the Elephant
What does it mean when the largest fast food corporation on the planet begins to adopt and roll out plant-based options? Paul Shapiro joins us to explore McDonald’s offering, along with a look at the world’s first cell-based economically viable chicken at an Israeli restaurant. Plus, Courtney Fern from the …continue
The Other Animals – Wild Leadership: What Animal Leadership Can Teach Us About Our Own Leadership
From the autocratic gorilla to the egalitarian bonobo to the democratic buffalo, the animal kingdom is resplendent with examples of governing and leadership styles from which we could learn much! Erna Walraven, author of “Wild Leadership: What Wild Animals Teach Us About Leadership” discusses these and more, while giving a …continue
The Other Animals – Goats! / Non-Animal Material Alternatives
Author Sue Weaver explores our curious relation with goats – what’s with those weird eyes anyway? Plus, Nicole Rawling of the Material Innovation Initiative discusses plans for the next-generation of sustainable materials for the fashion, automotive, and home goods industries, free from animal-based materials. The post The Other Animals – Goats! / Non-Animal …continue
Children and pet loss / Sharks and Covid-19 10/23/20
Katherine Crawford discusses whether, when it comes to pets and children, is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? Plus, Stephanie Brendl of Shark Allies takes us on a deep dive to reconsider this misunderstood “monster” and discusses the repercussions of sharks as …continue
The Other Animals – A Traitor to his Species – Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement
The roots of the animal rights movement in the US date back to the 1870’s and the so-called “Gilded Age” when a visionary named Henry Bergh founded the first ASPCA and battled everyone from teamsters to P. T. Barnum and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ernest Freeberg, author of “A Traitor to his …continue
