Description: Tomasz Herok recently spent over 5 months working undercover on British factory farms, as part of an investigation by Open Cages, the UK branch of Anima International.[Trigger warning: graphic descriptions of animals suffering on factory farms throughout the episode]In this episode we understand the complexities involved in being an …continue
Christine Ball-Blakely of the Animal Legal Defense Fund joins us to discuss the work of a coalition of organizations that has filed petitions for rulemaking regarding the unbelievable subsidization, with your tax money, of “biogas,” aka factory farm gas, which, as far as I am concerned, appears to be an …continue
“ I think very often people think that leather is not so bad because they think it’s just a byproduct of the meat industry. The fact is that leather is actually a co-product of the meat industry. The cattle industry could not be profitable without the leather industry, they’re tied together. …continue
Whether it is because of the appalling cruelty inevitable in animal farming, the protection of the environment, or concerns about our health, many people across the world sign up to follow a plant-based diet during January. Is it a steppling stone to a permanent shift in lifestyle, or a short-lived …continue
For our episode this week Claire interviews Diaa from Free Palestine Bendigo and Kate from Free Palestine Central Victoria. Topics covered: How they came to be involved in Free Palestine activismWho the organisations are and what they do. What some of the highlights of the Free Palestine activities for them so far have been.What some of …continue
Billboards. They’re everywhere, whether you like it or not, so why not use them to help animals? Jane Casteline & Shannon Johnstone join us this week to discuss their project, Picturing Pigs, and the challenges they had to overcome to get their message onto billboards in the home of factory …continue
In this episode of Conversations With Animals, Juliana is joined by Macarena Montes Franceschini who is an attorney with a Ph.D. in Law from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). She has been a visiting researcher at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg and a Rights …continue
Animal studies is a viable discipline at universities around the world, and more and more religious bodies are, haltingly perhaps, paying attention to humans’ responsibilities to other beings. Today’s guest, Lisa Kemmerer, PhD, is an authority in both fields. The Harvard alum and longtime professor in animal studies heads the …continue
