On this episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Professor Alison Stone. Alison is Professor in the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. She’s authored nine academic books, and edited or co-edited three others, on assorted topics in feminist philosophy, continental philosophy, …continue
Episode 8 of Series 3: Equity and Social Justice in Animal Advocacy What does Environmental Justice have to do with the connection between humans and other animals? Today we’re talking to Akisha Townsend Eaton, chief of policy and environmental justice division at companion animals for reform and equity. We’re talking …continue
We speak with Chris and Samah from Aotearoa Liberation League (ALL), a decolonial animal justice project that aims to end systematic oppression of all animals. Chris and Samah talk about how they met and their kaupapa (read about this here https://www.all.org.nz/kaupapa), using social media to maximise impact and reach people who are …continue
Christopher “Soul” Eubanks is an unstoppable force, and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to the podcast this week to discuss his new nonprofit, APEX Advocacy. The organization is committed to increasing the number of activists from the global majority. Christopher describes the three central missions driving APEX Advocacy: the …continue
Ingrid is an animal activist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world’s largest animal rights organization. She is the author of several books, including “The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights”, “Animalkind” and the 30th anniversary new edition of “Freeing The Animals”. Ingrid …continue
Welcome to season 2 of The Animal That Changed You! Today, Jenny and Katya are kicking things off with a chat. A chat about you. More specifically, we're talking about how you, a fellow animal lover, can get more involved in the animal welfare space. How you can take action.In …continue
Today’s guests are philosophers Alice Crary and Lori Gruen, authors of the new book Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory. In it, they argue that the dominant approaches to animal ethics–whether utilitarian or rights-based– treat animals too much as abstractions and often fail to engage with the political, economic, and …continue
For this episode, our guest is Dr Lizzie Wright, who is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, where she is studying Neolithic cattle husbandry, and a research fellow in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, where …continue
