In this first episode, I am talking animal law with Peter Stevenson, Chief Policy Advisor at Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Peter is a qualified lawyer who has worked for nearly three decades in animal welfare. During this time, he played a leading role in winning the EU bans on …continue
On this episode of Knowing Animals, we speak to Dr Vasile Stanescu. Vasile is an associate professor of Communication Studies at Mercer University in the United States. Lots of listeners will know him for his work in critical animal studies: he co-edits the Critical Animal Studies book series published by …continue
Thomas Goodman joins the podcast this week for an engaging conversation about advancing the accessibility of plant-based foods and how we can all get involved in this crucial work. Founder of the non-profit Plant Dining Partnerships (PDP), Thomas discusses how […] Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio player. …continue
Andy Norman (https://andynorman.org/ & https://twitter.com/DrAndyNo), PhD is the author of “Mental Immunity”. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry & The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC & The Young Turks. He champions the emerging science of mental …continue
Topics covered in this episode include: How the law regulates animal welfare; Whether the suffering of animals can ever be considered ‘necessary’; The Australian Animal Welfare Standards; Model Codes of Practice or Codes of Cruelty?; Evaluating animal agricultural standards and guidelines; The Co-optation of PETA’s ‘Naming and Shaming’ Campaign Against …continue
Nueve novillos fueron torturados y matados durante el rodaje deBlancanieves, deldirector Pablo Berger. Gracias a las personas que obtuvieron las imágenes para poderprobar este delito y tras un largo proceso en el que tanto el juzgado como laComunidad de Madrid archivaron el caso en repetidas ocasiones, la abogada AranchaSanz consiguió …continue
