Did you know ducks can be carnivorous? Or that they put on wacky mating displays? Or that some shed their feathers and become almost flightless until they grow back? Australia has 17 species of native duck. Sadly, these species are in decline and their wetlands are also in danger. In …continue
In this video we discuss the other than human companions of various political leaders with a focus on the role of dogs specifically in the political spotlight. We also consider the more unorthodox residents of the White House, which historically includes large private collections of wild and exotic animals. Meet …continue
Author, animal activist, and founder of Australia’s NSW Hen Rescue Catherine Kelaher joins us today to provide insight into her rescue work, share her most harrowing rescue experience (and the subsequent court case!), and detail how she goes about the […] Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio player. …continue
Heather (https://twitter.com/zoophilosophy & https://www.heatherbrowning.net/) is a scientist, philosopher & a former zookeeper & welfare officer. She is now a researcher at the London School of Economics specialising in animal sentience, welfare, & ethics. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism …continue
In honor of Tax Day, we thought you might find it enlightening to know just what the government is getting for your hard-earned buck. From mudskippers and bears on treadmills to torturing beagle puppies, federally funded animal experimentation is a treadmill unto itself that is almost self-perpetuating. Justin Goodman from …continue
No es posible saber con exactitud cuántos animales fueron exterminados de la forma más cruel en el Parque Animal Torremolinos a lo largo de los años. Un cálculo aproximado ascendía a 2.865, pero se cree que fueron muchos más. El proceso conmocionó a la sociedad malagueña y fue cubierto por …continue
“I can drive my car off a cliff and just leave it where it lay, the most I’ll get is a littering fine, and if you throw your dog off the cliff the punishment is actually pretty similar. That’s because they’re the same type of thing to the law. So, …continue
