Do cows have agency? What does “agency” actually mean? And do technologies in dairy farms and sanctuaries limit or enhance cows’ agency? Koen Kramer, animal ethicists answers these questions after doing multispecies ethnographic research on various dairy farms and a sanctuary. What did he find out? And how did his …continue
In this candid conversation, Jasmin and Mariann explore how animal advocates maintain their focus during politically challenging times, reminding listeners that their commitment to changing the world for animals remains central even when everything else feels overwhelming. This episode explores: How animal rights activism provides perspective during politically tumultuous times …continue
In this episode of Rising Anxieties, we go on a whirlwind tour through the meat industry’s latest absurdities. From a meat industry writer’s hilariously misguided claim about “the first real science fiction movie” to the EPA’s disturbing rollback of slaughterhouse waste regulations (because nothing says “unleashing prosperity” like animal blood …continue
The Animal Turn podcast launches Season 8 with a dive into the intersections of media, racism, and speciesism. Tobias Linné, Ellen Gorsevski, and Natalie Khazaal join Claudia on the show to discuss how race and species intersect each other in animated film and the development of their Media Analysis of …continue
Lottie, Hayden and Nick explore what it would look like to have an ecologically sustainable world and how veganism fits in with that. The discussion draws on ideas from the books Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics by Drew Pendergrass and Troy …continue
What happens when a casual vegan dinner leads to one of the most significant open rescue cases in US animal rights history? This week, we’re joined by Adam Durand, who went from rule-following citizen to jailbird activist after exposing conditions at Wegmans Egg Farm back in 2004. Adam shares the …continue
In this week’s episode of The Hen Report, we welcome back our favorite constitutional law scholar and wingman Michael Dorf to dish about the viral saga of Peanut the Squirrel. What started as a heartbreaking story about a beloved social media star squirrel and his raccoon friend Fred—both killed by …continue
Julio, 2025: el Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia condena, en una sentenciahistórica, a la Xunta de Galicia y a la Confederación Hidrográfica del Miño-Sil por suinactividad ante la contaminación – causada por las macrogranjas – del embalse de AsConchas en Ourense, Galicia.El TSJG declara vulnerados los derechos fundamentales a …continue
