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35: “We can’t understand humans without recognising that we are animals” – Diana Fleischman – Sentientist Conversations
Dr Diana Fleischman is an evolutionary psychologist & an author. Until recently she was a senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. Her field of research includes the study of disgust, human sexuality, hormones & behaviour. She is involved in the effective altruism & animal welfare movements & identifies as …continue
Should the animal rights movement really support “Clean Meat?”
Cultured, clean, cell-based, lab-grown, whatever you’d like to call it — the production of “real meat” without the “real animal” on the surface seems to be a promising technology offering abundant food on a global level, repair of the environment, and oh yes, reduction of animal suffering. The largest meat …continue
#74: Tackling Factory Farms in Prisons, With Calvin Neufeld & Dr. Amy Fitzgerald
March 5, 2021 Episode 74 of the Paw & Order podcast features an in-depth interview with Calvin Neufeld, the founder of Evolve Our Prison Farms, and Dr. Amy Fitzgerald, a criminologist, expert in using prison labour in animal agriculture, and an associate professor with the department of sociology, anthropology, and …continue
30 – El caso de la orca Lolita, con Gabriel Ochoa
La orca Lolita fue capturada y secuestrada de su familia en 1970 frente a la costa delestado de Washington. Lleva medio siglo encerrada en uno de los tanques de cetáceosmás pequeños del mundo. El Miami Seaquarium es ahora propiedad de la españolaParques Reunidos.Lolita solo puede flotar, no puede nadar ni …continue
Animal Matters 022 – Biscuit tins, and what they have to do with greyhounds
A change to Parliament’s standing orders could make it a lot easier for backbench MPs to get their Bills debated in the house. Will Appelbe discusses what this means and how it could benefit animals, specifically Greyhounds. A live export crisis in the Mediterranean reignites some concerns of the trade, …continue
34: “Maybe the point of being is to be loving” – Comedian Myq Kaplan – Sentientist Conversations
Myq is a stand-up comedian (http://myqkaplan.com/ and https://twitter.com/myqkaplan). He has performed on the Tonight Show, Conan, the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, the Late Late Show with James Corden, in his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special, and in his own one-hour special on Netflix …continue
