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The vegan sociologists Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole discuss how nonhuman animals are depicted in popular films and stories for children
This week on Always for Animal Rights, I am pleased to present my recent interview with the vegan sociologists Matthew Cole and Kate Stewart . Kate and Matthew are the authors of the 2014 book, Our Children and Other Animals: The Cultural Construction of Human-Animal Relations in Childhood ….This item …continue
The historic court case to free mother pigs, and zoonotic diseases with Dr. Michael Greger
We discuss SAFE and the New Zealand Animal Law Associations historic court case, to free mother pigs from farrowing crates. And New Zealand has all but eliminated COVID-19, while the world continues to come to grips with the pandemic. Dr. Michael Greger explains to us how zoonotic diseases like the …continue
Underwater Photography Legend: Brian Skerry
“…based on my personal experience and having worked with scientists and researchers most of my life, I would say that it’s not too late. There are some things that are probably gone. There are places where only pockets of biodiversity may remain in the time ahead, but that doesn’t mean …continue
We Have A Steak In It: Interventions to Reduce Beef Consumption
We chat with Dr Matthew Selinske, a postdoctoral research associate, in the ICON (Interdisciplinary Conservation) Science Research Group at RMIT University. We discuss some work that Matthew has published about what interventions are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing the consumption of cow flesh.You can find the article …continue
S1E7: Animal Warfare Law with Saskia Stucki
Claudia speaks to Saskia Stucki, who sees overlaps between International Humanitarian Law and Animal Welfare Law as providing fertile ground for legal conceptual development. Saskia Stucki believes ‘Animal Warfare Law’ offers a way forward for considering how animal welfare and animal rights could better complement one another. Date recorded: 6 …continue
Episode 543: Jim Richards of Milkadamia
-In the intro to the show, Jasmin and Mariann discuss the Black Lives Matter protests currently happening all over the country, how animal activism and veganism are connected to all social justice movements and activism, and Jasmin’s exciting new project with Encompass. We also continue our Supporting Vegan Businesses program …continue
Talking about animals in troubled times / Butterflies: The World’s Favorite Insect with guests Marc Bekoff, Ph. D. & Wendy Williams
How can we talk about animals at a time like this? Marc Bekoff ponders, how can we not? Plus Wendy Williams discusses her just-released homage to butterflies: “The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World’s Favorite Insect” The post Talking about …continue
