Sophie and Kerri discuss the polarization (or polarisation if you live in UK, Aussie…) within the animal protection movement and the need for clear communication and discussion for progress. They recap their interview with bioethicist Peter Sandøe from their last episode and introduce their next interview with animal welfare scientist, …continue
In this eye-opening episode, Mariann Sullivan speaks with three pioneering advocates who are successfully preventing octopus factory farming across the United States. Amanda Fox (Executive Director of Animal Rights Initiative), Allie Taylor (President of Voters for Animal Rights), and Brenna Anderst (Senior Policy Advisor at The Humane League) share how …continue
In this Hen Report, Jasmin recounts her adventures at a vegan-friendly baby shower (complete with vegan trivia!), while Mariann contemplates deep philosophical questions. From air-fried apples with caramel salt to the explosion of pistachio milk in mainstream grocery stores, the duo weaves serious animal rights discussions with their trademark humor …continue
In this episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann serves up a buffet of agricultural catastrophes that have the industry shaking in their boots. From parasitic invasions to explosive grain silos to the pork industry’s bizarre meltdown over a health report that barely mentions them, it’s a masterclass in how industrial animal …continue
Send us a textSpecial Episode: Psychology for Human Animal Intergroup relations. PHAIR 2025 Register! TranscriptGuests: Dr Matti Wilks is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She completed her PhD at the University of Queensland, Australia, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton and Yale …continue
In today’s show, Betty interviews Sonya Takau from Dingo Culture and Alix Livingstone from Defend the Wild all about the native Australian dingo. We learn about the character of the dingo, their role in Australian ecosystems and what makes them unique. We go on to discuss some of the significant …continue
In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan welcomes back Will Lowrey, legal counsel for Animal Partisan, alongside David Rosengard, managing attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Criminal Justice Program. They dive into an obscure but potentially game-changing legal tool: laws in certain states that allow private …continue
Sophie and Kerri interview bioethics professor, Peter Sandøe, about his long career in animal ethics and companion animal welfare at University of Copenhagen. Sandøe values cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary discussions when it comes to animals. In this interview, he explains the need for understanding diverse viewpoints and ethical pluralism for collaboration and progress …continue
