We talk with Sheryl Pierre, Ph. D., about the various forms of Animal Assisted Intervention and therapy animals. Is the trend being taken too far? And what about the welfare of the animals themselves? Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio player. The Other Animals, hosted by Laurent Levy, …continue
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak once again with Justin Marceau, author of the new book Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment. We discuss what types of cruelty he believes are appropriate for prosecution, why the prosecution system around institutionalized abuse towards animals is so …continue
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak once again with Justin Marceau, author of the controversial new book Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment. We discuss why he believes there has been an overemphasis on criminal prosecution of animal abuse as a strategy for systemic change …continue
July 23, 2019 In Episode 37 of Paw & Order, Camille and Peter catch up on the six horse deaths in Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races (get ready for a lengthy discussion of whether rodeo events are illegal), a great column on why the Stampede needs to ditch animal events, golf …continue
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Nicholas Holm. Nicholas is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the Massey University. We discuss his journal article ‘Consider the Squirrel: Freaks, Vermin, and Value in the Ruin(s)’ of Nature’ which appeared in Cultural Critique in 2012. This episode of Knowing Animals …continue
We hear from Sue McKinnon & Peter Roberts, both of the Kinglake Friends of the Forest community group which is going head-to-head with the government-owned logging company VicForests, to save the little-known greater glider from extinction.Sue & Peter explain how, despite the greater glider’s threatened status, VicForests continues to clearfell …continue
-Jasmin has some interesting experiences on an Amtrak train while trying to write her new book, including one lovely gesture from a fellow passenger. -Jasmin talks to Ryan Patey of T.O.F.U Magazine about publishing a DIY magazine, how his travels influence his views of animal issues, and why looking back …continue
