Is there really a link between childhood cruelty to animals and criminal behavior? Our guest Aysha Akhtar, author of “Our Symphony with Animals,” went behind prison walls and spoke with a serial killer to see for herself. The post The Link Between Animal and Human Abuse appeared first on WWDB-AM. …continue
Elephants, great apes, dolphins, and whales are incredibly complex, social, and intelligent creatures, but our legal system considers them to be “things,” meaning they have no more rights then a can of beans does. For too many years these animals have been taken from the wild, held captive, lived for …continue
Today’s episode of Always for Animal Rights features an interview with Gad Hakimi, lead designer of the International Vegan Flag. In our interview, we spoke about the story of the flag, the need for vegans to be activists, and the reasons why veganism has become much more popular in Israel …continue
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Laura Jean McKay. Laura Jean McKay is a writer and literary animal studies researcher. Laura is about to take up a position as Lecturer in Creative Writing at Massey University in New Zealand. We discuss Laura’s story ‘King’ which appeared in …continue
In this week’s show, we are joined by two researchers who investigate the psychology behind veganism. Maddie North is a Deakin University PhD candidate investigating the role of social norms in veganism and the individual’s willingness to reduce meat consumption. Dr Madeline Judge shares their research into the psychological and …continue
-Jasmin is obsessed with Oatley, we are thrilled to get a kind response from Heidi Schrek (What The Constitution Means to Me), Jasmin has a session with our sponsor BetterHelp, and we discuss the horrors of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. -Mariann talks to Dale Jamieson about his work …continue
