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
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
