On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast I speak to Amanda Howell, a Staff Attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about a lawsuit that was recently brought in federal court in Missouri seeking to invalidate, as unconstitutional, a law that prohibits the producers of plant-based and cell-based products …continue
This is a special Christmas bonus episode of Knowing Animals. Happy Holidays! At this time of giving, the team at Knowing Animals brings you a special additional episode of the podcast. This episode features Naty Guerrero-Diaz from Big Sky Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Naty tells us about her transition from urban-based vegan …continue
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Eze Paez. Eze is a Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society at University of Minho, which is in Braga, Portugal. Eze is also a board member of the Centre for Animal Ethics at University Pompeu Fabra. We discuss …continue
This show features Olly Hornung’s talk ‘You Did What? Creative Tactics and Strategies to Boost Your Campaign’. This talk covers many examples from the book Beautiful Trouble: https://beautifultrouble.org/ Olly also discusses some of his own activism with Evolens: https://www.facebook.com/EvoLensMelb/ This talk was given at the 2017 Animal Activists Forum. You can listen to …continue
Jasmin and Mariann wrestle with a rather speciesist question from a friend about giving away a dog, and unnecessary movie remakes. Mariann talks to Esther Ouwehand from Party for the Animals about the origins of this groundbreaking political party, their compassion-based political policies, and how animal rights parties are expanding …continue
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Catia Faria. Catia is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Foundation for Science & Technology at the Centre for Ethics, Politics & Society, at the University of Minho in Portugal. We discuss Catia’s article ‘Disentangling Obligations of Assistance: a reply to Clare …continue
We’re joined by journalist Madison Griffiths who discusses animal rights as a social justice issue and connections with other issues such as feminism, mental health and media representation of marginalised groups. You can connect with Madison on social media @mgriffithz and you can also read her article ‘I don’t eat …continue
Mariann and Jasmin talk about the impact of fundraising on animal welfare, some holiday season reflections, and Mariann’s recent talk at Main Street Vegan Academy. Jasmin talks to Vegan Batgirl (aka Connie S.), an activist whose most notable stunt, the Vegan Batman Light, is a Bat Signal that has been …continue
