Episode 8 of Series 3: Equity and Social Justice in Animal Advocacy
What does Environmental Justice have to do with the connection between humans and other animals?
Today we’re talking to Akisha Townsend Eaton, chief of policy and environmental justice division at companion animals for reform and equity.
We’re talking about Disaster relief,
Critical services like Cooling centers in a heat wave, temporary housing, access to healthcare. We’re going to discuss how Covid has affected pet owners and community solutions! ;
How we can change things for the better through supporting local initiatives and educating ourselves around how to prepare for major disasters as well as everyday issues like air pollution and asthma.
Guest: Akisha brings over a decade of animal law and policy experience to her current role as Chief of Policy, Environmental Justice Division at CARE. Prior to joining CARE, she worked as a managing attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund and as legislative attorney and policy advisor at various other national and international animal protection organizations. Akisha is an AmeriCorps alumni and is currently an active contributor to the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) as well as the legal redress, environmental justice, and economic development committees of her local NAACP chapter, which recently awarded her the Prince and Cora Mack Humanitarian Award.
Akisha’s Book Recommendation- The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee Care Redi Training https://www.bringfido.com/
https://careawo.org/leadership/ akisha@careawo.org
Host: Marika completed her MA in Anthrozoology at the University of Exeter, UK in 2016 and upon moving back to the Seattle area of Washington state she joined the board of Homeward Pet Adoption Center. She also holds a University degree in Zoology (UW) and a CPDT-KA from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.
Now, host of The Deal with Animals, she enjoys chatting with people who know a lot more than she does about the various research disciplines of Anthrozoology as well as authors, nonprofits, professionals, and enthusiasts!
Credits: The Deal With Animals is hosted and edited by Marika. Music was composed by Kai Strandskov
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Humans interact with animals every day of our lives. Even those without pets interact with animals in various ways: diet, wildlife, the clothes they wear. Even most medicines use animals in testing or in the medicine itself. This is a podcast about Anthrozoology: the study of interaction between humans and non-human animals.
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