Animal Rights: the Debate

Adopting veganism is a transformative and fulfilling experience, but it is not always welcome, particularly in the workplace. The Vegan Inclusion Co works with employers to help them understand and accommodate the needs and rights of vegans, for whom a …continue

Extensive polling has shown that a considerable majority of the population want to see significant changes to the way our society treats animals. David and Martyn discuss the state of public opinion, and the extent to which the political parties …continue

The campaign for animal justice is world-wide, with legal action sometimes taken against those who break the law. In this episode we talk to  Carlos Contreras Lopez, a leading animal rights lawyer originally from Colombia and now practising in Spain …continue

Compassion for others is a principle close to the heart of religion, but how far – if at all – does it extend to other animals? In this episode, we speak to Barbara Gardner, a co-founder of the Animals Interfaith …continue

In this episode, Martyn and David discuss topical issues in the news which are distinct but also connected – the richness of animals’ lives, their cognitive abilities, and sentience; the benefits to neuroscience from studying animals’ brains, and the implication …continue

Richard Ryder has been dubbed the father of animal rights in this country, coining the term ‘speciesism’ to describe our irrational approach to non-human animals. He has published a dozen books, including, most famously, Victims of Science, described in Parliament …continue

Thousands of dogs, monkeys, and other animals are subjected to experiments which cause pain and suffering, all permitted under the law. What is the moral justification for treating sentient beings in this way? And will yet another debate in the …continue

As the oldest animal welfare society in the world, the RSPCA is synonymous with campaigning against cruelty to animals. Founded in 1824 by William Wilberforce and others who had brought about the end of the slave trade, the RSPCA soon …continue