Animal Rights: the Debate

Animals often suffer in situations of domestic violence. Barrister Christina Warner talks about the campaign, which she initiated, to change the law, so that the courts can make orders that take into account the the interests of companion animals, preventing abusers from harming animals and deciding who looks after them. Further information can be found at https://www.rubyslaw.co.uk Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

Her journey started when she became plant-based in her early teens, and has taken her to work with some of the biggest brands. We talk to Nicole about the challenges and importance of promoting a better world in a practical way.

The demonstrations in the 1990s against the export of live animals were unprecedented. We talk to David Bowles, Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns for the RSPCA, about the efforts to end the trade, the lessons learnt, and how we seem to have lost 'middle England' in present - day campaigns. David Bowles has published Banning Live Animal Exports: Learning from A Century-Long Campaign, drawing on his deep knowledge of campaigning and international trade law as it affects animals. Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

Join us on a visit to a fantastical world in which magical figures assist in the fight against animal abuse. Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

Ruth Jones M.P. has been a long-standing campaigner for animals. We talk to her about the Government's Animal Welfare Strategy and the importance of political pressure.

Gail Eisnitz, a winner of the Albert Schweitzer Medal for outstanding achievement in animal welfare, talks to David and Martyn about her work in exposing the realities of the livestock industry in the USA. Read her book:  Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment inside the U.S. Meat Industry Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

Public opposition to animal cruelty seems to be taking off in China, which may be highly significant development. We also discuss the campaign to tighten up the legislation on fox hunting, the closure of a notorious pig farm, and the prominence of the intensive pig industry in Denmark's recent election. Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

Ridglan farm, a notorious dog breeding facility in the U.S.A., is finally set to close after years of high profile campaigning. Could this success be the beginning of the end for animal experimentation in America? We also discuss the advertising campaign against factory farming in London, based on the principle that by not mentioning the word vegan, we will create more vegans. And is the BBC failing in its legal obligations in the way it presents livestock farming? Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

What's Jack the Ripper got to do with animals? Everything it seems. Join us for a discussion on our 50th episode with Professor Andrew Knight, co-author of a fascinating and compelling theory about the occupation of one of Britain's most infamous murderers. For a comprehensive survey on animal issues, see Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare, edited by Andrew Knight, Clive Phillips, and Paula Sparks Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate