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Canadian animal law, simplified. Hosts Peter Sankoff and Camille Labchuk discuss current issues in animal law, and the future of legal animal protection. Paw & Order is Canada's only animal law podcast.

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    • Dec 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 153 EPISODES


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    #91: Holiday Spectacular & Paw & Order Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 67:42


    Episode 91 of the Paw & Order episode doubles as our annual holiday special, as well as the bittersweet wrap up of the Paw & Order podcast, after four incredible years. In this episode, hosts Camille, Peter, and Jessica take part in their super fun annual 12 holiday “gifts” giveaway to deserving recipients, & reflect on their time hosting the podcast, including some of their favourite moments.

    #90: Court of Appeal Says Animals Are Sentient & Deserve Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 82:57


    In Episode 90 of the Paw & Order podcast, hosts Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff discuss the groundbreaking Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Chen, in which Animal Justice was an intervenor. The appeal involves the appropriate approach to sentencing in criminal animal cruelty cases. The Court held that because animals are sentient beings that experience pain and suffering, crimes against them are crimes of violence and should be treated differently from property offences. In this episode, Camille and Peter also announce that the Paw & Order podcast is wrapping up at the end of 2021, after four wonderful years. The hosts give a heartfelt thanks to the incredible listeners, and everyone who came together to make the show possible, and reflect on some of the show's big accomplishments.

    #89: Reporting for the Animals With Jane Dalton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 56:51


    In episode 89 of the Paw & Order podcast, Jessica Scott-Reid interviews Jane Dalton, a UK journalist who writes about animal issues at the Independent. Jessica and Jane discuss how Jane was able work with a major publication and report on animal welfare, giving animals a much-needed voice in the media.

    #88: Seeking Legal Personhood for Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 49:44


    November 2, 2021 In episode 88 of Paw & Order, hosts Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid dive into the concept of legal personhood for animals. Animals are primarily viewed as property under the law, but courts around the world are slowly starting to realize that animals can be legal persons. Recently animals were recognized as legal... Read more »

    #87: The Good News Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 48:03


    October 19, 2021 In Episode 87 of the Paw & Order podcast, hosts Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid dive into (mostly) good news stories for animals that are making major headlines in Canada right now. The stories include an articles about the treatment of farmed animals at Norfolk County Fair (Camille and Jessica think it... Read more »

    #86: LIVE from the 2021 Canadian Animal Law Conference!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 57:13


    This episode of the Paw & Order podcast is brought to you LIVE from the 2021 Canadian Animal Law Conference, which was held virtually from October 1-3, 2021! Just like last year's conference, hosts Camille Labchuk, Peter Sankoff, and Jessica Scott-Reid took this special opportunity to come together to host an exciting show.

    #85: Sentencing Violent Crimes Against Animals With Chris Rudnicki

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 64:37


    Episode 85 of the Paw & Order podcast features an interview with lawyer Chris Rudnicki. Chris is representing Animal Justice in an important case about appropriate sentencing principles that apply in animal cruelty cases. The case is R v Chen, involving a man who pleaded guilty to violently beat his dog, in which Animal Justice is an intervenor at the Alberta Court of Appeal.

    #84: Challenging Use of Fast-Growing Chicken Breeds With Edie Bowles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 70:47


    Episode 84 of the Paw & Order podcast features an interview with Edie Bowles, a solicitor and the co-founder of Advocates for Animals, the UK's first-ever law firm dedicated to animal protection. Edie is currently representing the non-profit organization The Humane League in a groundbreaking case challenging the use of fast-growing chicken breeds in UK farms. The group has filed a judicial review over the government's failure to prevent the use of commercial chicken breeds that are designed to grow unnaturally large and unnaturally fast. These fast-growing chickens experience a multitude of health problems, and their use may be unlawful under the UK's animal protection legislation. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for how chickens are raised for meat in the UK.

    #83: Who Gets the Dog? Pet Custody Case Makes Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 72:23


    Episode 83 of the Paw & Order podcast features ALL three hosts: Camille Labchuk, Peter Sankoff, and Jessica Scott-Reid—who are back from their summer break! The show deep dives into an interesting dog custody case, Duboff v. Simpson, including some important comments made by the judge that could help influence future pet custody cases. The case involves two Toronto lawyers who fought for custody over a boxer named Layla. Under the law, pets are seen as merely property—making pet custody cases complex and often unpredictable.

    #82: Animal Welfare & International Trade Law With Katie Sykes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 91:13


    In Episode 82 of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk interviews Thompson Rivers University Associate Professor of Law Katie Sykes about her new book, Animal Welfare and International Trade Law: The Impact of the WTO Seal Case. Katie discusses the history of the World Trade Organization and its trade agreements in relation to animal welfare, and gives an in-depth analysis of the EU ban on the sale of seal products, and why this ban was an important shift demonstrating that animal welfare issues have their place in trade exemptions that address public morals and changing, progressive attitudes.

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    #81: Deceptive “Meatsplaining” With Dr. Jason Hannan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 49:19


    Episode 81 of the Paw & Order podcast is hosted by Jessica Scott-Reid and guest co-host Kaitlyn Mitchell, a staff lawyer at Animal Justice. In this episode, Jessica and Kaitlyn interview Dr. Jason Hannan, a professor at the University of Winnipeg, and the co-chair of Winnipeg VegFest. They discuss Dr. Hannan's recently published book, Meatsplaining, The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial, exploring strategies used by the animal agriculture industry to avoid public scrutiny for its harm to animals, our health, and the environment.

    #80: Exposing the Legal Wildlife Trade With Casey Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 80:08


    June 1, 2021 In Episode 80 of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk interviews Casey Bond, the communications manager at the animal advocacy research non-profit Faunalytics, to discuss their groundbreaking new report analyzing the legal wildlife trade in the United States. This report reveals shocking discoveries, including up to $2 billion worth of ivory being... Read more »

    #79: Replacing Animal Use in Science With Dr. Charu Chandrasekera

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 57:55


    In Episode 79 of the Paw & Order podcast, co-hosts Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid speak with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera. Dr. Chandrasekera is the founder of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) at Windsor University, an internationally recognized research centre working to develop alternatives to animal testing. The interview explores why traditional animal testing is an outdated form of research that often produces poor results, why modern alternatives to animal testing focusing on human biology are more efficient, the exciting work that CCAAM is doing to develop these alternatives, and why it's time for Canada to do more to support alternatives to animal testing and to develop these lifesaving technologies.

    #78: Big Animal News Stories You Need to Know About

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 71:49


    In Episode 78 of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff go deep into top stories that are affecting animals right now from both Canada and across the globe. This include an exciting new announcement from the Canadian government that it will be moving away from toxicity tests on animals in an overhaul of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Laurentian University killing about 200 innocent animals amid lab closures, two cases of a rare swine flu found in people in Manitoba, New Zealand ending the live export of animals by sea over animal welfare concerns, a Nova Scotia breeder acquitted of animal cruelty charges, Alberta ending funding for a group working to help businesses develop in the plant-based protein sector, the CFIA announcing new import rules for dogs, and the B.C. government continuing to kill wolves to “protect” caribou—when wolves aren’t even responsible for decline in caribou populations.

    #77: Exposing Egg Industry Mass Killings With Brittany Semeniuk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 48:21


    Episode 77 of the Paw & Order podcast is co-hosted by Jessica Scott-Reid along with a special guest co-host, Kaitlyn Mitchell, who's a staff lawyer at Animal Justice. Jessica and Kaitlyn dive into pressing news involving animals, including an animal advocate being acquitted of a criminal charge after exposing horrific conditions at an Ontario fur farm, an activist with Direct Action Everywhere in the U.S. being charged under Iowa’s new ag gag law, Kaitlyn’s interview in the Winnipeg Free Press regarding ag gag bills in Manitoba, and Animal Justice filing a cruelty complaint after 6 hens were found alive on top of a pile of thousands of dead flock mates who were dumped in a Manitoba landfill.

    #76: Vaccines, Animal Testing, & Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 53:21


    In Episode 76 of the Paw & Order podcast, co-hosts Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid deep dive into the ethics of getting vaccines that have been tested on animals—which is an especially hot (and rightfully sensitive) topic as we grapple with the global pandemic. They discuss why animal testing is outdated and less effective than modern alternative methods, why research animals are often unprotected by cruelty laws and deserve protection, what types of animal tests leading research companies have been doing to develop COVID-19 vaccines, what animal-derived ingredients go into these vaccines, what’s really going on with a ‘plant-based’ vaccine being developed in Canada, and why animal advocates should still consider getting vaccinated although animal testing is a requirement, so they can stay in good health, help end the global pandemic, and keep on fighting to make change for animals.

    #75: Dog Abuse Cases Making Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 83:57


    In episode 75 of the Paw & Order podcast, co-hosts Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff give an analysis of three Canadian dog abuse cases that are making headlines right now. This includes a case from Newfoundland involving man who was acquitted of cruelty charges because the court ruled he didn’t “wilfully” starve his beagles into emaciation, a puppy mill breeder acquitted of cruelty charges in Nova Scotia, and a dog abuse case being appealed in Alberta to determine appropriate sentencing. Animal Justice will seek leave to intervene in this important case to highlight what principles of sentencing actually matter to animals.

    #74: Tackling Factory Farms in Prisons, With Calvin Neufeld & Dr. Amy Fitzgerald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 69:02


    Episode 74 of the Paw & Order podcast features an in-depth interview with Calvin Neufeld, the founder of Evolve Our Prison Farms, and Dr. Amy Fitzgerald, a criminologist, expert in using prison labour in animal agriculture, and an associate professor with the department of sociology, anthropology, and criminology at the university of Windsor. In the interview, Calvin and Dr. Amy discuss their work to put a stop to goat milk factory farm, which is planned to open at a federal prison in Kingston, Ontario.

    #73: Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere on Animal Law Underenforcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 71:47


    February 19, 2021 In this episode of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff catch up on what’s new, including Peter planning to attend an Animal Justice virtual event at Osgoode Hall, his new podcast with his daughter Penny, called Translating Criminal Law: Rated G airing its fourth episode, and a new... Read more »

    #72: Vegan Food & Rescued Dogs With Pro CFL Player John Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 60:23


    Episode 72 of the Paw & Order podcast features an exciting and energetic interview with vegan CFL player John Rush, who plays with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Because of the pandemic, the Blue Bombers haven’t been able to play this year, but John hasn’t missed a beat. He’s been using his free time to launch an awesome vegan food blog: Rescue Dog Kitchen. John discusses what it’s like being a vegan pro athlete, his journey to the movement, and how he uses the blog and his social media, which prominently features his huge rescued dogs Bone and Bailey, to advocate for animals and plant-based eating.

    #71: Adventures of a Farm Animal Protection Lawyer With Peter Brandt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 77:31


    January 22, 2021 It’s the three-year anniversary of the Paw & Order podcast! Thanks so much to our listeners for tuning in and for supporting the show. You’re the reason we can continue to spread the message of animal law to the masses, and inspire much-needed change for animals. In Episode 71, Camille Labchuk interviews... Read more »

    #70: Kimberly Carroll Introduces the Animal Justice Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 76:42


    In Episode 70 of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid speak with Kimberly Carroll, Animal Justice's Communications Strategist and on the Board of Directors. Kimberly announces an exciting new initiative: The Animal Justice Academy! The Animal Justice Academy is a six-week advocacy bootcamp featuring over 80 presenters who are leaders in the animal rights movement. Together, they guide participants how to create real change for animals through political engagement, media, public protest and outreach, veganism, creative mediums, business, and using your own unique communities and social circles.

    #69: Holiday SPECTACULAR!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 93:01


    Welcome to the Paw & Order holiday spectacular—featuring all three hosts, Camille Labchuk, Peter Sankoff, and Jessica Scott-Reid! In this special holiday episode, the hosts give out 12 “gifts” to worthy people, groups and animals. This is one of our funnest and most energetic episodes yet!

    #68: Jane Goodall Act Will Outlaw Captivity of Great Apes & Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 107:44


    In Episode 68 of the Paw & Order podcast, co-hosts Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff discuss an exciting new Senate bill called the Jane Goodall Act, that would outlaw the captivity of great apes and elephants, shut down the ivory trade, and give some animals legal representation in court. This groundbreaking legislation was recently introduced by the legendary Senator Murray Sinclair, who has proven to be both a hero for humans and animals alike.

    #67: Lesley Fox on Minks, COVID-19, & the End of Fur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 81:53


    Episode 67 of Paw & Order features an in-depth interview with Lesley Fox, executive director of The Fur-Bearers, who is one of Canada's most knowledgeable and dedicated anti-fur voices. Lesley and Camille discuss troubling COVID-19 mutations found in mink farms, companies dropping fur, cities banning fur sales, and why the writing is on the wall for the abusive fur industry.

    #66: Dr. Pamela Fergusson on Deceitful Dairy Propaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 101:34


    Camille interviews plant-based dietician Dr. Pamela Fergusson to discuss Big Dairy propaganda, a new TVO partnership with Dairy Farmers of Ontario, and overall government support for this unhealthy, unsustainable, inhumane, and increasingly irrelevant industry.

    #65: Debunking “Kiss the Ground” with Nicholas Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 66:55


    Jessica speaks with environmental researcher Nicholas to discuss the documentary, “Kiss the Ground” to debunk regenerative agriculture and “holistic” cow grazing as a viable solution to climate change. We need to move away from animal farming all together to combat the climate crisis!

    #64: Matthew Liebman on How Justice the Horse Sued His Former Owner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 73:11


    This episode of the Paw & Order podcast kicks off with a recap of the online Canadian Animal Law Conference, which was a smashing success! A reminder that all conference sessions can be accessed at a reduced price, giving you full access to the recorded sessions for 60 days. Peter and Camille also catch up... Read more »

    #63: LIVE From the Online Canadian Law Conference!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 60:50


    This episode of the Paw & Order podcast is brought to you LIVE from the online Canadian Animal Law Conference! For the first time ever, hosts Camille Labchuk, Peter Sankoff, and Jessica Scott-Reid come together to host an exciting show.

    #62: Animal Cruelty Cover-Up Laws Continue to Spread

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 56:48


    Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid give an update on ag gag laws in Canada, including police handing out tickets to protesters outside of Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse, Ontario releasing info on draft regulations for ag gag Bill 156, a new provision under the bill going into effect that now prohibits advocates from stopping transport trucks, and Manitoba launching public consultations for its own troubling ag gag legislation.

    #61: Animals as Victims of Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 68:00


    Peter and Camille discuss legal efforts aimed at having animals considered to be victims of crimes, with the ability to provide a victim impact statement in court. The hosts debate whether this move is merely symbolic, or whether it advances protections for animals in a meaningful way.

    #61: Animals as Victims of Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 68:00


    Peter and Camille discuss legal efforts aimed at having animals considered to be victims of crimes, with the ability to provide a victim impact statement in court. The hosts debate whether this move is merely symbolic, or whether it advances protections for animals in a meaningful way.

    #60: Meat Industry Backlash

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 62:44


    Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid dive into the aftermath of Regan Russell’s death, and the reaction from farmers and truckers.

    #60: Meat Industry Backlash

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 62:44


    Camille Labchuk and Jessica Scott-Reid dive into the aftermath of Regan Russell’s death, and the reaction from farmers and truckers.

    #59: No Criminal Charges for Trucker Who Killed Regan Russell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 81:34


    Hosts Peter & Camille are back at it after a short summer vacation! There's a lot of animal news in the headlines, so this episode breaks it down. We discuss: Canadian Animal Law Conference tickets are now available, why no criminal charges were laid against the driver who ran down and killed activist Regan Russell outside Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse (and why police and prosecutors have a long history of giving the meat industry a free ride, while targeting animal advocates), a class action suit against the Cargill slaughterhouse in Alberta, for letting COVID-19 run wild amongst workers, animal Outlook's lawsuit in the wake of a fish farm investigation, new Zealand courts throwing out secretly-recorded video evidence of animal cruelty on a dairy farm, a California court ruling that the state's foie gras ban is constitutionally-compliant, two guilty pleas in last year's Alberta turkey farm occupation, and Spain and the Netherlands killing off a million minks following COVID-19 infections.

    #59: No Criminal Charges for Trucker Who Killed Regan Russell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 81:34


    Hosts Peter & Camille are back at it after a short summer vacation! There's a lot of animal news in the headlines, so this episode breaks it down. We discuss: Canadian Animal Law Conference tickets are now available, why no criminal charges were laid against the driver who ran down and killed activist Regan Russell outside Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse (and why police and prosecutors have a long history of giving the meat industry a free ride, while targeting animal advocates), a class action suit against the Cargill slaughterhouse in Alberta, for letting COVID-19 run wild amongst workers, animal Outlook's lawsuit in the wake of a fish farm investigation, new Zealand courts throwing out secretly-recorded video evidence of animal cruelty on a dairy farm, a California court ruling that the state's foie gras ban is constitutionally-compliant, two guilty pleas in last year's Alberta turkey farm occupation, and Spain and the Netherlands killing off a million minks following COVID-19 infections.

    #58: Dr. Marc Bekoff Talks Animal Sentience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 96:36


    This episode is dedicated to animal advocate Regan Russell, who was tragically run over and killed by a transport truck bringing pigs to be killed the at Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Regan regularly attended vigils outside the slaughterhouse with the Animal Save Movement, and was protesting Ontario's ag gag laws the day she was killed. In the main segment, Camille speaks with renowned biologist and animal behaviour expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about animal sentience, who rips apart claims that animals can't think or feel, recently from farm lobby group the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

    #58: Dr. Marc Bekoff Talks Animal Sentience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 96:36


    This episode is dedicated to animal advocate Regan Russell, who was tragically run over and killed by a transport truck bringing pigs to be killed the at Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Regan regularly attended vigils outside the slaughterhouse with the Animal Save Movement, and was protesting Ontario's ag gag laws the day she was killed. In the main segment, Camille speaks with renowned biologist and animal behaviour expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about animal sentience, who rips apart claims that animals can't think or feel, recently from farm lobby group the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

    #57: Animal Rights Journalism with Writer Jessica Scott-Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 71:17


    Camille is joined by special guest host Jessica Scott-Reid, Canada's most prolific journalist covering animal protection issues. Jessica speaks about her work writing about animal rights and issues, how she got onto the animal beat, the importance of getting stories about animals into mainstream media publications, and how you, too, can contribute to the public conversation by writing letters to the editor.

    #57: Animal Rights Journalism with Writer Jessica Scott-Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 71:17


    Camille is joined by special guest host Jessica Scott-Reid, Canada's most prolific journalist covering animal protection issues. Jessica speaks about her work writing about animal rights and issues, how she got onto the animal beat, the importance of getting stories about animals into mainstream media publications, and how you, too, can contribute to the public conversation by writing letters to the editor.

    #56: 14 Years of Animal Law – a Conversation with Siobhan O’Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 72:35


    In this episode, we welcome Peter Sankoff back to the co-host chair after some time off. Peter also brings listeners as a special interview with Australia-based Siobhan O'Sullivan, host of the Knowing Animals podcast. Peter and Siobhan discuss how animal law and animal studies have grown in the last decade and a half, and the iRoar Podcast Network.

    #56: 14 Years of Animal Law – a Conversation with Siobhan O’Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 72:35


    In this episode, we welcome Peter Sankoff back to the co-host chair after some time off. Peter also brings listeners as a special interview with Australia-based Siobhan O'Sullivan, host of the Knowing Animals podcast. Peter and Siobhan discuss how animal law and animal studies have grown in the last decade and a half, and the iRoar Podcast Network.

    #55: Canada Shouldn’t Bail Out Slaughterhouses & Factory Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 49:27


    Camille Labchuk and guest co-host Kaitlyn Mitchell delve deeply into Animal Justice's request that governments deny bailout funding to factory farms and slaughterhouses, and instead fund a transition to a more resilient, plant-based agriculture system that's also more pandemic-proof. Business-as-usual isn't good for animals, workers, public health, the environment, or our food supply chain. It's time for a re-think.

    #55: Canada Shouldn’t Bail Out Slaughterhouses & Factory Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 49:27


    Camille Labchuk and guest co-host Kaitlyn Mitchell delve deeply into Animal Justice's request that governments deny bailout funding to factory farms and slaughterhouses, and instead fund a transition to a more resilient, plant-based agriculture system that's also more pandemic-proof. Business-as-usual isn't good for animals, workers, public health, the environment, or our food supply chain. It's time for a re-think.

    #54: COVID-19 Shuts Down Slaughterhouses, Sickens Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 79:18


    Camille and Katie Sykes dive into the massive COVID-19 outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Canada and south of the border. Animals aren't the only victims of slaughterhouses—the meat industry also treats workers abysmally. Slaughterhouses are already one of the most dangerous workplaces imaginable, and now they have become coronavirus hotspots due to the meat industry's failure to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Slaughterhouses are being forced to shut down, and there are now calls for a criminal workplace investigation after at least two Alberta slaughterhouse workers are dead. Meanwhile, the meat industry is already starting to "depopulate" animals because of its inability to pivot and adapt to new market conditions.

    #54: COVID-19 Shuts Down Slaughterhouses, Sickens Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 79:18


    Camille and Katie Sykes dive into the massive COVID-19 outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Canada and south of the border. Animals aren't the only victims of slaughterhouses—the meat industry also treats workers abysmally. Slaughterhouses are already one of the most dangerous workplaces imaginable, and now they have become coronavirus hotspots due to the meat industry's failure to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Slaughterhouses are being forced to shut down, and there are now calls for a criminal workplace investigation after at least two Alberta slaughterhouse workers are dead. Meanwhile, the meat industry is already starting to "depopulate" animals because of its inability to pivot and adapt to new market conditions.

    #53: Kendra Coulter On Tiger King, Covid, & Our Blatant Disrespect for Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 87:24


    Hosts Camille and Peter sit down for a fascinating interview with professor Kendra Coulter of Brock University. The wide-ranging discussion covers her important empirical research on animal law enforcement models, and her recent op ed on why our obsession with Tiger King says a lot about how disrespecting animals led to the coronavirus pandemic in the first place. Check out Kendra's study on Manitoba's law enforcement model, co-authored with Brittany Campbell.

    #53: Kendra Coulter On Tiger King, Covid, & Our Blatant Disrespect for Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 87:24


    Hosts Camille and Peter sit down for a fascinating interview with professor Kendra Coulter of Brock University. The wide-ranging discussion covers her important empirical research on animal law enforcement models, and her recent op ed on why our obsession with Tiger King says a lot about how disrespecting animals led to the coronavirus pandemic in the first place. Check out Kendra's study on Manitoba's law enforcement model, co-authored with Brittany Campbell.

    #52: How Will COVID-19 Affect Animals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 74:54


    The COVID-19 pandemic originated from human use of wild animals, and it will have an immediate and lasting impact on many more species of animals. Hosts Peter & Camille go over some of the recent animal law developments in Canada and abroad, including a cow slaughter plant shut-down after a worker tested positive for the virus, a Macleans story on the live horse meat export industry, and a new BC animal cruelty case.

    #52: How Will COVID-19 Affect Animals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 74:54


    The COVID-19 pandemic originated from human use of wild animals, and it will have an immediate and lasting impact on many more species of animals. Hosts Peter & Camille go over some of the recent animal law developments in Canada and abroad, including a cow slaughter plant shut-down after a worker tested positive for the virus, a Macleans story on the live horse meat export industry, and a new BC animal cruelty case.

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