Podcast appearances and mentions of rob laidlaw

Are zoos ethical?  We'll help you find that answer for yourself in today's interview.  As imagined, it's not a simple yes or no. I'm joined by Rob Laidlaw, the founder of Zoocheck, a wildlife protection organization based in Canada.  He's an author of ten children's books, a chartered biologist, a speaker, and one of the most successful animal rights advocates of the century.  He's down to earth, humble and kind, and does not seem to be deterred by the roadblocks we often hit as we fight for animals.  He's a wealth of knowledge, and we're so thankful that he shared his thoughts and perspectives with us in this interview. In today's conversation, we address “are zoos ethical?” through the following topics: Types of Zoos How Have Zoos Changed Over Time? Design Tricks Used by Zoos Where Do Zoo Animals Come From? Negative Effects of Captivity on Animals How Can We Help Animals in Zoos? What about Conservation and Education? What Should We Do When We Visit a Zoo? Zoos of the Future SHOW NOTES (WITH VIDEO, AUDIO, & BLOG POST): https://ForAnimalsForEarth.com/show/78 CONTACT ROB & ZOOCHECK: https://www.zoocheck.com/  CONTACT BRANDY: hello@ForAnimalsForEarth.com

In this week's episode of "And Another Thing," Tony Clement takes the reins solo as he sits down with Canadian music icon, Rob Laidlaw. Renowned for his contributions to legendary bands like Honeymoon Suite and Platinum Blonde, Rob shares insights into the dynamic world of the music industry. The conversation delves into Rob's experiences playing alongside Kim Mitchell, his current ventures with tribute and nostalgia bands, and the intricate process of crafting a song. Tune in as they reminisce about the golden era of the eighties, exploring the profound impact of the MTV launch on bands like Platinum Blonde. Join Tony and Rob for a captivating journey through the highs and lows of a storied musical career on this episode of "And Another Thing."

In this episode of The Informed Animal Ally, animal advocate, award-winning writer, and Zoocheck founder Rob Laidlaw joins the Vancouver Humane Society to discuss the issues wild animals face in captivity and what can be done to help them.

Spiritual Warfare is something that not a lot of people really know about due to the lack of teaching/discussion around it. Some people might even be scared thinking about the topic, others might not even believe that it is a thing. Maybe you're scared, or just don't know about it very much. Or maybe you love this topic! Wherever you are in that spectrum this episode will help you biblically understand how to deal with the demonic and help you move closer to Jesus. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thingsyoudonthearinchurch/support

When we set out to help the music industry, we had a just an idea. That idea was nurtured, shared among a few other people that we knew were excited about it and over the past year that idea has grown into a movement. We are reinventing the game and rewriting the rules when it comes to the music industry and health and wellness. Los Cabos Artist, Dan Todd and his lovely wife, Natalie Belmont were two of those people that just got it. Today's show is all about the behind the scenes steps it takes to craft something bigger than you. We knew there was an issue out there in regards to how to navigate the lifestyle, and we wanted to hear it from the people that have lived it. Dan has a few decades of professional touring experience. Dan has had the humbling privilege to work with: FLUDD, Honeymoon Suite, Alannah Myles, Mike Reno (Loverboy), Alen Frew (Glass Tiger), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Kenny Maclean (Platinum Blonde), Gord Deppe (The Spoons), Rob Laidlaw, Bobby Cameron, Greg Godovitz (GODDO), Gino Scarpelli (GODDO), Jeff Jones (Red Ryder), Jim Gilmour (SAGA), Jimmy Crighton (SAGA), Ian Crighton (SAGA), Russ Dwarf (The Killer Dwarfs, Hardroad), Nick Walsh (Famous Underground, Slik Toxik), Dale Russell (The Guess Who), Platinum Blonde After this much life on the road, you start to pick up on some trends... Dan's wife, Natalie Belmont also joined in on the conversation as she accompanied Dan on many of the tours and has seen and lived the touring lifestyle as well. We thought it would be a great bit of insight to see how families do it and how things vary for the household when an artist kicks on on tour. Natalie is a Host on The Shopping Channel, and together with Dan is very committed to living well through food, exercise and fostering healthy relationships. This power couple was a blast to chat with as they were amidst home renovations and a fairly active season in the fall, which just goes to show that whatever comes up can be navigated with the right tools, some effort and the willingness and discipline to do so. Check out Dan on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dantoddfanpage/ and instagram at instagram.com/drummerdantodd And Natalie on Instagram @nataliebelmont_ Again, big thanks to all the artists and industry that weighted in and shared their insight. You've all helped to cultivate that little idea we had that's now grown into the Music Fit Method. About Music Fit Collective We'll keep it simple. We're empowering 10,000 musicians by 2022 to live well so they can keep on sharing their gift with the world. We are a network of musician-first health and wellness professionals, specializing in movement, nutrition and mindset for the very unique lifestyle demands of the creative. Based in the Foothills of the Great Canadian Rockies, we serve as a launch pad with international reach to help you connect with the professional services you need to bring your "Eh" game (see what we did there...) both on and off the stage. We offer in house musician wellness certification, education, services and we only partner with those that speak to the same vibe of personal and professional development and world-class service. Wanna learn more? Wanna help? Head to www.musicfitcollective.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themusicfitpodcast/message

TIGERS and LIONS in RURAL ONTARIO GUEST: Rob Laidlaw You can own a tiger in Ontario. You can even have a zoo. But more and more people are finding fewer and fewer places to set up the business. Maynooth is finding out that Exotic Animals: lions, tigers and lemurs are coming to town and there is nothing stopping them. What are the concerns and what can people do? This podcast tries to answer some of those questions. Rob Laidlaw, Executive Director at ZooCheck, a Canadian-based international wildlife protection charity in 1984 to promote and protect the interests and well-being of wild animals. Zoocheck works with a broad range of collaborating partners around the world. ZooCheck Hastings Highlands Council and Mayor's Contact Info --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roy-mitchell5/message

This week on NYK Politics, Kathryn Sussman and Zoocheck founder Rob Laidlaw give an overview of the most pressing animal welfare & environmental topics that Canadians should consider when casting their vote at the 2019 federal election.

This week on NYK Politics, Kathryn Sussman and Zoocheck founder Rob Laidlaw give an overview of the most pressing animal welfare & environmental topics that Canadians should consider when casting their vote at the 2019 federal election. They describe the links between climate change and conservation issues, as well as the biggest threats faced by […]

This month on NYK Politics, Kathryn Sussman and Zoocheck founder Rob Laidlaw discuss the multiple uses of animals in the academic curriculum. Dissection is still going strong among classroom activities despite decades of parents and kids opposing it and various studies proving its ineffectiveness in teaching; but also live animals are kept as pets in the classroom and school outings to nearby animal facilities and local zoos remain a favourite.

Listen as insider advocates Kathryn Sussman and Rob Laidlaw summarize the differences between sanctuaries, large commercially run zoos, and privately owned, small facilities often referred to as roadside zoos and their sometimes dubious links to the film industry. Kathryn and Rob discuss the hard-to-regulate status of various types of animal institutions with a number of current issues in the news, and they list ways that visitors can identify and avoid facilities that are not ethically sound.

Did you know? Bats are mammals and the only mammals that are capable of true flight. They comprise one fifth of all the mammal species in the world, are intelligent, have social lives, and contrary to public perception, are not blind and will not get caught in your hair! Bats can live up to 44 years, and scientists are studying the bat genome in order to learn how to expand the human life span. Listen as Zoocheck founder and director Rob Laidlaw, clarifies how bats are in fact harmless, beneficial to humans and to the environment, and are an animal we must protect. Learn how we should never chase, hit, or try to catch bats, and how they are in fact, very cute creatures that serve as helpers to humans and the world around us.

Listen as Kathryn Sussman and Zoocheck founder Rob Laidlaw outline mainstream hot topics regarding large mammal welfare in captivity. Starting with the low-down on Canada's recent adoption of Bill S-203 banning whale and dolphin captivity and what it really means for cetaceans, Kathryn and Rob then touch on the well-being of other wide-ranging animal species, getting into the specifics for elephants, and whether their needs can be properly met in zoos, especially in Canada.

In this episode founder and director of Zoocheck, Rob Laidlaw, outlines which animals comprise exotic versus domesticated species. Rob shocks us with the numbers involved in the massive exotic pet trade: globally, if you include fish, this effects hundreds of millions of animals. The consequences of this industry not only to the animals themselves from […]

Ever wonder if there are ways you can spruce up your doggie’s life experience? Ever think that that one walk a day may be boring your pooch as much as it feels like a chore to you? In this expert interview, listen as founder and director of Zoocheck, Rob Laidlaw, points out everything from how […]

In this episode, Rob Laidlaw of Zoocheck highlights how this magnificent species, fascinating to people the world over, is one of the most prized and, therefore, most in demand at zoos around the globe, as they are a star mega-fauna attraction. However, polar bears are in fact one of most ill-suited species to captivity according […]

In this podcast, listen as founder and director of Zoocheck, Rob Laidlaw, takes us through the complexities that are the patchwork of laws and regulations that comprise Canada’s insufficient and quite frankly, broken animal welfare protection system. This episode will have you charged to get involved and help strengthen Canada’s legislation so that all animals […]

In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Rob Laidlaw, founder and director of the Canadian animal protection charity Zoocheck. Listen as Rob describes the little known zoo approach of framing, which functions as a type of deception for the visitor, making animals appear like they are in more natural surroundings than they actually are. This practice […]

In this episode, Kathryn Sussman and Rob Laidlaw, leading animal rights advocate for over 30 years, outline current hot topics derived from the latest news related to cetaceans. Kathryn and Rob scrutinize the current status of Canadian Bill S-203 – Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – that will prohibit the taking of […]

Rob Laidlaw is the founder and Executive Director of the international wildlife protection charity Zoocheck. Throughout the past 40 years his work has involved hundreds of investigative initiatives, legislative campaigns, public awareness programs, animal rescues and numerous litigations, in Canada and elsewhere around the world. His current area of focus is the exotic pet trade and in making the animal protection movement in Canada more effective.He is also the award winning author of 10 children's books about wildlife and animal welfare issues. Check them out here News of the DayExcuse of the Day: Animals want to be in that situationThe Livegan Podcast Patreon Page The Livegan Podcast Facebook PageThe Livegan Podcast Instagram Page

It’s been a bad few weeks for zoo animals in North America. Harambe, a silverback gorilla in the Cincinnatti Zoo, was shot to death after a young child found his way into the large primate’s enclosure. Rebel, a gray wolf at a Wisconsin Zoo, was killed so he could be tested for rabies after a child was bitten on the fingers through a fence while in a restricted area. And at a small petting zoo set up for children in Ontario, animals were left without shelter or water on a sweltering summer day. As the harsh reality of life in a zoo has started settling upon the North American pop media psyche, familiar questions have started arising: do animals belong in zoos? Aren’t zoos helping conserve endangered species? How else will children learn about animals? We don’t have the answers to all of these questions – only more questions, really. But to help us ask them of ourselves, and to explain what we can do to improve the lives of animals in zoos, Defender Radio was joined by children’s book author and head of non-profit Zoocheck, Rob Laidlaw.

Jock Wilson talks to Rob Laidlaw, executive director and founder of ZooCheck Canada. Rob says while the Calgary Zoo has had a lot of highly publicized deaths in the past years, they are not so different from other zoos in Canada.

Once upon a time, Rob Laidlaw was a young man who wanted to protect animals. Today, Rob has become an animal advocacy powerhouse as the head of Zoocheck Canada, frequent speaker, and most recently, author of a series of best-selling and award-winning children’s books. Titles such as No Shelter Here and Saving Lives and Changing Hearts have won multiple awards, been translated into numerous languages and hit the shelves of schools and libraries from coast to coast. It has also catapulted Rob’s career in a direction he never expected. To celebrate the release of his latest book, 5 Elephants, Rob joined Defender Radio to talk about the path that led him to becoming a best-selling children’s book author, learning how to be an advocate and what young people – as well as their parents – can be doing to better the lives of animals around the world.

We’re going to be focusing on conservation this week, taking a look at two areas that are of regular interest and importance to us and our membership. First up in our interviews is Rob Laidlaw of Zoocheck Canada, who will take us through a discourse of the role zoos play in species conservation following a report on The Public Library of Science indicating that zoos just aren’t doing their part. Then we’ll be hearing from Heidi Perryman of the Give A Dam website who will be telling us how beavers she helped to protect in Martinez, California nearly a decade ago are now keeping an entire ecosystem thriving while the rest of the state suffers through drought conditions.

Whether it’s a cull, mistreatment of wildlife or environmentally unsafe decisions, we need to make our voices heard. But sometimes, it’s just as important to offer an alternative solution to address whatever potential problem exists. On this week’s Defender Radio, we spoke with Rob Laidlaw of Zoocheck, who works with municipalities, zoos and aquariums to benefit the welfare of wild animals in captivity; Brad Gates of Gates’ Wildlife Control, whose business is not only based on humane care for wildlife, but on the health and safety of his employees and homeowners; and APFA’s own Adrian Nelson, who has successfully been providing coexistence solutions for managing beavers for more than four years.

Rob Laidlaw of Zoocheck would like a ban on the trade in exotic animals.