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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 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.

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.

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.

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 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 […]

Did you know that Canada has several populations of wild free-roaming horses? Listen as Julie Woodyer, Campaigns Director, Zoocheck, and one of the most competent animal advocates working in Canada today, tells us all about Canada’s wild populations, their history and their cultural significance. Learn in detail about the current plight of Alberta’s wild horses, […]

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 […]

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

Hosts Peter Sankoff and Camille Labchuk give you all the details on a groundbreaking new pet custody case from the Newfoundland & Labrador Court of Appeal. In Baker v Harmina, a young former couple fought over who would get custody of Mya, a Bernese mountain dog-poodle mix. Mr. Baker was awarded full custody, based on the conception that the only thing that matters is who bought Mya. But a dissenting judge disagreed, and would have given the two joint custody, stating that "ownership of a dog is more complicated to decide than, say, a car, or a piece of furniture."

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.

Zoocheck’s Barry Mackay says this incident should make people reconsider whether animals should be kept in captivity at all.

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.