Talking Animal Law

Beyond Property: Dr. Daniel Allen on the Pet Abduction Act and the Future of Animal Geography

In this landmark first episode of 2026, host Alison Burns sits down with renowned animal geographer Dr. Daniel Allen from Keele University. As the architect behind the Pe

The Hidden Crisis of High-Yield Animal Breeding and Technology with Peter Stevenson OBE

What happens when animals are treated as "machines" to be manipulated by law and technology? We welcome back Peter Stevenson OBE, the Chief Policy Advisor at Compassion i

Animal Personhood: Wayne Hsiung's Legal Battle Beyond the Courtroom

In this inspiring episode, host Alison Burns sits down with Wayne Hsiung, a prominent attorney, co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), and the force behind his new

Unpacking Justice for Animals: A Conversation with Dr. Angus Nurse

In this episode of Talking Animal Law, we're joined by Dr. Angus Nurse, Professor of Law and Environmental Justice at Anglia Ruskin University and a core member of A-Law'

Introducing the World Moot on International Law and Animal Rights

Ankita Shanker, founder of WMILAR kindly talks to us about her vision for the World's 1st Global Moot Competition & Moot Training Courses on Animal Rights Law. As the w

Talking Animal Law in Scotland with Kirsty Jenkins, OneKind.

What is on the agenda for animal law and policy in Scotland? Guest host, Alison Burns talks to Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer at OneKind about their campaign to 'Stand up

Championing Cats - Talking with the Cats Protection team

In this episode, we speak to Stefan Blakiston Moore and Madison Rogers from the national charity, Cats Protection about their work advocating for cats in law and policy,

An interview with Claire Bass: the animal welfare wish list for 2024

In this episode we speak to Claire Bass, Senior Director of Campaigns and Public Affairs at Humane Society International-UK, who has been working in the animal protection

Childhood exposure to violence towards animals

In this episode we welcome guests, Dr Roshni Ladny and Erin Leach to explore research about the potential impact upon children of witnessing violence towards animals. We

Law and veganism

This extended episode is co-hosted with Tamara Bedic, President of the National Lawyers Guild NYC (2022) and Chair of the NLGNYC Animal Rights Committee, and features thr

Silent Fish - capture and slaughter in commercial fisheries

In this episode we discuss the capture and slaughter of fish in commercial fisheries with John Garratt,  co-author of a paper with Dr Steven McCulloch 'Wild Fish Welfare

Forgotten fish - legal protection at the time of killing farmed fish.

In this episode, we discuss the legal protection of farmed fish with Amro Hussain, Senior Public Affairs Lead at The Humane League. In particular, we focus on the protect

Talking Christian Orthodoxy, animals and law

Dr Christina Nellist, B.Ed; Ph.D; FOCAE. Eastern Orthodox Theologian, Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and Editor of Pan Orthodox Concern for Animals, talks

Talking Animal Law and trophy hunting

This episode is co-hosted with Tamara Bedic, Chair of the Animal Rights Committee of the New York Guild of Lawyers (New York City division). We are talking about trophy h

Talking Animal Law and farrowing crates

In this episode, we talk to Dr Steven McCulloch, veterinary surgeon and expert in animal welfare about the use of farrowing crates. Dr McCulloch is the author of a recent

Animals and society in the nineteenth century Britain

Historian Dr Hilda Kean, former Dean of Ruskin College, Oxford, takes us back to nineteenth century Britain, as she discusses the landscape for animals around the enactme

How the law can help save Asian elephants

In this week's episode we talk to Duncan McNair, CEO of Save the Asian Elephants ('STAE') about elephants, and the impact that unethical elephant tourist attractions have

The elephant in the court

Dr Joe Wills talks about a case brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) on behalf of an elephant named Happy. The NhRP is seeking a writ of habeas corpus to secure

Dogs: reducing attacks and promoting responsible ownership

Dr Angus Nurse is the author of a Government commissioned report: 'Investigation of measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible ownership amongst dog owners wi

Cosmetics testing on animals

David Thomas, lawyer at Advocates for Animals and Kerry Postlewhite of Cruelty Free International, discuss the use of animals for cosmetics testing. We learn about the le