S3 Ep6: From Welfare to Rights

S3 Ep6: From Welfare to Rights

The final episode of the season reflects on the journey from animal welfare laws to the animal rights paradigm, highlighting the limits of welfare approaches and the recognition of animals as sentient, social, and deserving of legal rights. How animal rights law could reshape society? What happens next?    Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.    This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org [http://animalrightslaw.org/].

S3 Ep5: The Right to Good Work

Episode five explores the idea of giving working animals a right to good work. This would include fair hours, time off, safety and meaningful tasks. It suggests that until animals are freed from forced labor, we should ensure their jobs are safe, enjoyable, and respected.   Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.    This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org [http://animalrightslaw.org/].

S3 Ep4: Making Companionship an Animal Right

In this episode, Carly explores the idea of a right to companionship for animals, using Happy the elephant to show how social species suffer when kept alone. She references the Bramble Committee and the Five Freedoms to explain why appropriate company matters.   Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.    This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org [http://animalrightslaw.org/].

S3 Ep3: The Right to Bodily Integrity

Can animals have the right to bodily integrity? This episode reviews the history of vivisection laws, the dominance of animal testing for human health, and the ethical tension between protecting human lives and respecting individual animals. It also discusses growing alternatives to animal experiments, proposals for gradual legal changes (phased protections and prioritising dogs and primates), and the scope of the issue, including millions of animals used each year.    Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.    This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org [http://animalrightslaw.org/].

S3 Ep2: Giving Animals a Right to Life

This episode explores what it would mean to give animals a legal right to life, including the implications for farming, hunting, and slaughter. It discusses which animals might be covered (sentient species), how laws would likely apply to human behaviour rather than wild predator-prey interactions, and whether animals understand death.   Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.    This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org [http://animalrightslaw.org/].