Lettuce Talk VSA Utrecht

In this episode, we sit down with animal scientist Maite van Gerwen. We discuss so-called 'pest animals', why they are seen as pests, and how to manage them in an animal-friendly manner!

In this episode, we sit down with activist, co-founder of ProVeg and author of 'How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach', Tobias Leenaert! We talk about why pragmatism is needed in creating societal change, whether veganism should be a left-wing movement or not, and how he sees the future of the movement. Listen to the full episode to hear all of this, and more!



Time codes:
0:00 - Pragmatism as a strategy

10:18 - Psychology of behavior change

13:28 - Can veganism be dogmatic?

15:30 - Should veganism be left-wing and intersectional?

21:15 - Should we let non-vegans participate in our activism?

27:30 - How can we use 'disgust'?

30:32 - What can we do as students?

33:54 - Is donation underrated?

37:34 - Activism as a career and life path

42:10 - Is the future bright?

47:00 - Christmas with non-vegan family

53:18 - End

In this episode, we sit down with Maite van Gerwen, animal scientist and director of CAS International, the international committee against bullfighting! We discuss what people might not know about bullfighting, how the practice is held in place as 'cultural heritage', and why public perception of bullfighting has been changing.



What can YOU do about this? Sign these petitions:

https://www.bloodfiestas.org/en

https://www.animanaturalis.org/nobullfightingbailout



Update: Right after recording this episode, a Mexican court decided that bullfights can continue again until the case is closed. See more information here: https://www.animanaturalis.org/n/46602/polemica-resolucion-de-la-suprema-corte-revierte-la-prohibicion-de-corridas-de-toros-en-la-plaza-mexico


0:00 - Intro

1:02 - What happens in bullfighting?

10:35 - Blood fiestas

16:00 - Government subsidies

18:09 - How is public perception changing?

23:40 - Bullfighting as cultural heritage

26:35 - 'Emergency slaughter'?

29:48 - Why are people cheering?

31:45 - The human rights case against this

35:26 - Education is the answer

38:08 - What can we do?

Golden Retriever steak, fried Chihuahua, and Dachshund hot dogs... Doesn't it sound delicious? Today we're joined by new-on-the-scene dog meat company Konink Hondenvlees! CEO Vincent Konink prides himself on his high-quality, organic, humane dog meat and talks about what it's like to break into the Dutch market. He will also join us in a discussion about reverse psychology activism, but that is completely unrelated of course...

Every child learns: the cow says moo. But what do they actually say? And how can we communicate with cows? In this episode of Lettuce Talk, Leonie Cornips, professor of Linguistics is our guest and tells us more about her research topic: the communication of cows. We are discussing how to understand cows' communication, how to communicate with cows as a human, and what the societal implications are when we learn to see cows as social, communicative beings.

Who doesn't like to travel?

But do you know how to do it in the most responsible way possible? Most of us are aware of the environmental impact of air travel, but there are many other downsides to tourism that we don't usually think about, especially when it comes to our beloved animals. In this episode, we look at sustainable tourism and animal welfare and discuss which activities are considered unethical and why. We hope you enjoy it!



If you encounter the abuse of captive wild animal while travelling, you can report it here: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/red-flag-report