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Learn from Shelly Fisher about the Animal-Assisted Wellness Garden, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to promote healing, connection, and balance at a healthcare facility. Easily adaptable to other settings, including universities, the garden c... more

Learn from Brent Hershey, a pork producer who converted his operation away from gestation crates after Proposition 12 towards more humane pig housing systems, and who has been keeping track of the impacts of the change.

Learn what it takes to protect carnivores around the world with Dr Anthony Giordano, who is the founder, director, and Chief Conservation Officer at Species, the Society for the Preservation of Endangered Carnivores and their International Ecological... more

Join us to hear conservation psychologist and campaigner Stephanie Klarmann talk about South Africa’s controversial captive lion industry. She discusses the hidden realities of canned hunting, the commercial exploitation of big cats, and the movement... more

Join us as Dr. Philip Tedeschi explores the growing global movement to recognize animals as feeling, thinking individuals. From science and ethics to policy and personal choices, we unpack why animal sentience matters—and how it challenges us to buil... more

Animal attorney and ordained animal chaplain Rev Ginny Mikita, JD discusses her dual mission to change both laws and hearts—illuminating how empathy, faith, and persistence can move the moral arc toward justice for all beings.

Listen to Katie Kuehl and Natalie Rejto talk about the work of the One Health Clinic in Seattle, Washington—a collaborative initiative with the University of Washington’s Center for One Health Research. This innovative clinic recognizes that the bond... more

What happens when therapy leaves the clinic and steps into the barnyard? Clarissa Palmer examines how farm animals are being integrated into therapeutic settings, and the responsibilities that come with it. We explore welfare standards, informed cons... more