ARZone Podcast 78: Rob Garner - Animal Rights as Justice

Episode 78 features professor of political theory, Robert Garner.

Rob Garner is professor of political theory at the University of Leicester in the UK who has, for more than two decades, specialised in animal rights.

In this interview, Prof. Garner speaks with ARZone about his recently published book A Theory of Justice for Animals. He explains why Animal Welfare fails to protect the interests of other animals, why "species egalitarianism" (or abolitionism) will not achieve its goals, and why conceiving of animal rights as a political matter of justice affords us the best chance at creating a better world for animals. Audio podcast, approx. 54 mins.

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Rob Garner obtained his BA from the University of Salford and his MA and PhD from the University of Manchester. A professor at the University of Leicester, the focus of his principal research interest has been on the political representation of nonhuman interests. He is the author of 6 books in this area, including A Theory of Justice for Animals (2013), The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?(2010, with Professor Gary Francione), Animal Ethics (2005), The Political Theory of Animal Rights (2005), Animals, Politics and Morality (2004) and Environmental Politics: Britian, Europe and The Global Environment (2000).

ARZone Podcast 48: Nick Cooney - Change of Heart

Episode 48 features special guest Nick Cooney. Nick is the Compassionate Communities Campaign manager for Farm Sanctuary. He is also the author of “Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change” which VegNews named as one of its top ten books of 2011. Nick is also the founder of The Humane League, an advocacy organization that works to protect other animals through public education, campaigns and rescue. Audio podcast, about 45 mins.



Nick has written for publications including The Philadelphia Inquirer and Z Magazine, and his advocacy work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.

Nick holds a degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University and formerly worked conducting nutrition education programs with the University of Pennsylvania's Urban Nutrition Initiative.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.


Please click on the following links to learn more about Nick's work:

The book: Change of Heart

Visit the website of Farm Sanctuary's Compassionate Communities Campaign

Read the Compassionate Communities blog here

Click here to contact Nick to order outreach materials.

ARZone Podcast 43: Alliance Politics

In this episode, the ARZone admins discuss the subject of Alliance Politics. 


In recent ARZone podcasts and online interviews, various members of the global social justice movement for other animals have spoken about whether those of us in the movement need to align ourselves with those in other social movements. 


The question is, would our working with other movements help those movements, at the expense of our efforts on behalf of other animals,or would we be able to accomplish more - for other humans, as well as other animals, by allying ourselves with other advocates and causes?




You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

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ARZone Podcast 40: Cameron Blewett

ARZone Podcast #40 features special guest Cameron Blewett, a vegan advocate from Brisbane, Australia, who, after spending many years as an avid hunter, has now been vegan for almost 20 years!

Cameron served in the Australian Army Reserves and has also advocated for the rights of workers within the Trade Union Movement.  He is a keen writer  (see here).

Most recently Cam has made the decision to run for a Senate Seat in the upcoming Australian Federal Election as an independent candidate for Queensland, campaigning on issues which are important to the ethics of veganism and the environment.





or listen H E R E

ARZone Podcast 21: Political Theorist Prof. Robert Garner

The ARZone team are joined by political theorist Professor Robert Garner, author of Animals, Politics and Morality, the Political Theory of Animal Rights, and Animal Ethics, and co-author with some other guy of The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation.



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