Best Amy Odene Podcasts (2024)

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Mahi Klosterhalfen on progressive strategies for animals in Germany and the importance of sharing mistakes 1:24:20

4h ago1:24:20

1:24:20

Mahi Klowsterhalfen from Albert Swieitzer Foundation brings us exciting progress for animals in Germany. Mahi walks us through his work on cage-free, broilers and also now fish and shrimps and why Germany seems to be one of very few countries where meat consumption per capita is declining. We also dive into some thought provoking questions around r…

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Courageous Curiosity: Cultivating an Antiracist Spirituality with Lucretia Berry and Ben Bowell 36:14

9d ago36:14

36:14

This month, the Academy Podcast features Lucretia Berry and Ben Bowell's teaching from an online Academy Day Apart in 2021 called, Courageous Curiosity: Cultivating an Antiracist Spirituality. In this enlightening conversation, Lucretia and Ben share their personal stories of Christian faith formation and its intersection with antiracism. Together,…

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Tania Luna on the importance of employee health and well being for animal advocates 1:23:27

14d ago1:23:27

1:23:27

Tania Luna brings us a wealth of knowledge this week as she walks us through the best working practices of organisations seeking to support animals that must integrally include the human animals that work to protect others. Tania’s team apply their wealth of experience in the tech space to the animal advocacy space supporting organisations to prior…

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Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez: Timeless lessons from 40+ years of animal advocacy 59:13

27d ago59:13

59:13

An absolute treat of an episode this week as we were asked to interview long-time advocates Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez, live from the Animal and Vegan advocacy summit in Washington DC in May earlier this year. From anger in Leah’s 20’s to some eye opening potential prison-time in the past for Sharon, our esteemed guests walk us through their expe…

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God's Reckless Abundance with Grace Imathiu 39:58

1M ago39:58

39:58

This month, the Academy Podcast features Grace Imathiu teaching at the Indiana Five-Day in 2021. Grace illuminates the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32, a title she challenges because parables cannot be contained. Grace explores the story through different lenses to reveal a God of reckless abundance who shows us how our life together c…

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Doug Waley on the lives of farmed fish and how we can help them 1:06:40

2M ago1:06:40

1:06:40

Long overdue conversation on the important topic of fish this week with the lead for fish at Eurogroup for Animals, Doug Waley. Doug’s expertise lies in working for fish at the EU level however most of the episode is filled with important information relevant to fish farming across the globe. It’s a technical one but really insightful as we explore…

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10 Years Since Veganuary: Co-founders Matthew and Jane reflecting on the past and envisioning the future 51:40

2M ago51:40

51:40

Matthew and Jane co-founded the online campaign Veganuary in 2013, which has encouraged millions of people across the globe to try being vegan for the month of January and beyond. More recently, Matthew launched Veg Capital, an organisation that provides early-stage capital to companies striving to replace the use of animals in our food system and …

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Sofia Balderson on how rejection can help you grow as an advocate 1:19:52

2M ago1:19:52

1:19:52

Sofia Balderson is the co-founder of Hive, formerly known as Impactful Animal Advocacy, an organisation that aims to improve coordination and collaboration in the farmed animal movement through cultivating impactful, intentional, and serendipitous communities Many listeners may be on the Impactful Advocacy Slack – a Slack workspace with over 2,000 …

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Ignacia Uribe on some tough decisions nonprofit leaders have to make 48:56

3M ago48:56

48:56

Short but sweet episode this week from Ignacia, author of a recently released book, CEO of a leading organisation in Latin America and mother to two small kids. We're delighted that Ignacia took time out to talk to us about her experiences right across her contributions for animals. We chat about Fundacion veg and their campaigns in both diet chang…

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Bob Fischer: The case for including insects in our animal advocacy 1:05:35

3M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

Bob Fischer is the Senior Research Manager at Rethink Priorities and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University. Can insects feel pain? Should people who care about chickens, cows and pigs also care about reducing the suffering of crickets or black soldier flies? In this episode with Bob Fischer from Rethink Priorities, we try to a…

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Neighborhood Shalom with Elaine Heath 28:05

3M ago28:05

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This month, the Academy Podcast features Elaine Heath's understanding of neighborhood shalom. Her lecture from Academy 40 speaks to us of hopes and expectations, of well formed theology that is undone by lived experience. Knowing about Jesus and experiencing the compassion and presence of Jesus in the neighborhood is nothing short of transformation…

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American Express’ Monique Herena on embracing change 29:42:00

4M ago29:42:00

29:42:00

Stepping outside of our comfort zones is where growth begins. As Monique Herena, chief colleague experience officer at American Express, puts it, change is both necessary and challenging. She offers practical strategies for helping leaders navigate change, and what to do with leaders who aren't on board. She also shares how American Express has nav…

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Kristie Middleton on why engineering breakthroughs are essential for low-cost plant-based alternatives 1:11:25

4M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

Kristie Middleton is vice president of business development for Rebellyous Foods where she and her team help institutions add more plant-based options to their menus. Kristie’s also the author of MeatLess: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time and a long-time animal advocate. Rebellyous Foods has created novel manufacturing technolo…

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Harvard's Amy Edmondson on failing well 34:01:00

4M ago34:01:00

34:01:00

Feeling stuck? It might be your fear of failure. Amy Edmondson, Novartis professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School, joins us to talk about her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well”— the 2023 Business Book of the Year. Renowned for her research on psychological safety, Amy talks about failing well, …

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Jayasimha Nuggehalli on working collaboratively with the animal agriculture industry to help animals 1:36:56

4M ago1:36:56

1:36:56

Jaya is a seasoned operational executive with a rich history of promoting animal welfare in the food retail sector. As the Co-founder and Chief Program Officer of Global Food Partners, a Singapore-based multinational consulting firm, he helps food and hospitality businesses implement their cage-free egg policies across Asia and reduce the cost of c…

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Camden’s Ric Campo & Keith Oden on building a culture of care 35:14:00

4M ago35:14:00

35:14:00

Ric Campo and Keith Oden, CEO and president, respectively, of Camden Property Trust share their approach to building a company culture centered around care. This philosophy has boosted employee engagement and satisfaction, and contributed to the company's business success. We explore how Camden fosters a caring environment and how they've addressed…

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Conversation with Claire McKeever-Burgett and Shalom Agtarap 43:50

4M ago43:50

43:50

This month, the Academy Podcast features Claire K. McKeever-Burgett as she discusses the sacred people, places, and experiences that shaped her new book, Blessed are the Women. Step into the holy conversation of what it means to be - not just a woman - but human - one who is loved, and listened to by the Divine. Blessed indeed are the ones who hear…

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Lauren Mee on the career landscape for helping animals 1:22:53

5M ago1:22:53

1:22:53

Lauren Mee is the CEO & Co-founder of Animal Advocacy Careers, an organisation that tries to match mission-aligned talent to opportunities that accelerate the end of factory farming. Lauren offloads all she knows about the hiring landscape right now when it comes to careers in animal advocacy. She talks us through some best practices and common pit…

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Accenture’s Yolanda Friend on how to create inclusive workplaces 23:40:00

5M ago23:40:00

23:40:00

Feeling unseen and unheard at work? You're not alone. But what if your workplace felt like a place where everyone belongs and thrives? Join Yolanda Friend, inclusion & diversity lead at Accenture North America, as she shares powerful insights and actionable steps to create a more inclusive culture. From the importance of mentors and sponsors to the…

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Aaron Ross on how to stay motivated and keep fighting for animals for 20+ years 1:37:09

5M ago1:37:09

1:37:09

Aaron Ross has spent over 20 years working for farmed animals. His relentless dedication to this cause has seen him co-found two major organisations, The Humane League and the Open Wing Alliance and train and advise countless others around the world on corporate relations and movement strategy. In this episode, we talk through an important topic, l…

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Faithfulness Within Conflict with Luther Smith 31:28

5M ago31:28

31:28

This month, the Academy Podcast features Luther Smith's teaching from Academy 29 in Burlingame, CA. His lecture on "Faithfulness within Conflict" reminds us that conflict should be embraced as a pathway to healing. Ultimately, Dr. Smith invites us to deal with conflict because “Our obedience requires it." The question he asks us is, "will we engage…

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Synchrony’s Michael Matthews on vulnerability in leadership 23:12:00

5M ago23:12:00

23:12:00

Michael Matthews, chief diversity and corporate responsibility officer at Synchrony, talks about the power of vulnerability among leaders, and how it can help build trust and create a more inclusive workplace culture. He shared how leadership is evolving at Synchrony, and what it means to be seen at work. And he opened up about how he built a stron…

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Tomasz Herok on working undercover in factory farms 1:12:00

6M ago1:12:00

1:12:00

Description: Tomasz Herok recently spent over 5 months working undercover on British factory farms, as part of an investigation by Open Cages, the UK branch of Anima International. [Trigger warning: graphic descriptions of animals suffering on factory farms throughout the episode] In this episode we understand the complexities involved in being an …

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Cadence’s Tina Jones on making leaders accountable & top HR skills 31:56:00

6M ago31:56:00

31:56:00

Tina Jones, senior VP of global HR at Cadence, walks us through how and why Cadence ties the top 100 leaders’ bonuses to their ability to create and support more equitable teams. She shared what every HR pro can do today to make inclusion groups — or employee resource groups — essential to the business. You’ll also learn what traits and skills she …

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Simon Newstead on developing alternatives to animal protein 1:21:55

6M ago1:21:55

1:21:55

Simon Newstead, entrepreneur turned impact investor, is a founding co-partner of Better Bite Ventures who back food-tech founders in Asia. In this episode, we deep dive into the world of alt protein and the different technologies available in the alternative protein space. We look at Asia specifically where Simon’s work is focussed as well as the c…

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Cisco’s Kelly Jones on making hybrid work successful 33:19:00

6M ago33:19:00

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Kelly Jones, chief people officer at Cisco, talks about how the company makes hybrid work successful for all teams -- and how you can do the same. Hear new research on the impact of return-to-office mandates, and the five questions people managers at Cisco ask in every check-in. Plus, she shared the secret to making the Fortune 100 Companies to Wor…

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Wanyi Zeng on building the farmed animal movement in Southeast Asia 1:24:29

7M ago1:24:29

1:24:29

In this episode, we speak to Wanyi Zeng, Executive Director of Welfare Matters, an organisation that is focused on building capacity for the farmed animal advocacy movement in Southeast Asia. We speak about the findings of Welfare Matters’ detailed and insightful report into the animal agriculture landscape in 6 key Southeast Asian countries, chall…

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Stien Van Der Ploeg on finding the most effective animal charities 1:14:17

8M ago1:14:17

1:14:17

Stien is the executive director of Animal Charity Evaluators, also known as ACE. Stien, wants to help people help animals and ACE tries to do that by finding and promoting the most effective ways to help animals. In this episode we speak with Stien Van Der Ploeg who is their fairly newly appointed executive director. We talk through the latest rele…

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Monica Chen on theories of change, collaboration and leadership within the animal advocacy movement. 1:09:58

8M ago1:09:58

1:09:58

Today, we speak with Monica Chen, the Executive Director of New Roots Institute, formerly Factory Farming Awareness Coalition. We speak about several big topics: Theories of change for the animal advocacy movement Why collaboration between organisations isn’t always easy, The importance of focusing on changing culture and social norms The difficult…

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Reconciling Across Walls of Fear with Ray Buckley 45:05

8M ago45:05

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This month, the Academy Podcast features Ray Buckley's teaching from the 2021 Spiritual Formation in Today's World. His Lecture on Reconciliation. As an indigenous person in North America, Ray speaks with authority about what it takes to be reconciled across walls meant to keep people and creation apart. Let us consider what it will take for indige…

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Cameron Meyer Shorb making the case for wild animals and why we should care about their suffering. 1:29:12

9M ago1:29:12

1:29:12

Cameron is the executive director of Wild Animal Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of animals by accelerating the growth of wild animal welfare science. In this episode Cameron helps us to understand the vast topic of wild animal suffering. Cameron makes the compelling case for why we should invest resources into understandin…

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Josh Balk on using shareholder activism to win change from the world’s largest food companies 1:08:32

9M ago1:08:32

1:08:32

In this episode, we speak with Josh Balk who is the co-founder and CEO of The Accountability Board. Previously, he was vice president of farm animal protection for The Humane Society of the United States. In addition, he is a co-founder of EAT JUST, a food technology company. We spoke to him about a promising new strategy that he’s trying out, whic…

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Drinking From Ancestral Wells with Dan Wolpert 39:20

9M ago39:20

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This month, the Academy Podcast features Daniel Wolpert’s teaching from the 2021 online Academy Day Apart retreat called Drinking from Ancestral Wells: God’s Wisdom for the Work of the Present Age. Dan contrasts the wisdom of our ancestors with the destructive nature of colonization that cuts people off from God. He guides listeners to reconnect to…

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Aurelia Adhiambo on the animal advocacy landscape in Africa 58:16

10M ago58:16

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Aurelia is the Africa co-ordinator for the Open Wing Alliance where she supports African organisations with their cage-free campaigning efforts. In this episode Aurelia walks us through the state of the advocacy movement in Africa and the unique complexities of campaigning in this region. We hear Aurelia’s thoughts on progress in Africa and the imp…

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Ines Kostic on using politics to help animals 1:06:38

10M ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Give us feedback on the podcast via this form! It should take just a few minutes and it would really help us improve the show. Thank you in advance, we really appreciate it. In this episode, we speak with Ines Kostic, a Member of the Regional Parliament in the Netherlands for the Dutch political Party for the Animals and manager of Animal Politics …

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Hope in a Time of Despair with Alexia Salvatierra 33:19

10M ago33:19

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This month, the Academy Podcast features a word from Alexia Salvatierra. The content comes from her lecture at last December’s online Academy Day Apart retreat called, “Hope in a Time of Despair.” Alexia explores the immigrant and refugee experience through the lens of hope, likening it to the hope of a woman in labor. They have faith that on the o…

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Neil Dullaghan on the importance of influencing EU policy and other important research topics 59:08

10M ago59:08

59:08

Neil Dullaghan is a Senior Research Manager in the animal welfare department at Rethink Priorities. Neil also holds a PhD in Political Science and is a fund manager of the Effective Altruism Animal Welfare Fund. In this episode Neil talks us through his policy research in the EU as well as other exciting projects and impactful research that Rethink…

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Karolina Sarek on why you should start a new charity to help animals, and how Charity Entrepreneurship can help you do it 1:06:07

11M ago1:06:07

1:06:07

In this episode, we spoke to Karolina from Charity Entrepreneurship (CE) about the new animal charities they want to incubate in their next program (starting February 2024), what the benefit of joining their charity incubator is, as well as how they select which charities to incubate. If you’ve ever considered launching a charity to help animals, t…

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Amanda Hungerford on Open Philanthropy's funding for farmed animal welfare 1:03:41

11M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

We interviewed Amanda Hungerford, Farm Animal Welfare Program Officer at Open Philanthropy. Open Philanthropy is one of the largest funders of farmed animal welfare, giving tens of millions of dollars each year. We spoke to Amanda about common misconceptions about Open Philanthropy's grantmaking, challenges with corporate campaigns, strategies that…

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Stanford’s BJ Fogg on behavior change and how to listen better at work 27:14

12M ago27:14

27:14

Dr. BJ Fogg, founder and director of Stanford's Behavior Design Lab, and author of The New York Times bestseller, “Tiny Habits,” talks about how to change behavior in the workplace. He applies his behavior model to common workplace scenarios like listening better, making time to meet with your people, and persuade your boss to sign-off on a culture…

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Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp 1:13:01

12M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

We are celebrating our 10th podcast episode - Yay! To celebrate, we interviewed Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla from the Shrimp Welfare Initiative who inspired the name of our podcast, How I Learned to Love Shrimp. Shrimp Welfare Project is the only organisation solely dedicated to improving the lives of shrimp. In this episode we talk about the case for w…

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BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux on the power of special recognition at work 31:20

1y ago31:20

31:20

Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO of BetterUp, talks about the most powerful way to recognize your people, the importance of inner work, and the connection between meaningful work and giving extra on the job. You’ll hear him talk about why we should stop thinking of management as supervisors and more as catalytic converters, and the three jobs ev…

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Listening for the Way That Leads to Life with Amy Oden 28:45

1y ago28:45

28:45

This month’s episode of the Academy Podcast features teaching from Amy Oden on the topic of “Meeting God in Our Longing” from the 2021 cohort of Spiritual Formation in Today’s World. Amy explores the art of discerning between the way that leads to life and the way that leads to death by paying attention to our deepest longings. She emphasizes that …

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Nikunj Sharma on the animal advocacy movement in India and how to successfully expand organisations internationally 58:47

1y ago58:47

58:47

In this episode, we speak to Nikunj Sharma, the CEO of Mercy for Animals India. We spoke about: The work of Mercy for Animals in India, and their victories so far The considerations for animal advocacy organisations, like Mercy for Animals, to expand into new countries rather and how this trades off with the existence of local organisations. The sp…

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Carolina Galvani on growing Sinergia Animal in The Global South and the optimism and self compassion that drives her work. 1:13:04

1y ago1:13:04

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Carolina is the founder and Executive Director of Sinergia Animal, an Animal Charity Evaluators’ StandOut charity working in nine countries of The Global South. Carolina has twenty years of experience in advocacy, fundraising, strategic planning, management, and campaigning. Before founding Sinergia, she worked in more than thirty countries as an…

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karol orzechowski on animal research and the importance of effectively communicating data to support your goals. 1:07:42

1y ago1:07:42

1:07:42

karol is the Content Director for Faunalytics who are dedicated to helping animal advocates improve the effectiveness and impact of their work through research and data. In this episode karol - a long-time animal advocate with a background in media, filmmaking, and investigative work - talks through Faunalytics most interesting research, and his re…

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Confronting Fear as a Path to Healing and Liberation with Safiyah Fosua 29:06

1y ago29:06

29:06

In this month's episode, we hear from Safiyah Fosua. Safiyah was speaking on the topic of "Meeting God in Our Healing" from the 2021 cohort of Spiritual Formation in Today's World, a one-year online program from The Academy. Safiyah shares the story of the Gadarene demoniac from the synoptic Gospels to help us understand how our relationship with f…

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Emre Kaplan on starting the first farmed animal focussed organisation in Turkey 1:07:22

1y ago1:07:22

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Emre Kaplan is the Executive Director at Farmed Animal Protection Association in Turkey, the first farmed animal focussed charity in Turkey. In this episode, we talk through their organisation starting up, scaling and the lessons learnt along the way. We chat about their approach to activism in Turkey and the challenges they face working on these t…

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Deloitte’s Jen Fisher on workplace burnout, mental health, and friendship 29:34:00

1y ago29:34:00

29:34:00

Jen Fisher, chief well-being officer at Deloitte, shares her burnout experience, signs she ignored, and the impact that workplace friendships and in-person connection have on our mental health, productivity, and retention. She talks about the No. 1 thing you should do before starting any well-being program, and how to help remote workers combat lon…

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Edie Bowles on utilising the law to support the protection of animals 55:02

1y ago55:02

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Edie is the Managing Director and a Solicitor at Advocates for Animals, the first UK law firm dedicated to animal protection. In this episode, we chat to Edie about representing The Humane League UK in the up and coming court case challenging DEFRA. The judicial review case will see Advocates for Animals argue that fast-growing chicken breeds are i…

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