Breaking News: Paul Auster, the prolific, inventive writer best known for his novels about New York, has died at 77. nyti.ms/3JNqEs5

Always enjoy going out and about wearing my EAT NO OCTOPUS shirt. Fun conversations sometimes ensue! #octopus #cephalopod #animals #animalrights #plantbased

Mama Finch takes a break from the nest atop a pillar on our porch. #birds #birding #nature

Reading things outside your area of specialization, even if you think it has no connection to your work, can often lead to novel connections and new insights. Read broadly!

Shelley standing for (or rather sitting in with) students protesting for justice and peace. What is happening in Gaza gravely harms all species, land, and ecosystems. Justice and peace are a necessary for a sustainable multispecies world.

'Rock hyraxes colonize the crevices of boulders, where they dwell in groups of fifty or more. In and around their rocky homes, they sing. And – here is the key point – their songs have syntax.'

Barbara J. King (Barbara J King) on animal communication
the-tls.co.uk/articles/why-a…

Excited to say I'm joining the PAN Works team (check out bios @ link!) PAN Works as a Research Fellow. I've admired PAN's work to improve animals' well-being through ethics and policy; I look forward to learning and contributing. panworks.io/team/ #animals #animaljustice

We had an emotional day celebrating our Bootsie's 19th birthday (date approximate). We brought him home at age 10 after he was returned to a shelter. He relaxed into life with us. What a great privilege to care for him now as he copes w/ old-age kidney disease. We love him. #cats

People tend to think of classics as being “boring,” but we wouldn’t keep reading them for hundreds of years if we didn’t love them.

Let me introduce you to some FUN classics:

Coming in May! The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships, by Matthew Calarco. From our wonderful Animal Lives series UChicagoPress. #animals #anthrozoology #animals tudies #philosophy #books