Dogs Trust MP email campaign to end puppy smuggling. Takes 2 mins: bit.ly/3tL4pL4

And now a fourth horse has died. RIP Ginto

Flowchart showing some of the dead-end arguments of welfare claims of horseracing proponents in the face of a ban on racing.

Here is a further discussion of SLO within the context of using animals for sport and entertainment, just published, building on the events of the investigation into the brutal slaughter of racehorses and the fallout for the Melbourne Cup 2019 by P McManus bit.ly/3IvyOmd

This kind of research does not address the real causes of horses breaking down, pretending that more tech and data will save us. This is what has led some climate scientists to call for a moratorium on climate change research until real action is taken bath.ac.uk/announcements/…

Giving a guest lecture at the University of Oulu, Finland, on 28 April 2022, on Interspecies Sustainability, for the Envisioning Sustainability Research Hub monthly meeting. All welcome oulu.fi/en/biodiverse-…

For the uninitiated: You think it's the odd+ trainer doping racehorses? There are plenty of horse doping rings out there, including trainers, veterinarians and pharmacists....

1/3 An image of a racehorse some consider to be “nothing out of the ordinary”, can show pain & distress. An informant explains (mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9…): The parotid gland between the jaw and the atlas vein in the head is very swollen which is bound to be painful. The horse has a

/2 thick neck through the gullet, which makes flexion for them difficult so they pull strongly. Consequently, trainer and jockey tend to put a stronger and stronger bit on the horse, trying to control them. The bit used is severe, the cheek piece is in the wrong angle, the throat

3/3 lash very tight. The more such control mechanisms are exerted, the more the problems are exacerbated. In contrast, industry informants claim the horse looks happy, the bit is gentle & the mouth opens not b/c the jockey is tearing but b/c “the horse is wanting to go forward".

Iris Bergmann guest lecture University of Oulu this Thursday 28 April 12pm-1.30pm GMT. "Interspecies Sustainability: What is it? Why do we need it? Where does it take us?" Open to all: oulu.zoom.us/j/68749733505

Upcoming CfHAS Seminars. Dr. Helena Pedersen on the animal standpoint in education, Thursday 29th September 1500-1630 BST Professor Ragnhild Sollund on the wildlife trade, Thursday 20th October 1500-1630 BST. Register here: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/cfhas/events/

Think tanks are no longer lobbying government. They are the government.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'Design for All Life' - special collection edited by Stanislav Roudavski in the latest Architect Victoria journal. Features nine articles on nonhuman design including 'Violent Architectures' by Paula Arcari, Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, and Hayley Singer: architecture.com.au/vic-chapter

(Animal) Oppression: Responding to Questions of Efficacy and (Il)Legitimacy in Animal Advocacy. New Paper in latest Animal Studies Journal: ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol11/iss2… The Leverhulme Trust @CfHAS

Just signed up to Mastodon - keen to find something non-Elon. Let's see how it goes.

My latest paper just published in Geoforum: "Slow violence against animals: Unseen spectacles in racing and at zoos": authors.elsevier.com/a/1hO7s_OL2APTo

My new article on slow violence again animals focusing on zoos and racing just published Open Access in Geoforum: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CfHAS The Leverhulme Trust Australasian Animal Studies Association Animals & Society Institute Edge Hill University

Both the Guardian and the author of this article fail to disclose that Mandy McKeesick, 'a writer from central Queensland' runs a beef property and writes media releases for agricultural groups. Hardly an objective piece of writing: theguardian.com/australia-news…

New edited book out soon from Routledge: Heterotopia, Radical Imagination, and Shattering Orders: Manifesting a Future of Liberated Animals. 100% of proceeds to vegan sanctuaries: tinyurl.com/djs6psss Forward by Bob - The Leverhulme Trust @CfHAS