Last time, we talked about the history of industrialised animal farming and the history of animal feed. This time, we cover the influence of antibiotics on industrial farming. How did antibiotics contribute to industrial farming? Were people in the past aware of issues regarding antibiotic resistance? And which role did feed companies play in lobbying for antibiotics?
Industrial large-scale animal farming is producing the vast majority of animal products in our supermarkets. But how did it emerge? And how is its emergence related to compound feed? Was there resistance to this development already in the past? And what was the role of lobbying companies? In this episode, we dive into these questions with historian Dr. Floor Haalboom (Utrecht University). Make sure to check out the other interesting podcasts at iroarpod.com...
Can you be a vegan and a chicken farmer at the same time? Listen to the story of Ruud Zanders, who is the founder of the Kipster egg farm and aspires to live in a vegan world. In this episode, Ruud will tell us about why he founded the Kipster farm, which problems there are with chicken farming even under the best conditions, and what farmers and vegans can learn from each other. Lettuce Talk is part of the iRoar network: iroarpod.com
Imagine your cat could talk to you and tell you whether she enjoyed her life with you or farmed animals could verbalise their suffering in human language. What sounds like science-fiction may soon be reality. Together with communication scientist Maarten Reesink, we explore the possibilities and dangers of using AI to facilitate human-nonhuman animal communication. Further reading: Karen Bakker - The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants...
We sat down with Pablo Moleman from ProVeg to dive into how strategic campaigning can drive meaningful institutional change! Pablo shares insights into ProVeg’s recent successes, including the campaign to include plant-based milks in the EU school milk scheme, the launch of the Eiweet Protein Tracker for Dutch supermarkets, the Veggie Challenge, and more. Plus, we explore the exciting potential of creating plant-based campuses at universities and what that could mean for the future of food syste...
Is veganism a religion? Can one be both vegan and Muslim? What does "dominion" really mean? In this thought-provoking episode of Lettuce Talk , we are joined by Ruben Venema , a VSA member and philosophy student, to delve into these intriguing questions. We discuss several religions - Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism - and their teachings about animals and how to treat them.
Most of us grew up watching Disney movies featuring lots of animal characters. But what is problematic about the way Disney portrays animals? How did the portrayal of animals change over time? And why is Remi from Ratatouille so much better than Mickey Mouse? In this episode, media scientist Maarten Reesink answers these questions and tells us about the history of human-animal studies. In this episode, we explore how animals are portrayed in audio-visual media, like the Tulkun in Avatar 2, cat v...
In this episode, we sit down with animal scientist Maite van Gerwen . We discuss so-called 'pest animals', why they are seen as pests, and how to manage them in an animal-friendly manner!
In this episode, we sit down with activist, co-founder of ProVeg and author of 'How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach', Tobias Leenaert! We talk about why pragmatism is needed in creating societal change, whether veganism should be a left-wing movement or not, and how he sees the future of the movement. Listen to the full episode to hear all of this, and more! Time codes: 0:00 - Pragmatism as a strategy 10:18 - Psychology of behavior change 13:28 - Can veganism be dogmatic? 15:30 - S...
In this episode, we sit down with Maite van Gerwen, animal scientist and director of CAS International, the international committee against bullfighting! We discuss what people might not know about bullfighting, how the practice is held in place as 'cultural heritage', and why public perception of bullfighting has been changing. What can YOU do about this? Sign these petitions: https://www.bloodfiestas.org/en https://www.animanaturalis.org/nobullfightingbailout Update: Right after recording this...
Golden Retriever steak, fried Chihuahua, and Dachshund hot dogs... Doesn't it sound delicious? Today we're joined by new-on-the-scene dog meat company Konink Hondenvlees! CEO Vincent Konink prides himself on his high-quality, organic, humane dog meat and talks about what it's like to break into the Dutch market. He will also join us in a discussion about reverse psychology activism, but that is completely unrelated of course...
Every child learns: the cow says moo. But what do they actually say? And how can we communicate with cows? In this episode of Lettuce Talk, Leonie Cornips , professor of Linguistics is our guest and tells us more about her research topic: the communication of cows. We are discussing how to understand cows' communication, how to communicate with cows as a human, and what the societal implications are when we learn to see cows as social, communicative beings.
Who doesn't like to travel? But do you know how to do it in the most responsible way possible? Most of us are aware of the environmental impact of air travel, but there are many other downsides to tourism that we don't usually think about, especially when it comes to our beloved animals. In this episode, we look at sustainable tourism and animal welfare and discuss which activities are considered unethical and why. We hope you enjoy it! If you encounter the abuse of captive wild animal while tra...
When thinking of how to do the most good for animals, going vegan is probably one of the first things that come to your mind. But there are even more things that you can do for the animals. Maybe you already wondered which career you should choose or which charity you could donate to in order to do the most good for the animals. Today we will answer and discuss these questions with our guest Felix, who quit his job as a journalist to follow his passion, mathematics, and ended up as a consultant,...
The new academic year has started, and the new podcast committee is going to present themselves and their plan for the next months! Also, we talk about short track horse racing as the student association of veterinary medicine organised such a race at the so-called Maliebaandag. In this episode, we dig into this event and the moral concerns that arise with it.
In this two-parter, we talk about frequently asked questions about, reactions to and arguments against veganism and our life of being vegan. Now, we focus on sinning, ethics and taste: “ Surely, you will eat meat like the rest of us during the holidays? It’s only one time a year. ”, “ If you were on a deserted island, and there were only animals to eat, would you? ”. How happy are cows really when they are being killed? That and much more.
In this episode, we talk about frequently asked questions about, reactions to and arguments against veganism and our life of being vegan. In this episode we focus on the logistics: “I could never be vegan.”, “is honey vegan?” and many more questions. Because all the questions and topics couldn’t fit in one episode, is this only part 1.
In the first episode of 'Lettuce Talk' we will be delving into the history of veganism. Did we really mostly eat meat in the past? Where does the term "veganism" originate? What does the future have in store for us? And who were the first vegans? That and much more in this episode of 'Lettuce Talk'!
