Episode Details

When animals are neglected or abused, whose responsibility is it to respond? Kendra Coulter, author of Defending Animals, joins us to discuss her book’s deep dive into the patchwork of governmental and non-profit organizations that make up animal response teams.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Kendra Coulter is a Professor in Management and Organizational Studies at Huron University College at Western University and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.

Dr. Coulter is an award-winning author of influential scholarly and trade books, and her fiction debut, The Tortoise’s Tale, has been purchased by Simon & Schuster for publication in 2025. Her latest book, Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection, was acquired by The MIT Press after a multi-publisher auction. Dr. Jane Goodall calls it “a powerful call to action.”

RESOURCES

• New York Mourns Flaco, an Owl Who Inspired as He Made the City His Own
• Animals at a New Jersey Petting Zoo Find Their Happily Ever After
• Christspiracy website
• Whether or not to have kids amid the climate crisis
• How the future of rainfall will affect our communities
• Defending Animals book
• Dr Kendra Coulter on X (formerly Twitter)
• Dr Kendra Coulter on Instagram

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