Episode Details

This week’s Hen Report explores the complex intersection of animal rights with technology, research, and activism. Hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan dive into the ethical implications of AI on animal welfare, highlighting how AI systems reflect human biases against animals while potentially offering both setbacks and opportunities for animal advocacy. The episode also covers groundbreaking developments in primate research, ongoing challenges with horse slaughter, and the environmental impact of non-native honeybees on local ecosystems.

This episode explores:

• How AI systems reflect and potentially reinforce societal biases against animals while offering opportunities for progress in animal advocacy
• The promising news about Oregon Health and Science University’s unanimous board vote to explore transitioning their primate research center into a sanctuary
• Critical analysis of the ongoing export of American horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter despite 83% of Americans opposing the practice
• Environmental concerns about non-native honeybees accelerating the decline of native bee populations
• Opportunities for animal advocates to engage with veterinarians about opposing cruel “depopulation” methods in factory farming

RESOURCES

• • • • Meat and Dairy Industry Surpass AI Usage By Far!
      • AI’s Innate Bias Against Animals
      • OHSU’s Primate Lab to Become a Primate Sanctuary?
      • The Clock is Ticking on Promises to Reduce Animal Research
      • American Horses Are Still Being Slaughtered for Meat
      • The big case against owning small pets
      • Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.
      • Request for AVMA Delegates to Condemn the New AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals
      • Five Decades — One Mission
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