Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this episode, Carly introduces animal rights law and explains what animal rights might mean, such as the rights to life and freedom from experimentation.
The episode explores which animals might qualify (likely sentient species), clarifies that rights would apply against humans rather than other animals, and notes that pets would likely see little change.
Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.
This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals and based in Cambridge, UK. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org (animalrightslaw.org/) .
In this episode, Carly introduces animal rights law and explains what animal rights might mean, such as the rights to life and freedom from experimentation.
The episode explores which animals might qualify (likely sentient species), clarifies that rights would apply against humans rather than other animals, and notes that pets would likely see little change.
Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.
This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals and based in Cambridge, UK. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org (animalrightslaw.org/) .
