My friend Professor Andrew Knight stops by to discuss his efforts in animal welfare as a veterinarian and also an academic researcher. We discuss his latest peer-reviewed studies that show cats and dogs on vegan diets are not only possible but the data suggest they may be healthier and live longer lives. We also discuss the story of a lioness who was orphaned in the 1950s was one of the healthiest lions ever recorded in captivity. We also discuss the story of Bramble who was a Vegan Border Collie who lived to be over 25 years old. We also discuss the cruel and unethical business of live animal exports. This is an incredible conversation with a brilliant and heroic human being.
EDIT: Prof. Knight informed me the reward for trying to get the vegetarian lioness Little Tyke to eat meat was $1,000! Many tried, None succeeded !
NEW SCIENTIST: There is more to our pets than a bowl of food
https://www.newscientist.com/letter/2342357-there-is-more-to-our-pets-than-a-bowl-of-food-1/
Andrew Knight Website
https://www.andrewknight.info
https://www.HumaneLearning.info
https://www.AnimalExperiments.info
https://www.SustainablePetFood.info
https://www.livestockimpacts.info
Biography of Professor Andrew Knight
“I am originally from Australia, and ever since helping launch Australia’s campaign against the live sheep trade to the Middle East in the early 1990s, I have tried to advocate on behalf of animals. For nearly a decade prior to 2012 I practiced veterinary medicine, mostly around London. In 2013 – 2014 I Directed the Clinical Skills Laboratory and taught animal ethics, welfare, veterinary practice management, and surgical and medical skills at one of the world’s largest veterinary schools in the Caribbean.
I am now Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics, and Founding Director of the University’s Centre for Animal Welfare; Adjunct Professor in the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University, Queensland; an EBVS European and RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law; an American and New Zealand Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare; and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
My books include The Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare (2023) and The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments (2011). I have around 150 academic and 80 popular publications, an extensive series of social media videos, on plant-based companion animal diets, climate change and the livestock sector, invasive animal research, educational animal use, humane clinical and surgical skills training, and other animal welfare issues. I have delivered more than 200 presentations at conferences and universities internationally, and have have organized or chaired seven conferences and seminars. I regularly work with animal welfare charities to advocate for animals, and am frequently interviewed by the media.
I have been honoured with 14 awards and 22 research grants, including the Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics Shomer Award, a University Values Award and the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association Humane Achievement Award, all in 2019. I enjoy teaching, and was delighted to receive a University Student-Led Teaching Award in 2017. ”
Key Moments:
00:00 INTRO
1:00 Australia, Caribbean and then to the UK
4:45 Veterinarian Schools Get Money From Big Business
7:45 Live Animal Exports and Whistleblower Lynn Simpson
10:20 Vegan Diets for Cats and Dogs
13:00 The Response to the Research from Critics
15:30 Little Tyke, The Vegetarian Lion!
19:00 Bramble, The Vegan Dog Lived to Be Over 25
20:00 How Long has Professor Knight been Vegetarian?
22:00 You Can Still Be Unhealthy On A Vegan Diet
23:00 The Handbook of Animal Welfare
26:00 First Moment Of Animal Empathy
28:00 Everyone Go Vegan, Its Easy!
30:00 OUTRO
OTHER TALKS WITH AWESOME PEOPLE
Dr. Michael W. Fox | Veterinarian & Author | #54 HR
https://youtu.be/APEXmQoSeqI
Dr. Jerry Vlasak | Animal Liberation Front | #50 HR
https://youtu.be/x1U2a00-7WI
Ronnie Lee | Animal Rights Activist | A.L.F. | #59 HR
https://youtu.be/e4Q7K61xerc
Guy McPherson Ph.D. | The End Of The World | Evolutionary Biologist | #81 HR
https://youtu.be/nlmoU7Las6E
Chris Hudalla Ph.D. | The Health Benefits of Cannabis | Cannabis & Chemistry | #80 HR
https://youtu.be/4_WFSpbChhI
Dr. Alan Goldhamer | Water-Fasting & Vegan Diets | TrueNorth Health Center | #75 HR
https://youtu.be/zlzTo_ihrNU
Prof. Brian Toon | How to Survive Nuclear War | Prof. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | #71 HR
https://youtu.be/26qjJZ5hYi8
https://linktr.ee/ChrisJeffries
The Homeless Romantic Podcast
https://chris-jeffries.com/