The final episode of the season reflects on the journey from animal welfare laws to the animal rights paradigm, highlighting the limits of welfare approaches and the recognition of animals as sentient, social, and deserving of legal rights. How animal rights law could reshape society? What happens next?

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. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org.

Episode five explores the idea of giving working animals a right to good work. This would include fair hours, time off, safety and meaningful tasks. It suggests that until animals are freed from forced labor, we should ensure their jobs are safe, enjoyable, and respected.

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. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org.

In this episode, Carly explores the idea of a right to companionship for animals, using Happy the elephant to show how social species suffer when kept alone. She references the Bramble Committee and the Five Freedoms to explain why appropriate company matters.

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. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org.