S7E9: Dogs’ Health with Jessica Pierce
In this episode Jessica Pierce joins Claudia to explicitly discuss dogs’ health. They discuss everything from end-of-life care for dogs, to breeding practices, and discourses about dogs’ purpose in society. They unfurl some of the overlapping and similar health needs of street- versus pet-dogs and surmise that in general dogs are facing a range of both physical and psychological challenges.
About Jessica Pierce
Jessica Pierce is an American bioethicist known for her work in the field of animal ethics and the philosophy of human-animal relationships. She has written a number of books about dogs, including Who’s A Good Dog? And How to Be A Better Human, A Dog’s World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without People (with Marc Bekoff), and Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets. Her passionate advocacy for the well-being of dogs has sparked global conversations and driven positive change in the way society perceives and treats our canine companions. She is an Affiliate Faculty at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School. Find out more about Jessica on her website.
Featured:
Who’s A Good Dog? And How to Be A Better Human by Jessica Pierce
A Dog’s World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without People by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce
Dogpedia: A Brief Compendium of Canine Curiosities by Jessica Pierce
Bioethics with Jeff Sebo on The Animal Turn Podcast
The Lessons of Death, A Conversation with Frank Ostaseskion the Sam Harris Podcast
A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Stray by Elizabeth Lo.
ANIMAL HIGHLIGHT:
Rashmi finishes thinking about dogs as active agents in pastoral relations Rashmi tells us how Rimpi, after being unfairly disciplined, left her shepherd and took a multi-day journey home. This experience prompted Rimpi’s owner to reflect on the depth of Rimpi’s emotional capacities and to consider how her daughter (Khaali) and grand-daughter (Khushi) display distinct personality traits.
Rimpi, Khaali, and Khushi
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it” (Mary Oliver, Astonishment)
Thank you to Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E) for sponsoring this podcast; Remaking One Health (ROH) Indies for sponsoring this season; Gordon Clarke (Instagram: @_con_sol_) for the bed music, Jeremy John for the logo, Rebecca Shen for her design work, Priyanshu Thapliyal for the Animal Highlight, and Christiaan Mentz for his audio editing. This episode was produced by the host Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder.
