Our Survival is at Stake with Poorva Joshipura

Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

“Why don’t you care about humans?” is an accusatory question that most animal advocates have encountered. This week, we are joined by Poorva Joshipura to discuss her new book, Survival at Stake, which connects the dots between our treatment of animals and the future of humans.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Poorva Joshipura is the author of For a Moment of Taste: How What You Eat Impacts Animals, the Planet and Your Health (2020) and ​​Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence (2023). She is the Senior Vice President of International Affairs for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation UK. She has spent over two decades with PETA entities, during which time she has conducted eyewitness investigations and campaigns. She is a regular guest on television news and radio shows and speaks on animal rights at universities and at other events, and can usually be found in London, Mumbai, Delhi or Wadi Musa.

RESOURCES

• Internet warns JD Vance after video resurfaces implying Kamala Harris is childless cat lady
• Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan
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• Urge the International Olympic Committee to Ban All Equestrian Events
• Caught Repeatedly Whipping a Horse, Top British Rider Is Out of the Olympics
• Meatly’s Cultivated Chicken for Pets Approved for Sale in the UK, First Products to Hit Shelves This Year
• PETA UK website
• PETA UK on Facebook
• PETA UK on X (formerly Twitter)
• PETA UK on TikTok
• PETA UK on Instagram
• Poorva Joshipura on Twitter
• Poorva Joshipura on Instagram

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