{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Protego Cast Season 2 Episode 11 - "Pest" Control with Tylor Starr!","description":"In this week\u2019s episode, Ali and Emma are joined by The Protego Foundation\u2019s Founder and ProtegoCast Season 1 host, Tylor Starr, to discuss forms of \u201cpest\u201d control in the wizarding world and how we can advocate for safer, less harmful ways of deterring and removing animal visitors and little critters from our homes.    Also in this episode:    What is a \u201cpest?\u201d Recognizing the importance of language when it comes to how we portray animals Examples of \u201cpest\u201d control in the wizarding world and Muggle world Speciesism and \u201cpest\u201d control Unforeseen effects of \u201cpest\u201d control on biodiversity and other species (including humans) Non-lethal, sustainable, and animal-friendly ways of deterring and removing animal visitors \/ critters from our homes and spaces and into habitats which are safer and more suited to them! Be sure to check out Tylor\u2019s new podcast - Radicals & Revolutionaries: \u201cAn oral history podcast documenting the radical animal liberation movement and the revolutionaries who started it.\u201d   We\u2019ll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, let us know how many predictions you got right for this episode\u2019s fanfic, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!   Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com\/protegocast. Follow the Protego Foundation:  Twitter: @ProtegoFDN Instagram: @protegofoundation Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation   Ali Matthews:    Instagram: @diagonalii Web: The Protego Foundation   Emma Pocock: Twitter: @emmapocock96 Instagram: @emma.pocock  Web: The Leaky Cauldron \/ Forbes   Tylor Starr:  Twitter: @tylorstarr Instagram: @tylorstarr The Chickpeeps NEW PODCAST: Radicals & Revolutionaries    Resources:    Petition: End Glue Trap Sales: https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/take-action-lets-end-all-glue-trap-sales\/      Non-lethal alternatives: https:\/\/www.peta.org\/about-peta\/faq\/what-about-insects-and-other-pests\/    Effects of neonicotinoids on bee populations: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/jan\/14\/uk-charities-condemn-betrayal-of-allowing-bee-killing-pesticide-in-sugar-beet-crops    Effects of pesticides on biodiversity and endangered species: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/apr\/07\/endangered-species-protection-animals-plants-pesticides-epa-insecticides    Animal testing involved in pesticide toxicity testing:  https:\/\/www.thepsci.eu\/our-work\/pesticides\/  https:\/\/www.hsi.org\/news-media\/pesticides\/  https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-experimentation\/office-pesticide-programs\/    HavaHart Traps: https:\/\/www.havahart.com\/store\/animal-traps    Critter catchers: https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/ISOTRONIC-Catchy-Katcha-Catcher-Magnifier\/dp\/B00VE1VZ3K?th=1    How Pigeons Became Rats: The Cultural-Spatial Logic of Problem Animals: https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/10.1525\/sp.2008.55.1.72  ","author_name":"ProtegoCast","author_url":"http:\/\/protegofoundation.org\/protegocast","html":"