How can we treat non-human animals better?

Our relationship with other animals is often a question about value. Is it possible for us humans to create deeper connections with animals we have been exploiting for so long? Consider birds, for example, and all that has been done to them and with them. In this episode, Miia Laine meets up with philosopher Elisa Aaltola and ecologist Mia Rönkä. The Saari Residence is located right next to Mietoistenlahti bay, a protected area that is well known among nature-lovers and birdwatchers. It’s also a place that wouldn’t currently thrive without human intervention.

Om Podcasten

Every year, dozens of artists from all fields of arts and all parts of the world travel to the Saari Residence in Southwest Finland to focus on their artistic work and to exchange ideas and experiences with other residents.  The Saari Residence aims to be a test platform for a future that is ecologically, socially and mentally sustainable. This podcast stems from themes essential to the Residence’s daily ecological activities. For each episode, we invite experts whose work we appreciate and value to share their thoughts and knowledge with us about the topics we consider urgent and worth discussing. Reviving the Wild is about returning to our roots to restore nature and ourselves. The series is hosted by Miia Laine. The Saari Residence is maintained by Kone Foundation.