“My friend is in jail, and the world is our playground” by Taj Uppal

Zoe Rosenberg made national headlines for rescuing chickens. The animal movement should keep experimenting with creative tactics. I.   MY FRIEND IS IN JAIL Last week, my friend Zoe Rosenberg was incarcerated. She joins the nearly two million Americans confined to jails and prisons, and the one billion animals caged within our nation's factory farms. The government will subject her to solitary confinement for 23 hours of the day, and it is already depriving her of the proper care to treat her Type I diabetes. The saving grace is that Zoe's jail-stay will be short: less than a month. Zoe's case has attracted lots of attention because it's not just about her; it's about humanity. Her case asks of us… how should we relate to our fellow creatures? Is it okay for our food system to treat animals like objects? And, is it okay for our government to uphold this relational status? Punishing the people who care for animals, rather than the corporations that abuse them. Judging from the public response, a growing number of people recognize the absurdity of Zoe's prosecution. Her incarceration, in fact, has launched her from our ten-person student club to our nation's largest newspapers [...] ---Outline:(00:28) I.   MY FRIEND IS IN JAIL(04:07) II.  THE WORLD IS OUR PLAYGROUND --- First published: December 18th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xBBQipkkdthcBPdaN/my-friend-is-in-jail-and-the-world-is-our-playground --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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