How I Learned to Love Shrimp

Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp

July 20, 2023 Amy Odene & James Ozden
How I Learned to Love Shrimp
Andrés Jimenez Zorilla on Shrimp Welfare Project and why we should care about shrimp
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We are celebrating our 10th podcast episode - Yay! To celebrate, we interviewed Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla from the Shrimp Welfare Initiative who inspired the name of our podcast, How I Learned to Love Shrimp. 

Shrimp Welfare Project is the only organisation solely dedicated to improving the lives of shrimp. In this episode we talk about the case for working on shrimp, the current scale of and practices within shrimp farming, as well as what Shrimp Welfare Project have learned over the past 2 years.

Thanks to all of our listeners so far and we look forward to the next 10!
 

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Intro
What has Andres changed his mind on recently?
Andres' journey into animal advocacy
Why work on shrimp welfare?
About Shrimp Welfare Project
Where are consumed shrimps from?
Why are supermarkets interested in improving shrimp welfare?
Why does SWP focus on welfare reforms?
Who works on shrimp welfare?
How sentient are shrimps?
Shrimp farming practices
SWP's most important learnings so far
Advice to new animal charities
SWP's biggest wins to date
Fun facts about shrimps
A topic on which most animal advocates would disagree with Andres
Closing questions