Animal Politics

As an ethologist and animal photojournalist, I write about my thoughts on animals and the political agenda on the subject, combined with my scientific studies, in the service of animal liberation.

By DTC

· Launched 2 years ago

On The Exhibition ‘Faith - Biology - Power’

AT THE GERMAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Jun 9•Animal Politics

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Gabi the elephant is alive, Pili the deceased

Gaziantep Municipality clarified after 3 years

Jun 3•Animal Politics

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The Rise of Collective Consciousness and the Closure of Zoos

Since their emergence, zoos have functioned as sites of power and spectacle.

May 25•Animal Politics

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Prestige, Domination and the Cage

Big Cats in Pakistan’s Private Zoos

May 19•Animal Politics

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Beagle Rescue Action

Told from the Ground by Thomas Machowicz, photos by Diana Hulet

Apr 29•Animal Politics

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“We fear that acknowledging animals’ emotions would place limits on how we treat them.”

Deniz Tapkan Asks Marc Bekoff

Apr 21•Animal Politics

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AN EXHIBITION THAT TRIGGERS POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION: WHY LOOK AT ANIMALS?

The Why Look at Animals? exhibition in Athens does not confine animals’ exploited lives to an aesthetic distance; instead, it draws the viewer into an…

Apr 12•Animal Politics

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Not a Portrait of Nature, but a Display of Captivity: Attica Zoo

(...) animals torn from nature are confined to lives reshaped according to the visitor’s gaze and institutional legitimacy.

Apr 8•Animal Politics

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Pablo Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles Estate and Faruk Yalçın Zoo

Normalizing lovelessness opens the way to turning what we do not love into a monster, just as in Pepe. And then the lies and rumors grow.

Mar 20•Animal Politics

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Rights, Land and Animals:

Through the Lens of Indian Photographer Shatabdi Chakrabarti

Mar 9•Animal Politics

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An Interview with Nikita Teryoshin on the ‘Life Sentence’ Exhibition

The exhibition Life Sentence, opened in Fotografiska Berlin, marks a new chapter in Nikita Teryoshin’s ongoing exploration of human–animal relations.

Jan 29•Animal Politics

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My first photography exhibition : UMWELT

UMWELT proposes an encounter in which animals are approached not as symbols or representations, but as individuals.

Jan 14•Animal Politics

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THE HEAVY BURDEN OF CAPTIVITY

On November 5th, I visited the Gaziantep Zoo. My aim was to see the living conditions of the animals. As a vegan with experience in zoos, a biology…

Dec 11, 2025•Animal Politics

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How can we save an elephant?

After Gabi, the elephant who died in the Gaziantep Zoo in 2023, the elephant lived a solitary life ...

Dec 1, 2025•Animal Politics

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