Rethinking Our Relationship with Animals to Reduce the Likelihood of the Next Global Pandemic
Presented 4/23/21
Join public health expert Dr. Aysha Akhtar for a conversation about COVID-19 and how our troubled relationship with non-human animals increases the risk of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
This presentation was part of the 2021 Animal Law Symposium.
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