Episode 3 "The She-Hound of Heaven"

In this episode I'll be looking at our relationship with animal life, and different ways the deaths of animals have affected our history and culture. We'll be looking at a macabre massacre of stray cats at an 18th century Paris print shop, the execution of an elephant, and the first animals to cross the bounds into outer space. Our primary sources for this episode include: "The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History" by Robert Darnton "Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison" by Michael Daly https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728/   Music is courtesy of musopen.org You can support the show on Patreon, where for $5 a month you will receive access to short monthly bonus episodes. You can follow us on twitter at SynodusPod and on Instagram at SynodusHorrendaPod