Thomas Kainberger is a PraeDoc at the Messerli Research Institute (Vetmeduni Vienna, University of Vienna, MedUni Vienna). He has studied philosophy at the University of Vienna and completed the Interdisciplinary Master’s Programme in Human-Animal Interactions at the Vetmeduni. He is currently undertaking his PhD as part of the FWF-funded project “Animal Suffering and the Politics of Shame”, led by Carlo Salzani. His research interests include animal ethics, critical animal studies, and the philosophy of emotions. (Copyright of the Photo: Marie Svehla).