Maarten Reesink

Lecturer Human Animal Studies at Amsterdam University

Maarten Reesink has been teaching Human-Animal Studies at the University of Amsterdam for almost twenty years.

His book Planeet poes: de gedeelde wereld van kat en mens (Planet Cat: The Shared World of Cats and Humans) was recently published. He previously published Dier en mens: de band tussen ons en andere dieren (Animals and Humans: The Bond Between Us and Other Animals) and is co-author of Dierzaamheid: duurzaam samenleven met dieren (Animal-Friendliness: Sustainable Coexistence with Animals). He is one of the founders of the Centrum voor DierMens Studies Nederland (Centre for Human-Animal Studies), and volunteers at the Stichting Amsterdamse Zwerfkatten (SAZ) (Amsterdam Stray Cats Foundation).