The Dying Trade is the debut documentary film by animal rights activist and YouTuber Jack Hancock-Fairs. It explores the meat industry through the deeply personal lens of the filmmaker’s relationship with his father, who is a slaughterhouse worker. The documentary has earned high praise and award nominations for its …continue
Adam, Hayden, Lottie and Nick discuss whether the show Pluribus (Apple TV) promotes a pro-animal rights message, including highlighting the “straw man” arguments against veganism in the show and in fan reactions to it. We also cover what we’d each do in the Pluribus scenario, not necessarily advocating for cannibalism, …continue
In this episode Lottie and Nick talked about diversity of tactics, innovation of tactics and radical flank effects in social movements, and what animal (or any other!) activists can learn from these phenomena. We argue for unity in fighting for our common goal of ANIMAL LIBERATION. But we discuss how …continue
On Sunday June 14th 2026, the Freedom of Species team had yet another nail-biting animal trivia show to raise donations for 3CR’s Radiothon 2026! This year is special as it is 3CR’s 50th birthday!! Listen along to our trivia show – Can you guess the answers before the listeners? CORRECTION: The animal …continue
On today’s show we chat about songs with animal liberation themes that we have been listening to. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions, we cannot include the songs in the podcast and have listed them below so you can check them out. Songs we played on the …continue
Soy boys, militants, social justice warriors, hypocrites, bleeding hearts, hippies… stereotypes abound when people talk about vegans! In today’s show, Lottie, Nick and Hayden tackle these vegan stereotypes. We talk about what truth some of these stereotypes have and what they get wrong. In terms of how this can influence our animal …continue
We discuss the documentary film Christspiracy (2024) that was seven years in the making and poses questions about faith and the ethics of eating animals. Links: The film: https://christspiracy.com/ Why Are So Few Christians Vegan? A Reflection on Charles Camosy’s “Why All Christians Should Go Vegan” by Kim …continue
We welcome Dr Dana Kolsky from Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) to discuss animal testing, including the recently released documentary film How to Make Drugs and Feel Great about Everything.Dana’s bio:Dana is a dedicated veterinary surgeon whose career is driven by a deep commitment to animal welfare. Since 2018, …continue
