Freedom of Species

We speak with Dr Annett Finger, Dr Nikki Kowalczyk, and Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake about the colony of Little Penguins that live on a Melbourne breakwater in Port Phillip Bay.  They talk about the circumstances that make this colony unique …continue

This show features a talk on the debate in the animal advocacy movement around “single issue campaigns” that focus on one particular product or form of animal exploitation, examples include anti-fur campaigns and advocating against the dog meat trade. This …continue

We speak with Darryl Jones about his book on why we feed wild birds & why it matters. Bird feeding says a lot about us in these challenging times so tune in and find out more. Your browser does not …continue

This podcast is of a recent presentation given at the University of Tasmania.  “Reese will trace out a roadmap for how humanity is transitioning to the end of animal farming. The timeline has four stages: Foundation, Revolution, Stigmatization, and Follow-Through. …continue

We are joined by animal advocates Beth Allan and Brighde Kennedy who discuss their own experiences of dealing with sexism in the movement and some ways we can work to overcome this problem as a movement. You can hear Beth discussing …continue

Andy Meddick tells us who will be speaking  & on the panel at the upcoming 1080 summit taking place in Melbourne on the 25th August and Charlie Jackson-Martin from Sydney Fox & Dingo Rescue joins in on this chat for …continue

FoS presenters recently gave a talk at the Students of Sustainability Conference 2018 called ‘Environmental Liberation Through Animal LIberation’. We highlight some of the key points from that talk by covering the connections between animal and environmental movements, including exploring …continue

We’re joined by Jess Ison from the Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) who discusses the upcoming workshop-based discussion forum in Melbourne: ‘Community as Activism: Building Community within the Animal Liberation Movement and Beyond’. Event Details:Saturday 4 August, 1-5pm at Library …continue