Freedom of Species

This week’s show present’s highlights from the 2014 Animal Activists Forum, which was held in Sydney last October.We present excerpts from three talks: DANIEL BEECHER & DAVID RISSTROM Experienced Lawyer / Criminal Defence Barrister Legal Aspects of Animal Activism Legal …continue

Can people in the developing world eat as much meat and dairy as people in the industrialized countries without destroying the planet? And do they really want to? Brighter Green is a public policy action tank based in  New York …continue

Each year, approximately 80 000 unweaned seal pups are clubbed to death on the beaches of Namibia.  It’s regarded as one of the cruellest hunts on Earth and one Australian citizen profits hugely from it. We chat with South African activists Pat …continue

ARE ANIMALS OUR BEST FRIENDS IN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?Phil Arkow from the Link Coalition tells us “Animal abuse is a human welfare issue”We discuss this with Lydia Tong, Veterinarian and Research Affiliate with the University of Sydney & we hear …continue

Ahead of next week’s tenth birthday celebrations, we chat with Nichola Donovan, President of Lawyers For Animals, about the past decade of advocating to improve the welfare of animals through education and the law.Join us to help celebrate Lawyers For …continue

This week we chat with the International Vegan Rights Alliance, it’s founder Jeanette Rowley, and Australian representative Greg McFarlane. We discuss the paper Jeannette will be presenting at the current “ANIMAL PUBLICS: Emotions, Empathy, Activism” conference at The University of …continue

So, you’ve always wanted to move to the country and have an animal sanctuary? If that’s the case, you need to meet Justin Van Kleeck. He co-founded the Microsanctuary Movement which rethinks the conventional model of farm animal sanctuaries. Don’t …continue

 We chat with  Anne Lloyd-Jones, Australian Director of Animals Asia Foundation and get the facts on the Yulin dog meat festival in China.  We also discuss the mainstream media  recommendations to swap beef for chicken to combat climate change with …continue