Freedom of Species

MORE THAN GAME: THE 30-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO BAN DUCK SHOOTING IN VICTORIA.Despite three out of four Victorians wanting duck shooting banned, it continues. This program looks at why and how the thirty-year campaign to protect Australian native waterbirds that are deemed game species is stronger than ever. A formidable campaigner stepped up its involvement, changing the rules of engagement, thereby maki...

Have you thought about a vegan or vegetarian diet for your cats and dogs?  We ask Professor Andrew Knight from the University of Winchester , who is also a veterinarian,  why would we?  and how? For more info: http://www.vegepets.info/For more info on the new course in Animal Welfare: http://www.winchester.ac.uk/research/attheuniversity/FacultiesofHumanitiesandSocialSciences/centre-for-animal-welf...

We hear about social and environmental impacts of livestock farming in rural Africa from Geoff Russell who's the author of "CSIRO Perfidy" and a candidate for the Animal Justice Party in South Australia, and Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop of the World Preservation Foundation and Beyond Zero Emissions. We also hear from Dr Marco Springmann of Oxford University about his team's widely-publicised study of...

We talk with Damien Mander, the Australian founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, about his work in southern Africa, the future prospects of the rhino, and being unwussy.  www.iapf.org

Lauren Ornelas is the founder/director ofFood Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice nonprofit seeking to create a more just world by helping consumers recognize the power of their food choices. F.E.P. works in solidarity with farm workers, advocates for chocolate not sourced from the worst forms of child labor, and focuses on access to healthy foods in communities of color and low-inc...

We chat with Shakira Free Miles from SaveABulls, a veterinary led campaign to create awareness about breed specific legislation, promoting responsible dog ownership & an end to breed discrimination. We also discuss the reecnt recommendations regarding BSL in Victoria after an extensive inquiry into the legislation in Victoria, Australia with Bruce Poon from the Animal Justice Party.

Fancy living with other like-minded folk in a self-sufficient paradise? Well, now you can! We hear from co-founding members behind Vegoa, a new vegan ecovillage initiative taking shape in Portugal. We also have a presentation from Melbourne's recent Sustainable Living Festival by Sea Shepherd volunteer Claire, about Operation Icefish. www.vegoa.orghttps://www.seashepherd.org.au/news-and-commentary...

We ask Athans Steffen from People Against Canned Hunting about how the selfie has become a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to wildlife & how we must start sizing up the very idea of big cat sanctuaries.

 Kangaroos are in "plague proportions" and everywhere aren't they? Isn't roo meat the green choice? We talk with Elise Burgess from Voiceless about their new campaign for kangaroos, "Their fate is in your hands"

We ask Hannah from Humane Research Australia why the Easter Bunny threatens to boycott Easter. We also discuss the opening of the duck shooting season with duck rescuer & long time Coalition Against Duck Shooting supporter, Kate Gracey. To take action in the cruelty -free campaign: http://www.becrueltyfree.org.au/becrueltyfree/take-action-be-cruelty-fre...- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies...

We share the excellent talks given by Paul Mahony (climate change activist/blogger & Melbourne Pig Save co-founder) & Mark Doneddu (President of Vegetarian Victoria) at Melbourne's 2016 Sustainable Living Festival. They speak about the massive toll that animal agriculture has on climate change, human health and poverty.  These talks reference the Australian and international contexts.  Both speake...

More cruelty footage of pig farming cruelty was exposed recently by Animal Liberation from the Yelmah piggery in SA. Tune in Sunday 1pm 3CR 855AM -We ask why pigs in the food production system literally have no chance in hell in escaping cruelty under present regulatory systems. We speak with Campaign Director for Animal Liberation, Emma Hurst, Chris Delforce from Aussie Farms & Pete Crosbie from...

On this week's show we meet Vincent Berraud. Vincent has been involved in animal liberation for two and a half decades. He took part in the creation of Paris’s first animal lib group, magazine and radio show in the early 1990’s. Vincent has recently been involved in setting up Friendly and Pragmatic Vegans and Vegetarians, a successful facebook space promoting a rational and non-dogmatic approach...

2015 ANIMAL ACTIVIST FORUM PRESENTATION - ONE BAD DAY: A LOOK INTO THE TRANSPORTATION & SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIAANGELA POLLARD & JOSH AGLANDAnimal Lawyer | Ex-Industry InsiderYou often hear the justification “my animals are treated well and they only have one bad day”.This “one bad day” refers to the day the animal is transported and slaughtered at an abattoir. Josh Agland spent three yea...

We revisit World Vegan Day 2015 in Melbourne when we asked festival attendees about veganism. And wow, what a cornucopia of thoughtful insightful responses we received!

Emma Hurst is a Registered Psychologist, BA(Psy), PGDip(Psy), M(HealthPsy) and the Campaign Director at Animal Liberation, a New South Wales-based animal rights charity that works to end the suffering of exploited and confined animalsThis podcast is Emma Hurst's presentation at the 2015 Animal Activist Forum, Using Psycholinguistics to Create Strong Messages for Change. The talk focuses on psychol...

What's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically  killing them and yet its' cruel net of  killing in our Australian waters is welcomed? After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Super...

Chay Neal and Rebecca Russo of Animal Liberation Queensland detail how the greyhound racing industry's live baiting exposé came to be, what the outcomes were, and what ALQ is planning for the future. This is a recording of the presentation from the 2015 Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne.www.alq.org.auhttps://chuffed.org/project/help-ban-greyhound-racing

A friendlier look at our introduced species with Dr Arian Wallach.

Bruce Friedrich from The Good Food Institute 2015 Animal Activist Forum presentation - Veganism in a Nutshell: The health, environmental, human rights, and animal rights/ protection arguments for Veganism Bruce Friedrich is executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI). By assisting the most promising plant-based and cultured meat alternatives and companies, GFI is creating a healthy, humane...

In the lead up to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) that begins in Paris late this month, we are replaying two very relevant interviews we recorded in June:Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop from Beyond Zero Emissions talks about BZE's Land Use Plan and its recommendations for Australia's animal agriculture industry. And Judith Friedlander from the University of Technology Sydney s...

This is a talk given by Dr Jonathon Balcombe at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, at a Humane Research Australia event. The talk is entitled Animals' Inner Lives: Notes from a vegan biologist."Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe is a passionate advocate for animals and their living spaces. His best-selling books Pleasurable Kingdom and Second Nature present animals in a new light and presa...