Freedom of Species

This show features political theorist Ruth Abbey on the place of veganism in the Australian Animal Justice Party. The discussion is based around Ruth’s (2022) article: ‘Veganism and Australia’s Animal Justice Party’, published in New Political Science: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07393148.2022.2053475  You can hear more from Ruth on the Seeing Green podcast, discussing the movie Sunday Too Far Away and issues of animals, gender and more: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CXnqo6HgaLdhOilWanE8m?si=b530d3faffb84082  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ True Colors by Cindy Lauper: https://cyndilauper.com/ I'll Stand by You by the Pretenders: https://thepretenders.com/ Gold by Spandau Ballet: http://www.spandauballet.com/  You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460

We discuss Victoria's animal care and protection laws which are open for consultation. You can provide your feedback on the planned changes to animal care and protection laws through engage victoria. You feedback can help create better legislation for animals so if you've got some time please consider submitting some feedback to the process.You can find details about the planned changes by reading the resources produced by the Victorian branch of the Animal Justice Party.

This is a trivia show featuring questions related to animals, animal rights and animal advocacy. Questions range from the number of species of ants, to the proportion of Australians who are vegan, to the talking gorilla raised by Penny Patterson. Listen in and see if you can beat other FoS listeners to the correct answers!  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Greta Thunberg Song by Oli Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch/xdwXHTJyq94 The Bat Song by Thelma Plum: https://store.warnermusic.com.au/collections/thelma-plum/meanjin-ep-download Old Gods Ain’t Dead by Sole & DJ Pain 1, with AJJ: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/death-drive  You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460

Harley and Nick discuss the following horror movies from an animal rights perspective: Get Out, Midsommar, Raw and Us. In discussing Get Out, we draw on Aph Ko’s book Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out: https://lanternpm.org/book/racism-as-zoological-witchcraft/  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Television by IDLES: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance Which side are you on? Remix by Rebel Diaz ft Dead Prez and Rakaa Iriscience: https://rebeldiaz.bandcamp.com/album/radical-dilemma A Whaler's Lament (The Whales Are Singing To Me) by Kevin Johnson: https://open.spotify.com/track/1YBHNVFEMALgnfhaUJ86xM?si=ac10736e22f941ce

We discuss a recent NSW high court decision which impacts animal advocates ability to collect footage of animals in farm and other industry settings. The case was brought to the courts by Farm Transparency Project. You can find out all about the case here.We also discussed some news highlighted by a recent VegNews.com article and transitions from animal agriculture to plant-based agriculture.

We speak with Chris and Samah from Aotearoa Liberation League (ALL), a decolonial animal justice project that aims to end systematic oppression of all animals. Chris and Samah talk about how they met and their kaupapa (read about this here https://www.all.org.nz/kaupapa), using social media to maximise impact and reach people who are open to liberation messages, the dairy industry and decolonisation, and building connections that support social justice.  You can read more about ALL here https://www.all.org.nz/ and watch videos and read the great resources they share, and follow them on social media on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.  Here's a short video of Chris and Samah talking about their kaupapa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIZoXhYLWw And this is the video we discuss in the interview called "Is veganism just about animals?" We highly recommend listening to this one, it's about 17 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpWq-KbX6E You can support ALL's work campaigning about the systemic issues animals are facing in Aotearoa by making a donation to their ko-fi here: https://www.all.org.nz/supportus The music we played on today's show: Raupatu by Alien Weaponry https://open.spotify.com/track/3hlbYDbcOlRwLDoLSAgNCs Waitī Waitā by Maisey Rika https://open.spotify.com/track/6IhsyBhsEGZ0txln2vyzkG The Promise (The Dolphin Song) by Olivia Newton-John https://open.spotify.com/track/08d3gUcRk5lvP6MJu91sDp  Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442(link is external) Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

On this show we spoke to Will Applebe who is head of investigation and rapid response at SAFE New Zealand. We talked about animal protection campaigns, live export and ag gag, plus more. You can find out more about SAFE's work at https://safe.org.nz/  Music Played: Aldous Harding 'The Barrel' - https://aldousharding.bandcamp.com/album/designer Pacific Heights (feat. Motte) 'A Lost Light' - https://open.spotify.com/album/0WbCO7dyr53QemIyogFqSI

Australia has eighty odd species of microbats. We live closely together with them, and we are mostly unaware. So let's get to know them! Our wonderful guest Ericka from Microbats of Melbourne guides us through the microbat world. You'll definitely come around to bats after listening this podcast! Some of the bats we discussed: Gould wattle bat, Little forest bat, Ghost bat, Southern bent wing bat (federally listed as endangered), Eastern bent wing (listed as endangered at state level), Eastern horseshoe bat (listed as endangered at state level), Lesser long ear bat, Chocolate wattled bat. DISCLAIMER: DO NO HANDLE BATSEricka is a licensed and vaccinated bat carer. Do not touch or handle bats yourself, no matter how cute or small they seem. Instead, call Ericka directly when you find a bat in Melbourne on 0407636688. You can also call Wildlife Victoria on 84007300 who will reach out to licensed batcarers.  Show image by Microbats of Melbourne.  LinksMicrobat boxes: https://www.ausbats.org.au/uploads/4/4/9/0/44908845/boxes_for_bats_high_res__1_.pdf https://www.ausbats.org.au/ for more information on bats.  Microbats of Melbourne Facebook https://www.facebook.com/microbatsofmelbourne Microbats of Melbourne Instagram https://www.instagram.com/microbatsofmelbourne/ Microbats of Melbourne Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MicrobatsOfMelbourne Microbats of Melbourne TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@microbats_of_melbourne 'Puppy dog ear' video https://www.instagram.com/p/CfoPSh0gXpd/ Music Played King Creosote and Jon Hopkins  ‘Bats in the attic’ - https://open.spotify.com/album/3gjscVqoJHTwhp6p2zZETj Mi-Kaisha ‘Help’ - https://open.spotify.com/album/5CkWiW1r4KEXiJvA2eGmq5 Drmngnw, Kee'ahn, Paul Gorrie, Pataphysica 'Always Remember' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6E8wkjtAPRTodgyz93T4cX

We speak with Emma Hakansson, writer, activist and model who is passionate about anti-speciesism and collective liberation.  Emma is the founding director of not-for-profit Collective Fashion Justice, dedicated to the creation of a total ethics fashion system. Topics covered include collective liberation, total ethics fashion, feminism, the work of Collective Fashion Justice and her new book How Veganism Can Save Us. Follow Emma's work: Collective Fashion Justice https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/ Read a selection of Emma's articles https://emmahakansson.com.au/writing Emma's first short film, Willow and Claude has been selected for international film festivals, winning multiple awards, and her past work as a creative director informs her work. Watch the film here https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/willow-and-claude The book How Veganism Can Save Us is published by Hardie Grant Books https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/how-veganism-can-save-us-by-emma-hakansson/9781743797730 Upcoming events: Total ethics fashion and collective liberation, Thursday July 21, 2022 6.00-8.00pm at the Melbourne Animal Rights Centre https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/total-ethics-fashion-collective-liberation-with-emma-hakansson #DropCroc Global Day of Action #9, Saturday July 30, 2022 11.00am - 1.00pm at Hermes Melbourne https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/dropcroc-global-day-of-action-9-melbourne Communally created total fashion ethics, Sunday September 18, 2022 11.30am -7.00pm at The Edge, Fed Square, Melbourne https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/fed-square-swap Music we played on the show: The Kid by Phoebe Go https://open.spotify.com/track/2sQ1usRC33NfoF9xEK52Mn?si=9ea5f1504e264932 Grew Inside the Water by Mimi Gilbert https://open.spotify.com/track/0HZ350hGhBLhusUuvruKV5?si=35b3320440b34480 Back3School by Porches https://open.spotify.com/track/43E43pV0i2j2PmRz9XfOzH?si=524a0e7e131e495b  Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442(link is external) Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

Nick and Harley analyse True Blood, Buffy, Twilight and The Vampire Diaries from an animal rights perspective.  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Vampire in You by Universal Poplab: https://open.spotify.com/track/0A6NpH2SNa9yZOdORmDPls?si=7932568c76e04b8e Television by Bad Religion: https://badreligion.com/albums/stranger-than-fiction Marliya by Spinifex Gum and Marliya Choir: https://www.spinifexgum.com/home  Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442 Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate