Freedom of Species

Recently lots of local pounds and shelters are overun with dogs and other animals needing adoption. A major reason is that more animals are being surrended or abandoned since the pandemic related travel restrictions have been lifted. Saskia from Forever Friends Animal Rescue shares stories about all the work that goes on behind the scenes of dog rescue. There's a legion of people involved in bringing dogs to safety, spending time with them and finding forever homes for them. Listen in to hear about all the negotiatons, care required, and even court cases involved in the work! Stories of the dogs Chief & Chika, Ned, and Pan are included. Links Settlers doing the work to heal and return country to First Nations people: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-10/neds-corner-station-handed-back-to-ngintait-traditional-owners/101053542 Forever Friends Animal Rescue: https://www.foreverfriends.org.au/ Music U2 'Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own' - https://www.u2.com/music/albums/4068 U2 'Pride (in the Name of Love)' - https://www.u2.com/music/albums/4006 Barkaa (ft. Electric Fields) 'Fight for Me' - https://open.spotify.com/album/2mzKzKFYWgxSAy7tzXrUxY

In 2019 50 activists were arrested as part of a 'Meat the Victims' action inside Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. This farm is regarded by the industry as one of the "best" farms - owned and operated by a board member of the BC Pork Producers Association. The action was in response to undercover footage from within the farm which showed unimaginable suffering and abuse. An extensive police investigation led to our guests Amy Sorrano, Nick Schafer and Roy Sasano, as well as the whistleblower responsible for the footage, Geoff Regier, being charged with a combined 21 indictable offenses (the highest criminal level in Canada). While Geoff has had his charges dropped, the remaining 3 of the Excelsior 4, who are still facing charges are finally starting trial this month, on June 27. It will be an extensive four-week trial by jury in the BC Supreme Court, and they face years in prison if convicted.  Our Guests: Amy Soranno - An activist and public speaker who gives workshops on animal activism & civil disobedience. Amy has engaged in farm occupations, slaughterhouse lockdowns, open rescues, and other forms of direct action across North America as well as being a Meat the Victims Canada organizer, Ban Fur Farm BC (BFFBC) co-founder, past Animal Save Movement organizer, and animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/amysoranno/ Nick Schafer - A professional photographer & videographer and an animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/nick.s.schafer/ Roy Sasano - The former communications officer and 2nd officer (later becoming the Executive Officer) aboard M/V FARLEY MOWAT (II) during Operation Milagro 2 with Sea Shepherd. Roy is also a Royal Canadian Navy veteran, past Animal Save Movement organizer, and animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/roysasano/  Support the Excelsior 4 by checking out their website and donating if you can: https://excelsior4.org/  Follow along with the trial on Twitter: www.twitter.com/theexcelsior4/  Learn more about the Excelsior 4 case here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJGAI02SWzw&t=3s  Watch the MTV action recap video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfs97ZaQdPc&t=3s

The Freedom of Species team come together for another Animal Trivia show for the 3CR Radiothon 2022! Listen to the interesting animal sounds, trivia questions such as do you know the name of the band who sings our theme song, Animal Liberation? Play along and see if you can beat the FoS presenters and other FoS listeners!  Thanks so much to everyone who pledged donations and/or sent in answers for our trivia show today! Thanks also to the vegan pizza business Red Sparrow Pizza for providing gift vouchers to our top donors in the Trivia show. Even though our 2022 Radiothon show is over, you can still support our Radiothon campaign and keep our show going for another year by donating. Donate via these options (however you donate, please nominate our show to receive your donation): Online: https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies2022 Other options for donating here: https://3cr.org.au/donate or in-person at 3CR at 21 Smith Street Fitzroy, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia between 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday. Phone: +61 3419 8377. The music we played on today's show: Monkey Gone to Heaven by The Pixies https://open.spotify.com/track/6BT7qiDY4A5tOyklohjQuW?si=246f955820144742 Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld https://open.spotify.com/track/10GJQkjRJcZhGTLagFOC62?si=c7310656afa34838 Wolf by First Aid Kit https://open.spotify.com/track/64MZlAEryuE2KlLS2lWWFX?si=79b490cf5b8a4dc5 Thanks very much for your support of FoS and stay tuned for another trivia show later in the year - make sure your like our Facebook page for further updates about this! Plus you can subscribe to our show by searching for it on your favourite app, including iTunes and Spotify.

Harley reflects on her activism in the UK with Animal Rebellion over the last few years, focusing on tensions between trying to build a mass movement for animals while also being concerned about police repression and security culture. She also discusses the loss of momentum for activists during the pandemic and ways to overcome this.  Links: You can find out more about Animal Rebellion at: https://animalrebellion.org/  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Dear England by Lowkey ft Mai Khalil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL0Y4MZ45bo Incompatible by Colour Me Wednesday: https://colourmewednesday.bandcamp.com/album/spoonboy-colour-me-wednesday-split Farewell To My City by Frank Turner: https://frank-turner.com/discography/fthc/  Make sure you tune in live to our animal liberation trivia show on Sunday 19th June, 1-2pm Melbourne time! You can listen in via 855AM from Melbourne or on the 3CR website (3cr.org.au) from anywhere. You can text in your answers to the questions on 0488 809 855. This show is our annual Radiothon fundraising show to keep our show and 3CR going for another year. You don’t have to wait until this show to donate though, you can donate right now at the links below. We appreciate your support! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies2022 Other options – don't forget to nominate our show! https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

This week we will take time to remember and reflect on victims of animal violence, this is a memorial to animals. I read out the names of sites of violence against animals in Victoria, Australia.You can find the list of abattoirs I read the names of at: Farm Transparency Project - Abottoirs in Victoria www.farmtransparency.org/facilities/food/abattoirs?state=VIC&country=Australia

This Rotations show features Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie playing some songs that they like by women artists. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 3 July 2022. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations  Music played: Hit Like a Girl by Meet Me @ The Altar: https://open.spotify.com/album/4l3QmwKvZ9TR1lSnJvT6E0 Being a woman by Lake Street Dive: https://lakestreetdivemusic.bandcamp.com/album/obviously Crying room by Jemma & the Clifton Hillbillies: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sMh3OxACcbiXwqXLuL9Th I'll be coming home by Dori Freeman: https://open.spotify.com/album/3nrtejgwleUGvNPWXMymV2 Cellophane by FKA Twigs: https://open.spotify.com/album/3DMR3yM5crnt1dG9lLaMTZ midnight love by girl in red: https://girlinred.ffm.to/iicmigq.owe redesign by awfultune: https://open.spotify.com/album/56rbqtVFlkTXHxqpRyViz9 I know a girl by The Preatures: https://open.spotify.com/track/5qLu2n9SEzhyIqg9gGX6rD?si=cfc1ff40d28a4e93 Backseat of my mind by Thelma Plum: https://thelmaplum.lnk.to/betterinblakann Grand Ideas by Alice Skye: https://www.aliceskye.com/music Mean To Me by Stella Donnelly: https://stelladonnelly.bandcamp.com/album/thrush-metal-aus-nz-edition Panic Attacks in Paradise by Ashnikko: https://ashnikko.lnk.to/PAIPM In Your Shoes by Colour Me Wednesday: https://colourmewednesday.bandcamp.com/album/anyone-and-everyone Spinifex gum by Spinifex Gum and Marliya: https://www.spinifexgum.com/home

With the Australian federal election only a week away we speak with Animal Justice Party candidate, Meg Watkins, about the parties positions on animals. I also share some of the documented animal policies from other parties. In the second half of the show we hear about a recent advocacy win from Kristin Leigh from Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages.

We speak with Bronwyn Currie, Animal Justice Party VIC Lead Senate Candidate for the upcoming Australian Federal Election.  Bronwyn is a longtime resident of Melbourne’s bayside area and has broad professional experience across a wide range of areas. She has been passionate about animals her entire life, Bronwyn’s contributions to animal protection have been recognized through multiple nominations for the Kingston Woman of the Year Award and was also a popular nomination for an Australia Day Award. You can read more about Bronwyn's drive to secure change for animals, the environment and people here: https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/bronwyn_currie_for_senate We talk about banning live export, the upcoming Federal election campaign and the sadness may of us feel on Mother's Day when we reflect on the plight of animals in the animal agriculture system. Follow AJP here https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/ The music we played on the show was: Steer by Missy Higgins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0qu3EAfTY Descent by Lawless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzoRPftYyM Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel featuring Kate Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc

This week we're talking to Jax, a climate and animal activist based in the UK. We talk about taking action in South Africa, hunt stabbing and shutting down the UKs largest dairy production center.  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Eco-Terrorist in Me by Rise Against: https://www.riseagainst.com/ The Huntsman Comes A-Marching (live) by Frank Turner: https://frank-turner.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-is-for-the-week-tenth-anniversary-edition-live-from-the-vic-swindon-6th-april-2007 Extremist by Sole and DJ Pain 1: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/no-god-nor-country-3  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. Fitted shirts: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 Looser fit shirts: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460

We are animal advocates walking on Country, on lands that are still unceded and that continue to be colonised. How are animals placed in the settler colonial history of so-called 'australia'? What is the work that we as settlers need to do within our communities to align with the First Nations cause? Our guest is Shannon Woodcock, speaking from Gunai Kurnai Country, to talk about how we can educate ourselves, do the work and show up. Guxhi and Pasha make themselves heard too. Links: 'Black and Blue' by Aunty Veronica Gorrie - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/black-and-blue-9781925849240 The Keeping Place - https://www.gegac.org.au/keepingplace/ Koorie Heritage Trust - https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/ 'Self Determined First Nations Museums and Colonial Contestation' by Robert Hudson & Shannon Woodcock - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003122449/self-determined-first-nations-museums-colonial-contestation-robert-hudson-shannon-woodcock Music: Yothu Yindi 'Treaty' https://open.spotify.com/album/0bZ1EzA7K0ZK88THQaVViw Archie Roach 'One Song' https://open.spotify.com/album/5POKDRj3X1aajEqbazkqKN Caisha Sprout 'Seasick' https://open.spotify.com/track/0cvKl1pecUl4RZQUzbRXXd