Freedom of Species

Sam Tucker is Vegan Outreach's coordinator for Australia & NZ. He's handed out something close to a quarter of a million leaflets that promote a vegan diet to end the suffering of farm animals. Consequently, he knows a thing or two about effective leafleting & gave a presentation on this very subject at Melbourne's Animal Activist Forum late last year.Whether you're seeking a non-confrontational form of activism, or you're wanting to expand your existing activism skills & methods, listen to this presentation & learn directly from the master! Vegan Outreach Australia  https://veganoutreach.org/category/australia/Vegan Outreach Victoria  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699590446759188/about/Vegan Outreach Queensland  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486388045093588/about/Vegan Outreach Tasmania  https://www.facebook.com/groups/380408459052131/about/Vegan Outreach NSW  https://www.facebook.com/groups/318406958635497/about/Vegan Outreach South Australia  https://www.facebook.com/groups/682743665258384/about/Vegan Outreach Western Australia  https://www.facebook.com/groups/331247534029289/Vegan Outreach ACT  https://www.facebook.com/groups/495090517531176/about/

Trap-neuter-return for urban and periurban cats has proven to be a highly successful component for community cat population management. Why aren't we adopting these community cat programmes more in Australia when we can't actually afford the alternative proposed ? We listen to an illuminating presentation by Emeritus Professor Jacquie Rand who is the Executive Director & Chief Scientist of the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation. https://www.petwelfare.org.au

Laurie Levy, campaign director and founder of the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, brings us up-to-date on the campaign to stop Victoria's routine recreational slaughter of native waterbirds, including last year's massacres at Koorangie Marshes which shocked even the Game Management Authority.  He goes on to explain what we might expect this coming killing season. We also find out how to support and get involved in CADS' campaign to end this government-endorsed annual atrocity.Coalition Against Duck Shooting website: www.duck.org.au... and Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/CADSDuckRescue/

We speak with Kristin Leigh, the lead organiser of the campaign Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages. Kristin gives us an update on some recent changes to the campaign and where it is headed in the future.

Parks Victoria  plan to eradicate all the  brumbies in the Bogong High Plains of Victoria which is not founded on any peer reviewed science.  Jill Pickering from the Australian Brumby Alliance unpacks the injustices & inconsistencies of the evidence used to back the cull. We have until Friday to tell Parks Victoria to not eradicate all the brumbies! Scroll down  to follow link to feedback form for Parks Victoria :http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.org/alpine-national-park.htmlPhoto :"The Boys" courtesy of the Australain Brumby Alliance

We're sharing the talk given by dedicated animal liberation activist Joey Carbstrong at last year's Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne. Joey offers excellent advice to fellow activists, concerning the fine art of vegan outreach communications, whether it be online or on the street. Drawing on his own experience, he explains candidly what works and what doesn't.  If you sometimes struggle with effectively communicating your veganism to your non-vegan friends, family & colleagues, this is the show for you.Joey on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/joeycarbstrong/Joey on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6usHVNuRbexyisxE27nDw

The 29th January is the deadline for submissions to prevent a rollover of the 20 year Regional Forest Agreement. This agreement has exempted the logging industry from national environment laws which means many protected species and countless others are basically bulldozed with their habitat! Take the greenwashed glasses & earphones off and tune in  as we replay a chat I had with Ed Hill from GECO and send your submission in please & contact your MP . Come on! It only takes a couple of minutes. The Wilderness Society has made it easy to do so: https://goo.gl/sMCrBq

We're joined by vegan neuropsychologist Dr Ash Nayate to discuss how neuropsychology can inform vegan advocacy. We also chat about activist burn-out and the importance of self-care.

We're in the studio, chatting with wildlife ecologist Joshua Griffiths (pictured here) & conservation photographer Doug Gimesy (photo credit) about threats to the platypus.  They also tell us about a nifty 'citizen science' initiative PlatypusSPOT, new technology that detects platypus DNA in waterways, and the Victorian Alliance for Platypus Safe Yabby Traps which has been formed with the objective of a complete ban on the enclosed yabby traps that kill platypus almost every day.  Josh & Doug advise us of actions we can all take to improve the chances of this unique & iconic animal.PlatypusSPOT website  http://platypusspot.org/PlatypusSPOT Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/platypusSPOT/

In this episode we speak with Philosopher Michael Hauskeller about the problematic framing of animals within transhumanism. We also chat with recently completed PhD Ashley Keefner about her thesis on how prejudice impacts the study of animal minds.