Freedom of Species

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 Animals reaching double figures – the big ONE Ohhhhh! http://lawyersforanimals.org.au LAYWERS FOR ANIMALS 10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENTWHO:  Keynote speaker Mark Dreyfus QC discussing the landmark International Court of Justice case Australia vs Japan which halted Japan's so-called scientific whaling in the Antarctic.WHEN: Thursday 30th July 2015, 5:45pm for 6pm startWHERE: The Lionel Murphy Centre, 360 Queens St, Melbourne CBDRSPVP: enquires@lawyersforanimal.org.auMore info: http://lawyersforanimals.org.au/lfa-turns-10-years-old/

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 Melbourne. Her paper "Toward a vegan jurisprudence of human rights" provides much to discuss for vegan activists, and we hear from Greg McFarlane on the situation for vegans in Australian prisons.For more information:http://www.theivra.com/

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 let your small urban space hold you back!

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 Mark & Simon from Less Meat Less Heat & Paul Mahony -environmental and animal rights campaigner.This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpuf

This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpuf This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpuf

These two species have brought together John Lemon of Painted Dog Conservation and Kevin Richardson to collaborate on an Australian speaking tour to help raise awareness of the plight of these two remarkable species.   We chat with Kevin about the campaign against lion canned hunting imploring tourists to South Africa to be discerning when it comes to partaking in any 'lion conservation/tourism' as one may well be stroking the hands of a thoroughly cruel  & sinister industry. We also chat with John about his inspiring projects that all stem from his mandate to help protect and save painted dogs.- See more at: http://freedomofspecies.org/show/lion-painted-dog#sthash.Ku7K9Irw.dpuf

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 sheds some light on why mainstream media goes so quiet on the topic of meat with regard to climate change.

Ahead of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference, we talk to the opening night speaker, Dr Dinesh Wadiwel.Dr Wadiwel is a Lecturer in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney. His research interests include sovereignty and the nature of rights, violence, race and critical animal studies. In his forthcoming book, The War against Animals, he argues that our mainstay relationships with billions of animals are essentially hostile and that our sovereign claim of superiority over other animals is founded on nothing else but violence.The 3rd Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference: Conflict and Struggle, Resistance & Change 9-11 July Victorian Trades Hall, 53 Victoria St, Carlton Register now !ICAS Conference http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/oceania-conference/Dr Dinesh Wadiwel's book, The War against Animals, is due out in August 2015   http://www.brill.com/products/book/war-against-animals

OUR CAMELS - FERAL OR THOROUGHLY AUSTRALIAN? A recent paper written by Leah Gibbs, Jennifer Atchison & Ingereth Macfarlane & published in Geoforum raises many questions about the place of camels in Australia. When do we accept that a species belongs here? What does the story of the camel have to tell us about our cultural development when it comes to ethnicity? While some view camels as ferals to eradicate others are building up their camel herds to eat unwanted weeds.Tune in  as we chat with Leah Gibbs. Photo courteousy of Jennifer Atchison -Thankyou Jennifer!

This week we speak with Clair Linzey, deputy director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and discuss their upcoming summer school and major report, "Normalising the Unthinkable - The ethics of using Animals in Research". http://www.oxfordanimalethics.com/