Freedom of Species

Jamie Woodhouse questions the logic of “the logic of the larder” – the view that it is better to bring animals into the world to kill them eg in animal agriculture, rather than those animals not being brought into existence at all. The show also features a discussion on the practical implications of rejecting this logic of the larder position, in terms of implications for animal advocacy.  Jamie is attempting to popularise the concept of Sentientism – a worldview based on evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings. Find out more about Sentientism at: https://sentientism.info/ You can also follow Jamie on Twitter @JamieWoodhouse  Additional links: Nick’s article on puppy slaughter in Australia:  https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14142&page=0 Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat: https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/ Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat advertisement: https://twitter.com/ElwoodDogMeat/status/1559209557825531904 2020 survey by Sentience Institute, which found that among the 1,113 participants from the US, 44.8% were in favour of banning slaughterhouses: https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/aft-survey-2020 You can hear a previous Freedom of Species show which also challenged the notion of “humane killing” – Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky – Moving Beyond Killing Animals “Humanely”: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201908251300/paul-mikhail-catapang-podosky-%E2%80%93-moving-beyond-killing-animals-  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Humane Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz) by Propagandhi: https://propagandhi.com/music/supporting-caste Refujesus by the Decline: https://thedeclinemusic.bandcamp.com/album/im-not-gonna-lie-to-you All your bases by Sole: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/let-them-eat-sand  Freedom of Species has recently reached our Radiothon target of $1,200 for the continued running of the 3CR community radio station. Thanks so much to everyone who donated to our Radiothon campaign – we appreciate the support!

What is shelter medicine? How can we significantly decrease the number of animals heading to our pounds? How do we address the problem of access to medical care for companion animals of families and individuals who cannot readily afford such necessary services? These questions and more are answered in our interview with Dr Ann Enright, a veterinarian and shelter medicine advocate who is passionate about making a difference for abandoned and unwanted animals, and addressing inequality issues when it comes to medical care for companion animals.  Dr Ann Enright can be contacted about shelter medicine initiatives in Melbourne via email at aenright7@gmail.com The community cat program report mentioned in the show can be found here:https://petwelfare.org.au/community-cat-program-news-2/  Community Clinics around Melbourne: Australian Animal Protection Society - Keysborough Meow & Friends Community Vet Clinic – Cranbourne Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) – Campbellfield Westside Community Desexing (WCD) – Sunshine Other Australian organisations supporting pet desexing: Australian Pet Welfare Foundation – Qld Animal Welfare League of Queensland – (AWLQ) Getting to Zero (G2Z) RSPCA  International Organisations for those interested: www.humanesociety.org www.icatcare.org www.vet.cornell.edu  (U Cornell) www.sheltermedicine.com  (UC Davis) www.sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu (U Florida) www.uwsheltermedicine.com (U Wisconsin) http://www.millioncatchallenge.org  Music: We weren't born to follow - Bon Jovi https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-circle-bon-jovi/0060252724560 Little Willy - Sweet https://music.apple.com/gb/album/action-the-ultimate-story/1040962962 Cool for Cats - UK Squeeze  https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/cool-for-cats-squeeze/0060252708201 Photo of Dr Ann Enright courtesy of Meg

Join us as we raise money for 3CR's annual radiothon and entertain listeners with our tricky trivia questions.  Music Played: Parry Gripp 'I Like Vegetables' - https://www.parrygripp.com/music/parry-gripp-mega-party-2008-2012/ Sweet Goose 'Burn It To The Ground' - https://sweetgoose.bandcamp.com/track/burn-it-to-the-ground  Photo by 2Photo Pots on Unsplash

Adam, Claire & Caroline discuss the book Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy; A Clinical Psychology Perspective by Dr Casey T. Taft, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University and co-owner of Vegan Publishers. Casey's book centres on applying principles of and methods from the field of psychology to understand how to advocate for long-term behavioural change and promote veganism in the context of social justice. Link to Casey Taft's book on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15044674.Casey_T_Taft Claire mentioned the book Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron https://www.dukeupress.edu/pollution-is-colonialism The report mentioned was produced by Vancouver Humane Society called Helping people and animals together; a trauma-informed, culturally safe approach towards assisting placed-at-risk people with addressing animal neglect (2021). https://vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Helping-people-and-animals-together-VHS.pdf Also the Media Indigena episode; When rez dogs become settlers' pet projects (ep 251) https://mediaindigena.libsyn.com/when-rez-dogs-become-settlers-pet-projects-mi-251 Music played: Diet for a new America by Most Precious Blood https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/merciless-most-precious-blood/a9sjdzrg7veqc Working for the government by The Halluci Nation featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/working-for-the-government-the-halluci-nation/3614593289307 A shout out to our listeners, thank you so much for your ongoing support. Freedom of Species has been going since 2011 and produces weekly animal rights advocacy discussions and interviews. Please share any feedback with us via email at freedomofspecies@gmail.com It's Radiothon time at 3CR and we need your help to keep radical, community radio on the airwaves. 3CR is radio made by the community for the community. If you'd like to support Freeedom of Species, please donate here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwAR0ci16PT0tXmIKm0_oGRthsw2hcoHESB8XVcbvAjs1-LE5hyO779H-vUE8 Thank you.

Katie, Lottie and Nick discuss what they are fighting FOR – what they see as our ideal relationship with other animals. More specifically, the conversation covers: our current relationships with non-human animals, swimming with free-living sea lions, animal rights versus animal welfare, various uses of animals including for companionship and for people with disabilities, and the practical implications of taking on an animal rights perspective.  Throughout the month of June we are raising money to keep our show and 3CR Community Radio going for another year! We have already had a number of donations and we’re nearly 1/3 of the way to our target – thanks so much to those who have already donated! We appreciate any donations, big or small, and you can donate to this campaign here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies  Also a reminder about our Radiothon show coming up on Sunday June the 18th, 1-2pm. This show will feature many of our Freedom of Species hosts, and will be packed with animal and animal rights themed trivia. Listen live via 3cr.org.au and you can play along by texting in your answers to the questions on 0488 809 855. Click ‘going’ on the event page so you can be reminded about the show! https://www.facebook.com/events/599170282216698/  Music and comedy featured: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I want a dog by Weezer: https://weezer.lnk.to/music Stand-up comedy from Romesh Ranganathan – The Cynic (Netflix). Not while I’m around by Edward Sanders and Helena Bonham Carter, from the Sweeney Todd soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/track/3xvYLzcnpr2wOIWCkToTST?si=1e43588e51db440a The Best Freestylers in the World by Aunty Donna, ft Montaigne and Boilermakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoYF9DJaOE

Kristy Alger returns to discuss her experiences in training and developing awareness of effective practices in non-violent direct action and why consent culture is so important. This discussion follows on from our previous shows about total liberation and why consistent anti-oppression is critical.  Kristy's blog Writing Liberation is here: https://writingliberation.medium.com/(link is external) You can check out her book here: https://www.revolutionaries.com.au/books/p/five-essays-for-freedom Music Played: Suzanne Vega 'The Queen & The Soldier' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/suzanne-vega/1429191144 Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-lines-2012-mix-master/715864097 Machine Head 'Arrows In Words From The Sky' - https://www.machinehead1.com/collections/digital-tracks/products/of-kingdom-and-crown-full-album The FoS 2023 Radiothon campaign is live. If you can support us with a donation we'd be very grateful as it will keep radical radio and animal rights advocacy on the airwaves. Thank you.  https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies

We speak with Zane McNeill, a nonbinary scholar-activist from West Virginia who has published edited collections with Sanctuary Publishers, PM Press, and Lantern Publishing & Media. They were the recipient of the 2022 National Lawyer Guild’s Legal Worker Award for their labor and animal rights organizing and are a co-manager of the nonprofit, Rights for Animal Rights Advocates (RARA). Topics discussed include animal rights advocacy and organising, dismantling racial and carceral capitalism and how that impacts veganism, their books and more.  Zane's books include:Queer and Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation through Consistent Anti-Oppression edited by Julia Feliz & Zane McNeill (Sanctuary Publishers, 2020)Vegan Entanglements: Dismantling Racial and Carceral Capitalism edited by Zane McNeill (Lantern Publishing, 2022)Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia edited by Zane McNeill (PM Press, 2022)Politics as Public Art: the Aesthetics of Political Organizing and Social Movemements edited Martin Zebracki & Zane McNeill (Routledge, 2022).   You can also find Zane's writing on Truthout: https://truthout.org/authors/zane-mcneill/, Sentient Media https://sentientmedia.org/author/zanemcneill/ and Law@The Margins https://sentientmedia.org/author/zanemcneill/  Rights for Animal Advocates (RARA) is a non-profit organization co-founded by Zane and Ayse Deniz Kavur. RARA was set up to ensure that animal rights advocates work or volunteer under just and sustainable conditions, for the sake of humans and nonhumans alike.   https://www.rightsforadvocates.com/  RARA's criteria for just and equitable workplaces which we discuss on the show can be found here: https://www.rightsforadvocates.com/know-your-rights/blog-post-title-one-6xwbw  Music played:"Frog on the Floor" by 100 gecs "Gender Binary (Fuck You)" by Ryan Cassata "Yharg Pt. 1: The Gravedigger" by Professor Goldstein  Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS If you have any feedback on our show, please get in touch via email: freedomofspecies@gmail.com Finally, if you enjoy the show please consider donating to our 2023 Radiothon campaign and keep animal advocacy on the airwaves. The FoS team is trying to meet our 2023 goal of raising $1200 to support 3CR Community Radio. You can donate here before the end ofJune 2023: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwAR08efJnYLp5M0V4ruV0yfLWR1oQ2Jt6f09HLs5K4joOID_8hJROK4M9Hps Thank you, The FoS team.

How can we be effective advocates for  the bees? Get the buzz on the world of bees in this episode, are bee populations in decline? What are the biggest issues facing bees today? Do bees have a kind of sentience? What can we do as individuals for the bees? Why do native bees get the short end of the stick and what can we learn from native bee expert Dr Kit Prendergast? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/bees-intelligence-minds-pollination https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/12/say-no-mow-leaving-grass-to-grow-is-easier-looks-good-supports-pollinators?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1683892348 Music by Shock Octopus: 'No Easy Way Down' 'A Deer! Caught! In The Headlights!' 'Life On A Pier' https://shockoctopus.bandcamp.com/album/a-decade-into-darkness Dr Kit Prendergast links Follow on Insta: @bee.babette_performer Facebook: The Buzz on Wild Bees YouTube: The Bee Babette Twitter: @BeeBabette ResearchGate: Kit Prendergast Native Bee art: BeeBabette Redbubble store https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent

Lottie, Meg and Nick discuss the social aspects of veganism, including highlighting the benefits of being a visible vegan from an advocacy point of view versus the social difficulties this can sometimes bring up.  Links: The festive table is set. Is now a good time to mention I’m vegan? By Zoya Patel: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/21/the-festive-table-is-set-is-now-a-good-time-to-mention-im-vegan Celebs like Aubrey Plaza and Emma Roberts are getting slammed for Big Milk ad campaigns: 'I thought we left the cow milk propaganda in the 90s'. By Jordan Hart: https://www.businessinsider.com/aubrey-plaza-emma-roberts-slammed-big-milk-celebrity-campaigns-2023-4 If you encounter sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, please call Wildlife Victoria on 03 8400 7300. For more information, see wildlifevictoria.org.au for more information. We urge you to advocate for the animals and enter a submission outlining why you think duck shooting should be banned. These submissions to the Victorian parliament regarding recreational duck shooting end this Monday 8th of May: https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/inquiries/nativebirdhunting/submissions?fbclid=IwAR3IT1PCqvm3jG_-ak2QfbWt2jbGoeibgKB4oNg3Jy4XfndfJI32Hi79X9s  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Apparently I’m A “P.C. Fascist” (Because I care about both human and non-human animals) by Propagandhi: https://propagandhi.com/music/less-talk-more-rock Happy Loner by Marina: https://marina.lnk.to/ADIAMLDeluxeAW Fire In The Booth (part 1) by Akala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOKgjoxoto  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

Happy May Day! This International Workers Day we honour the contribution working animals have made to our society and talk about the rights and ethics of working animals. The music featured in this show is by Melbourne synth and piano rock duo Privateer, who's first full album will be released late 2023/early 2024.  www.privateermusic.com Songs: Ticonderoga  Follow Winter's Dream Bandcamp: https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Photo by Ana Cernivec on Unsplash - https://unsplash.com/photos/ZzFUHsc9PCo