Animal Friendly

To raise awareness of the plight of the Galgos in Spain, Travis Patinaude decided he had to try and fake being a photographer in order to get into photography circles.

To his surprise, he actually had a talent for it, and is now an award-winning and much admired photographer, or as he puts it, a photoactivist. 

The Galgos are used for hunting in Spain and due to overbreeding and commercialisation of this activity, it is estimated that anywhere from 50-100,000 dogs are killed every year when they are no longer useful for racing or hunting.

In 2013, a scared little white Galgo named Leena inspired Travis and his wife, Amanda, to start Love Hope Believe Galgo Adoption; and Stinkeye Photography followed soon after. 

In this episode he shares his story as we talked about how dogs and a passion for justice can change your life. 

https://www.stinkeyephotography.com/

https://www.adoptagalgo.com/

Watch the documentary Yo Galgo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLGCoIqoDnc

Watch Unbreaking the Galgo.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXdKk7qUpao

Benjamin Mehnert Foundation - Galgo Rescue. https://fundacionbm.com/

Galgos excluded from new Spanish animal protection act.  https://inspain.news/hunting-and-working-dogs-are-definitively-excluded-from-the-spanish-animal-protection-act/

Gravity by A Perfect Circle.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GIrp4M664I

Sound clip from the movie, Juno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLv7pXmaxM

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Vets helping vets to help animals.

Traditional conservation groups working with endangered species can sometimes miss the fact that local vets might not have had much training in wildlife medicine.

That's where Wildlife Vets International comes in.

This dedicated group of people - including biologists and veterinarians - use the knowledge they've gained though their training and experience to help local vets and conservation groups in their efforts to save animals which are under threat from injury and disease.

From the Amur big cats to Mediterranean turtles to African Painted Dogs to Asian vultures - WVI aim to transfer their knowledge as widely as possible.

https://www.wildlifevetsinternational.org/

https://www.instagram.com/wildlifevets/

https://www.wildlifevetsinternational.org/news/interview-with-amir-sadaula

https://www.wildlifevetsinternational.org/wvi-shop

Featured clips:

Despicable Me, "so fluffy" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB1qppAPxk4

The Tyger, by William Blake, read by Ian Richardson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4sz2lCKg-U

Dracula: Dead and Loving It, "look into my eyes" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMhl-GV79s

Steve Leonard, WVI Patron - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mreqgFQdo

Featured music:

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Second Goodbye (Instrumental) by Sapajou | https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats
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Dave Goulson has spent his life getting up close and personal with bees, and many other insects along the way.  We chat about the various threats to insect life on the planet, the ramifications of insect disappearance and why we should all do our best to make our local environments a more hospitable place for our six-legged friends.  (And learn some 1920s dancing along the way).

Dave is a Sunday Times bestselling author, check out his books: A Sting in the Tale, A Buzz in the Meadow, The Garden Jungle, Bee Quest, Gardening for Bumblebees, Silent Earth.

...and feature articles like this one... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/10/david-attenborough-wild-isles-online-tv-british-nature

Bumblebee Conservation Trust. https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/

Opening track: The Flight of the Bumblebee played by KATICA ILLÉNYI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtAu7xkwNjQ

Raj Patel: the $200 hamburger.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oagmlbhobnY

How to Bees Knees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnkHap6c6Lc

1920s dancing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psch9N4PmO4

Life on Air by David Attenborough.  https://play.calibreaudio.org.uk/book/?bookCatalog=6994

EO Wilson (2002) The Best Documentary Ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBFUt6IZ2Kk

EO Wilson (2017) Half-Earth, How to save the natural world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maDUbKdczTk

Samuel Ramsey TED talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Fi9tmJ5t4

I Walk the Earth (Voice of the Beehive). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnW9bw9kU8o

Eric the Half a Bee (Monty Python). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftomw87g61Y

 

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This episode tells the story of the near-extinction of Asian vultures.

In the mid-nineties, millions of vultures began dying, all across the Asian subcontinent. Teams of scientists scrambled to find the cause and to save the remaining birds. 

I talked to Chris Bowden of SAVE (Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction) about this remarkable conservation effort - spanning decades - as well as the underappreciated value and beauty of these magnificent birds. 

Photo Credit: Oriental White-Backed Vulture by Nikita Prakash

https://save-vultures.org/

https://save-vultures.org/how-you-can-help-2/

https://save-vultures.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SpaceToSurvive.pdf

Articles referenced:

https://india.mongabay.com/2018/02/declining-vulture-population-can-cause-a-health-crisis/

https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/poison-pill-the-mysterious-die-off-of-indias-vultures

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/19/india-critically-endangered-vultures-wild-release-aoe

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/sep/28/painkiller-increase-heart-attack-risk

Clips used:

Wednesday Addams once said.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSho6btj40c

Acid, Poop and Barf: Vultures' secret weapons.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBhJlCxnt8

House of the Dragons, HBO Max.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DotnJ7tTA34

Why I Love Vultures (Munir Virani).   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhyzTTaMN7E

Nature Magic podcast (featuring Eanna Ni Lamhna).   https://www.naturemagic.ie/podcast/episode/7a0e9d79/episode-56-eanna-ni-lamhna-is-passionate-about-our-wild-world

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Ray Of Hope by JayJen | https://soundcloud.com/jayjenmusic
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Meet the HeroRats of APOPO - African giant pouched rats which are trained to sniff out landmines (in order to remove them and make land safe) and detect tuberculosis in lab samples. In this episode we learn about their training and their work, as well as some potential future projects.

Hang out with Magawa, Ronin, Carolina and more - and change your perspective of rats forever! 

APOPO website  

HeroRat adoptions:  https://apopo.org/support-us/adopt/?v=d2cb7bbc0d23

Magawa's award ceremony. https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-gold-medal/magawa

Bart Weetjens TED talk.  https://www.ted.com/talks/bart_weetjens_how_i_taught_rats_to_sniff_out_land_mines

Training rats for earthquake victim rescue.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuShm833KW8

Rats detecting tuberculosis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtrRtfmN_T8

Full-cheek Friday!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0C01fq3Otk

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Happy 2023!

This episode celebrates Veganuary with a mash-up of clips from famous or influential vegans, telling their stories of how they started on their vegan journeys.  

Follow the links here to the featured podcasts, and for more details of Veganuary. 

https://veganuary.com/

Seb Alex talking to Damien Mander:  https://www.sebalex.org/podcast/episode/7a992153/damien-mander-and-the-all-female-vegan-rangers-the-akashinga

https://www.iapf.org/

How I Vegan podcast, Molly Elwood episode:  https://www.stitcher.com/show/how-i-vegan-podcast/episode/how-i-vegan-podcast-episode-20-dog-meat-death-threats-woke-sausage-207812908

https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/

The Real Heal podcast, Pinky Cole episode:  https://omny.fm/shows/the-real-heal-with-alicia-silverstone/providing-for-your-community-with-pinky-cole

https://sluttyveganatl.com/pinkycoleexperience/

James Cromwell on ethical veganism:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwMzwT_8ak

That'll do pig...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zHmeTeLgMY

Plant-Based News podcast, featuring Alicia Silverstone:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/does-the-perfect-vegan-exist-alicia-silverstone-on/id1255981965?i=1000588099316

https://thekindlife.com/

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Have you ever wondered if a particular product is really as animal-friendly as it might appear?

Never fear, Ethical Consumer are here to help.  They are a cooperative that provide tools and resources that can help to answer that question and enable us all to make informed choices at the checkouts.

This means that we can direct our spending away from the the companies and organisations that exploit animals - and towards businesses that we'd like to see flourishing.

In this episode, I chatted to Jas Owens, a researcher with Ethical Consumer. 

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/social-movement-greenwashing

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/how-to-shop-ethically

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/subscriptions

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/shopping-guide/high-street-clothes-shops

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/shopping-guide/vegan-cheese

https://weare.lush.com/lush-life/our-prizes-awards/lush-prize/

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaigns/boycott-amazon

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/about-us/our-ethical-ratings

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Wonders by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Happy World Vegan Day 2022!

Did you know that Ireland has an ancient heritage of veganism and vegetarianism?

Far from being the land of meat and potatoes, the Irish used to enjoy a wide variety of plant-based foods. Let's bring it back!

Featured Music: Kevin Keegan playing Contentment is Wealth/The Cat in the Corner

Featured Clips from:

Eric Adams interview.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYoA-_LZktw

The Gamechangers movie.  https://gamechangersmovie.com/

Dr Corey Lee Wrenn, author of Animals in Irish Society, talking to Animal Rebellion Ireland.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHR6iJ9x2LU

Dr Corey Lee Wrenn, podcast, Animals in Irish Society - episode 4 

John Gibbons, of ThinkorSwim, talking to Sentient Rights Ireland.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0fYeaihw8&t=1129s

The Day the Earth Stood Still.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkeDTL7bIKM

Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart?

"Sin é an scéal anois. Go raibh míle maith agaibh as éisteacht agus fheiceann sibh an chéad uair eile."   English translation: That's the story now. Thanks a million for listening and I'll see you next time. 

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Limerick Animal Welfare rescue and rehome dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and any other animals that find themselves homeless through no fault of their own.  This episode explores the purpose-built sanctuary and meets some of the wonderful staff and volunteers.  We also hear from the many animals who are living here, all getting terrific care until they find their forever homes.  

Limerick Animal Welfare

Limerick Animal Welfare | Nonprofit Organization (facebook.com)

RTE Investigates: Greyhounds Running for Their Lives - YouTube

Whereabouts of 6,000 greyhound pups a year unknown, IGB told – The Irish Times

Remains of several greyhounds found in bog 2km from Newbridge Greyhound Stadium (breakingnews.ie)

Featured Music:

Awakening Dew by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon
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Every summer the Cliffs of Moher give rise to another generation of puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and other birds who flock here for breeding season. I spend a day visiting the cliffs and here are my musings on the birds, the cliffs, eggs, conservation and bird flu.  All that and The Princess Bride too! 

Featured music: Kevin Keegan playing The High Reel

Featured photograph: Sarah Kilian  Sarah Kilian (@rojekilian) | Unsplash Photo Community

In Your Nature: In Your Nature Ep 11 - Seabirds on Apple Podcasts

In Your Nature: In Your Nature Ep 21 - Bird Flu. on Apple Podcasts

Climbing An Branán Mór   An Branán Mór Cliffs of Moher Sea Stack Climb (uniqueascent.ie)

Seabirds at the Cliffs of Moher (cliffs-of-moher-cruises.com)

The point of a Guillemot’s egg - British Ornithologists' Union (bou.org.uk)

“The Scale Is Hard to Grasp”: The Avian Flu Is a Catastrophe for Seabirds – Mother Jones

Grave Threat to Irish Seabird Colonies from Avian Influenza - BirdWatch Ireland

Cliffs of Insanity - YouTube

Princess Bride - The Sword Fight - YouTube

 

 

 

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