Speak to a vet & they will tell you thousands of healthy cats & kittens in our urban /peri-urban areas are euthanaised by the "bucket load" throughout Australia & this is NOT bringing cat populations down or improving conditions for our wildlife. What it is doing is making the job for animal health workers & rescue groups intolerable at times and creating a lot of dead cats. There is a much better way to manage these populations through TNR programmes & cat diversion. Jacquie Rand from the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation is going to tell us all about it!https://www.petwelfare.org.au

We’re joined by Mark Allen who discusses his holistic approach that he has developed through many years of activism. According to his zine on holistic activism, this approach provides ‘some ideas about how we can reduce conflict among activists, create campaigns that are long lasting, reach out and connect with people who have different values to that of our own and work towards a meaningful shift in paradigm.’ You can read this zine at: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/mark/ You can also contact Mark at [email protected] and join the Facebook group ‘Holistic Activism and Behaviour Change’ to learn more and contribute to discussions on the topic: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211194752603900/ Mark will be running a workshop on holistic activism at the Students of Sustainability conference in Melbourne on Saturday the 7th of July at midday. The conference runs from the 6th – 12th of July and will also feature the workshop ‘Achieving environmental liberation through animal liberation’ by Freedom of Species hosts Nick and Adam on Sunday the 8th of July, from 3.30-5pm. For more information about this conference, visit: http://www.studentsofsustainability.org/

We have Narelle, coordinator of the Melbourne chapter of Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign, and Nicko, founder of Scab Duty, live in the studio.  They're talking about the devastating impacts of rubbish, particularly plastic, on the ocean's inhabitants. Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign  https://www.facebook.com/SSAUBeachCleanUps/Scab Duty  https://www.facebook.com/scabduty/Albatross documentary  https://www.albatrossthefilm.com/

Being a highly respected psychologist and animal activist, Clare knows all there is to know about the  pitfalls of how & why we get in a pickle communicating our message on behalf of animals. She also has answers to see our way through these tricky rabbit warrens of anguish in her new book called, "Vystopia". Clare joins us for our fundraising radiothon show and appears at  @ the 1.15 mark if you want to scroll through us asking for donations!  Fancy a free app to help you tak about veganism? Check out all the resources Clare has for the vegan community here: https://www.veganpsychologist.comWe still need the cash to stay on air for another year so please make a tax deductible donation if you can!. Call (03) 9419 8377 during business hours & state it is Freedom of Species you are supporting. You may also donate via the Give Now link here: https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/FreedomofSpecies  In appreciation, the FOS team.

We talk about dingos and the fact that these important apex predators are killed under wild dog 'management' plans.Guests: Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, Arian Wallach, Joshua Said & Mark Pearson.Photo courtesy of the Dingo Den.

We’re joined by activist and academic Jess Ison who discusses her research challenging the use of prisons and other punitive measures as a way to counter animal abuse. If you’d like to look further into the issues of prisons and prison abolition, Jess recommends the book Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/2907-are-prisons-obsolete Jess Ison is a part of The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) collective who are organising a discussion forum for animal activists and academics in Melbourne in August. Connect with ICAS Oceania on Facebook or sign up for email updates to be notified of the details of this forum once they are announced: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/icas-oceania/

We're in the studio with local representatives Monique Luci & Tania Milton of the global campaign to stop the dog & cat meat trade, who explain the extent of dog & cat consumption around the world including here in Australia, and why this is one of the very cruellest trades.   Monique & Tania are also organisers of a march scheduled for Melbourne on Saturday 2nd June, which is the campaign's Worldwide Awareness Day.Stop the dog and cat meat trade worldwide https://www.stopthedogandcatmeattradeworldwide.com Event page for Melbourne's Worldwide Awareness Day march  https://www.facebook.com/events/172844960019526/CORRECTION:  The guests wish to correct two figures provided in the interview.  The number of cats and dogs slaughtered annually worldwide for consumption is approximately 30 million.  And the number of dogs slaughtered for consumption annually in South Korea is approximately 2.5 million.

We speak with Megan Moon, the founder and president of the Humane Education Coalition. Megan describes what humane education is, why the world needs it and what the Humane Education Coalition is doing to make humane education a prominent part of our education landscape.Humane Education Coalition  https://www.hecoalition.org/

The Animal Justice Party's Andy Meddick chats about the community of Lara campaign against a cruel 4500 head intensive goat factory and processing plant, in what has truly been a David and Goliath struggle, battling not just the international dairy giant, but City Hall as well!

On 28th April 2018, over 2000 activists took to the streets of Melbourne for what was to become Australia's largest animal rights march. We play an edited recording of the speeches from that historic evening.Photo courtesy of Love Bree PhotographyAussie Farms  https://www.aussiefarms.org.auDominion the film  www.dominionmovement.com