The Compassionate Road Gemma Davis

Philip Lymbery is Global CEO of, Compassion in World Farming, and an award winning author, of the incredible books that have received worldwide acclaim, Farmageddon and Dead Zones. 
His investigative writing is full of narrative threads that take you with him on adventures around the world, combined with throughly researched facts, that together, sometimes require you to take pause to digest for the gravity of the consequences of our broken food system…effecting local communities, our climate and food security. Philip highlights the necessity for us all to know - so we can change and build back better . 
I loved speaking with Philip, because as well as enlightening us on some horrific truths, he is also a brilliant thought leader and helps make concrete improvements in farming policies, already playing a leading roles in major reforms. 

Simon hill, founder of the widely popular podcast and online resource, Plant Proof, is shedding the light on plant-based diets – how to do them well, and why they are preferable from a health and environmental standpoint. He does it in non-judgmental, and inspiring way, by finding sturdy scientific reports and sharing them in a way everyone can understand. By studying his Master’s in nutrition and writing a much-anticipated book, Simon knows his stuff & when we know this information, it is extremely compelling to get it out to others as it is potent to help heal our bodies and address some of the major collective hurdles we are facing. I am super thankful Simon does what he does so well.

In episode 29 I speak with Emma Hurst who represents the Animal Justice Party in Australian parliament on why it is imperative to have animals rights be considered at government level to make systemic changes. Emma shares how she is currently working on seeing an end to puppy farming and bringing in bans for animal entertainment and why these are important issues. 

Damien’s journey from snipper to conservationist is an interesting one, that saw him put his life savings into setting up the International Anti-Poaching Foundation in Africa, which is now what he dedicates his life to. He uses his skills to train rangers to be the last line of defence to protect the incredible animals such as lions, rhinos and elephants that poachers target.
A few years ago he tried a new tactic, by beginning to train an all woman anti-poaching combat unit which they called Akashinga which means, The Brave Ones. 
"In doing so, we completely deescalated local tension, brought conservation and community together, while cutting our operational costs by two thirds. The remaining third, invested mostly into women, becomes the most effective form of community development, while our core business of conservation is more successful than ever. If this is possible here, what is possible beyond Zimbabwe? What is possible beyond conservation?”

Once a banker, Sonia then lived on animal farms around the world and witnessed the inner workings to modern day animal agriculture. She shares these stories in her book Project Animal Farm, along with the characters she met, in a way that draws you in and you learn along the way. It is no wonder her fiction book, An Oysters Thief was enthralling too. As an observer, a critical thinker and a creative, I was so excited for Sonia to share some of her stories and insights with us. 

In episode 26 I speak with young animal rights activist, Bailey from Warrior For Animals. I was so impressed by his commitment and courage to speak out for animal exploitation, especially how he brought world wide media attention to the dolphins in captivity with his protests at Sea World, Gold Coast. With his first protest at 12, now still only 18 years old he is communicating the language of our youth who are happy to speak out about their desire for a more fair and just world, and personally I think there is such power coming through in the young generations! Bailey and I discuss what he has seen and learnt through his many protests, with a big emphasis in a cause close to his heart - which is dolphin captivity. In Australia we have only two parks left where they are kept and it is through public pressure, that has come from relentless protests like those Bailey is involved in, that one of them has committed to stopping breeding dolphins in captivity. Many countries world wide already have banned keeping these animals in captivity for good reason which we discuss. I believe the public is ready for Australia to stop these circus acts too. Listen to find out why.