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Dog Advocacy Ireland is a dedicated group that campaigns for meaningful change regarding dog welfare protection in Ireland.

There are thousands of dogs in puppy farms all around Ireland, to the extent that we are known as the puppy farm capital of Europe. These dogs lead utterly miserable lives while their pups are easily bought and then discarded after a few months or years.

It is left to the Irish animal rescue groups to deal with this excessive dog population and they are now under tremendous pressure. An overhaul of Ireland’s dog breeding legislation is crucial and I talked to Zara about this, as well as other DAI objectives.

If you love dogs then you'll want to hear about their work and maybe even get involved yourself! 

https://dogadvocacyireland.ie/

https://dogadvocacyireland.ie/objectives/

https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-did-ireland-become-the-puppy-farm-capital-of-europe/

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/operation-begins-remove-220-doneraile-26072017

https://dogadvocacyireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Inside-Irelands-E120m-puppy-farm-industry-%E2%80%94-where-designer-dogs-sell-to-Singapore-for-E5000.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDqyOLCFJ3c

https://www.animalfriendly.earth/17-protect-animals-protect-people/

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Eurogroup for Animals brings together 98 animal protection organisations with the aim of providing a voice for animals in the European Parliament. Their work encompasses many areas of concern, such as, animal use in science, trade and animal welfare, aquatic animals, wildlife, equines, farm animals and much more. 

In this episode I talked to their CEO, Reineke Hameleers, about four main topics; the current state of animal welfare legislation in Europe; obstacles to moving to animal-free science; food system transformation...and the Vote For Animals campaign which is currently underway on the run up to the European Elections in June 2024.

Animal advocacy and activism comes in different forms and it was fascinating and compelling to hear about this important work being done in the political arena, and how we can all take part in it.

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/vote-animals

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/what-we-do/areas-of-concern/use-animals-science-still-too-high

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/what-we-do/areas-of-concern/food-system-transformation

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/why-meps-and-spitzenkandidaten-should-sign-vote-animals-pledge

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/italy-bans-cultivated-meat-and-meat-related-labelling-plant-based-food

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/library/illusion-choice-why-someone-already-decided-what-you-will-eat-lunch

It's time to think outside the cage. TED talk by Charu Chandrasekera

https://www.ted.com/talks/charu_chandrasekera_it_s_time_to_think_outside_the_cage

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/3/20/24105735/peak-meat-livestock-emissions-plant-based-climate-deadline

https://animal.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/Paris-compliant-livestock-report.pdf

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Mark Randell retired from the police as a Detective Inspector and has since dedicated his life to preventing animal crime, abuse and exploitation through education and investigation.

His organisation – Hidden in Sight – helps law enforcement and animal groups investigate abuse, as well as training police around the world to integrate animal welfare protection into their work of safekeeping the community.

He is also campaigns manager for Nature Watch Foundation and their campaign – Protect Animals, Protect People – calls on those engaged in the public protection of humans to include animal welfare in their policies, strategies and legislation.

We had a really interesting and wide-ranging chat about the need to treat animal abuse and exploitation seriously – both for the sake of the animals and as a way of targeting those who would also harm humans.

And I got both a film and a book recommendation at the end - excellent!

Please note: we did not go into any graphic details of animal abuse in the discussion.

https://naturewatch.org/campaigns/protect-animals-protect-people/

https://hiddeninsight.org/

https://naturewatch.org/

Francesca Sorcinelli, "Links between animal and human violence in Italy".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3JPmAW86dM

Teena Stoddard, "Human Violence and the links with animal abuse".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SS1UcIRGiQ

Slay (movie about fashion industry and use of animals)

https://www.slay.film/

Defending Animals by Kendra Coulter.

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048286/defending-animals/

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Welcome to the first native wild bee sanctuary on the planet, nestled in the south-east of Ireland. 

I talk to Paul Handrick about the process of setting up a bee sanctuary, and what needs to be done to rescue the wild native bees of Ireland, and restore our wider environment in the process.

We talk about letting gardens go wild; about farmers caught in an unsustainable system and their desire to restore the countryside to former glories; checking if bee-friendly plants really are that friendly,  and how a queen bee tells you to Buzz Off!

Join me as we head on over to Coolafancy…

www.thebeesanctuaryofireland.com

www.savingbees.ie

Where to find Paul...

X                  @the_beeguyInstagram     @beesanctuaryirelandFacebook     @beesanctuaryirelandMastodon     @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

Artwork thanks to Clare-Louise Donelan: Common Carder Bumblebee foraging on Bush Vetch 

The Dave Goulson study that was mentioned…

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749117305158

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/goulsonlab/blog/bee-friendly-flowers

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Based on personal experience - sadly - this episode talks about the efforts made to try and find a lost cat; meandering around topics like the kindness of strangers, labyrinths, Yeats and Schrodinger's Cat. 

The cat in question, Goldie, hasn't been found yet - this episdoe will be updated if/when he ever is.

 

Please support your local cat rescue groups.

https://www.galwaycatrescue.ie/

https://www.facebook.com/galway.catrescue

https://www.facebook.com/galwaymayolostandfound

found cats only (Ireland) on Facebook (private group)   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1524533841376115

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Secret Love from Calamity Jane.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8tQpCZEzg

Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbp_GjD9VE

Daniel Day Lewis in Last of the Mohicans.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poxnVl2bBPQ

The Cat and the Moon (WB Yeats) read by Robert Lindsay.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2LrPWXrLHU

Aisling's Song from The Book of Kells.   

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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=NLZVpWnn0V4

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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