Animal Friendly – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Billie Talyn Groom has worked with a wide variety of dogs for over three decades. She is an award-winning behavioural therapist as well as an author, a podcaster, a TEDx speaker and the founder of the Institute of Canine Psychotherapy.

The Institute is an online educational platform which allows anyone to learn Canine Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a method developed by Billie and one which can be applied to any dog over the age of 6 months, especially those dogs that might be termed difficult or challenging.

“With the increased acceptance of animals as sentient beings, CCBT is quickly becoming a recognised method and a sustainable solution in the canine behaviour and animal welfare sectors.”

Billie is highly motivated to spread awareness of her method in an effort to help the high number of dogs in shelters and rescue organisations that are unable to find homes due to behavioural issues. With CCBT exercises, dogs like these can be helped to reset their thought patterns and to self-regulate.

We talked about the evolution of her method as well as the need to consider dogs’ motivations and reasoning, not just their behaviour.

https://www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.com/

Why analyzing behaviour is important – Dog Training DisrUPted podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vdd4s8Zi1wYtJPGoHc5nr

Beyond Dog Training: The Movement toward Sentience. (TEDx talk)

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

“Rescued Dogs; the Misunderstood Breed” by Billie Groom.

https://www.amazon.com/Urban-People-Adopted-Rescued-Methodology/dp/1525547283/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1653954372&sr=8-1

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Project Wild is a wildlife media company that promotes ethical wildlife tourism by showcasing the organisations that bring tourists and wildlife together in a way that respects the animals’ natural behaviours.

I was delighted to talk to the founder, Connie Needham, about her years of experience in wildlife conservation and her studies in anthrozoology that led her to set up Project Wild. 

With thousands of followers and an active social media presence, she is driven to show that wildlife conservation is open to everybody and that we can all make a difference through our actions and the messages we put out to the world. 

https://www.projectwild.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/connie.needham

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-needham-2031b3240/

For the Love of Monkeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW_aZl0O1zo&t=7s

Queen of the Primates

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

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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_beeguy
Instagram     @beesanctuaryireland
Facebook     @beesanctuaryireland
Mastodon     @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.

FOUND!!! Goldie was found after 14 months of living as a stray and is now home, eating and playing and sleeping like nothing ever happened. There is a 2 minute update at the end of the episode. 

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.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DM5tNeHBA

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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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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

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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

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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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