Brian Daly interviews animal welfare researcher, consultant, and slaughter specialist Dr Leisha Hewitt. Leisha’s passion for animal welfare started at young age and was born from the empathy for animals her mother taught her to have. When ch

How are farm animals transported in Australia and what can be improved? With Sarah and Melina from the RSPCA

Jul 28th, 2020 23m 37s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Scientific Officer Dr Sarah Babington and Senior Scientific Officer (Farm Animals) Melina Tensen, to find out more about farm animal transportation in Australia. Farm animals are transported within Austr

How are antibiotics used in animal agriculture and should we be concerned? With Lauren Mackenzie from Coles

Jul 21st, 2020 21m 19s

Brian Daly interviews Lauren Mackenzie, Responsible Sourcing Manager for Agriculture at Coles. Lauren’s interest in agriculture started from a young age when she reared her own cattle and became involved in all aspects of their care. Including

Why are male chicks culled in the egg industry and how can this be changed? With Mark Tizard from CSIRO

Jul 14th, 2020 23m 18s

Brian Daly interviews Dr Mark Tizard, senior scientist and project leader at CSIRO. Mark started his career in the early days of gene cloning as part of the team that was first to identify and produce a candidate vaccine for malaria. After thi

What’s the problem with cage eggs and why are hens still in cages today? With Jed and Sarah from the RSPCA

Jul 7th, 2020 20m 10s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Farm Animal Scientific Officer Dr Sarah Babington and Senior Policy Officer Dr Jed Goodfellow. In recent years there has been a decline in grocery sales of cage eggs, indicating that more Australian consu

How can a chef put humane food on the menu? With Simon Bryant

Jun 30th, 2020 29m 21s

Brian Daly interviews Simon Bryant, former Executive Chef at Hilton Adelaide, and Festival Director of Tasting Australia. Simon Bryant is probably most well known in Australia from his long running ABC TV series with Maggie Beer ‘the cook and

Live export: why is it still happening? With Bidda and Jed from the RSPCA

Jun 23rd, 2020 32m 12s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Chief Science and Strategy Officer Dr Bidda Jones and Senior Policy Officer Dr Jed Goodfellow. In this episode, we delve into the RSPCA’s well-known and long-held opposition to live animal exports. For an

Season 2 launch. How is the RSPCA working to improve farm animal welfare in Australia? With Talulah from the RSPCA

Jun 16th, 2020 24m 48s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Humane Food Marketing Officer, Talulah Gaunt to find out more of what is to come on season 2 of the Humane Food podcast. Some of our listeners may only know the RSPCA for the work we do to prevent cruelt

How are farm animals slaughtered in Australia, and should we be concerned? With Bidda from the RSPCA

Aug 20th, 2019 24m 56s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Chief Science and Strategy Officer, Dr Bidda Jones, to find out more about how farm animals are killed for food in Australia. In Australia, the killing of animals for food, fibre and other animal products

How a supermarket can lead the way in improving pig welfare. With James Whittaker from Coles

Aug 13th, 2019 24m 24s

Brian Daly interviews Coles’ Head of Quality and Responsible Sourcing, James Whittaker, to find out more about what Coles is doing to improve animal welfare, particularly with their free-range pork suppliers. Coles Free Range Pork comes from pi

The deal with veal, and how we can improve bobby calf welfare. With Melina from the RSPCA

Aug 6th, 2019 25m 31s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Senior Scientific Officer, Melina Tensen, to find out more about bobby calves in the Australian dairy industry, and how we can improve their welfare. Many Australians value dairy in their diets but may no

Better chicken welfare - where has the industry come from? With Louise Cordina from Cordina Farms

Jul 30th, 2019 25m 47s

Brian Daly interviews Cordina Farms CEO, Louise Cordina, to find out more about the meat chicken industry in Australia and what’s been done to improve chicken welfare. Chickens that are grown for meat production (also called broiler chickens) a

What is RSPCA Approved? With Hope from the RSPCA

Jul 24th, 2019 29m 51s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Humane Food Manager, Hope Bertram, to find out more about the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme. The RSPCA has developed animal welfare standards for layer hens, pigs, meat chickens, turkeys, salmon and dairy

Why cage free will help end the battery cage. With Matt Howe from Three Beans

Jul 16th, 2019 25m 41s

Brian Daly interviews Three Bean’s Director, Matt Howe, to find out more about Three Beans Cafes early adoption of higher welfare eggs and his perceptions of the egg industry in Australia. The RSPCA is strongly opposed to battery cages and beli

What is humane food? With Hope from the RSPCA

Jul 4th, 2019 23m 25s

Brian Daly interviews RSPCA Australia’s Humane Food Manager, Hope Bertram, to find out more about humane food. The RSPCA believes you can eat meat, dairy or eggs and still care about the welfare of the animals that provide it. These animals are

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