Episodes

March 26, 2024

17. Protect Animals, Protect People

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 – help…
March 2, 2024

16. The First Wild Bee Sanctuary in the World

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…
Oct. 29, 2023

15. Looking for a Lost Cat

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 questi…
Sept. 5, 2023

14. The Heart of a Galgo

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…
Aug. 19, 2023

13. Tyger Tyger

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…
June 13, 2023

12. Bee Cool

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 wh…
March 1, 2023

11. Forty Million Vultures

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…
Jan. 28, 2023

10. The Super-Sniffers

Meet the HeroRats of APOPO - African giant pouched rats which are trained to sniff out landmines (in order to remove them and make land safe) and detect tuberculosis in lab samples. In this episode we learn about their train…
Jan. 9, 2023

9. Five Say Why

Happy 2023! This episode celebrates Veganuary with a mash-up of clips from famous or influential vegans, telling their stories of how they started on their vegan journeys. Follow the links here to the featured podcasts, and …
Nov. 22, 2022

8. How to be an animal-friendly spender

Have you ever wondered if a particular product is really as animal-friendly as it might appear? Never fear, Ethical Consumer are here to help. They are a cooperative that provide tools and resources that can help to answer …
Nov. 1, 2022

7. Reclaiming Our Vegan Heritage

Happy World Vegan Day 2022! Did you know that Ireland has an ancient heritage of veganism and vegetarianism? Far from being the land of meat and potatoes, the Irish used to enjoy a wide variety of plant-based foods. Let's br…
Sept. 20, 2022

6. A great day out at Limerick Animal Welfare

Limerick Animal Welfare rescue and rehome dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and any other animals that find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. This episode explores the purpose-built sanctuary and meets some of th…
Aug. 5, 2022

5. Life on the Cliffs of Insanity

Every summer the Cliffs of Moher give rise to another generation of puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and other birds who flock here for breeding season. I spend a day visiting the cliffs and here are my musings on…
July 19, 2022

4. Whale Tales and Dashing Dolphins

Chatting about whales, dolphins and porpoises - that's cetaceans to you and me - with Sibéal Regan of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. If you want to know about sightings and strandings, dolphin anatomy, cetacean friendsh…
June 26, 2022

3. Ethical Farming in Ireland?

A topic often neglected by humans, but vitally important to the animals involved - ethical farming. Caroline Rowley, of Ethical Farming Ireland, talks about the many issues that concern the organisation - dairy farming syste…
June 8, 2022

2. The Art of Animals

Chatting to Susan Mills - animal portrait artist - about science, art and her book of portraits and stories, The Human Rescuers. I also met her three inimitable dogs: Bonny, Peanut and Baby. Susan Mills Animal Art Prints an…
May 28, 2022

1. How to be a Dogsbody

Walking the Connemara hills with SARDA Ireland Dedicated to the training and deployment of Air Scenting Search and Rescue Dogs, SARDA Ireland’s objective is to assist in the search and rescue of missing persons on the hills …
April 3, 2022

Introduction

Welcome to the Animal Friendly podcast - this 2 minute introduction tells you all about the show's format and features. Featured music: Your Road by Keys of Moon