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Animal Welfare Conversations

Join us as we talk to people working towards a common goal - to improve animal welfare. We’ll chat to veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, animal owners, conservationists and others who have an important part to play in care and decision making about the lives of pets, domestic, farm or zoo animals and wildlife. We’re not afraid to challenge assumptions and question current beliefs. To keep up to date join our mailing list at https://www.animalwelfareconversation.com/

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72:44

From Vet to Visionary: Manda Scott on Healing, Hope,...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2026/03/13

In this expansive and deeply grounded conversation, we hear from Manda Scott, to explore why personal healing and systemic change must go hand in hand if we want to leave a healthy planet for future generations.Tracing her journey from veterinary medicine in Scotland and Cambridge to award‑winning writing and spiritual practice, Manda shares her understanding of today’s interconnected poly crisis, the sixth mass extinction, breached planetary boundaries, and why incremental solutions can’t meet the

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36:43

Making room for small ethical breeders

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2026/03/06

With Crufts taking place this weekend, we explore the future of dog breeding. Recent media attention has focused on breeding practices, conformation, the Innate Health Assessment Tool, and the Royal Kennel Club’s new nose‑to‑tail assessment / Breeding For Health Framework.Mary catches up with Beverley Cuddy, a former podcast guest, to discuss these developments. A key theme of the conversation is the importance of involving breeders in discussions about the future of dog breeding. Beverley

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55:15

Assessing Pain, Improving Welfare: Insights from Dr...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2026/02/27

In this episode we are joined by Dr Beatriz Monteiro, to discuss in more depth the impact of pain on animal welfare. We consider the differences between acute and chronic pain, how pain impacts on all aspects of animal welfare, the use of validated pain scales such as the Feline Grimace Scale and the importance of evidence based medicine.We talk a lot about the WSAVA and their resources on pain management, and you can find the links to these at the end of these notes. We hope you will join The

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6:13

2026: New Animal welfare conversations

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2026/02/23

Welcome to 2026, and new episodes of the Animal Welfare Conversation. In this introductory episode we have a sneak preview of the new interviews, covering a broad range of topics including animal welfare science, climate change, the sixth mass extinction and dog breeding. So much is happening in the veterinary profession at the moment, including the CMA report and review of the Veterinary Surgeons Act. There are many opportunities here for the veterinary profession to have a greater influence on

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54:19

Veterinary Controversies & Ethical Dilemmas

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2025/12/15

This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Professor Eddie Clutton and Dr Polly Taylor, both distinguished anaesthetists and two of the co-editors of Veterinary Controversies and Ethical Dilemmas. Their book, now highly regarded within the veterinary profession, raises important questions about the current veterinary landscape, approaches to treatment, and standards of animal care. Our discussion covered a range of complex topics, including moral dilemmas, euthanasia, and over-treatment,

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42:10

Epilepsy in Veterinary and Human Healthcare

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/12/07

This week we catch up with Dr Joss Bongers, a veterinary neurologist from Glasgow Vet School, and Professor Sameer Zuberi, a paediatric neurologist at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. They discuss their career paths, the similarities and differences between human and veterinary neurology, and the impact of epilepsy on welfare of both animals and children.We consider a variety of different topics including seizure classification and video diagnostics, similarities between human and

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22:13

Clinical Biases

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/10/01

Decision making mini-series - episode 3 - BiasIn this episode we discuss the complexities of decision-making in veterinary medicine, focusing on biases that can impact clinical reasoning and client communication. We look at how biases can lead to misdiagnosis, affect treatment choices, influence client trust and ultimately impact on animal welfare. We consider some of the more common biases, such as confirmation bias, anchoring bias, and availability bias, and emphasizes the importance of

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20:45

Clinical Reasoning and Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/09/22

In the second episode focussing on Clinical Decision Making, this week we look at clinical reasoning. Last week we discussed the way in which vets make decisions and all of the things that they are juggling at the one time, considering their own knowledge and experience, alongside the needs of the owner and the needs of the animal. Clinical reasoning encompasses all of the processes that take place in a consultation, and that lead to the decision making process. It can be described in different

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16:23

Animal Welfare and Decision Making

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/09/15

In this episode of the Animal Welfare Conversation podcast, we take a break from the interviews, and will spend the next few weeks looking at the complexities of decision-making in veterinary medicine and how this relates to animal welfare.In this first episode we look at the ways in which vets make decisions, and the mental gymnastics that go on when making clinical decisions. We look at the ways in which vets consider their own knowledge and experience, the owner wishes, and the needs of the

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53:57

The Impact of Human Bias on Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/09/08

Welcome to the next episode of The Animal Welfare Conversation. This week we meet Dr Rowena Packer, of the RVC. Rowena is the Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science at the Royal Veterinary College, London, where she leads a research group exploring diverse topics in this area, including the impact of chronic and inherited disorders on dog behaviour and welfare, the impact of owner knowledge, attitudes and behaviour on canine welfare, and caregiver burden. In this episode

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46:48

Prof Andrew Knight - Animal Welfare, Livestock...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/09/01

Professor Andrew KnightBVMS BSc PhD PFHEA DipECAWBM DipACAW MANZCVS FRCVS Welcome to the next episode of the Animal Welfare Conversation. And this week we caught up with Prof Andrew Knight, animal welfare advocate, researcher and campaigner. In this episode we about Andrew’s journey of campaigning for animal welfare. We hear about the impact of livestock farming on climate change, the future of vegan diets and how this relates to animal welfare. We also consider how the veterinary profession can

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29:38

Dr Dan O'Neill - What makes a good life - part 2

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/08/25

What makes a good life? Part 2In this episode of the Animal Welfare Conversation, we continue the conversation with Dr Dan O’Neill of the RVC. Dan is well known in the veterinary profession for his work with VetCompass and animal welfare. Dan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and has received many awards in recent years from BSAVA, Kennel Club Charitable Trust, and was awarded the RCVS Impact Award in 2025. In this 2 part podcast episode we examine an animal’s capacity for a

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30:36

Dr Dan O'Neill - What makes a good life? Part 1

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/08/25

What makes a good life? Part 1 In this episode of the Animal Welfare Conversation, we meet Dr Dan O’Neill of the RVC. Dan is well known in the veterinary profession for his work with VetCompass and animal welfare. Dan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and has received many awards in recent years from BSAVA, Kennel Club Charitable Trust, and was awarded the RCVS Impact Award in 2025. In this 2 part podcast episode we examine an animal’s capacity for a good life and the

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47:41

Education and Animal Welfare with Dr Toby Trimble

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/05/16

Welcome back! In this episode we catch up with Dr Toby Trimble, the founder of Trimble Group, a film production company, reinventing education for animal health. Listeners to the podcast will know that education features a lot in conversations about animal welfare, so, in this episode we get the chance to look at this in more detail and discover just why education is so important. You can find out more about Toby's work at Trimble Group or find Toby on LinkedIn Biography Toby is an RCVS

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07:35

2025 - Looking Forward

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2025/05/11

After a slightly longer break than we had anticipated, I'm really happy to let everyone know that we're back! With so much happening in the world of animal welfare it's difficult to know where to start, but we're going to try. Join Mary this week for a short introduction to the new series. Our first full episode of this new series goes live on 16th May, when we catch up with Dr Toby Trimble to find out more about the importance of education in relation to animal welfare. More information about

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14:51

2024 - Reviewing the Animal Welfare Conversation

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/12/31

It’s the end of the year, so we took the chance to review the podcast. I still can’t believe that we’ve being doing this for a year now and had the chance to talk to so many people, about the great work they’re doing in relation to animal welfare.It would be great, if you get a chance to go through the back catalogue and listen to some of the older episodes, but we wanted to highlight a few different things. Education – this has been discussed in every single episode – in relation to the

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33:32

Prof Simon Girling - Reintroducing native species

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/12/24

Welcome to the next episode of The Animal Welfare Conversation. This week we are joined by Prof Simon Girling. Simon has worked with zoological collections for the past 15 years, and has been involved with many different reintroduction programmes in Scotland and across the UK. In this episode we find out what it takes to successfully reintroduce a species. The Scottish Beavers Reinforcement Project | BIAZA Scottish Beavers | Beaver reintroduction | Scottish Wildlife Trust Saving Wildcats | Scottish

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43:53

Mike Flynn MBE - A career in animal welfare

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/12/14

In this episode we were lucky enough to catch up, earlier this year, with Mike Flynn MBE, Chief Superintendent of the Scottish SPCA, and we caught up just before he retired, to find out more about his 37-year career protecting animals both across Scotland and further afield. We consider the achievements of this career and challenges of working in animal welfare, including organising the largest dog-fighting capture in Europe, in 1991, that resulted in 31 arrests and convictions.We highlight the

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29:32

Dr Paula Boyden - The Links Group and Freedom Project

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/12/09

Trigger warningThis is part 2 of an episode that we recorded with Dr Paula Boyden, Veterinary Director at Dogs Trust. This extra episode focusses on domestic abuse, and how the work of the Dogs Trust and The Links Group supports people, and provides foster homes for the dogs of people who find themselves affected by domestic abuse. 16 days of activism against gender based violence takes place from 25th November until 10th December - you can find out more about this here. If you are interested in

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52:22

Episode 20 - Dr Paula Boyden - Dogs Trust

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/12/06

In this episode we catch up with Dr Paula Boyden, Veterinary Director at Dogs Trust, to find out more about their work. Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare organisation in the UK, rehoming 14,000 dogs a year and many of you will be familiar with their work. Alongside their rehoming work, they work across public affairs, outreach, and dog behaviour. A current focus for them is the push for stronger legislation to address puppy smuggling, a topic which we find out more about, as well as discussing

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