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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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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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51:55

Episode 19: Prof Cathy Dwyer - Using the Evidence to...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/11/29

In this episode we sit down with Professor Cathy Dwyer of SRUC and Edinburgh University. Prof Dwyer will be known already, to many of our listeners, as an advocate for animal welfare. There were so many take-aways from this episode that it's difficult to highlight a few main points, but here goes - sentience, current challenges in animal welfare, generating and applying evidence to animal welfare, education, and influencing government policy to name a few! We also reflect on people, rather than

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01:03:22

Episode 18: Nora Smith and the work of the USPCA

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/11/22

In this episode we focus on the work of the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, otherwise known as the USPCA. Established in 1836, the USPCA is the second oldest animal welfare charity in the world, and we were delighted to have the chance to talk to Nora Smith, Chief Executive. The USPCA work across many different areas of animal welfare including rehoming, working with wildlife, providing veterinary care, animal cruelty investigations, community support and campaigning,

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45:11

Episode 17 - What impact does behaviour have on...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/11/15

Episode 17 - What impact does behaviour have on animal welfare? With Nikki McLeod BSc(Hons) PGDip(CAB) NCert(Behav) RVN ISFM CertFN & AdvCertFB In this episode we focus on animal behaviour and the impact behavioural problems can have on animal welfare. We consider how important it is for all veterinary professionals to understand animal behaviour both to prevent and cure problems. We also focus on veterinary nursing, and the need for veterinary nurses to play a key role in improving animal

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49:01

Episode 16 - Prof Stuart Carmichael - The impact of...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/11/08

Welcome to the latest collection of conversations, focussing on the world of animal welfare. We’re going to start this season by considering pain, analgesia and arthritis, with Professor Stuart Carmichael.Did you know that 40% of all dogs, across all ages, have pathological osteoarthritis? And that the condition can be detected in dogs as young as 6 months of age. Or that 80% of cats over 10 years old with have arthritis? In this episode we consider osteoarthritis, consider how this can affect

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04:10

Announcing a new award for animal welfare

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/08/12

Sneak preview!We are still finalising things, but I wanted to let you know that Animal Welfare Conversations is launching a new award for Animal Welfare. The Alex Fraser Medal for Animal Welfare will be awarded on an annual basis to someone who has shown outstanding commitment to improving the lives of animals. More information about how to nominate someone (or put yourself forward for consideration) will be available soon, but I wanted to let you know that this will be happening later in the

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56:40

Episode 15 - Dr Bronwyn Orr - Animal Welfare Science

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/06/28

Welcome to the next episode of the Animal Welfare conversation. This week we’re joined by Dr Bronwyn Orr, who is a veterinary surgeon in Australia.Dr Bronwyn Orr has a particular interest in animal welfare, completing a Master of Science majoring in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law from the University of Edinburgh and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Sydney. She is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in Animal

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01:14:18

Episode 14 - Dr Marc Abraham OBE, Campaigning for...

Animal Welfare Conversations ·

2024/06/14

In this episode we catch up with Dr Marc Abraham OBE, BVM&S MRCVS, or ‘Marc the Vet’ as he’s usually known, a multi-award-winning veterinary surgeon, author, broadcaster, and animal welfare campaigner. Marc qualified from Edinburgh University in 1995, and during one nightshift at his Brighton out-of-hours emergency clinic in 2009 treated some poorly pups, then decided to campaign against irresponsible dog and cat breeding practices such as puppy farming. He founded awareness campaigns

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