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Wunderdog Podcast

Wunderdog brings you the raw, inspiring, and deeply moving stories from the frontlines of dog rescue. From tireless campaigners and dog experts to the adopters who found their soulmates and the creatives honouring them all, we dive deep into the culture of compassion. 🎙️ New episodes every Thursday! wunderdog.substack.com

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41:58

The League Against Cruel Sport's CEO Emma Slawinski

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2026/07/25

Emma Slawinski is a polite and professional campaigner. But you can hear the urgency and frustration when she talks about Sir Keir Starmer’s big talk but little action when it comes to making Labour’s Animal Welfare Bill a reality.Disappointed in Sir Keir, what does she want to say to his successor, Andy Burnham? “I would remind him that there is overwhelming public support for this change and indeed for going beyond what the government has said that they want to do."Emma became the chief executive

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34:32

For your first summer holiday with your newly adopted...

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2026/07/17

You just adopted your dog, and now you're off on your first holidays together. How exciting! But also, how scary. There will be lots of new smells, new animals, new environments for your dog to explore. And there may also be zoomies. Lots of them, hopefully!I began by telling Amelia how I totally ignored all advice when I took my juvenile rescue dog, Goldie, on holidays after I had her for only four weeks. Listen to the episode to find out how she rated my trip …We also chatted about introducing

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57:53

Behind the lens of 'Perros': The reality of Spain's...

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2026/07/11

Paul Murphy didn’t plan on making a documentary about a dog pound in the south of Spain. He just went there to pick up a dog, Ryan, whom Paul was adopting and who was too sick to travel.But when the advertising photographer arrived at the shelter, it gripped him. “I did take my camera, because I wanted to shoot a short advert for the charity through which I was adopting, Spanish Stray Dogs,” he tells me on the Wunderdog Podcast. “But I quickly realised there was a story here. I couldn’t stop

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47:16

Behind the headlines of Ridgland Farm with Shannon...

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2026/06/11

Never before have pictures of riot police tear-gassing animal rights campaigners in broad daylight made the news. The scenes this April at Ridgland Farm, where beagles were bred for the animal testing industry, made the news across the US and on our social media. Direct rescuers stormed the kennels, where dogs were kept in barren metal cages, and ran out with as many dogs as they could. Very few made it out.All the while, behind the scenes, another group of activists tried to free the Ridgland

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10:02

Shutdown Campaigns to end greyhound racing in...

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2026/06/04

The campaigner behind Shutdown Campaigns and Greyhound Watch on watching all the falls and incidents on tracks, holding the Greyhound Board of Great Britain to account, and a big greyhound march end of July. Time stamps: 00:00 The Journey Begins: Childhood and Animal Care01:20 Campaigning for Change: Shutdown Campaigns04:04 Greyhound Watch: Monitoring and Reporting09:32 The Data Dilemma: Transparency in Greyhound Racing15:56 The Industry’s Response: Cooperation and Resistance21:09 A Shift in

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36:37

The Cost of Cute with Caroline Jenkins, Head of...

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2026/05/29

“Awww cute,” you might think when you see Battersea’s latest poster campaign: a pug face in profile, looking up and looking cute. Or does it? The dog’s snot is visually extended with curved copy: “Squishy little face. Struggling with short little breaths. Every. Single. Day.”“The campaign takes the audience on a journey,” explains Caroline Jenkins, Batterea’s head of campaigns. “People see this massively cute picture of an animal. They then read the copy, feel slightly guilty about their initial

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23:28

Rehome the Hounds: A campaign to rescue the hounds...

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2026/05/18

In this episode of the Wunderdog Podcast, host Nina May introduces the group Rehome the Hounds and discusses how fox hounds can be adopted once the hunting ban comes in. We focus on the loopholes that allow trail hunting to continue despite a ban and discuss the Rehome the Hounds campaign, which aims to address misconceptions about the fate of hounds if hunting is banned.“Rehome the Hounds is trying to show people that hounds can be rehabilitated, can become pets, can come into families, can find

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20:37

The Dog Show with Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne

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2026/05/01

Dogs, art and lifelong friendships are the topics of this special episode. Artist Joanna Osborne explains this month-long art show in her Brighton home, while painter Sally Muir reflects on their friendship and the artists they selected for this year's exhibition. You can visit the Brighton Dog Show every weekend in May. You don’t have to book anything – just bring yourself, your pooch – and prepare to buy a piece of dog art.You can find all the information on thedogshowbrighton.com Get full access

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14:54

Emergency podcast: Nowzad's Pen Farthing in Ukraine

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2026/04/30

In this emergency episode of the Wunderdog Podcast, I’m speaking to Pen Farthing, the founder of Nowzad, since he is in Eastern Ukraine as Russian forces are advancing. Pen is a British former Royal Marines commando, although today he is mainly known as a leading dog rescuer. His transformation began around 2007, when he was stationed on a peace-keeping mission in Helmand Province inAfghanistan, where he broke up a street dog fight. One of the dogs adopted him, and eventually he adopted the dog and

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25:54

Caron Lane, CEO of Forever Hounds Trust

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2026/04/04

Wunderdog's editor Nina May chats with Forever Hounds Trust CEO Caron Lane about the recent bans on greyhound racing in Wales and Scotland and why the Trust has changed its stance to support a full ban on racing. Caron also explains the huge variations she sees in kennels – from starte-of-art to wooden crate – and how they assess each dog to ensure a perfect fit for adopters.Caron also talks about her background in psychology and how working with children with learning disabilities shows parallels

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