Making the Connection: Addressing Animal Agriculture in the Climate Movement

Sunday, 12 April 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lives waiting to be sold in a sale yard. Photo by Betty Melon

Why are so many climate activists still hungry for flesh?

In today's show, Betty and Nick talk about the importance of adressing animal agriculture within the climate justice movement. Those of us living in the global North must be willing to confront how our daily consumption choices contribute to climate change as well as understanding how corperations and governments continue to profit from environmental destruction. We finish on a discussion about the unproven theories of white Zimbabwean cattle farmer, Allan Savory. It's easy for greenwashed misinformation about animal agriculture to spread because people would rather believe that eating animals can be sustainable even if there is no scientific evidence to support it.

Further reading:

https://www.surgeactivism.org/allansavory

Music played:

Livin’ Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

Treading water - Petrol girls

Trouble in the Water - Common

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Sunday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Animal advocacy on the airwaves, hosted by a team of local animal advocates.

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The Freedom of Species Team

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