Episodes
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
The Species Barrier Mini Episode: Blue Cross Neutering
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Ruth interviews Dr Caroline Raey who is the Chief Vet at the Blue Cross' Merton Hospital.
Want to breed your Bitch? Read this!
So, you have a female (fill in any breed). She is the most stunning dog you've ever set eyes upon, and you have heard that cock and bull story about it being better to let them have a litter before you get her spayed. I'm afraid, it's total rubbish. There are lots of things that could go wrong, are you willing to risk it?
Look at these scenarios. These have ALL happened to someone at some point.
1. She isn't ready to be covered, and whilst she is tied with the stud dog, she panics and bolts, ripping the stud dogs penis loose, causing her to haemorrhage from within.
2. The stud dog has not had the appropriate health tests, and carries a disease which he passes on to your bitch and the puppies.
3. She hasn't been properly tested, and all the puppies are born with birth defects. They all have to be put to sleep.
4. Her hips have not properly developed, and the puppies get stuck in the birth canal during labour. You don't realise what has happened, and the puppies die inside her, and the decaying bodies poison your healthy bitch.
5. During labour, a puppy gets stuck, and the bitch tries to help by pulling it out by it's leg. She tears the flesh from the puppies leg, and it has to be put to sleep.
6. A puppy gets stuck in the birth canal, and the mother pushes so hard to get the puppy out, that her uterus ruptures, and she bleeds to death on the way to the vet.
7. When the puppy is born, mother doesn't know what to do. She leaves it on the floor to drown in the sack.
8. She is scared by what has happened, as she is too young to understand. She eats all of the puppies, or smothers them.
9. She is too enthusiastic with removing the umbilical cord, and she rips the cord out causing a gushing wound, or she disembowels the puppies as she's too rough. They have to all be put to sleep.
10. The puppies inhale fluid during the birth, and develop pneumonia. They die 36 hours later.
Still want to breed your bitch?
It's not about the money, her life is too precious to risk! Please get her spayed.
The welfare situation is getting worse, please don't add to it!
For more information on the brilliant work the Blue Cross do go to:
https://www.bluecross.org.uk/how-we-help
For more information about neutering go to:
https://www.bluecross.org.uk/neutering-campaign
For more information on Prevent Unwanted Pets go to:
http://www.preventunwantedpets.co.uk/
For more information on Prevent Unwanted Pets Lincoln go to:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Preventing-Unwanted-Pets-Lincoln/132588280282068
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
The Species Barrier 34 OVER
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Episode 34 of The Species Barrier...we speak with Population Media
Centerâs Director of Issue Advocacy Joseph Bish and Tom Butler of The
Deep Ecology Foundation. Both organisations are involved in the
Population Speak Out campaign and itâs centrepiece book Overdevelopment
Overpopulation Overshoot.
Sandra Higgins is back on the show to discuss International Respect for
Chickens Month. We also discuss the documentary Virunga, symbolic
crossing of the 400ppm level of Carbon Dioxide, the Antarctic ice shelf
on course for collapse plus Morrissey and Monbiot weighing in on animal
agriculture.
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM
or internationally on the website at: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
Subscribe on Itunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-species-barrier/id807610635
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Monday May 25, 2015
The Species Barrier #33 Dogging
Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
Episode 33 of The Species Barrier… plant based dogs. Domesticated dogs
are ever more present in a growing human society and the environmental
book Time to Eat The Dog? highlights their meat eating as an ecological
ill. How well can they adapt to plant based diets? We speak to Piers
Morgan's electoral candidate of choice, vet Andrew Knight. Fellow vegan
Carla Gardner is in the studio to discuss her experiences with dogs and
various topics pertaining to other animals.
In the news, The Guardian puts it's emphasis on climate change
reporting, date proposed for the start of the Anthropocene epoch,
photography book on overpopulation and consumption takes the media by
storm, water is the next great crisis and EU removes limits on cows milk
production.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeciesBarrier/
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM
Thursdays at 2pm GMT (Podcast follows) and repeated Sundays at 3pm or
internationally on the website at: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
We also run vegan education group Vegan Outreach Lincoln & East
Midlands. Podcast and show notes for The Species Barrier can be found at
the website: http://veganoutreachuk.blogspot.co.uk/
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @speciesbarrier
Monday Mar 16, 2015
The Species Barrier #32 Laughing Gas
Monday Mar 16, 2015
Monday Mar 16, 2015
Comedian, actor, writer and TV presenter Simon Amstell joins us for a chat about fusing his vegan ethics with his comedy. We also speak to members of Frack Free Lincs after their Truth Behind The Dash for Gas screening in Lincoln.
In the news 2014 was the hottest year on record, scientists move the Doomsday Clock forward, journalist Chris Hedges on his veganism and as America is predicted to have it's worst droughts in a 1000 years tens of millions will starve as fertile land turns to dust bowls in China and Africa also.
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM
or internationally on the website at: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
Subscribe on Itunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-species-barrier/id807610635
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Monday Jan 12, 2015
The Species Barrier #31 Uncivilised 2
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Coming up today we have more analysis on human civilization and the
modern environmental movement from American anarchist and primitivist
philosopher, author John Zerzan and Paul Kingsnorth writer and
co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project.
We are joined by Kevin White to reflect on his recent West Midlands Vegan Festival event.
We are also joined by Jess Smith project officer at Lincolnshire county
councils sustainability team she tells us about their score initiative
to reduce energy usage in schools.
Also as human numbers have doubled other vertebrate animals have reduced
by half, UK farm land has only 100 more harvests left, human
overpopulation would survive wars, disasters and disease, American cold
snap caused by climate change and how can grass feeding cattle be worse
for the environment than the feed lot system?
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM
or internationally on the website at: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
Subscribe on Itunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-species-barrier/id807610635
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Saturday Nov 22, 2014
The Species Barrier #30: Uncivilised
Saturday Nov 22, 2014
Saturday Nov 22, 2014
Friday Oct 17, 2014
The Species Barrier 23 Aviation - repeat
Friday Oct 17, 2014
Friday Oct 17, 2014
The Species Barrier is back from a break. Coming up in episode #23
just how damaging is flying? We hear from activists representing Plane
Stupid, Airport Watch and Stop Stansted Expansion Now. An industry
spokesperson from Cathay Pacific also offers a defense of their activities.
Also World Population Day, half of humans without water by 2030, food
production not keeping pace with human numbers, whales and dolphins
adversely affected by sonar, Natural England approves wildlife culls for
the shooting industry and Chinese lanterns blamed for recycling plant
fire.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeciesBarrier/
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
We also run vegan education group Vegan Outreach Lincoln & East
Midlands. Podcast and show notes for The Species Barrier can be found at
the website: http://veganoutreachuk.blogspot.co.uk/
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @speciesbarrier
Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
The Species Barrier #29 Rebrand
Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
Coming up today⦠we speak to Scott Shetler the fitness trainer and
author who tells us about his training, books and helping former guest
Dead Prezâs Sticman meet his muscle gain goals. Gary Francione had some
criticisms of the UK Vegan Society in his last discussion with us, he
joins us to discuss their controversial new rebranding.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeciesBarrier/
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Listen locally on Lincoln's first community radio station 107.3 Siren FM
or internationally on the website at: http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/
Subscribe on Itunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-species-barrier/id807610635
Contact us: thespeciesbarrier@gmail.com
Ruth looks back on her Green Party political campaign and in the news
the collapse of the Western Arctic ice sheet, record forest fires, Chris
Packham stirs up controversy again and we look at the ecological
threats behind the housing crisis; the selling off of allotments, the
destruction of bird populations and more.
Monday Apr 28, 2014
The Species Barrier Episode #24 Balls
Monday Apr 28, 2014
Monday Apr 28, 2014
Episode 24 of The Species Barrier... balls are the unifying theme. Neil
Robinson, the former Everton defender who is generally accepted to be
the first professional vegan footballer tells us his story and why he's
developed his own range of food bars, Jonathan Stack director of
documentary film The Vasectomist tells us why men around the world are
"putting their balls on the line for Planet Earth" and participating in
World Vasectomy Day on October 18th. Last but not least, five-a-side
maestro Roger Yates is back with us to discuss The Vegan Information
Project, badger culls and lab grown meat.
Also... Marcus attended the Save Hobblers Hole meeting in Lincoln and
spoke to campaigner Emma, first Lab grown burger taste tested, Green MP
Caroline Lucas arrested over Fracking, Housing development for green
belt nearly doubles within a year and the badger cull has begun...
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeciesBarrier/
Welcome To The Species Barrier... where two vegan, environmentalists
question how we interact with the planet and the other animals who call
it home. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged and explore that
barrier in place which separates the human animal from other species.
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
The Species Barrier #28 Endgame
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Coming up today... Author and environmental activist Derrick Jensen
joins us to discuss his thoughts on the urgent need to dismantle
industrialised society. Guy McPherson Professor emeritus at Phoenix
University says it's all too late anyway and that imminent extinction is
assured for humans, perhaps as soon as 2030. John Stewart who was
ranked as the UK's #1 environmental activist in the Independent
newspaper is back on the show. Last time he discussed the aviation
industry, this time it is rapidly sprawling road networks.
Also NASA suggest industrial-civilisation may only have a few decades
left, US scientists intervene on the urgent need to tackle human caused
climate change, as the south-east braces itself for the construction of
two new cities Jonathan Porrit warns that environmental groups have a
problem with population, and as environmentalist Al Gore confirms he
plans to eat "vegan" for life, meat and dairy are suggested to be as
dangerous for human health as cigarettes. Fact of the day investigates
how much soya is actually grown for human consumption.
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