A topic often neglected by humans, but vitally important to the animals involved - ethical farming. Caroline Rowley, of Ethical Farming Ireland, talks about the many issues that concern the organisation - dairy farming systems, live export, pig welfare and the climate effects of farming.

And why it's so important to be aware of where our food comes from. 

[Update: July 2022 - Ethical Farming Ireland launches judicial proceedings against the Minister for Agriculture. Court hears cruelty claim over transport of calves (rte.ie) ] 

Ethical Farming Ireland - Campaigning for farm animals

Ethical Farming Ireland - Home | Facebook

THECALFATFOOTDAIRY - Home

Investigation into the export of unweaned calves to mainland Europe - Ethical Farming Ireland

ANIT Committee vote: a missed opportunity failing animals and citizens | Eurogroup for Animals

Dr Tamara Bronckaers: ‘Vet scandal was affecting my family life. I wasn’t sleeping, I was crying a lot, I was scared going into work’ - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Lay of the Land: Shipping animals to war zones doesn’t bother our brave MEPs - Independent.ie

Exclusive: livestock ships twice as likely to be lost as cargo vessels | Environment | The Guardian

Ireland has imported 98,000t of animal feed ingredients from Russia this year - Farming Independent

Laura Kehoe - Home (weebly.com)

Read the Noteworthy investigation stories here: Noteworthy

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A topic often neglected by humans, but vitally important to the animals involved - ethical farming. Caroline Rowley, of Ethical Farming Ireland, talks about the many issues that concern the organisation - dairy farming systems, live export, pig welfare and the climate effects of farming.
And why it's so important to be aware of where our food comes from. 
[Update: July 2022 - Ethical Farming Ireland launches judicial proceedings against the Minister for Agriculture. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2022/0718/1310926-court-calves-transport/">Court hears cruelty claim over transport of calves (rte.ie)</a> ] 
<a href="https://www.ethicalfarmingireland.com/">Ethical Farming Ireland - Campaigning for farm animals</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ethicalfarmingireland/">Ethical Farming Ireland - Home | Facebook</a>
<a href="https://www.thecalfatfootdairy.co.uk/">THECALFATFOOTDAIRY - Home</a>
<a href="https://www.ethicalfarmingireland.com/2022/03/27/investigation-into-the-export-of-unweaned-calves-to-mainland-europe/">Investigation into the export of unweaned calves to mainland Europe - Ethical Farming Ireland</a>
<a href="https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/anit-committee-vote-missed-opportunity-failing-animals-and-citizens">ANIT Committee vote: a missed opportunity failing animals and citizens | Eurogroup for Animals</a>
<a href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dr-tamara-bronckaers-vet-scandal-was-affecting-my-family-life-i-wasnt-sleeping-i-was-crying-a-lot-i-was-scared-going-into-work-41585015.html">Dr Tamara Bronckaers: ‘Vet scandal was affecting my family life. I wasn’t sleeping, I was crying a lot, I was scared going into work’ - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/lay-of-the-land-shipping-animals-to-war-zones-doesnt-bother-our-brave-meps-41580986.html">Lay of the Land: Shipping animals to war zones doesn’t bother our brave MEPs - Independent.ie</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/28/exclusive-livestock-ships-twice-as-likely-to-be-lost-as-cargo-vessels">Exclusive: livestock ships twice as likely to be lost as cargo vessels | Environment | The Guardian</a>
<a href="https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/news/ireland-has-imported-98000t-of-animal-feed-ingredients-from-russia-this-year-41755407.html">Ireland has imported 98,000t of animal feed ingredients from Russia this year - Farming Independent</a>
<a href="https://laurakehoe.weebly.com/">Laura Kehoe - Home (weebly.com)</a>
Read the Noteworthy investigation stories here: <a href="https://www.noteworthy.ie/trade-off/news">Noteworthy</a>
Featured Music:
San Fran by Schematist | http://www.schematistmusic.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US</a>
All efforts have been made to contact the copyright holders of any clips used in this episode. If you are a copyright holder and are unhappy with the use of your clip, please do get in touch at <a href="mailto:animalcraic@gmail.com">animalcraic@gmail.com</a>

Independent podcast featuring people who use their skills and talents (artistic, entrepreneurial, creative, social, scientific) to help animals.

Independent podcast featuring people who use their skills and talents (artistic, entrepreneurial, creative, social, scientific) to help animals.

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Chatting about all things animal.  Mostly based in Ireland but featuring international guests.  

Chatting about all things animal.&nbsp; Mostly based in Ireland but featuring international guests.&nbsp;&nbsp;