Animal Welfare Conversations

From Vet to Visionary: Manda Scott on Healing, Hope, and Systemic Change

In this expansive and deeply grounded conversation, we hear from Manda Scott, to explore why personal healing and systemic change must go hand in hand if we want to leave

Making room for small ethical breeders

  With Crufts taking place this weekend, we explore the future of dog breeding. Recent media attention has focused on breeding practices, conformation, the Innate Health

Assessing Pain, Improving Welfare: Insights from Dr Beatriz Monteiro

In this episode we are joined by Dr Beatriz Monteiro, to discuss in more depth the impact of pain on animal welfare. We consider the differences between acute and chronic

2026: New Animal welfare conversations

Welcome to 2026, and new episodes of the Animal Welfare Conversation.  In this introductory episode we have a sneak preview of the new interviews, covering a broad range

Veterinary Controversies & Ethical Dilemmas

This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Professor Eddie Clutton and Dr Polly Taylor, both distinguished anaesthetists and two of the co-editors of Veterinary Con

Epilepsy in Veterinary and Human Healthcare

This week we catch up with Dr Jos Bongers, a veterinary neurologist from Glasgow Vet School, and Professor Sameer Zuberi, a paediatric neurologist at the Royal Hospital f

Clinical Biases

Decision making mini-series - episode 3 - Bias In this episode we discuss the complexities of decision-making in veterinary medicine, focusing on biases that can impact c

Clinical Reasoning and Animal Welfare

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

Animal Welfare and Decision Making

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

The Impact of Human Bias on Animal Welfare

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 Behav

Prof Andrew Knight - Animal Welfare, Livestock Farming and Vegan Pet Diets

Professor Andrew Knight BVMS BSc PhD PFHEA DipECAWBM DipACAW MANZCVS FRCVS Welcome to the next episode of the Animal Welfare Conversation. And this week we caught up wit

Dr Dan O'Neill - What makes a good life - part 2

What makes a good life? Part 2 In 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

Dr Dan O'Neill - What makes a good life? Part 1

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

Education and Animal Welfare with Dr Toby Trimble

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. Listen

2025 - Looking Forward

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

2024 - Reviewing the Animal Welfare Conversation

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 m

Prof Simon Girling - Reintroducing native species

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 1

Mike Flynn MBE - A career in animal welfare

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 retir

Dr Paula Boyden - The Links Group and Freedom Project

Trigger warning This 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

Episode 20 - Dr Paula Boyden - Dogs Trust

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