05/06/2026
🎙️ Episode 66 of Talking Couch Potatoes has DROPPED🐾
We are absolutely thrilled to bring you a conversation with one of Australia's most respected animal welfare advocates, Dr Jed Goodfellow, Co-Founder and Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Australian Alliance for Animals 🦮⚖️
Jed has spent over 20 years fighting for animals in courtrooms, parliamentary inquiries, and the media. He played a key role in campaigns to end live exports and battery cages, developed Macquarie University's Animal Law unit, and earned his PhD in animal welfare regulation. He is, quite simply, one of the most powerful voices for the voiceless in this country 💪
In this episode, Jed breaks down:
🐕 The Fair Go For Animals campaign, and what an independent Office of Animal Protection could look like
📊 What the research actually says about community attitudes to animal welfare (spoiler: country Australians care just as much as city folk!)
🗳️ Why greyhound racing's social license is all but gone, and why 2026 feels like a turning point
🤝 The power of grassroots collaboration and why united voices create real political change
🏆 The Young Political Advocacy Award, including a shout-out to our very own incredible young advocate, Hannah! 🌟
Plus Mel shares her thoughts on the recent estimates committee hearing 😤, we farewell the beautiful Gina, Indy and Skippy 🌈❤️🩹🐾, we celebrate raising almost $16,000 at our recent fundraiser 🎉, and Matt reminisces his love of nanna bingo weddings 👰😂
🎧 Listen now
🎙️Spotify https://ow.ly/m1TE50Z7vP2
📺 YouTube https://ow.ly/sVuu50Z7vP3
🌐 Website https://ow.ly/Gquk50Z7vP1
Special thanks to our podcast sponsor Sprinkles and Sprouts
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🌐 Australian Alliance for Animals: https://ow.ly/bSmB50Z7vP0 | 📋 Fair Go For Animals campaign
