Fueling Advocates Initiative Conversations with Clive

In 2022/23, Clive Phillips is conducting a series of recorded dialogues with senior animal welfare scientists and academic experts. Each dialogue will last about 30-45 minutes.

The focus of these conversations is on farm animal welfare, particularly in intensive animal farming systems and in developing countries.

All the academics featured in this series have acquired deep knowledge of animal farming systems and direct experience of practices over many years. It is hoped that the information and insights they share with Clive will help advocacy organizations gain a more nuanced understanding of global farm animal welfare issues and livestock production systems.

Clive Phillips was Australia’s first Professor of Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and foundation director of its Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. He previously lectured at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. He has written widely on the welfare of farm, zoo and companion animals, and particularly livestock transported by ship. His books include Principles of Cattle Production. The Animal Trade. The Welfare of Animals: The Silent Majority.