Opinion

Live animal exports a struggle to the death

Cattle slaughter in topsy turvy land

Live exports: Another 'isolated incident'?

More action needed to protect Australian animals

Never another Black Caviar, and racing faces a bigger hurdle

Put an end to greyhound racing

In the name of culture: dugong hunting is simply cruel

Distanced from death: animal cruelty at the abattoir

Violence towards animals facing death in abattoirs has horrified many. But what damage does the daily management of death inflict on slaughterhouse workers? asks Nik Taylor.

Billionaires see value in plant-based food technology

Time to end cruelty to kangaroos

It's no yolk: grocery giants commit to animal welfare initiatives

Stable diets and galloping hyposcrisy

Historicising animal welfare and live trade

The assumption animals don’t think, feel or remember is wrong; in fact, that description might often be better applied to humans. Dr Patrick Haid comments.

What's in it for the horse, asks scientist

Unbridled hypocrisy over a pie with dead horse

As the public expresses it's outrage over horse meat being sold as beef in the UK, Geoff Russell questions why we shouldn't be equally outraged at the slaughter of cows for meat.

No more excuses. The only option is to go vegetarian

John Harris argues, in this opinion piece for the Guardian: "As the horsemeat scandal demonstrates, the global meat industry destroys the planet and leads to animal cruelty. If you care, there's only one thing for it..."

Protecting our native waterbirds

Scientific research on primates: what do we owe animals like us?

Allowing guns in national parks a sign of policy poverty

When the fear left, the rage over animal cruelty kicked in