Understanding the issues: caged birds
Rather than acknowledging the obvious cruelty of keeping a living being destined to fly free in the sky confined in a cage, we have been conditioned to think that this practice is acceptable.
7 December 2021
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Rather than acknowledging the obvious cruelty of keeping a living being destined to fly free in the sky confined in a cage, we have been conditioned to think that this practice is acceptable.
7 December 2021
Eighty-five percent of the fur industry’s skins come from animals raised in ‘battery’ cages2, where animals are deprived of any form of quality of life and the ability to perform their natural and instinctual behaviours. Mink live solitary lives and…
7 December 2021
Dehorning is one of the most traumatic experiences cattle are forced to endure. Both male and female calves usually undergo this surgical procedure without anything to dull the pain.
7 December 2021
Each night in Australia, kangaroo families flee in terror as they’re chased down by hunters in utes. These iconic native animals are being slaughtered at an alarming rate to supply the lucrative meat and skin trade.
7 December 2021
Have you ever wondered why hens can be packed into a single cage for their entire lives, when their suffering is so obvious? Or why mother pigs can be confined in cages so small they can't even turn around?
7 December 2021
Government-sanctioned kangaroo killing has been largely hidden from the public eye – carried out as darkness falls across the outback. Until now.
6 December 2021
Take urgent action to help stop the shameful 'sport' of pig dogging in the Australian bush, where many animals die slowly and painfully.
3 December 2021
For the horses forced to race, much more than money is at stake... Take the pledge today to spare these sensitive animals from the cruelty of this profit-driven industry.
20 August 2024
Almost all fur in Australia is imported from Europe, the US and Asia, where animals killed for their fur are caught from the wild in painful traps, or are locked in tiny cages on fur factory farms.
3 December 2021
Help strengthen Australia's voice for seals by signing the petition to the Canadian High Commissioner in Australia.
3 December 2021
Cosmetic testing bans haven’t ended animal suffering. Millions of animals are still used in chemical tests for drugs, pesticides and household products. Choosing cruelty-free is the key to ending this cruel practice.
3 December 2021
Your important commitment to adopt, not buy, can save lives and help end the pet overpopulation crisis.
3 December 2021
Jumps racing is up to 20 times more dangerous to horses than flat racing. Take action now and help spare them from facing injury and death for the sake of racing 'entertainment'.
27 August 2024
Over nearly two decades, together we've helped protect millions of animals from the horrors of live export.
1 December 2021
Urge Labor to keep their promise to end live sheep export, and call for an end to cruel practices from a slaughterhouse approved by the Australian Government’s live export scheme.
30 July 2021
Collective Fashion Justice founder, Emma Hakansson, takes us on a journey to compassionate clothes inspired by her two rescued orphan lambs -- Willow and Claude. Watch it to discover the truth about wool and how powerful your fashion choices really…
19 July 2021
It comes as a shock to many Australians to learn that our laws allow treatment of farmed animals that has been banned for decades in the United Kingdom.
14 July 2021
Animal advocates around the world are celebrating as EU Parliament votes to outlaw some of the cruellest treatment of farmed animals like pigs, chickens, and rabbits. This compassionate decision will spare MILLIONS of feeling, sensitive animals from life in a…
30 June 2021
Animals Australia's Director of Strategy, Lyn White AM, has recorded this special video message to reflect on this historic milestone for animals -- and where we go together from here.
30 May 2021
Stardust Circus has been forced to stop displaying the last lions and monkeys they were still using for 'entertainment' – now, no circus in Australia will coerce these 'exotic' animals to perform!
7 May 2021