Ending cruelty

Ending cruelty

BREAKING: Live sheep export end date announced

The Australian Government has finally announced an end date to the live sheep export trade, but our work for animals is far from over.

12 May 2024

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5 mothers who only want one thing this Mother's Day

When it comes to motherly love, there's something most mums have in common ...

16 April 2024

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Ending live sheep export

The pending Federal budget is a major opportunity to cost and lock in the live sheep export phase out. Tell the Ministers making budget decisions that it's time to deliver on the Albanese government's promise to end this cruel trade.

9 April 2024

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Demand veterinarians accompany every live export shipment

Hundreds of Australian cattle have died on board a live export ship, allegedly from a painful, fast-spreading disease – and there was no vet on board to help. Animals deserve better...

28 March 2024

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Animals condemned to another month at sea

Thousands of sheep and cattle will be re-loaded onto the MV Bahijah and sent on a dangerously experimental 34 day voyage. Let decision-makers know the phase-out date must be legislated!

4 March 2024

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Not just "a stench" – for the animals on live export ships, this is their reality

The smell of a live export vessel docked in a harbour was so unbearable people in the city were sent home from work. But for the animals on board, the smell is just a small part of their miserable reality...

29 February 2024

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What is factory farming?

Every year in Australia, millions of curious chickens and sensitive pigs are kept hidden away in factory farms. These sensitive animals are denied everything that makes life worth living. Will you help them?

22 February 2024

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4 things you can do to help the victims of live export

Channel your outrage over yet another live export disaster into action for animals. Here are 4 things you can do right now to help the victims of live export.

9 February 2024

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Reprieve for thousands of sheep and cattle stranded at sea

Though not quite a 'win', the live export regulator's decision not to allow the MV Bahijah to sail to Israel offers some respite for the animals trapped on board.

6 February 2024

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Live export ship forced to turn back to Australia after weeks at sea

A live export ship carrying thousands of sheep and cattle has been forced to turn back to Australia after being sent into a conflict zone.

5 February 2024

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Vic Labor allows duck slaughter to continue

A safe future for ducks in Victoria was just one step away – but the Allan Government has decided to the let the slaughter of wildlife continue for 'recreation'. Send a polite but powerful message to the Premier today.

31 January 2024

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Understanding the issues: Crocodile farming

His true home is the great outdoors. But he will never get to experience it. Every day in Australia, crocodiles in factory farms are exploited and abused for the global fashion industry.

21 January 2024

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End the use of shark nets and drumlines in Australia

Sharks play a vital role in keeping our oceans healthy, and yet these often misunderstood animals are being put at great risk of suffering and death because of misconceptions and fear.

8 January 2024

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Speak up now to help end the routine abuse of pigs in Victoria

Pigs are intuitive, sensitive animals; and sadly they are also one of the most abused. The Victorian Government has launched a critical inquiry into the welfare of farmed pigs – please send your submission by 12 January 2024.

21 December 2023

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This should never happen again

Investigators have documented cows, pigs, sheep and week-old dairy calves suffering egregious cruelty in Tasmanian slaughterhouses, and it seems until now, no one ‘saw a thing’. Urge your state MP to support calls for independently-monitored CCTV to be made mandatory…

13 December 2023

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Koalas shouldn't be collateral damage

The deaths of hundreds of koalas have highlighted the biggest threat to the survival of the species, and it's not bushfires. It's something that happens every single day, yet attracts far less media coverage...at least, that was the case until…

7 December 2023

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An end to live sheep export is almost here

The first time I sat on a plane to Kuwait more than 20 years ago, I knew I was stepping into the great unknown. I didn’t know what to expect. I just knew that someone needed to go...

22 November 2023

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The sheep given a second chance: Wooly Harrelson

Wooly is living the life all sheep deserve – one where he's valued for who he is, not what he can be sold for. But it wasn’t always like this...

22 November 2023

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WA govt stops live export prosecution

The WA government has suggested that proceeding with a landmark criminal prosecution over the deaths of thousands of sheep at sea is not in the ‘public interest’. Voice your support for the sheep export phase out today.

13 November 2023

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From factory farm to freedom: the little chicken with a big personality

Meet Bigs... she likes puzzles, cuddles and long walks in the park. And as the 'genetic clock' ticks down on her unnaturally short life, she's making the most of every day...

1 November 2023