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Understanding the issues: painful procedures for sheep
Despite their gentle nature and capacity to suffer as any other animal, sheep aren't protected by the same laws as dogs and cats.
8 December 2021
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Understanding the issues: cattle stations
While many cattle on the vast stations in the north of Australia are destined for live export, their troubles begin well before they ever set foot on a ship. Painful procedures, infrequent monitoring and care, and the stresses of mustering…
8 December 2021
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Stop cattle cruelty
Australian beef and dairy industries these gentle giants are confronted with problems that they desperately need our help to solve.
8 December 2021
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Help stop sheep cruelty
Uncover what the meat and wool industries really mean for sheep, and take action.
8 December 2021
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Slaughterhouse cruelty: the human factor
An industrialised environment of violence, fear and death means that animals are not the only victims of slaughterhouses.
7 December 2021
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Duck farming: 9 ways duck farms are failing animals
The Humane Society of the United States, ‘An HSUS Report: The welfare of animals in the duck industry’
7 December 2021
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Understanding the issues: farming for fur
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
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Understanding the issues: painful procedures for cattle
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
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How laws are failing animals: codes of cruelty
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
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New short film 'Willow and Claude': How choosing kind fashion protects lambs, people & the planet
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
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Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement: How do UK farmed animal laws stack up against Australia'?
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
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HUGE news for farmed animals: EU looks set to ban cages
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
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Salmon farming EXPOSED: new investigation reveals 'underwater factory farms'
BREAKING: Another major exposé, this time in Scotland, has revealed the true cost of salmon farming: immense animal suffering and environmental devastation. Here's what you can do to help:
29 March 2021
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Farmed animals
The secret lives of chickens
Chickens dream, they talk, and are tremendously unique and full of personality. But you won't hear that from the egg and chicken meat industries.
18 December 2020
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What would animals in factory farms dream of?
Somewhere': A glimpse of the outside world perhaps? A life worth living? Instead for millions of animals each year, it is lockdown for life, trapped in systems born in another era. And that' why these animals need your help to…
15 December 2020
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We're bringing animals back to prime time TV
Our new campaign to inspire the evolution of thought and choice that will create a kinder, more compassionate world for all
6 December 2020
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Tell the wool industry: surgery hurts!
Mulesing, castration and tail docking are routinely carried out without any pain relief - urge the Australian wool industry to enforce proper training and make pain relief mandatory to spare sheep from suffering.
30 November 2020
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How are animals slaughtered in Australia?
Australians care about protecting animals from cruelty. But how much do we really know about the life – and death – of animals killed for food in this country?
17 November 2020
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8 farmed animal rescue stories that will warm your heart
Here are 8 farmed (and rescued) animals whose unique personalities and quirks have touched the hearts of those around them -- because they were given a second chance at life.
6 November 2020
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The reality of chicken farming: short, painful lives
They live only a few weeks, and those weeks are full of suffering. Find out why farming chickens for meat is one of the biggest animal welfare issues in Australia and the world today:
15 October 2020
