Stop savage ‘pig dogging’ in Australia.

In the vast tracts of Australian bushland, there is a little-known ‘sport’ that will likely shock you… ‘Pig dogging’ is arguably the cruellest and most brutal form of hunting still permitted in Australia today.

The hunts involve packs of ‘pig dogs’ – dogs who are released by hunters to track, chase and maul a lone pig in the wild. While ‘pig dogs’ may be fitted with protective collars and breastplates to stop them from being gored by terrified, trapped pigs, wounds and injuries to dogs are common.

But the suffering the pigs are made to endure is immeasurable... In their struggle to escape, terrified pigs are savaged and may even be mauled to death as the human hunter makes their way to the attack, only to stab them through the heart or shoot them at close range if they haven’t already been killed.

Animals Australia has long opposed the practice of pig dogging. Sadly, the rural hunting lobby has quashed efforts to ban the ‘sport’.

The cruel reality of what this type of hunting involves has been known for years. In 2012, ABC 7.30 threw a public spotlight onto this dark practice, thanks to the efforts of our friends at Animal Liberation. The evidence aired on national TV was damning.

Help stop this cruelty as soon as possible

With media exposure and pressure from concerned, compassionate community members, the NSW and QLD Governments will be forced to respond. Please edit the letter below into your own words and urge the government to outlaw the brutal ‘sport’ of pig dogging.