After ongoing campaigns by our affiliate PETA Asia-Pacific and other groups in Australia, the University of Queensland has confirmed that they have ceased using dogs from local pounds for terminal procedures at their facility. Previously, the University of… Continue reading.
Tags: animal testing, experimentation, Queensland, University of Queensland, victory
In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, the Game and Feral Animal Control Regulation is up for review. And in an astonishing move, the new regulation proposes allowing unsupervised children as young as 12 to hunt and kill animals… Continue reading.
Tags: animal conservation, children, hunting, legislation, NSW
Last November, the Australian pork industry announced that it will phase out sow stalls for pregnant sows by 2017, but as of yet, there is no law in place to ban these stalls and nothing to stop the… Continue reading.
Tags: Australia, factory farms, New Zealand, pigs, pork industry, sow stall ban, sow stalls
In an insightful new video, internationally renowned designer Stella McCartney explains why consumers need to be able to make informed decisions when it comes to buying items made from leather. Whilst the cruelty of the fur industry is… Continue reading.
Tags: animals are not ours to wear, India leather, leather, Stella McCartney, video, Vogue
The previous day may have been the coldest in Melbourne for a while, but PETA "Lettuce Ladies" Georgie and Isabella braved the brisk Melbourne air to spread the word about veganism. The lovely, leafy ladies asked passers-by in… Continue reading.
Tags: Brisbane, Lettuce Ladies, live export, Melbourne, mulesing, protest, sheep, vegetarian