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Australian Government Gives Vegan Diet the Green Light
Finally, the government has realised what many of us have known for some time – a vegan diet can be healthy and well balanced for all Australians. The summary of the latest version of the Australian Dietary Guidelines released by the National Health and Medical Research Council states that “Australians following a vegetarian diet can…
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How You Can Help End Live Export
Most Australians have been disgusted by the abuses that have been revealed time and time again in the live-animal export industry. Shocking video footage and reports of abuse from Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam have surfaced, and every time, we have hoped that this time would surely be the last. Of course, it isn’t only…
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Game Council Abolished, but Animals Still in Peril
It’s game over for the Game Council of New South Wales (NSW), which has been abolished following a damning report from the NSW government. The review was commissioned after the Game Council’s acting chief executive, Greg McFarland, was charged with illegal hunting and trespassing. Senior public servant Steve Dunn, who wrote the report, highlighted an…
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New Zealand’s Jumps Racing Industry: A Cruel and Callous ‘Sport’
The 2013 jumps-racing death toll for New Zealand horses currently stands at three. It’s a toll that can be expected to rise as the season continues. Last year, six horses were killed during the jumps racing season – an average of one a month. The year before, the season finished with a death toll of…
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Animals Set to Die to Test Legal Highs
The New Zealand government has ignored calls to leave controversial tests on animals out of the Psychoactive Substances Bill, which effectively sentences animals to death in the name of people’s right to get high legally. In just one month, nearly 70,000 New Zealanders signed a petition calling for the testing of party pills on animals…