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Propagandhi Hits Australia and Talks Animal Rights With PETA!
Fans of Canadian band Propagandhi will probably already know that the group’s members are dedicated animal advocates. Touring Australia soon, they took some time out to talk to PETA about what animal rights means to them. What made you decide to go vegan? I think I had just seen too much brutality as a kid:…
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New Zealand Government Drops Plans to Test Legal Party Drugs on Animals
Animals shouldn’t suffer and die so that people can get high. That was the message that PETA Australia, our supporters, our US affiliate, the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society, the SPCA, Save Animals From Exploitation, Helping You Help Animals sanctuary and 45,000 people who signed an online petition presented to the New Zealand government. And Parliament agreed.…
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Aussie Celebs Ask Philippines Government to Free Mali
Some of Australia’s most well-known names have joined the call for the transfer of Mali, an aging, ailing and lonely elephant held captive at the Manila Zoo. These celebrities come from all walks of life, but they are united in their goal to see Mali sent to a sanctuary. Fashion model and TV personality Lara…
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Stop the Australian Defence Force’s War on Animals
Most other species don’t start wars, yet they often become the victims of ours. For too long, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has inflicted serious injuries – including massive haemorrhaging, multi-organ wounds and bone fractures – on live pigs in cruel trauma training exercises, even though superior non-animal methods are available and widely used by other…
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Support PETA: Shaving Your Head Is Optional!
Check out Kanchan Singh, the New Zealander who raised more than NZD$2,000 to help PETA Australia raise awareness of the fur industry. Wanting to grab people’s attention, Kanchan decided that shaving her head was a great way to get people talking! Animals skinned for their pelts are often suffocated, electrocuted, gassed, poisoned, strangled or killed…