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Australia Day: Eat Baby Peas, Not Baby Sheep

About 2l per cent of Australians are reducing their consumption of lamb. Join them this Australia Day by loading your plate with veggies instead.

Osher Günsberg’s Unique Wedding Gift From PETA

Osher Günsberg and his bride, Audrey Griffen, have received a unique wedding gift: PETA has named two rescued camels in India after the loved-up couple.

Ringling Brothers Circus Is Shutting Down

VICTORY: As of May, the saddest show on earth for wild animals will end. It’s over for Ringling Brothers Circus.

Ex-Fisher Pens Heartbreaking Op-Ed, Describes Horrors of Fishing

In a candid account of his experiences as a fisher, The Getaway Plan and ECCA VANDAL drummer Dan Maio describes the guilt he now feels for participating in the …

How to Make a Vegan

A new survey reveals the main reasons why people go vegan – and some of them may surprise you.

Deprivation and Death: Why Cows Aren’t Celebrating Dairy Week

Imagine a mother condemned to a cycle of forced pregnancies, a cycle that will end in her premature death. There is no “humane” way to steal the milk that …

Cinema Says No to Vegan Choc-Tops: People Fight Back on Social Media

Event Cinemas has controversially declined to crown a vegan winner in its annual My Choc Top competition – even though a cruelty-free entry received the most votes.

Seeing How These Firefighters Rescued Kittens Will Melt Your Heart

The Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade will receive a Hero to Animals Award for its rescue of two kittens in trouble.

Tougher Animal-Welfare Legislation Introduced in Victoria

The Victorian government has announced updated animal-welfare legislation which promises to “crack down on cruelty”.

In Death, Tilikum Is Finally Free

Tilikum—the “star” of Blackfish—is dead, following decades of exploitation in the marine-mammal “abusement” industry.