On Friday the Agriculture department announced it had suspended the supply of sheep to a Qatar abattoir after seeing footage provided by Animals Australia.
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While hugely popular for a time, the advent of the three ring circus invited animal cruelty complaints and led to the demise of more skilled circus artistry.
It doesn’t happen often that a multinational will blink when taken on by an individual. But a passionate campaigner’s successful crusade has shown how it can be done.
The latest horrific footage of the appalling treatment of cattle sent for slaughter in the live export trade is a fresh indictment of Australian authorities. Animals Australia has exposed that in Vietnam…
People who expose wrongdoing – whether it’s cruelty against animals or corporate misconduct – deserve better protection and even financial incentives to do the right thing, as the US has shown.
The pet industry meets ‘demand’ driven by the ‘right’ to own a puppy. Animal welfare advocates respond with a ‘vigil’ to mark the ‘shameful’ fate of 250,000 dogs abandoned each year.
Proposed laws requiring immediate reporting of animal cruelty sound like a good idea. But in practice they will make it harder to mount comprehensive investigations like the ABC’s greyhound expose.