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Shops selling glue traps illegally

Posted in Campaigns, Native, wild and feral animals, SAFE, tagged , , on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

New Zealand’s SPCA has found some shops still selling rodent glue traps after the traps were banned from retail sale from 1 January 2010 because of the pain and distress they caused the animals.
The SPCA is calling for shoppers to alert them if they find glue traps being sold at retail or hardware stores: ‘If [...]

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WSPA condemns SeaWorld

Posted in Campaigns, Sea mammals, World Society for the Protection of Animals, tagged , on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has condemned SeaWorld after reports of a killer whale killing its trainer. WSPA says the death reveals the serious welfare risk to both people and animals that comes from using animals for the sake of entertainment. WSPA is urging people not to visit marine mammals in [...]

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Leaked pig code may delay end of sow crates

Posted in Campaigns, Pigs, SAFE, tagged , , , , on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Another media storm in New Zealand – this time over a leaked draft of NZ’s new pig code. The code was due to be released in December 2009, but was delayed, apparently under threat of legal action by pork industry, and couldn’t even be obtained under the Official Information Act. Now a draft has been [...]

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Kangaroo campaigns heating up

Posted in Campaigns, Native, wild and feral animals, News/media, tagged , , , on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Animal Liberation is reinvigorating its 440,000 Joey Campaign following lots of media activity about Australia’s kangaroo slaughter and the pros and cons of eating kangaroo meat.
The news has been running hot with items on a campaign within the EU to ban kangaroo meat imports, a move by China to approve the importing of kangaroo meat, [...]

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Campaign to retire circus elephant

Posted in Campaigns, Circus, zoo and rodeo, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Animals Australia is calling upon Perry Bros Circus to retire its last elephant, Saigon, from circus life to a facility where her behavioural needs can be met, and where she can enjoy a better quality of life.
Saigon is 55 years old and too old to perform. Yet she still endures the stress of being trucked [...]

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Help end puppy farm horror

Posted in Campaigns, Pets, Publications/resources, RSPCA, tagged , , on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The RSPCA has released a Puppy Farm Discussion Paper calling on governments, responsible dog breeders and other groups to help end puppy farming in Australia.
The Discussion Paper calls on animal lovers, reputable dog breeders and other dog groups and governments to work together to bring an end to bad practices in the puppy farming. It [...]

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Catcha Crays banned

Posted in Campaigns, Native, wild and feral animals, SAFE, tagged , on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Congratulations to SAFE, and thanks to the NZ SPCA, for victory in the campaign to ban ‘Catcha Cray’ arcade style machines that treated animals like toys.
News from NZ is that the Auckland SPCA issued The Albion hotel with a notice that the machines were deemed illegal, and disabled the machine. Media reports indicate that other [...]

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Urge Brisbane to ban circuses

Posted in Campaigns, Circus, zoo and rodeo, PETA, tagged , , , on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

PETA Asia-Pacific is calling for help in its campaign to get circuses banned in Brisbane:
‘Animals in circuses are denied everything that is natural and important to them. They suffer endlessly from boredom, stress, and confinement, which often cause aggressive or repetitive behaviour such as compulsive pacing, leaping, and swaying and even self-mutilation.
Animals are routinely forced [...]

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New radio campaign highlights cruelty of factory farming

Posted in Campaigns, Chicken and egg, Pigs, tagged , , , on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Animals Australia has launched a campaign using radio commercials to highlight the treatment of over 11 million battery hens and 200,000 mother pigs in factory farms. The campaign builds on the success of its 2009 television commercial campaign.
The radio commercial, created by leading Sydney advertising agency LOUD, is a play on the children’s song ‘Old [...]

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Campaign heats up to ban arcade style crayfish machines

Posted in Campaigns, Native, wild and feral animals, SAFE, tagged , on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

SAFE’s campaign to ban arcade style crayfish-catching machines has been boosted by news coverage in the New Zealand media.
‘SAFE expects the RNZSPCA to announce this week whether it can use the Animal Welfare Act 1990 to legally challenge the bars that continue to operate Catcha Cray machines. SAFE is of the opinion that the machines [...]

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