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Get pets out of pet shops

Posted in Animal Liberation, Pets, tagged , on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Animal Liberation is campaigning to stop pet shops selling live animals. It has a good page of information on the issues featuring recent media pieces and an interview with Terry Horsfall, owner of pet shop Bowhouse, which does not sell live animals because but refers people to rescue organisations or professional breeders if they are [...]

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The much-abused chicken is pecking back

Posted in Animal Liberation, Chicken and egg, News/media, tagged , , , , , , , on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With a stubborn unwillingness among Australia’s regulatory bodies to work toward improving the welfare of factory farmed hens, Mark Pearson, executive director of Animal Liberation, wonders if the risk to human health will be the only thing that will make the authorities act:
‘The European Union will ban the barren cage in 2012 – many EU [...]

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New cruelty free shopping resource…plus others

Posted in Animal Liberation, Chicken and egg, Humane Society International, Pigs, Publications/resources, RSPCA, SAFE, Sheep and cows, Voiceless, tagged , , , on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The RSPCA has launched Shop Humane, to help consumers find cruelty free food:
‘The latest research shows that while most people prefer to buy animal welfare-friendly food at the supermarket, 1 in 3 shoppers don’t trust labels. To find products close to you that are truly better for farm animals, check out the RSPCA’s new Shop [...]

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Pet industry investigation on ABC

Posted in Animal Liberation, News/media, Pets, tagged , , on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

ABC Radio National’s program Background Briefing is broadcasting a documentary on the Australian Pet Industry.
In Australia, 1 dog is killed every 4 minutes due to the completely unregulated industry composed of pet shops, puppy farms, backyard breeders, and our mega-pound system. Animal Liberation Project Co-ordinator Jacqueline Dalziell visits a puppy farm, and exposes the reality [...]

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Hygiene and cruelty force kangaroo re-think

Posted in Animal Liberation, Animals Australia, Campaigns, Native, wild and feral animals, News/media, Voiceless, tagged , , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Australia is one step closer to ending the cruel slaughter of kangaroos, thanks to recent media coverage and research undertaken by Voiceless Director, Dr Dror Ben-Ami.
Earlier this week, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald and a segment on ABC’s The 7:30 Report both drew attention to the dangerously unhygienic conditions in which kangaroo meat [...]

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Resource on cruelty to racing horses

Posted in Animal Liberation, Horses and horse racing, Publications/resources on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As part of its campaign to ban jumps racing, Animal Liberation has produced an interesting resource pack. It has been produced by two of its members who have devoted years to exposing the cruelty of jumps racing and the racing industry.
It’s a really good resource, with interesting quotes, stories of horses that have suffered as [...]

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What Really Happens in Animal Circuses

Posted in Animal Liberation, News/media, tagged on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Animal Liberation have reported on an undercover investigationin the UK of elephant abuse at the Great British Circus. Animal Defenders International UK activists concealed a camera in the elephant tent and secured footage of elephants being hit in the face, jabbed with pitchforks, and a horrible incident where a tail is twisted.
Links below
Sky report>
Animal Defenders [...]

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Help the Moon Bears

Posted in Animal Liberation, Campaigns, tagged on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Two Animal Liberation volunteers are participating in Animals Asia’s Moon Bear Rescue Challenge in November 2009.

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Animal Liberation meeting 11th August 2009

Posted in Animal Liberation, Events/conferences on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The next Animal Liberation Public meeting is on Tuesday 11th August 2009, 6.30pm, at 904/32 York Street, Sydney.
On the agenda:

Cruel Goat Races (Includes DVD)
Ringal Valley Battery Hens
Koalas at Echo Point – Land and Environment Court Decision
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A Shot in the Dark

Posted in Animal Liberation, Publications/resources, tagged on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A Shot In The Dark, commissioned by Animal Liberation NSW and authored by Dr. Dror Ben-Ami, has been released internationally.  The report will have a major impact on the way other countries view Australia’s kangaroo slaughter.
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Animal Liberation, 18 May 2009

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