Sometimes, it feels as though it’s Australia’s national pastime to speculate – incorrectly – that the things we see in documentaries or online simply don’t happen here. Currently, while Seaspiracy is makingRead More…
Australian shelters are overflowing as people surrender animals following the 2020 “pandemic puppy” boom. When Australia first started experiencing COVID-19 lockdowns, many people thought to use their extra time at home toRead More…
Following the recent Suez Canal incident that trapped at least 20 ships carrying cows and sheep, putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals at risk, the world’s eyes are againRead More…
So you’ve recently found yourself with a little extra time at home on your hands and you want to put your self-isolation to good use? Thankfully, streaming services such as Netflix andRead More…
A horse who was forced to pull a carriage through Melbourne collapsed and died on the street. Photos taken by an eyewitness and shared with Melbourne Against Horse-Drawn Carriages show the deadRead More…
For the first time in history, no wild animal will be forced to perform under Australia’s big top, now that Stardust Circus – the last circus in Australia that was still usingRead More…
Great news for badgers! Edgewell Personal Care – which owns razor and personal-care brand Wilkinson Sword as well as Schick, among others – just banned badger-hair brushes. The good news comes afterRead More…
Shoppers around Sydney are being confronted with the true cost of their meat-eating habits as they head to grocery stores this week. A PETA ad, which depicts a koala clinging to aRead More…
Following a string of “doughnut days” (days with zero locally acquired cases of COVID-19) in New South Wales, PETA visited aged-care facility St Patrick’s Green in Kogarah to share some delicious, well-deservedRead More…
Trios of “crocodiles” are protesting outside Hermès stores around Australia as the company continues with plans to build the country’s biggest crocodile farm. Wearing crocodile masks and green bikinis, activists holding bag-shapedRead More…