Update From Fremantle: 10 Days of Rest but No Reprieve
The MV Bahijah returned to Fremantle yesterday. After being at sea since 5 January, the surviving 15,000 Australian sheep and cattle are set to be brought back to land over the nextRead More…
Animals Remain Trapped as Harrowing Live-Export Ordeal Continues
Australians are disgusted and ashamed by the stranding of thousands of animals near Perth. After already enduring weeks on rough seas, these animals are now trapped in a heatwave due to theRead More…
No More Treading Water: Australian Research Council Joins Forced Swim Test Ban
There’s another nail in the coffin for the cruel forced swim test in Australia: the Australian Research Council (ARC) has endorsed the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) decision to prohibitRead More…
There’s Nothing Humane About Australia’s Crocodile Welfare Standards
What crocodiles endure on farms, including in Australia, is hideously cruel. These native animals, who have formed a crucial part of the environment for over 240 million years, have been reduced toRead More…
Government Rejects Its Own Inquiry – Duck Hunting in Victoria to Continue
Shame on the Victorian government for ignoring the recommendations of its own inquiry – as well as appeals from more than 10,000 Australian voters – by continuing to support recreational duck hunting.Read More…
Find Out What Lynx Has Banned and How It Will Help Animals
The PETA US global Beauty Without Bunnies programme is delighted to welcome Lynx – the world’s No 1 men’s fragrance brand – to its list of animal test–free companies, meaning that theRead More…
‘Bluey’ Receives Bug Bestie Award!
Bluey and its creator, Joe Brumm, are being honoured with a Bug Bestie Award for teaching kids everywhere to have empathy for insects. In the recently released episode “Slide”, Bingo and LilaRead More…
Sheep Rights Billboard Campaign Fires Up Lamb-Eating Aussies
PETA’s latest billboards campaign is advocating for sheep rights in various cities across the country, including Brisbane, Bundaberg, Mackay, Melbourne, Rockhampton, and Toowoomba. As meat-industry marketeers work hard to link lamb consumptionRead More…
My Dog Can’t Walk, Thanks to Fireworks – And We’re Bracing for More on Australia Day
By Amanda Behrmann Just before Christmas last year in Perth, we were preparing to settle in with our dog, Misty, indoors and safe from the fireworks scheduled to bombard the skies justRead More…
Will the Bureau of Meteorology Name Heatwaves and Bushfires After Climate-Heating Meat, Eggs, and Dairy?
Following sustainability group Renew’s call for Australia to name heatwaves, PETA is urging the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) to go one step further and name future heatwaves – and bushfires – afterRead More…