Current Campaigns
Australia has the highest rate of pet ownership in the world and pets play an important role in our society. However there is a disturbing aspect to pet ownership. Department of Local Government and RSPCA statistics indicate that over 60,000 dogs and cats are killed each year in NSW alone.
Governments would do well to mandate for warning notices on dairy cheese and milk products and advocating a vegan lifestyle to help bring down the spiralling national cost of health care.
After being contacted by a whistleblower within the kangaroo industry, Animal protection groups from around Australia rallied together to expose the cruelty, contamination & dwindling numbers of certain kangaroo species who are slaughtered for a niche export market where profits are earnt by a select few. The groups, including Animal Liberation, Wildlife Protection Association of Australia, Australian Wildlife Protection Council Inc., Animals Australia & others have been investigating the industry for the last 2 years and have found damning evidence which will more than likely halt this brutal trade.
Since its inception early this year the campaign against battery cages has been like a magnet attracting to it donations of talent, generosity and an abundance of creativity and goods and services.
The nocagedeggs.com advertising campaign was voted the No. 1 Breaking Ad Campaign by the advertising and media magazine, B&T (huge circulation).
The Human Battery Cage is a piece of animal rights-themed installation art that debuted at Hearts For Hens Day and will be touring the country in 2007, taking in all State capital cities and many regional areas around Australia. The installation is designed to raise public awareness of the plight of the 10 million laying hens kept in battery cages in Australia.
We need volunteers to help make this campaign as effective as possible. Click the link above to find out more.
Animal Liberation NSW has introduced an anonymous free-call number for people who witness animal cruelty in rural areas. Until now, concerned citizens who witness cruelty have had to leave their personal details with their complaint. This unfortunately leads to some cases going un-reported due to fear of retaliation.
Our 1800 number is already a major operation, having received over 480 calls as at December 2006.
In 2004 Voiceless generously donated a grant of $15,000 that assisted Animal Liberation in acquiring a van equipped with television, DVD player and information tools to be used for specific campaigns and distribution of general information.
The van has been used extensively in busy city and metropolitan areas and has travelled as far a field as country NSW, Queensland, Canberra and Tasmania.
Animal rights activists from around Australia converged on Brisbane between April 26 and 29 to voice their protest to the 2006 World Meat Congress, a bi-annual event bringing together the major players of the meat industry from around the globe. Over six hundred meat and livestock industry delegates were in attendance at the Convention Centre at Brisbane's Southbank to discuss the future of the industry.
The main focus for the pig action group has been collecting feedback on the new Draft Pig Welfare Code. The national model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - The Pig(Edition 2, 1998) is currently under review. The code will determine the standard of care given to pigs for the next 5-10 years.
This Action Group has been very instrumental in exposing the unhumane practices that take place in the Pork Producing Industry.
This Action Group gives meaning to the saying 'the pen is mightier than the sword'. Hundreds of letters have been produced and sent to different authority groups in protest against an array of animal abuse practices. Read about all of their successes here.
The Fur Action Group recently joined forces with PETA International to campaign against Burberry and their affiliation with the fur trade. The campaign was a raving success and made the front page of every major newspaper in Australia, and all over the globe.
Animal Liberation volunteers have been busy educating the public on animal rights issues at community and music festivals and other events throughout the year. Festivals attended this year have included The Big Day Out, The Great Escape, Surry Hills Festival, Splendour in the Grass, and most recently Earthdance.
Animal Liberation has also had stalls on King St Newtown, at the Annandale Pub Markets, and at various bands including The Thaw and Most Precious Blood. Over the next couple of months, you'll also be able to see us at the Newtown Festival and Homebake, and at various bands including Magic Dirt.
The Cruelty-Free Living Festival was a fun-filled day long event with live bands, performers and speakers, cooking demonstrations, kids' entertainment and more than 30 stalls from cruelty-free product producers, vegan restaurants, vegetarian food producers and animal charities. There were also free workshops on topics such as vegetarian and vegan nutrition, ethical investment, armchair activism, etc, and screenings of the amazing Tribe of Heart documentaries: Peaceable Kingdom and The Witness in a mini-cinema. Find out how you can get involved in next year's bigger and better Festival!
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