The stress of finding a temporary guardian for animal companions could soon be coming to an end for Australians who fly domestically. Virgin Australia has applied with the relevant regulator to become the country’s first airline to operate flights which allow cats and small dogs in the cabin.
Australians take a whopping number of domestic flights – more than 57 million passengers flew within the country in 2023. Many of us consider animals part of the family, so it’s no surpris
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Some Dogs and Cats Could Soon Be Allowed in the Cabin on Domestic Flights
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Gucci Parent Company Connected to Gruesome Snake Killings
via peta.org.auIn never-before-seen footage, a PETA Asia investigation into the exotic-skins industry in Thailand reveals that thousands of snakes are cruelly confined and then bashed over the head with hammers and impaled with hooks while still moving.
The two python farms that PETA Asia’s investigators visited supply skins to Caravel, a tannery owned by fashion conglomerate Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and other brands.
Kering is supporting the immense suffering and horrific -
Peter Tatchell Urges Newly Out Matador to Turn Back on Bullfighting
via peta.org.auFollowing the recent coming out of Mario Alcalde, Spain’s first openly LGBTQ+ matador, Melbourne-born animal ally Peter Tatchell sent a letter to Alcalde. He implores the bullfighter to see the obvious parallels between the oppression of LGBTQ+ people and that of animals and to take a stand against the cruelty inherent in the bullfighting industry.“Bullfighting is the ritualised killing of innocent animals, who have no choice but to enter the ring. They stand no chance of coming out -
For Compassionate People of Faith, ‘Christspiracy’ Offers Answers and Hope
via peta.org.auThe new documentary Christspiracy is what every compassionate person of faith who has struggled or prayed for answers has been waiting for. And it’s full of eye-opening revelations for anyone who wants to learn about “the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years”.
From Nazareth to the Vatican and from New Delhi to Kathmandu, gospel musician Kameron Waters and documentary director Kip Anderson questioned world-renowned theologians, Christian farmers, Indigenous shamans, archaeologists, a -
This Leather Blood Bath Video Will Make You Swear Off Animal Skin
via peta.org.auPETA UK’s new video will open eyes to the cruelty of the leather trade. It begins with a seemingly harmless party game but quickly transforms into a sobering revelation. Once you see the truth, there’s no turning back. This video will haunt you long after it ends:The spot was created by global integrated marketing agency Samy Alliance with creative direction from Santiago Lucero. It was directed by M&M (Martin Jalfen and Mike Usandivaras) and produced by ROMA Productions.
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New Video: Civet Cats Are Still Exploited for ‘Poop Coffee’ in Bali
via peta.org.auCivet cats in Bali are still being abused for “poop coffee”, also known as kopi luwak, which is obtained from the animals’ faeces. Watch this new footage by PETA Asia to see where it really comes from:Civet Cats Are Languishing in Cages
Investigators uncovered that tourists in Bali often visit coffee gardens where guides lie, saying that the faeces used for the coffee comes from wild animals, when it’s actually obtained from caged civet cats.PETA Asia’s previous inv -
PETA’s Birthday Gift to Albo: ‘Time Is Ticking on Your Live-Export Promise’
via peta.org.auAs Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrates his 61st birthday, PETA is reminding him that time is ticking on his live-export ban promise.
Labor’s term in office may end in September 2025, when the next federal election is held –and it’s quite possible, given the current situation, that the government’s election promise to phase out the live export of sheep won’t have been fulfilled by then. So we sent Albo a clock in the shape of a sheep covered with “blood& -
Behind the Scenes: Animals Used in Hollywood Are Confined and Virtually Starved
via peta.org.auA PETA US undercover investigation into Atlanta Film Animals (AFA) – a business that trains and provides animals for the film, television, and advertising industries – has revealed what happens behind the scenes. Workers used antiquated training methods, such as denying cats and other animals food; deprived elderly pigs of veterinary care; and warehoused dogs in cold, barren kennels.
“Fucking whore!”
“She’s a total bitch.”
AFA has provided animals for ma -
Don’t Celebrate Mardi Gras With Cruelly Obtained Feathers – They Were Stolen From Someone
via peta.org.auThe Sydney Mardi Gras parade is set to be a brilliant party yet again this year. As one of the largest LGBT+ festivals in the world, the event is on track to attract hundreds of thousands of people from across Australia and overseas to celebrate. While it’s a time for extravagance, please don’t make birds suffer for it. Here’s why you should ditch feathers from your Mardi Gras outfit.Dyed feathers are often featured in Mardi Gras costumes, from boas and feather dusters to elabo -
When We Use Animals for Food, We May as Well Be Lighting Bushfires
via peta.org.auFollowing severe heatwaves this summer across Australia, PETA has sent a cheeky gift to agriculture and emergency management minister Murray Watt: a box of matches intended to remind him that amid escalating temperatures due to the climate catastrophe, when we strike out meat, we can douse the heat.Minister Watt is being reminded that animal agriculture is fuelling the climate catastrophe and the most comprehensive analysis to date concludes that eating vegan produces 75% less climate-heating em -
‘Immense Suffering’: PETA Objects to Piggery Expansion
via peta.org.auAs the February 29 deadline for public submissions regarding the proposed expansion of what would be one of Australia’s largest piggeries looms, PETA is urging Australians to have their say, pointing out that waste from the Goondiwindi factory farm could increase the risk of health issues like asthma among students at the local state school, which is located fewer than five kilometres from where developers plan to imprison yet more pigs.
In a letter to the local council to oppose the growt -
New Zealand’s Live Export Ban Is Under Threat
via peta.org.auNew Zealand’s ban on live export was world-leading . It put a stop to the live export by sea of cattle, deer, goats, and sheep from New Zealand last year, sparing around 3 million live farmed animals every year horrific suffering on voyages around the world. But now, the new government – under pressure from the animal agriculture industry – plans to overturn the ban.
Animals on live-export ships face dehydration, starvation, and illness and are tossed about on rough seas, tramp -
Africa Union Bans Donkey Slaughter for Ejiao
via peta.org.auThe African Union heads of state have ratified a motion proposing a 15-year ban on the donkey-skin trade. The group’s 55 member states will ban the slaughter of donkeys for their skin, sparing countless animals the trauma of being kidnapped and a cruel death just to fuel China’s lucrative market for gelatine extracted from their hides.
Donkey-hide gelatine is commonly known as “ejiao” and sometimes “gelatina nigra”. It can be found in beverages, candy, and eve -
Here’s Why Ginger & Smart Will Never Use Exotic Skins or Angora Fur
via peta.org.auOne of Australia’s most beloved luxury brands, Ginger & Smart, has confirmed to PETA that it does not – and will never – use angora rabbit fur or exotic skins, such as those torn from crocodiles, snakes, and lizards, in its designs. Renowned for its structured professional looks and unforgettable evening gowns, the brand is popular worldwide, including with the luxe Saks Fifth Avenue set.
This commitment to never using angora or exotic skins tells us that Ginger & Smart -
Update From Fremantle: 10 Days of Rest but No Reprieve
via peta.org.auThe 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 next few days. In an unprecedented situation, they can expect to spend 10 days in stockyards before the exporter will likely try again to export them to the Middle East with another permit and via a different route.
Near Fremantle Harbour, where the MV Bahijah is currently docked, PETA’s latest billboard reminds pas -
NSW Could Be the First Jurisdiction to Ban the Forced Swim Test
via peta.org.auFurther use of the forced swim test and the smoke inhalation test will soon be illegal in New South Wales! Thanks to a private members’ bill that passed in the state’s parliament earlier this week – brought forward by the Animal Justice Party and backed by Animal-Free Science Advocacy – experimenters will no longer be allowed to initiate new projects that force mice and other mammals to experience the panic of near-drowning or the plethora of health issues caused by smoke -
Animals Remain Trapped as Harrowing Live-Export Ordeal Continues
via peta.org.auAustralians 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 the government’s myopic and heartless decisions. More than 15,000 Australian sheep and cattle – like the millions who have been shipped to slaughter before them – should never have been aboard any ship, let alone one bound for what had already clearly been established as a high-conflict zone in -
No More Treading Water: Australian Research Council Joins Forced Swim Test Ban
via peta.org.auThere’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 prohibit funding any experiments that use the forced swim test to model human depression in order to study “depression-like behaviour” or anxiety disorders and their treatment.
The ARC acts as the government’s primary non-medical research funding agency, and the decis -
There’s Nothing Humane About Australia’s Crocodile Welfare Standards
via peta.org.auWhat 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 to commodities – they are abducted from their natural homes or bred in captivity and forced to live in filthy, cramped pits or dank, urine- and faeces-polluted water in dark sheds on factory farms before workers shoot them in the head or stab them in the neck for frivolous fashion accessories or &l -
Government Rejects Its Own Inquiry – Duck Hunting in Victoria to Continue
via peta.org.auShame 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. This cruel and destructive activity is already prohibited in New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia, and it’s high time Victoria joined the 21st century and ended this bloodbath, too.
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‘Bluey’ Receives Bug Bestie Award!
via peta.org.auBluey 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 Lila show themselves to be defenders of these little individuals – who, just like us, don’t want to be squished .
As any parent of young kids knows, Bluey is extremely popular, and both kids and parents can take away great lessons from the show. In “Slide”, Bingo and her frien -
Find Out What Lynx Has Banned and How It Will Help Animals
via peta.org.auThe 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 the brand does not and will not conduct tests on animals anywhere in the world.
This wildly popular brand of body spray, bodywash, deodorant, and hair-care products will soon display the PETA US bunny logo.
Lynx products are sold in more than 90 countries around the globe, and – by s -
Sheep Rights Billboard Campaign Fires Up Lamb-Eating Aussies
via peta.org.auPETA’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 consumption to the Australia Day long weekend, PETA’s ads are calling on the public to speak up for much-abused sheep and ask everyone to take personal responsibility by adopting a vegan lifestyle.The billboards, placed in busy locations and created by adv -
My Dog Can’t Walk, Thanks to Fireworks – And We’re Bracing for More on Australia Day
via peta.org.auBy 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 just 15 minutes later – but we were all surprised when the display began early, sending Misty into a confused panic. Normally a homebody, she squeezed herself under the garage door (which is no small feat for the bull Arab or mastiff cross we assume her to be) and zig-zagged down the street in a frenzied attempt -
PETA and NZAVS Work to Ban the Cruel Forced Swim Test in Aotearoa and Beyond
via peta.org.auPETA has helped put another nail in the coffin of the cruel and pointless forced swim test, aiding NZAVS in securing Aotearoa’s ban on the bogus test.
Thanks to the combined effort, the forced swim test is now effectively banned in one-third of Aotearoa’s research institutions, and no university in the country is using this unscientific experiment, sparing countless animals pointless torment.
It’s a watershed moment in Aotearoa and another huge win for sound scientific research -
New Fur Exposé: Bears Baited With Cookies, Shot With Crossbows
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They Deserve Better: Speak Up for Pigs in Victoria
via peta.org.auThe post They Deserve Better: Speak Up for Pigs in Victoria appeared first on PETA Australia. -
Meet Some of the Animals You’ve Helped in Ukraine Since the War Started
via peta.org.auUpdate (9 January 2023):From risking their lives to save dogs, cats, and others caught on the front lines of war to providing emergency and long-term veterinary care, this PETA-supported team in Ukraine – Animal Rescue Kharkiv – has an important message of gratitude for you:“Without all of you, we could not have done it. We are grateful to the bottom of our hearts.”– Igor Sobko, Deputy Manager, Animal Rescue Kharkiv
Update (27 November 2023):Two hundred terrified an -
PETA US Calls On UN to Add Relief Supplies for Animals to Shipments Entering Gaza
via peta.org.auDonkeys, dogs, cats, and other animals in Gaza are injured, ill, starving, and dehydrated. They’re mostly forgotten, yet they urgently need medical supplies, food, and other types of aid.
PETA US is yet again urging the United Nations (UN) to ensure that essential supplies for animals in desperate need are added to aid deliveries going into Gaza. The situation is becoming increasingly dire, and while we’re painfully aware of the political, cultural, and logistical challenges, this cr -
Another Win Against Experiments on Animals: University of Western Australia Stops Using the Forced Swim Test
via peta.org.auAfter hearing from PETA and PETA US as well as Animal-Free Science Advocacy, the University of Western Australia confirmed that it has ended its use of the widely discredited and cruel forced swim test.
The university had published papers describing experiments using the forced swim test as recently as November. In the tests, experimenters drop rats, mice, or other small animals, who may or may not have been dosed with a test substance, into inescapable beakers filled with water, forcing them to -
Crocodiles Skinned Alive for Bags, Shoes, and Belts
via peta.org.auA PETA Asia investigation into the exotic-skins industry in Thailand reveals that crocodiles are stabbed with a metal blade and continue to move while workers tear off their skin – just to make bags, shoes, belts, and other accessories that are sold around the world.Investigators visited Thailand’s Phokkathara Crocodile Farm and Live Show. This farm’s owner claimed to possess 4,000 crocodiles. These reptiles are kept in barren enclosures containing murky pits of water instead o -
PETA Australia’s Victories for Animals in 2023
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Progress! A New Policy Could Eliminate the Use of the Forced Swim Test in Australia
via peta.org.auFollowing requests by PETA and Animal-Free Science Advocacy (formerly Humane Research Australia) starting in 2020, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has now finalised its advice on the forced swim test, an experiment in which small animals are dropped into beakers full of water and made to swim for their lives. In its updated policy, NHMRC recognises that the test significantly impacts animal welfare. The new policy prohibits the council from funding any experiments that u -
PETA Asia Uncovers Cruelty in the Frog-Legs Industry
via peta.org.auPETA Asia’s recent investigation into Indonesia’s frog-legs industry unearthed a disturbing reality that demands immediate attention. From extremely crowded sacks of suffocating frogs to agonising killing methods, frogs are suffering before reaching people’s plates in the EU and elsewhere.
Frogs are known for their webbed feet and flying leaps, but these fascinating, sensitive animals have countless other notable characteristics. Many frog species are devoted – and resour -
Arrested at COP28: Protestors Confront Flesh Peddlers
via peta.org.auTwo PETA UK supporters were taken away by the police at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai today. In response to plans to present meat as “sustainable”, one of the protestors was nearly nude, body-painted as a bovine alongside a “butcher”. The action urged the world leaders present to avert the worst effects of the climate catastrophe by acknowledging the cow in the room: animal agriculture, which is a leading cause of global heating. Watch on I -
Heart-Pounding Rescue Pulled Off in Ukraine – Watch the Video Now
via peta.org.auUpdate (27 November 2023):Two hundred terrified animals on a farm in Ukraine watched as their home was torn apart, one blast at a time. Watch as a PETA-supported team braves a Russian drone attack to get everyone out alive!Update (30 August 2023):The blast of an air-raid siren in Hamlet’s village left the dog trembling in fear. Moments later, a missile roared through the air, turning Hamlet and his guardian’s home to rubble. Their lives were all they had left – and the badly in -
Go Vegan or the Penguin Gets It: Avian Flu in Antarctica Should Concern Us All
via peta.org.auFollowing news that the lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been detected in the Antarctic for the first time, PETA’s new billboard is asking chicken-eaters to think twice. The ad depicts a baby penguin running from a giant fork and reads, “Eat a Chicken and the Penguin Gets It. Factory Farms Are Incubators for Deadly Diseases Which Are Killing Wild Birds.”A 2022 report confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses originated in industries that raise birds for -
Decorating Dangers: How to Make Christmas Merry for Animals
via peta.org.auThe holidays are here, which means it’s time to trim our trees and deck the halls. But as you get to work making sure your house is the most festive Santa’s ever seen, it’s important to think about how our seasonal showboating affects – and in some cases harms – the animals we share our homes and the planet with.
Hang Stockings – and Everything Else – With Care
Like fake spiderwebs at Halloween, outdoor tinsel and strings at Christmas can entangle birds -
Tessa the Turkey Discovers the Dark Side of Festive Traditions
via peta.org.auMeet Tessa, a jolly, singing turkey – voiced by Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget star Jane Horrocks – the leading character of PETA UK’s latest Christmas advert. The ad will be screened in UK cinemas during the holiday season, but you can watch it here first:Tessa sings as she marvels at many of today’s Christmas customs, like The Elf on the Shelf. But the advert takes a dark turn when Tessa finds herself seized and sent to an abattoir – the fate that awaits most tur -
Horses Injured for Melbourne Cup Carnival
via peta.org.auA horse named Rejuvenated was killed after being injured when she fell on the track at Flemington during training on the eve of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. She was only 2 years old.
Three more horses – Gold Trip, Right You Are, and Alenquer – also showed signs of injury after they were forced to race in the disgrace that stops the nation.
The world is waiting to see how these horses’ injuries are treated. Meanwhile, PETA is calling for an immediate investigation into Rejuvenate -
World Vegan Month Is Not (Just) About Food
via peta.org.auHappy World Vegan Month!
Throughout November, you’re likely to see a raft of new plant-based foods in supermarkets. Vegan chocolates, bacon, burgers, dairy, and donuts – supermarkets nowadays are brimming with cruelty-free upgrades to almost every food you can imagine. But as PETA’s Emily Rice points out in today’s The Canberra Times, being vegan is a lifestyle that seeks to reduce one’s contribution to animal suffering in all aspects of life. She writes:
“As -
Darker Than Fiction: The Real Nightmares Animals Endure Every Day
via peta.org.auHalloween is upon us – the season when we revel in ghostly attractions, dress up in spooky costumes, and binge on scary movies. While we indulge in these temporary seasonal frights, countless animals in Australia live through almost unimaginable dread and torment each and every day. Their real-life anguish surpasses even the most chilling haunted house tales. Here are some heartrending truths about the daily torment many animals endure:
Dairy Is Scary
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Ostrich Feathers Are Out at Melbourne Fashion Week
via peta.org.auMelbourne Fashion Week has extended its runway policy to be kinder to even more species of animals! In addition to being fur-free and banning angora wool as well as the skins of exotic animals, the spring fashion celebration will now exclude collections that feature the feathers of wild birds from the catwalk.
Announced alongside Collective Fashion Justice’s and World Animal Protection’s fashion week exhibition on wildlife-free fashion, the policy update will take effect in 2024 and -
Horrified Influencers React to Undercover Footage From the Australian Wool Industry
via peta.org.au“I just saw a bunch of terrible people pretty much … murder animals.”– Ashira Paraskevas
In a new video for PETA, TikTok star Ashira, The Bachelor heartthrobs Thomas Malucelli and Felix Von Hofe, fashion influencers Jess and Stef Dadon, and model Stefania Ferrario react with tears and outrage to video footage that reveals how lambs and sheep are abused in the wool industry.“They just, like, would cut them up and throw them and just treat them like they don’t -
Deathwatch Report: 2022–2023 Was the Deadliest Season on Record for Horses
via peta.org.auBetween 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023, 168 horses died on racetracks in Australia. The season had the highest number of deaths since the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses began maintaining records.
With no official data published by racing officials, the coalition began thoroughly researching and recording deaths on Australian racetracks 10 years ago and has been publishing the annual Deathwatch report ever since. The 2022–2023 season saw 168 horses die from injuries sustained on -
‘Survival at Stake’ Is Available for Preorder NOW
via peta.org.auSurvival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence by Senior Vice President of International Affairs for PETA Foundation UK Poorva Joshipura is available for preorder. In the book, which contains a foreword by actor and United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza, Joshipura describes how key crises affecting us today – including pandemics, epidemics, antibiotic resistance, climate change, and pollution – are directly linked to our treatm -
‘Survival at Stake’ by PETA’s Poorva Joshipura Is Available for Preorder NOW
via peta.org.auSurvival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence by PETA’s Poorva Joshipura is available for preorder. In the book, which contains a foreword by actor and United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza, Joshipura describes how key crises affecting us today – including pandemics, epidemics, antibiotic resistance, climate change, and pollution – are directly linked to our treatment of animals and what each of us can do to change these -
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Guidance Spurs PETA’s Call for Hunting Ban for Minors
via peta.org.auFollowing the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s new guidance – which reminds governments that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of their responsibility to protect of children from “all forms of physical and psychological violence and from exposure to violence, such as domestic violence or violence inflicted on animals” – PETA has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, asking the government to ban minors from engaging in hunting -
Paris Fashion Week: Runway Takeover Tells Hermès to Drop Exotic Skins
via peta.org.auAs Hermès held its much-anticipated Paris Fashion Week show at the French national police barracks, a PETA entity supporter stormed the runway, brandishing a sign that read, “Hermès: Drop Exotic Skins.”Watch the action unfold:#ParisFashionWeek2023 : PETA vient de faire irruption sur le podium du défilé @Hermes_Paris avec un message pour la marque : « Hermès : stop aux peaux exotiques ! » #Hermes pic.twitter.com/9qZ74HTAt3
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Owner of Timberland, The North Face, and Vans Says No to Cashmere
via peta.org.auAfter hearing from PETA US that goats in the cashmere industry scream in pain and fear as they’re tied down and their hair is torn out, VF Corporation – which owns Timberland, The North Face, Vans, Dickies, Supreme, JanSport, and other brands – confirmed that it will no longer use cashmere in any of its products. In thanks, PETA US is sending the company a vegan cake decorated with goats.
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