Progress: NSW Takes Steps to Limit Puppy Farming
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20 November 2024
Australia continues to take steps towards shutting down commercial dog breeders. The New South Wales parliament has passed legislation to restrict puppy farms!Puppy farms are cruel and should have no place in Australia. Thankfully, they are on their way out. Similar laws have already been introduced in Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland, and a bill in South Australia is currently making its way through the parl
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Progress: NSW Takes Steps to Limit Puppy Farming
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PETA Urges Funding Cuts for Aussie Animal Strangulation Tests at Monash University
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PETA Names Dr Jane Goodall the 2025 Person of the Year
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Global Compassion Fund Fireside Chat
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PETA to AC/DC: Wool Industry is a “Highway to Hell” For Sheep
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Rodeo Does Not Belong at the Olympics
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