https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/en-auCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comTue, 19 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200 Victoria University of Wellington has confirmed that it has stopped using the forced swim test on animals, a cruel and scientifically dubious experiment that forces animals to endure the terror of near-drowning under the false assumption that it can model human depression.This decision follows sustained pressure from animal-protection groups, including PETA Australia, PETA US, as well as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victoria-university-of-wellington-drops-cruel-forced-swim-test-on-animals/Tue, 19 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victoria-university-of-wellington-drops-cruel-forced-swim-test-on-animals/ To promote the many benefits of vegan eating, PETA has launched a series of hard-hitting  ads urging men to go vegan to improve their cardiovascular health, in turn boosting blood flow to all the body’s organs. .The ads, created in collaboration with creative agency Samy Alliance, , showcase “manly” pursuits, including a duel, a swordfight, and a karate ba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sex-life-suffering-from-sausage-flop-go-vegan-for-better-erections/Wed, 13 May 2026 15:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sex-life-suffering-from-sausage-flop-go-vegan-for-better-erections/ PETA US has discovered that the US Department of War has funded experimenters in numerous international laboratories to burn rats, give dogs heart disease, cut open octopuses, and more in cruel and pointless tests.A rat used in a Pentagon-funded experiment at James Cook University. Image obtained through public records requests by PETA.In Australia, the University of Melbourne has received nearly US$700,000 fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/us-pentagon-funding-horrific-aussie-lab-experiments/Thu, 07 May 2026 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/us-pentagon-funding-horrific-aussie-lab-experiments/ Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the unbreakable bonds that form in the womb (or egg) and grow throughout our lives. It’s not just about brunch and blooms – it’s also a chance to show respect to mothers of all species.Like us, other animals bond with their young through breastfeeding, lullabies, and play, fiercely protect and gently guide them, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mums-the-word-the-secret-weapons-animal-industries-use-to-massacre-motherhood/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mums-the-word-the-secret-weapons-animal-industries-use-to-massacre-motherhood/ “Seeing their spirits crushed and defeated before my eyes” is how Donny Imberlong describes his experience working on a crocodile farm, one of around 20 in Australia, which supplies 60 per cent of the global market. In a question addressed to Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury group LVMH, which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aboriginal-conservationist-challenges-lvmh-on-wild-animal-skins-ahead-of-annual-meeting/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aboriginal-conservationist-challenges-lvmh-on-wild-animal-skins-ahead-of-annual-meeting/ Imagine if our Anzacs, veterans of war, soldiers who fought for Australia, were tossed aside after their homecoming and left to live on the streets.While limping on lost limbs and scrounging food from garbage cans, parents encourage their children to kick and chase them. They’re called derogatory names, poisoned, and even shot.That’s the reality for thousands of descendants]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/anzacs-shot-and-poisoned-pigeons-used-in-war-then-left-to-die/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/anzacs-shot-and-poisoned-pigeons-used-in-war-then-left-to-die/ In the midst of their US tour, pop-metalcore hitmakers Melrose Avenue, who just dropped their new single “Bad Guy,” prove they’re anything but in a new campaign for PETA calling on everyone to “be an angel” for animals by always adopting and never buying animals from pet shops or breeders.In an accompanying video spot, the band says adopting animals &ld]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/on-tour-and-on-a-mission-melrose-avenue-uses-their-platform-to-help-animals/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/on-tour-and-on-a-mission-melrose-avenue-uses-their-platform-to-help-animals/ As the US-Iran conflict drags on and the Hormuz Strait remains in limbo, Australia is feeling the sting of fuel shortages.Earlier this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed Australians, urging them to limit non-essential car travel. In response, PETA wrote to the PM, asking him to lead by example by eliminating the unnecessary transport involved in his diet by going vegan.In the letter, PETA pointed out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/to-ease-fuel-shortages-stop-eating-animals/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/to-ease-fuel-shortages-stop-eating-animals/ Fake product launches, dribble cups, chocolate-covered brussels sprouts – April Fool’s Day is famed for pranks and practical jokes.But there are some lies used to fool the Australian public all year long: disingenuous “humane” and “high-welfare” labels slapped on the flesh, eggs, fleece, and feathers of abused and dead animals.Here’s how to spot items designed to make a fool out of you, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/are-you-an-april-fool-that-buys-humane-lies/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/are-you-an-april-fool-that-buys-humane-lies/ Frogs’ legs are for jumping, not for munching!Frog]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/love-frogs-go-vegan/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/love-frogs-go-vegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-model-stefania-ferrario-says-try-to-relate-to-whos-on-your-plate/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-model-stefania-ferrario-says-try-to-relate-to-whos-on-your-plate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-calls-for-expat-animal-companions-to-be-allowed-swift-entry-into-australia-from-gulf-states/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-calls-for-expat-animal-companions-to-be-allowed-swift-entry-into-australia-from-gulf-states/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-entity-scientists-seized-a-rare-chance-to-oppose-australias-animal-use-in-science-heres-why-it-matters/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-entity-scientists-seized-a-rare-chance-to-oppose-australias-animal-use-in-science-heres-why-it-matters/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/make-2026-the-year-for-the-horse/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/make-2026-the-year-for-the-horse/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alan-cumming-rebels-against-cruel-outdated-animalskins/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alan-cumming-rebels-against-cruel-outdated-animalskins/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-auction-profits-from-bradmans-baggy-green-go-to-sheep/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-auction-profits-from-bradmans-baggy-green-go-to-sheep/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-oreo-maker-changes-animal-testing-policy-after-peta-push/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-oreo-maker-changes-animal-testing-policy-after-peta-push/  
This year, in an effort to bring a fresh commitment of compassion to the series, PETA has sent a friendly letter to host Robert Irwin asking]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/willrobert-irwinhelp-peta-cut-crueltyfromim-a-celebrity/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/willrobert-irwinhelp-peta-cut-crueltyfromim-a-celebrity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2025-milestones-peta-australias-wins-for-animals/Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2025-milestones-peta-australias-wins-for-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-proposes-anti-croc-skin-placard-for-big-boxing-croc/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-proposes-anti-croc-skin-placard-for-big-boxing-croc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/feasting-on-festive-fish-may-as-well-be-a-feline/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/feasting-on-festive-fish-may-as-well-be-a-feline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sidestepping-logic-celebrating-christmas-island-crabs-while-eating-mud-crabs-legs/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sidestepping-logic-celebrating-christmas-island-crabs-while-eating-mud-crabs-legs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-reveals-frogs-sold-at-bangkok-markets-still-conscious-and-breathing-after-being-sliced-open/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-reveals-frogs-sold-at-bangkok-markets-still-conscious-and-breathing-after-being-sliced-open/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-university-of-melbourne-bans-near-drowning-tests-on-animals-after-peta-push/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-university-of-melbourne-bans-near-drowning-tests-on-animals-after-peta-push/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-urges-funding-cuts-for-aussie-animal-strangulation-tests-at-monash-university/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-urges-funding-cuts-for-aussie-animal-strangulation-tests-at-monash-university/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-names-dr-jane-goodall-the-2025-person-of-the-year/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-names-dr-jane-goodall-the-2025-person-of-the-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-workers-caught-cutting-angora-from-rabbits-bloody-bodies/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-workers-caught-cutting-angora-from-rabbits-bloody-bodies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-aussie-companys-realistic-human-simulators-could-save-countless-animals-lives-globally/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-aussie-companys-realistic-human-simulators-could-save-countless-animals-lives-globally/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/balloons-and-soy-sauce-packets-are-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-when-it-comes-to-plastic-pollution/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/balloons-and-soy-sauce-packets-are-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-when-it-comes-to-plastic-pollution/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-elephants-in-bali-subjected-to-violence-and-neglect/Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-elephants-in-bali-subjected-to-violence-and-neglect/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptian-president-urged-to-act-following-damning-new-footage-of-horse-graveyard-near-pyramids/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptian-president-urged-to-act-following-damning-new-footage-of-horse-graveyard-near-pyramids/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/embrace-vegans-and-get-five-stars/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/embrace-vegans-and-get-five-stars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-acdc-wool-industry-is-a-highway-to-hell-for-sheep/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-acdc-wool-industry-is-a-highway-to-hell-for-sheep/ Black Caviar’s bronze likeness currently only reflects the abuse she endured on the sprint track, but we want racegoers to know that, even in disingenuously named “retirement”, Black Caviar was forced to produce nine foals in 11 years.Our artist’s rendering illustrates]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-wants-black-caviar-statue-fitted-with-cruel-apparatus-to-reflect-mares-final-years/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-wants-black-caviar-statue-fitted-with-cruel-apparatus-to-reflect-mares-final-years/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/november-is-plant-wool-month-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/november-is-plant-wool-month-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/love-triangle-host-and-her-new-rescued-pup-have-a-message-for-dog-guardians/Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/love-triangle-host-and-her-new-rescued-pup-have-a-message-for-dog-guardians/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-allies-arrested-at-the-vatican-over-catholic-churchs-ties-to-cruel-bullfights/Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-allies-arrested-at-the-vatican-over-catholic-churchs-ties-to-cruel-bullfights/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rodeo-reimagined-could-this-be-hobby-horsings-next-leap/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rodeo-reimagined-could-this-be-hobby-horsings-next-leap/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rage-against-the-machines-new-australian-footage-shows-babies-being-sorted-like-mail/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rage-against-the-machines-new-australian-footage-shows-babies-being-sorted-like-mail/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-adelaide-council-erect-peta-memorial-to-honour-pigs-killed-in-factory-farm-blaze/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-adelaide-council-erect-peta-memorial-to-honour-pigs-killed-in-factory-farm-blaze/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-the-pub-with-no-beer-become-the-pub-with-no-meat/Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-the-pub-with-no-beer-become-the-pub-with-no-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/art-meets-activism-portrait-of-ingrid-newkirk-nominated-for-prestigious-award/Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/art-meets-activism-portrait-of-ingrid-newkirk-nominated-for-prestigious-award/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanias-salmon-farmsand-all-fish-factory-farmsmust-go-not-grow/Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanias-salmon-farmsand-all-fish-factory-farmsmust-go-not-grow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-warns-travellers-avoid-balis-illegal-cockfighting-spectacles/Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-warns-travellers-avoid-balis-illegal-cockfighting-spectacles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rodeo-does-not-belong-at-the-olympics/Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rodeo-does-not-belong-at-the-olympics/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-help-fathers-of-all-species-this-dads-day/Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-help-fathers-of-all-species-this-dads-day/ But, with other state governments still throwing millions of dollars at the cruel industry, and thousands of dogs still being abused in the name of gambling, so much more needs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-tasmania-will-phase-out-greyhound-racing-but-this-needs-to-be-nationwide/Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-tasmania-will-phase-out-greyhound-racing-but-this-needs-to-be-nationwide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-clings-to-life-at-australian-lamb-farm/Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-clings-to-life-at-australian-lamb-farm/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-exposes-camels-being-horrifically-abused-for-tourism-in-morocco/Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-exposes-camels-being-horrifically-abused-for-tourism-in-morocco/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-experimenters-strangle-female-rats-in-gruesome-domestic-violence-test/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-experimenters-strangle-female-rats-in-gruesome-domestic-violence-test/ For more than eleven million Australian Christians, Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts approximately 40 days, is a practice in self-denial to honour the sacrifices made by Jesus. Traditionally, Lent is a time of introspection, which many observe by abstaining from foods such as eggs, meat, and fish. More recently, this has evolved to include avoidance of vices like social media and alcohol, but, with more than 700 million land]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lent-an-ideal-time-to-go-vegan/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lent-an-ideal-time-to-go-vegan/ South Australia has introduced new reforms to the Animal Welfare Act. The revisions introduce tougher penalties for humans caught abusing some animals as well as minimum standards of care, allowing authorities to intervene when a companion animal is being neglected. The new rules have also finally updated South Australia’s definition of an animal to include fish. As PETA pointed out in our submission t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yes-fish-are-animals-too-sa-updates-animal-welfare-act/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yes-fish-are-animals-too-sa-updates-animal-welfare-act/ Thanks to Valentine’s Day perched right in the middle, February is known as the month of romance. But when it comes to our companion animals, unbridled passion is a bad idea, which is why the last Tuesday in February is World Spay Day.World Spay Day reminds us how important it is to desex the cats, dogs, rabbits, and other animals we live with so that they can live longer, happier lives and so that we never contri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-world-spay-day-february-25-saves-lives/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-world-spay-day-february-25-saves-lives/ After hearing from PETA US, holiday rental giant Airbnb has agreed to stop promoting and selling tickets for exploitative animal rides at the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Life for Animals at the PyramidsPETA exposés have found camels and horses used for tourist rides at popular sites in Egypt are being beaten, hit on the testicles and denied rest, while dead animals are dumped like rubbish. Despite their promises, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/airbnb-moves-away-from-animal-rides-at-the-great-pyramids/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/airbnb-moves-away-from-animal-rides-at-the-great-pyramids/ After Mike White finished filming the third season of his highly anticipated Emmy Award–winning HBO series The White Lotus in Thailand, PETA US sent the auteur undercover footage of baby monkeys chained up at coconut-picking schools in the country. The esteemed creator dropped everything to write to the Thai government. In his letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-white-lotus-creator-writes-to-thai-prime-minister-in-behalf-of-baby-monkeys/Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-white-lotus-creator-writes-to-thai-prime-minister-in-behalf-of-baby-monkeys/ PETA has sent a gift to the Environment Minister to remind her who else, aside from gentle, clever cows, is at “steak” when beef is on the menu— Australia’s endangered koalas.A damning new report has revealed that, in 2024, the Albanese government approved the destruction of over 3000 hectares of koala habitat despite the native marsupial being declared endangered in 2022. While railwa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-environment-minister-a-dead-koala-lunchbox/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-environment-minister-a-dead-koala-lunchbox/ Its now illegal to set a glue trap in New South Wales! The new rules came into effect over the weekend with the updated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulation 2025.Glue traps are indiscriminate killers, designed to ensnare any small animal who wanders across or lands on them. Once stuck on the trap, birds, mice, lizards, frogs and other small animals slowly die of dehydration, fatigue, starvation, asphyxiation, exposure, or blo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cruel-glue-traps-are-now-banned-in-nsw/Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cruel-glue-traps-are-now-banned-in-nsw/ Marine experts at Griffith University have reported that at least 45 whales were entangled by fishing ropes and lines on the East Coast in 2024, with dozens more likely caught but unreported.
That’s why PETA is reminding the public that as long as we consume the bodies of dead fish, whales will continue to be entangled and die in fishing gear. Our new billboards near whale migration watching hotspots in Southport, Q]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whales-continue-to-be-entangled-and-die-in-fishing-gear/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whales-continue-to-be-entangled-and-die-in-fishing-gear/ These are standard practices in the python skin industry. New footage from PETA Asia documents how snakes suffer as workers cut into them for their skins.Pythons are complex beings who enjoy basking in the warmth of the sun, but the snakes sentenced to die for handbags and accessories from brands like Louis Vuitton and Gucci are confined to tiny, filthy boxes before being bludgeoned, pierced through the skull, and skinned.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-footage-pythons-skinned-for-snakeskin-accessories/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-footage-pythons-skinned-for-snakeskin-accessories/ Can you guess which one is ZQ-certified?A second PETA Asia-Pacific investigation into New Zealand’s wool industry has revealed that the abuse and suffering on ZQ-accredited farms is similar to those on farms without any certification.The sham certification standard was developed and owned by The New Zealand Merino Company. The company calls itself “the world’s leading ethical wool brand” an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/labeling-lies-exposed-in-more-new-zealand-wool-industry-footage/Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/labeling-lies-exposed-in-more-new-zealand-wool-industry-footage/ Two 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2024-highlights-peta-australias-fight-for-animal-rights/Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2024-highlights-peta-australias-fight-for-animal-rights/ In a recent undercover investigation, PETA Asia revealed the conditions endured by frogs in Vietnam’s frog meat industry. From crowded sacks to ineffective and agonising “ice baths,” these animals suffer immensely before being cruelly slaughtered. PETA Asia investigators documented shocking acts of brutality at multiple facilities, where frogs were mutilated and skinned alive.A Grim Reality for Frogs in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/inside-vietnams-frog-meat-trade-unseen-horrors/Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/inside-vietnams-frog-meat-trade-unseen-horrors/ Do you know where Thai coconut products really come from? In May 2024, PETA Asia investigators and independent veterinarian Dr Heather Rally cracked the Thai coconut industry wide open by exposing exploitative “schools” in which baby monkeys are imprisoned and forcibly trained to pick coconuts. As many as 50 baby monkeys at a single school are isolated and confined by t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-peta-expos-reveals-thailands-heartbreaking-baby-monkey-schools/Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-peta-expos-reveals-thailands-heartbreaking-baby-monkey-schools/ As many plan to visit the fish markets this festive season, PETA’s half-puppy, half-lobster hybrid will give shoppers food for thought. The billboards in Lewisham, Rozelle, and Seaforth, NSW are challenging viewers to question why we kill and consume lobsters when we wouldn’t dream of doing the same to dogs.Lobsters feel pain and fear – in all the ways that matter,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/christmas-shoppers-asked-if-you-wouldnt-eat-your-dog-why-eat-a-lobster/Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/christmas-shoppers-asked-if-you-wouldnt-eat-your-dog-why-eat-a-lobster/ A journey like no other: Join us to meet animals around the world who’ve been helped by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund!Grab some popcorn and your favourite streaming device, and join PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on a thrilling spin around the globe to see how PETA’s Global Compassion Fund (GCF) is changing the lives of animals far and wide. You won’t want to miss a visit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-miss-your-chance-to-travel-the-world-with-peta-president-ingrid-newkirk/Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-miss-your-chance-to-travel-the-world-with-peta-president-ingrid-newkirk/ Grab some popcorn and your favourite streaming device, and join PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on a thrilling spin around the globe to see how PETA’s Global Compassion Fund (GCF) is changing the lives of animals far and wide. You won’t want to miss a visit to the new animal sanctuary built by GCF-supported rescuers in Ukraine. A stop at ye]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-journey-like-no-other-join-us-to-meet-animals-around-the-world-whove-been-helped-by-petas-global-compassion-fund/Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-journey-like-no-other-join-us-to-meet-animals-around-the-world-whove-been-helped-by-petas-global-compassion-fund/ News
29 November 2024
Australia’s oldest department store, David Jones, will ban the sale of wild-animal skins in its 41 stores and on its popular website.For months, PETA and our supporters have consistently urged David Jones to do the right thing by sentient snakes, crocodiles, ostriches, and other animals who didn’t want to die.David Jones’ decision comes after PETA held closed-door meetings with the company, numerous store d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/david-jones-commits-to-shedding-wild-animal-skins/Thu, 28 Nov 2024 22:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/david-jones-commits-to-shedding-wild-animal-skins/ News
29 November 2024
A pet shop in Oakdale, NSW, has withdrawn its local planning panel application for a facility to house 50 dogs used for breeding an unspecified number of puppies. The news of the withdrawal comes following new legislation passed by the NSW parliament earlier this month to restrict puppy farms. From December 2025, new commercial dog breeders in the state will be restricted to a maximum of 20 f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/commercial-dog-breeder-withdraws-application-days-after-nsws-puppy-mill-ban/Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/commercial-dog-breeder-withdraws-application-days-after-nsws-puppy-mill-ban/ News
28 November 2024
November is World Vegan Month, and this year, it’s extra special because it marks 80 years since animal activist Donald Watson coined the word “vegan” to describe a way of living that excludes animal exploitation.Since then, we’ve come a long way. There’s more vegan food and fashion than ever, and advances like the Research Modernisation Deal – a roadmap for removing animals from laboratories]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/80-reasons-to-go-vegan-this-world-vegan-month/Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/80-reasons-to-go-vegan-this-world-vegan-month/ News
28 November 2024
Let’s turn Black Friday into a day of hope and positive change for animals worldwide!November 29 marks the inaugural “Free the Animals” Friday, a powerful initiative by PETA supporters around the world. This international effort aims to inspire consumers to show compassion for animals by choosing vegan items during the busiest shopping day of the year. Fur has fallen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-friday-transforming-black-friday-into-a-day-of-compassion/Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-friday-transforming-black-friday-into-a-day-of-compassion/ News
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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/progress-nsw-takes-steps-to-limit-puppy-farming/Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/progress-nsw-takes-steps-to-limit-puppy-farming/ News
7 November 2024
After the University of Canterbury reported that more than 100 of its students had fallen ill in a suspected case of food poisoning after eating a bad chicken souvlaki at their halls of residence, PETA sent a letter to Chancellor Amy Adams urging her to remove bird flesh from campus menus. We have also offered to send the university some vegan chicken should she agree!As UC students exp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bad-chicken-at-university-of-canterbury-prompts-peta-offer-of-vegan-chicken/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bad-chicken-at-university-of-canterbury-prompts-peta-offer-of-vegan-chicken/ News
31 October 2024
PETA supporters crashed the grand reopening of David Jones in Westfield Burwood. With signs reading “David Jones: Drop Wild-Animal Skins”, the disruptive action was designed to remind those celebrating that despite several closed-door meetings with PETA, David Jones still hasn’t created a policy to ban wild-animal skins. View this post on InstagramA post shared by PETA Australia (@peta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-supporters-keep-crashing-david-jones-stores/Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-supporters-keep-crashing-david-jones-stores/ News
31 October 2024
Camels, bulls, dogs, horses, goats, chickens and other rescued animals are celebrating Diwali at Animal Rahat’s sanctuaries in India. With colourful fruits and fresh vegetables being chopped and set out in heart-shaped designs, animals who have had a hard life are enjoying the tantalizing feast.The residents of Animal Rahat’s sanctuaries have been rescued from terrible situations, such as being forced to perform in circuses]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-rescued-animals-celebrate-diwali/Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-rescued-animals-celebrate-diwali/ News
30 October 2024
Following two PETA exposés and pressure from thousands of PETA entities’ supporters worldwide, Egypt is finally taking steps to make meaningful changes for the horses and camels exploited at its top tourist sites. We thank Orascom Pyramids Entertainment for its support and commitment to positive change at the pyramids.Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy and Minister of A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egypt-update-petas-pressure-spurs-government-action-but-more-is-needed/Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egypt-update-petas-pressure-spurs-government-action-but-more-is-needed/ News
25 October 2024
With the future of the Mount Isa Rodeo in flux, PETA has written to administrators urging them to seize this opportunity to retool the event – and bring it back without animals!Of course, events like the Rodeo Rock Concerts, wine tasting, boxing, and bestdressed competitions can remain, but those that cause unwilling animals to suffer –and sometimes die – should be replaced with fun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mount-isa-rodeo-urged-to-replace-calf-roping-with-remote-control-car-roping/Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mount-isa-rodeo-urged-to-replace-calf-roping-with-remote-control-car-roping/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nana-mouskouri-receives-gift-from-stella-mccartney-and-peta-uk/Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nana-mouskouri-receives-gift-from-stella-mccartney-and-peta-uk/ David Jones can’t feign ignorance. PETA has shown company executives horrific investigation footage that proves ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protest-activists-speak-out-for-crocs-at-david-jones-bourke-street-store/Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protest-activists-speak-out-for-crocs-at-david-jones-bourke-street-store/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-serves-up-fresh-kitten-fillets-at-surfers-paradise/Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-serves-up-fresh-kitten-fillets-at-surfers-paradise/ Local residents and PETA US supporters were crucial to the abandonment of the plans for the monkey prison, which would’ve had the capacity to cage 43,000 sentient beings. We can’t overstate the significance of this win!
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Cha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plans-for-enormous-animal-breeding-facility-for-the-experimentation-trade-blocked/Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plans-for-enormous-animal-breeding-facility-for-the-experimentation-trade-blocked/ Sanofi
Sanofi announced the compassionate change with a new public policy confirming that the company “does not use the Porsolt swim test”. It stated,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pharmaceutical-giant-sanofi-bans-near-drowning-of-animals/Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pharmaceutical-giant-sanofi-bans-near-drowning-of-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-is-urging-western-bulldogs-to-retire-bulldog-mascots/Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-is-urging-western-bulldogs-to-retire-bulldog-mascots/ In 2019, PETA Asia investigations at Egypt’s top tourist sites, including the Great Pyramid of Giza and Luxor’s royal tombs, documented the appalling abuse of horses and camels forced to haul tourist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-beaten-exhausted-and-suffering-at-egypts-tourist-sites/Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-beaten-exhausted-and-suffering-at-egypts-tourist-sites/ Bad news for the Australian tourism industry and popular holiday hotspots this week as a new report warned that almost 68 percent of Australian holiday hotspots – including Uluru, the Daintree Rainforest and Bondi Beach – are at major risk from the current climate crisis. 
The report prompted PETA to write to Phillipa Harrison, Managing Director of Tourism Australia, a government body]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tourism-australia-taken-to-task-over-embarrassing-meat-heavy-meals-at-events/Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tourism-australia-taken-to-task-over-embarrassing-meat-heavy-meals-at-events/ Photo: Jack Higgs
David Jones still hasn’t committed to adop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tash-joins-peta-to-protest-david-jones-sales-of-wild-animal-skins/Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tash-joins-peta-to-protest-david-jones-sales-of-wild-animal-skins/ PETA is calling on the theme park, Dreamworld, to shut down its tiger-feeding exhibit and relocate the tigers, who merely exhibited their natural behaviour, to a sanctuary. PETA stands ready and willing to a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/theme-park-tiger-attack-peta-calls-for-exhibits-closure/Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/theme-park-tiger-attack-peta-calls-for-exhibits-closure/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/every-animal-is-someone/Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/every-animal-is-someone/ A PETA “catmonger” set up shop at Manly Corso, serving mock kitten fillets on trays of ice for $10 a kilo, and “whole kitten specials” for $15 per kilo to encourage passers-by to see fish as intelligent, feeling individuals and opt for vegan food instead. This “Stop Speciesism” stall was part of PETA&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-catmonger-reminds-public-eating-fish-is-no-different/Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-catmonger-reminds-public-eating-fish-is-no-different/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-how-sheep-suffer-for-lanolin/Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-how-sheep-suffer-for-lanolin/ That’s why PETA activi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-invades-david-jones-to-protest-against-wild-animal-skins/Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-invades-david-jones-to-protest-against-wild-animal-skins/ Reports of abuse started to emerge before the Games began with the shocking video of British Olympian Charlotte Dujardin viciously whipping a horse and allegations that German rider Max Kühner had been seen “barring” a horse (striking the animal’s legs with a heavy stick to force them to jump higher). The 2024 competition also saw horses bleeding from the mouth and legs. Thei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/olympic-sized-cruelty-scandals-peta-entities-call-for-a-ban-on-equestrian/Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/olympic-sized-cruelty-scandals-peta-entities-call-for-a-ban-on-equestrian/ Bulova adds its name to a growing list of brands – including Apple, Greubel Forsey, Chanel, Burberry, Calvin Klein, and Vivienne Westwood – that have banned the skins of repti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-watch-brand-bulova-stops-buying-reptile-skins/Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-watch-brand-bulova-stops-buying-reptile-skins/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-chickens-take-dire-bird-flu-warning-to-city-centre/Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-chickens-take-dire-bird-flu-warning-to-city-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-bird-flu-warning-from-peta/Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-bird-flu-warning-from-peta/ The last time we checked, the Olympic Games are supposed to represent unity, respect, and excellence – not abuse, torture, and ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-paris-olympics-sponsored-by-cruelty/Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-paris-olympics-sponsored-by-cruelty/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bendigo-billboards-urge-sheep-farmers-to-baack-away-from-animal-agriculture/Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bendigo-billboards-urge-sheep-farmers-to-baack-away-from-animal-agriculture/ The US-based luxury travel company sold packages to Aussie travellers to visit Pamplona during the annual San Fermín festival, where confused, terrified bulls are chased by drunken crowds through city streets and herded into the bullring.
At this year’s festival, dozens of people were reported injured, including an Australian from Queensland and fou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/luxury-travel-company-drops-cruel-running-of-the-bulls-trips/Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/luxury-travel-company-drops-cruel-running-of-the-bulls-trips/ We applaud FAITHFULL, LMS, and Aquila for banning cruelly obtained and environmentally damaging wild-animal skins. The…
Posted by PETA Australia on Monday, July 15, 2024These compassionate moves come after PETA shared a new exposé with the brands revealing that in the wil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-more-australian-brands-are-banning-wild-animal-skins/Tue, 16 Jul 2024 03:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-more-australian-brands-are-banning-wild-animal-skins/ Wearing bull horns and trapped in medieval torture devices, the protesters symbolised the suffering of the 60 bulls who will be stabbed and slaughtered in front of jeering crowds.Why You Should Skip the Running of the Bulls
Every year, bulls are forced to scramble d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-protested-with-medieval-torture-devices/Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-protested-with-medieval-torture-devices/ This hard-fought victory comes after decades of work from intrepid investigators and dedicated campaigners. PETA US first teamed up with Animals Australia to investigate the live-export industry in 2006. Since then, numerous exposés have revealed to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-legislation-to-ban-live-sheep-exports-has-passed/Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-legislation-to-ban-live-sheep-exports-has-passed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorias-pig-welfare-inquiry-backs-lab-grown-meat-and-cctv-in-slaughterhouses/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorias-pig-welfare-inquiry-backs-lab-grown-meat-and-cctv-in-slaughterhouses/ Avian flu isn’t some mystery illness we’re powerless against. It’s driven by the appetite for bird flesh. PETA has written to mayor Clare Le Serve urging Bass Coast Shire Council to implement a policy that would remove chicken flesh and eggs from council menus. Our letter re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pluck-chicken-from-plates-to-protect-phillip-island-penguins/Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pluck-chicken-from-plates-to-protect-phillip-island-penguins/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/la-trobe-university-bans-near-drowning-test-to-study-depression-or-anxiety/Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/la-trobe-university-bans-near-drowning-test-to-study-depression-or-anxiety/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/drop-exotic-skins-projections-target-olympic-partner-in-paris/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/drop-exotic-skins-projections-target-olympic-partner-in-paris/ The name change would draw attention to the wool industry’s use of false claims to promote wool, which is terrible for the environment and causes immense suffering to sheep.The industry has tried to pull the wool over the eyes of consumers by erroneously implyin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-woolshed-change-its-name-to-woolshit/Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-woolshed-change-its-name-to-woolshit/ What Is Avian Flu?
Avian flu is the disease caused by avian influenza type A viruses. The highly pathogenic H7N3 strain of bird flu has now been detected in Australia.
Has Avian Flu Spread to Other Animals?
Avian flu infections have been detecte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-avian-flu-outbreak-should-be-your-wake-up-call/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-avian-flu-outbreak-should-be-your-wake-up-call/ As Australia buzzes over the news that Mona will play Wu-Tang Clan’s largely unheard album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, this month as part of its “Namedropping” exhibition, PETA is asking the venue’s director to also show RZA’s famous video about speciesism – in whic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-mona-needs-to-learn-about-speciesism/Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-mona-needs-to-learn-about-speciesism/ More than 90,000 people took action for frogs and joined PETA entities around the world in writing to Carrefour Group. Thank you to everyone who participated!Exposing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-supermarket-brand-drops-frog-legs-after-chilling-peta-expos/Thu, 16 May 2024 10:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-supermarket-brand-drops-frog-legs-after-chilling-peta-expos/ Time and time again, investigations into Australia’s live-export industry have found animals enduring dehydration, starvation, and illness or being tossed about on rough seas, trampled by their shipmates, and suffocated by their own faeces.
While we’re relieved that the end is finally in sight, there’s no possible excuse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-of-sheep-by-sea-will-end-in-2028/Sat, 11 May 2024 14:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-of-sheep-by-sea-will-end-in-2028/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-dead-mums-at-mothers-day-brunches-also-loved-their-babies/Fri, 10 May 2024 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-dead-mums-at-mothers-day-brunches-also-loved-their-babies/ New PETA billboards have been erected in reef tour gateway cities Cairns and Townsville to take aim at Australia’s environmentally devastating appetite for animal flesh. The ad features a haunting image of cow skulls intermingled with the ble]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reef-or-beef-animal-agriculture-is-killing-corals/Thu, 09 May 2024 19:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reef-or-beef-animal-agriculture-is-killing-corals/ As Australia experiences the impact of climate change, with droughts and other manifestations of extreme weather, our quirky challenge is meant to highlight the extent of water use in animal agriculture. A single day of eating vegan saves 4,160 litres of water – the equivalent of four months of taking showers &ndas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/earth-day-challenge-skip-showers-or-go-vegan/Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/earth-day-challenge-skip-showers-or-go-vegan/ In October 2023, a PETA Asia investigator recorded video footage showing that two cows with Australian ear tags were thrashing around on an abattoir floor after workers slashed their throats. Both animals were still kicking and one was heard gurgling as they were dragged by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-export-animals-thrash-on-floor-bleeding-out/Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-export-animals-thrash-on-floor-bleeding-out/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/families-ripped-apart-antimarine-park-message-arrives-on-seaworld-drive/Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/families-ripped-apart-antimarine-park-message-arrives-on-seaworld-drive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sydney-royal-easter-show-urged-to-grow-vegan-and-leave-200-years-of-animal-abuse-in-the-past/Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sydney-royal-easter-show-urged-to-grow-vegan-and-leave-200-years-of-animal-abuse-in-the-past/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-batter-us-peta-offers-to-pay-for-big-trout-sculpture-makeover/Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-batter-us-peta-offers-to-pay-for-big-trout-sculpture-makeover/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/some-dogs-and-cats-could-soon-be-allowed-in-the-cabin-on-domestic-flights/Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/some-dogs-and-cats-could-soon-be-allowed-in-the-cabin-on-domestic-flights/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gucci-parent-company-connected-to-gruesome-snake-killings/Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gucci-parent-company-connected-to-gruesome-snake-killings/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peter-tatchell-urges-newly-out-matador-to-turn-back-on-bullfighting/Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peter-tatchell-urges-newly-out-matador-to-turn-back-on-bullfighting/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/for-compassionate-people-of-faith-christspiracy-offers-answers-and-hope/Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/for-compassionate-people-of-faith-christspiracy-offers-answers-and-hope/ Don&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-leather-blood-bath-video-will-make-you-swear-off-animal-skin/Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-leather-blood-bath-video-will-make-you-swear-off-animal-skin/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-video-civet-cats-are-still-exploited-for-poop-coffee-in-bali/Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-video-civet-cats-are-still-exploited-for-poop-coffee-in-bali/ 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&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-birthday-gift-to-albo-time-is-ticking-on-your-live-export-promise/Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-birthday-gift-to-albo-time-is-ticking-on-your-live-export-promise/ “Fucking whore!”
“She’s a total bitch.”
AFA has provided animals for ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/behind-the-scenes-animals-used-in-hollywood-are-confined-and-virtually-starved/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/behind-the-scenes-animals-used-in-hollywood-are-confined-and-virtually-starved/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-celebrate-mardi-gras-with-cruelly-obtained-feathers-they-were-stolen-from-someone/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-celebrate-mardi-gras-with-cruelly-obtained-feathers-they-were-stolen-from-someone/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/when-we-use-animals-for-food-we-may-as-well-be-lighting-bushfires/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/when-we-use-animals-for-food-we-may-as-well-be-lighting-bushfires/ In a letter to the local council to oppose the growt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/immense-suffering-peta-objects-to-piggery-expansion/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/immense-suffering-peta-objects-to-piggery-expansion/ Animals on live-export ships face dehydration, starvation, and illness and are tossed about on rough seas, tramp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealands-live-export-ban-is-under-threat/Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealands-live-export-ban-is-under-threat/ Donkey-hide gelatine is commonly known as “ejiao” and sometimes “gelatina nigra”. It can be found in beverages, candy, and eve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/africa-union-bans-donkey-slaughter-for-ejiao/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/africa-union-bans-donkey-slaughter-for-ejiao/ This commitment to never using angora or exotic skins tells us that Ginger & Smart]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/herersquos-why-ginger-amp-smart-will-never-use-exotic-skins-or-angora-fur/Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/herersquos-why-ginger-amp-smart-will-never-use-exotic-skins-or-angora-fur/ Near Fremantle Harbour, where the MV Bahijah is currently docked, PETA’s latest billboard reminds pas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-from-fremantle-10-days-of-rest-but-no-reprieve/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-from-fremantle-10-days-of-rest-but-no-reprieve/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-could-be-the-first-jurisdiction-to-ban-the-forced-swim-test/Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-could-be-the-first-jurisdiction-to-ban-the-forced-swim-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-remain-trapped-as-harrowing-live-export-ordeal-continues/Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-remain-trapped-as-harrowing-live-export-ordeal-continues/ The ARC acts as the government’s primary non-medical research funding agency, and the decis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/no-more-treading-water-australian-research-council-joins-forced-swim-test-ban/Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/no-more-treading-water-australian-research-council-joins-forced-swim-test-ban/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/theres-nothing-humane-about-australias-crocodile-welfare-standards/Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/theres-nothing-humane-about-australias-crocodile-welfare-standards/ Jo-Anne McArthur | We Animals Media
Every year in Victoria, around 300,000 waterbirds]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/government-rejects-its-own-inquiry-duck-hunting-in-victoria-to-continue/Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/government-rejects-its-own-inquiry-duck-hunting-in-victoria-to-continue/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bluey-receives-bug-bestie-award/Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bluey-receives-bug-bestie-award/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/find-out-what-lynx-has-banned-and-how-it-will-help-animals/Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/find-out-what-lynx-has-banned-and-how-it-will-help-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-rights-billboard-campaign-fires-up-lamb-eating-aussies/Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-rights-billboard-campaign-fires-up-lamb-eating-aussies/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/my-dog-cant-walk-thanks-to-fireworks-and-were-bracing-for-more-on-australia-day/Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/my-dog-cant-walk-thanks-to-fireworks-and-were-bracing-for-more-on-australia-day/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-and-nzavs-work-to-ban-the-cruel-forced-swim-test-in-aotearoa-and-beyond/Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-and-nzavs-work-to-ban-the-cruel-forced-swim-test-in-aotearoa-and-beyond/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-fur-expos-bears-baited-with-cookies-shot-with-crossbows/Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-fur-expos-bears-baited-with-cookies-shot-with-crossbows/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/they-deserve-better-speak-up-for-pigs-in-victoria/Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/they-deserve-better-speak-up-for-pigs-in-victoria/ Update (27 November 2023):Two hundred terrified an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-some-of-the-animals-youve-helped-in-ukraine-since-the-war-started/Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-some-of-the-animals-youve-helped-in-ukraine-since-the-war-started/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-calls-on-un-to-add-relief-supplies-for-animals-to-shipments-entering-gaza/Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-calls-on-un-to-add-relief-supplies-for-animals-to-shipments-entering-gaza/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-win-against-experiments-on-animals-university-of-western-australia-stops-using-the-forced-swim-test/Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-win-against-experiments-on-animals-university-of-western-australia-stops-using-the-forced-swim-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crocodiles-skinned-alive-for-bags-shoes-and-belts/Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crocodiles-skinned-alive-for-bags-shoes-and-belts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-australias-victories-for-animals-in-2023/Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-australias-victories-for-animals-in-2023/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/progress-a-new-policy-could-eliminate-the-use-of-the-forced-swim-test-in-australia/Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/progress-a-new-policy-could-eliminate-the-use-of-the-forced-swim-test-in-australia/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asia-uncovers-cruelty-in-the-frog-legs-industry/Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asia-uncovers-cruelty-in-the-frog-legs-industry/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/arrested-at-cop28-protestors-confront-flesh-peddlers/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/arrested-at-cop28-protestors-confront-flesh-peddlers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heart-pounding-rescue-pulled-off-in-ukraine-watch-the-video-now/Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heart-pounding-rescue-pulled-off-in-ukraine-watch-the-video-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/go-vegan-or-the-penguin-gets-it-avian-flu-in-antarctica-should-concern-us-all/Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/go-vegan-or-the-penguin-gets-it-avian-flu-in-antarctica-should-concern-us-all/ Hang Stockings – and Everything Else – With Care
Like fake spiderwebs at Halloween, outdoor tinsel and strings at Christmas can entangle birds]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/decorating-dangers-how-to-make-christmas-merry-for-animals/Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/decorating-dangers-how-to-make-christmas-merry-for-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tessa-the-turkey-discovers-the-dark-side-of-festive-traditions/Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tessa-the-turkey-discovers-the-dark-side-of-festive-traditions/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-injured-for-melbourne-cup-carnival/Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-injured-for-melbourne-cup-carnival/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-vegan-month-is-not-just-about-food/Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-vegan-month-is-not-just-about-food/ Dairy Is Scary
Steven Walker
Spirit-world spookiness]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/darker-than-fiction-the-real-nightmares-animals-endure-every-day/Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/darker-than-fiction-the-real-nightmares-animals-endure-every-day/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ostrich-feathers-are-out-at-melbourne-fashion-week/Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ostrich-feathers-are-out-at-melbourne-fashion-week/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horrified-influencers-react-to-undercover-footage-from-the-australian-wool-industry/Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horrified-influencers-react-to-undercover-footage-from-the-australian-wool-industry/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/deathwatch-report-20222023-was-the-deadliest-season-on-record-for-horses/Sat, 14 Oct 2023 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/deathwatch-report-20222023-was-the-deadliest-season-on-record-for-horses/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/survival-at-stake-is-available-for-preorder-now/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/survival-at-stake-is-available-for-preorder-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/survival-at-stake-by-petas-poorva-joshipura-is-available-for-preorder-now/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/survival-at-stake-by-petas-poorva-joshipura-is-available-for-preorder-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/un-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-guidance-spurs-petas-call-for-hunting-ban-for-minors/Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/un-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-guidance-spurs-petas-call-for-hunting-ban-for-minors/ — PETA Fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/paris-fashion-week-runway-takeover-tells-herms-to-drop-exotic-skins/Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/paris-fashion-week-runway-takeover-tells-herms-to-drop-exotic-skins/ Cake Photo: | © Happy Bakeshop
The Cruelty Behind Cashmere
A new PETA video expos&eac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/owner-of-timberland-the-north-face-and-vans-says-no-to-cashmere/Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/owner-of-timberland-the-north-face-and-vans-says-no-to-cashmere/ A companion animal survival kit can be packed right now so that it’s ready in the event of an emergency. Dogs need a secure harness and leash, and for cats or other small animals, a sturdy c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/be-bushfire-ready-pack-your-companion-animal-survival-kit/Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/be-bushfire-ready-pack-your-companion-animal-survival-kit/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-victory-budweiser-agrees-to-stop-amputating-clydesdales-tailbones/Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-victory-budweiser-agrees-to-stop-amputating-clydesdales-tailbones/ “On consideration of all evidence received during the Inquiry, the Committee recommends that the Victorian Government end recreational native bird hunting on all public and private land from 2024.”– Select Committee on Victoria’s Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangement]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/you-did-it-inquiry-recommends-victoria-duck-hunting-ban/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/you-did-it-inquiry-recommends-victoria-duck-hunting-ban/ His legs, including one of his elbow joints, had been struck by flying shrapnel. Without any way of securing the help he needed, Hamlet’s guardian could do]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hamlets-story-could-have-ended-in-tragedy-but-see-him-now/Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hamlets-story-could-have-ended-in-tragedy-but-see-him-now/ This breeding facility has been operating without approval since 2019, flouting the council’s rules in a way that set a dangerous precedent for future development applications in the area. When the company finally applied for approval, PETA was there to submit a formal objection to the development application. We also joined Animal Liberation and concerned community mem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/central-coast-french-bulldog-puppy-farm-to-close/Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/central-coast-french-bulldog-puppy-farm-to-close/ Earlier this year, during a news conference held in Miami on 30 March, the Miami Seaquarium announced plans to release the long-suffering Lolita (aka “Tokitae”, “Toki”, and “Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut”) to a seaside sanctuary in Washington state.This announcement followed a massive campaign by PETA entities – including several lawsui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/worlds-loneliest-captive-orca-lolita-dies/Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/worlds-loneliest-captive-orca-lolita-dies/ A PETA Asia investigation shows workers twisting burning-hot irons into calves’ heads, kicking and slapping cows, jabbing them with metal tools, and more.Smoking-Hot Iron Twisted Into Calf’s Head
A whistle-blower recorded shocking footage over three months in 2022, allowing the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/caught-on-camera-calves-burned-and-beaten-at-research-facility/Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/caught-on-camera-calves-burned-and-beaten-at-research-facility/ In Hollywood, awards show attendees already know that being vegan saves animals’ lives, helps the climate, and is better for human health. In 2020, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-logies-ignores-animal-agricultures-leading-role-in-climate-catastrophe/Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-logies-ignores-animal-agricultures-leading-role-in-climate-catastrophe/ Australia is the world’s main producer of saltwater crocodile skin, exporting 90% of it internationally. Hermès already owns the majori]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tash-peterson-dumps-guts-outside-herms-in-crusade-against-crocodile-skin/Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tash-peterson-dumps-guts-outside-herms-in-crusade-against-crocodile-skin/ Chrissie Hall
Lucy was swiftly moved along by security as she attempted to remind fans that the world’s largest wool producer has nothing to be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-giant-sheep-crashes-womens-world-cup-with-message-for-fans-to-give-wool-the-red-card/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-giant-sheep-crashes-womens-world-cup-with-message-for-fans-to-give-wool-the-red-card/ Reports show that between at least half a million and 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nz-plastics-ban-ignores-the-oceans-most-harmful-litter/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 23:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nz-plastics-ban-ignores-the-oceans-most-harmful-litter/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/an-accurate-apron-concept-for-masterchef-finale/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/an-accurate-apron-concept-for-masterchef-finale/ Women are often asked what we see as “red flags” when it comes to men. Top of my list is “does he desire to attend the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain?” If yes, I’m swiping left with the fury of a thousand suns. 
Viewed, for some baffling reason, as some kind of “rite of passage” for Aussie men – who make up a disproportionately large percentage of spectators at the event – the Running of the Bulls is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/if-he-attends-the-running-of-the-bulls-its-a-giant-muleta-red-flag/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/if-he-attends-the-running-of-the-bulls-its-a-giant-muleta-red-flag/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-dirty-secrets-are-stitched-into-a-cashmere-scarf/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-dirty-secrets-are-stitched-into-a-cashmere-scarf/ The activists from PETA entities and Spanish animal protection group AnimaNaturalis commemorated the animals who are chased down the streets to their death in the bullring each year and called for an end to this annual bloodshe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sea-of-blood-red-activists-floods-pamplona-ahead-of-the-running-of-the-bulls-and-torturous-bullfights/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sea-of-blood-red-activists-floods-pamplona-ahead-of-the-running-of-the-bulls-and-torturous-bullfights/ The activists commemorated the animals who are chased down the streets to their death in the bullring each year and called for an end to this annual bloodshed.&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sea-of-blood-floods-pamplona-ahead-of-running-of-the-bulls-and-sadistic-bullfights/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sea-of-blood-floods-pamplona-ahead-of-running-of-the-bulls-and-sadistic-bullfights/ As Sydneysiders enjoy seaside ice creams and watch for tail fins, PETA’s latest ad is reminding the public that mother cows love their calves just as much as mother whales (also called cows) love thei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whale-migration-inspires-peta-ad-mother-cows-love-their-calves-just-as-whales-love-theirs/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whale-migration-inspires-peta-ad-mother-cows-love-their-calves-just-as-whales-love-theirs/ The department store’s decision follows years of pressure from PETA, and the recent powerful Fashion Standing With Horses campaign from Collective Fashion Justice and the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, this will be the first time in nearly 40 years that the Melbourne Cup will be without a fashion sponsor, highlighting that lifestyle brands have distanced themselves from horse r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-myer-drops-melbourne-cup-sponsorship/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 22:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-myer-drops-melbourne-cup-sponsorship/ After hearing from PETA UK, On Site Events now joins the growing majority of travel companies – including The Travel Corporation, Club Med, and G Adventures – that have stopped all promotion of bullfighting in recent years.
During the cruel festival in Pamplona, animals are chased down the streets in the Running of the Bulls and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-travel-companies-are-dropping-pamplona-bullfighting/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-travel-companies-are-dropping-pamplona-bullfighting/ Female prawns and shrimp confined to farms have their eyes cut off in a grotesque practice called eyestalk ablation. This mutilation is done to encourage mothers to reproduce faster in order to line prawn farmers’ pockets.Eyestalk Ablation: Prawns’ Eyes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/still-eating-prawns-eyestalk-ablation-will-change-your-mind-forever/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/still-eating-prawns-eyestalk-ablation-will-change-your-mind-forever/ New research from Deakin University reveals the traumatic and life-altering consequences families face w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horrific-how-1080-poisoning-leaves-animal-guardians-feeling-powerless/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horrific-how-1080-poisoning-leaves-animal-guardians-feeling-powerless/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-in-reverse-this-video-will-change-how-you-think-about-wool/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-in-reverse-this-video-will-change-how-you-think-about-wool/ PETA US has sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, calling on him to score a goal for equines by dropping Budweiser if the beer-maker won’t stop amputating the tailbones of its iconic Clydesdales.
A recent video exposé reveals that Budweiser, whose parent company is Anheuser-Bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/womens-world-cup-kick-out-sponsor-budweiser-and-its-cruelty-to-animals/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/womens-world-cup-kick-out-sponsor-budweiser-and-its-cruelty-to-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/from-flood-to-front-lines-how-to-help-rescuers-saving-lives-in-ukraine/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/from-flood-to-front-lines-how-to-help-rescuers-saving-lives-in-ukraine/ The team from Animal Rescue Kharkiv is still busy navigating the debris-strewn water, scaling destroyed houses, and swimming through the muck to reach as many animals as they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ukraine-flood-rescuers-push-on-see-what-one-dog-did-to-secure-his-safety/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ukraine-flood-rescuers-push-on-see-what-one-dog-did-to-secure-his-safety/ Afina was found hungry, frightened, and alone on a floating metal roof. Watch what happens after “Capt Afina” alerts her crew to other animals who need their help:Rescuers put on ponchos when the heavy rain started beating down. Visibility was sometime]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/100-flood-survivors-in-ukraine-saved-amidst-rain-gunfire-how-to-help-even-more/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/100-flood-survivors-in-ukraine-saved-amidst-rain-gunfire-how-to-help-even-more/ Update (8 June 2023):Teams supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund are carefu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/almost-100-animals-already-pulled-from-floodwaters-in-ukraine-help-rescuers-save-even-more/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/almost-100-animals-already-pulled-from-floodwaters-in-ukraine-help-rescuers-save-even-more/ Obtaining animals in order to sell them is a horrific business. Baby monkeys are often illegally abducted from their jungle homes after hunter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bali-tourists-beware-peta-exposes-illegal-wildlife-trafficking/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bali-tourists-beware-peta-exposes-illegal-wildlife-trafficking/ Everywhere the rescuers steer their boats, they find animals at risk of drowning. Here are a few of the dozens of lives they have saved so far:
This dog w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rescuers-rush-to-save-flood-survivors-in-ukraine-heres-how-to-supply-a-lifeline/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rescuers-rush-to-save-flood-survivors-in-ukraine-heres-how-to-supply-a-lifeline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-powered-star-of-the-summit-mounts-vegan-campaign/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-powered-star-of-the-summit-mounts-vegan-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urgent-animals-face-drowning-in-ukrainian-flood-zone-how-you-can-help/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urgent-animals-face-drowning-in-ukrainian-flood-zone-how-you-can-help/ An ear to King Felipe VI of Spain, her lungs to the governor of Alaska, a piece of her heart to Elon Musk, and even a slice of one of her bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-slice-of-buttock-for-albo-ingrid-newkirks-unique-will-got-a-rewrite/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-slice-of-buttock-for-albo-ingrid-newkirks-unique-will-got-a-rewrite/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-billboard-in-rockhampton-eating-meat-kills-koalas/Tue, 30 May 2023 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-billboard-in-rockhampton-eating-meat-kills-koalas/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/an-uncomfortable-truth-for-world-environment-day-eating-meat-kills-koalas/Tue, 30 May 2023 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/an-uncomfortable-truth-for-world-environment-day-eating-meat-kills-koalas/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-exposes-the-evils-of-animal-testing/Tue, 23 May 2023 21:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-exposes-the-evils-of-animal-testing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/illness-injury-and-mutilation-uncovered-at-vietnam-puppy-mills/Thu, 11 May 2023 18:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/illness-injury-and-mutilation-uncovered-at-vietnam-puppy-mills/  
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A post shared by PETA UK (@petauk)In reply to a letter sent by the group, the chair of the executive board said that the attraction would no longer put on “our show named ‘the little]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/enfin-the-curtain-comes-down-on-animals-at-the-moulin-rouge/Tue, 09 May 2023 08:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/enfin-the-curtain-comes-down-on-animals-at-the-moulin-rouge/ The report comes after the Department of Agriculture reviewed a PETA Asia complaint from June 2021 which documented egregious cruelty to Australian cattle within the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) – a traceability programme implemented more than a decade ago.12 Years of ESCAS Failure
ESCAS hasn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/non-compliance-with-no-consequences-live-export-report-fails-australian-animals-again/Tue, 09 May 2023 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/non-compliance-with-no-consequences-live-export-report-fails-australian-animals-again/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/leaked-video-captures-king-charles-criticising-palace-guards-fur-caps/Fri, 05 May 2023 18:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/leaked-video-captures-king-charles-criticising-palace-guards-fur-caps/ One owner divulged that he breeds animals both for the “pet” trade and for dogfighting. When dogs can no longer fight, they’re sold for meat a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-exposes-nightmare-puppy-mills-in-south-korea/Wed, 03 May 2023 10:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-exposes-nightmare-puppy-mills-in-south-korea/ This remarkable breakthrough will spare countless animals suffering and will result in scientific findings that are far more relevant to human health. Moreover]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petri-dish-organs-one-key-to-freeing-animals-from-labs/Wed, 03 May 2023 10:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petri-dish-organs-one-key-to-freeing-animals-from-labs/ But giving birth is no happy occasion for them. At less than a day old, calves o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-tigerlily-says-not-your-mum-not-your-milk/Tue, 02 May 2023 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-tigerlily-says-not-your-mum-not-your-milk/ But giving birth is no happy occasion]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-tigerlily-says-ditch-dairy/Tue, 02 May 2023 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-tigerlily-says-ditch-dairy/ But giving birth is no happy occa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-and-crying-tigerlily-says-ditch-dairy/Tue, 02 May 2023 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-and-crying-tigerlily-says-ditch-dairy/ In the letter, Baboumian writes:
“As someone who has also been tasked with gaining outrageous amounts of muscle… in a short time, I understand better than most just how challenging a total-body transformation can be to achieve.”“My secret,” Baboumian co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/strongman-to-wolverine-go-vegan/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 03:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/strongman-to-wolverine-go-vegan/ Regrettably, donkeys’ affectionate and social nature makes them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse – whether it’s being forced to perform backbreaking labour at India’s brick kilns or ferrying loads of visitors up hills all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/working-wonders-for-working-donkeys-petas-campaign-to-save-them-register-now/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/working-wonders-for-working-donkeys-petas-campaign-to-save-them-register-now/ To encourage passers-by to consider whom they’re chowing down on, PETA’s “chef” has cooked a lifelike doll on a barbecue in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall.
Chrissie Hall
All Animals Are Someone’s Baby
Chickens are just 6 weeks old when they’re killed for their flesh, pigs are just 6 months old when they’re sent to gas chambers, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-did-peta-barbecue-a-baby/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-did-peta-barbecue-a-baby/ This market is chaotic, noisy, and dusty. After a frightening and exhausting trip there jammed inside trucks, camels are forcefully unloaded and then bought, sold, and bartered.
Handlers carry sticks and routinely hit the camels, sometimes until they’re left with bloody wounds. The animals&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beaten-with-sticks-bloodied-dragged-egypts-shameful-treatment-of-camels/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beaten-with-sticks-bloodied-dragged-egypts-shameful-treatment-of-camels/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-sing-along-reveals-the-horrors-of-using-animals-for-clothing/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-sing-along-reveals-the-horrors-of-using-animals-for-clothing/ An open letter signed by a slew of artists – including Tex Perkins, Meg Mac, Tash Sultana, Adalita, Tigerlily, Frenzal Rhomb, Gena Rose Bruce, Great Gable, Hevenshe, Charm of Finches and Tumbleweed – was sent to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging his government to ban all live-animal exports.“This industry has made]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aussie-musicians-call-on-government-to-end-all-live-export/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aussie-musicians-call-on-government-to-end-all-live-export/ Date:          Tuesday, 28 March
Time:         7 pm Sydney time
Place:         Online
Register]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-ingrid-newkirks-riveting-book-talk-returns-on-28-march/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-ingrid-newkirks-riveting-book-talk-returns-on-28-march/ PETA Asia
The Responsible Down Standard Is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-hampm-ban-down-following-a-peta-us-shareholder-resolution/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-hampm-ban-down-following-a-peta-us-shareholder-resolution/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/outbreaks-of-violence-in-petra-blocked-animals-from-getting-urgent-care/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/outbreaks-of-violence-in-petra-blocked-animals-from-getting-urgent-care/ During “Place des Anges”, a show by the French aerial circus company Gratte Ciel, at the festival, feathers were poured on the crowd from above. Although “Place des Anges” means “Place of Angels”, birds used in the feather industry go through hell.
Trentino Priori
PETA wrote to the festival’s organisers in 2022,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-to-womadelaide-ditch-feathers/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-to-womadelaide-ditch-feathers/ Monkeys exploited in the Thai coconut industry are kept chained and tethered on patches of dirt and forced into a lifetime of labour picking coconuts. Dropping coconut milk products from Thailand is the only way to guarantee a supply chain free of fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-hellofresh-stops-supporting-monkey-labour/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-hellofresh-stops-supporting-monkey-labour/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/earthquake-updates-peta-uks-rescuing-cats-dogs-and-birds-trapped-after-the-earthquake-in-turkey/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 03:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/earthquake-updates-peta-uks-rescuing-cats-dogs-and-birds-trapped-after-the-earthquake-in-turkey/ Fur Is Dead
Animals on fur farms spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy wire cages. Fur farmers use the cheapest and cruellest killing methods available, including suffocation, electrocution, gassing, and poisoning.
This commitment from Alex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-alexandra-australia-is-banning-fur/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-alexandra-australia-is-banning-fur/ Did you know that in just six minutes, the temperature inside a car can soar so that it becomes fatal to a dog trapped inside? It’s not just a problem during the summer in Australia, either, since cars are made of metal and glass, which absorb heat. They can heat up quickly at any time of year.
Accordin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-teams-up-with-lord-of-the-fries-to-free-hot-dogs-from-cars/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-teams-up-with-lord-of-the-fries-to-free-hot-dogs-from-cars/ Posing with her own rescued cat Effy (and supported in spirit by Pickles, the star’s other adopted feline, who felt shy on shoot day), Art looks glam in a housecoat and rollers as she lounges on her bed and urges cat guardians, “Keep your pussy tucked away – don’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/art-simone-for-peta-keep-your-pussy-tucked-away/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/art-simone-for-peta-keep-your-pussy-tucked-away/ Date: Thursday, 23 FebruaryTime: 7 pm AEDSTPlace: OnlineRegister Now
It’s been a year since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, and PETA Germany has been on the ground – supported by the Global Compassion Fund – si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-virtual-event-global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-virtual-event-global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat/ This morning, PETA UK helped the plucky local volunteers from a shelter in Elbistan, a town at the epicentre of one of Turkey’s two devastating earthquakes. These heroes have been risking everything to dig through rubble and pull animals from buildings that have collapsed or are about to fall. They have been able to provide animals with food and water, something they have gone without for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-peta-uks-rescuing-cats-dogs-and-birds-trapped-after-the-earthquake-in-turkey/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-peta-uks-rescuing-cats-dogs-and-birds-trapped-after-the-earthquake-in-turkey/ The group held heart-shaped signs that read, “Eating Animals Is Linked to Erectile Dysfunction” and “Eating Animals Is a Turn-Off,” and handed out vegan condoms carrying the message “Veganism Isn’t Hard, but Vegans Are.”
Chrissie Hall
The message is cheeky, but it’s based on science.
High in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lingerie-clad-protesters-hand-out-condoms-with-vegan-message/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lingerie-clad-protesters-hand-out-condoms-with-vegan-message/ The Budweiser Clydesdale are a group of horses exploited for promotions and adverts, often shown during the Super Bowl, by Anheuser-Busch Companies – Budweiser’s parent company.
A new PETA US investigation has gone behind the scenes of the famous Super Bowl adverts and revealed horse mutilation.An Undercover Investigation
PETA US went undercover a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-mutilated-for-budweiser-adverts-and-parades/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-mutilated-for-budweiser-adverts-and-parades/ Government Ignores Cruelty Findings
In 2021, three baboons escaped from a laboratory in Sydney, sparking a parliamentary committee inquiry into the use of primates and other animals in medical research, which saw experts give testimo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-government-has-again-failed-animals-in-laboratories/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-government-has-again-failed-animals-in-laboratories/ If we can celebrate a leopard-print faux-fur coat as progress, we can also applaud a hyper-realistic faux lion head. It’s innovative and shows that where there’s a will, there’s a way to mimic the beauty of other animals without killing, decapitating,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kylie-jenners-lion-head-dress-why-everyone-is-worrying-about-the-wrong-animal-2/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kylie-jenners-lion-head-dress-why-everyone-is-worrying-about-the-wrong-animal-2/ Fear not, the lion was not real. While some corners of the internet argue that this fashion statement glorifies trophy hunting, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the designer adamantly stating that “no animals were harmed”.
If we can celebrate a faux fur leopard print coat as progress, we can also applaud a hyper-realistic faux lion head. It’s innovative. It shows]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kylie-jenners-lion-head-dress-why-everyone-is-worrying-about-the-wrong-animal/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kylie-jenners-lion-head-dress-why-everyone-is-worrying-about-the-wrong-animal/ Investigators visited puppy-breeding facilities that ship puppies to many parts of Indonesia, including to pet shops in its capital, Jakarta.
At all five facilities investigators]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/indonesian-puppy-factory-footage-shows-disabled-dogs-crying-in-despair/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/indonesian-puppy-factory-footage-shows-disabled-dogs-crying-in-despair/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/inside-a-colombian-hellhole-for-monkeys-animals-left-to-die-of-wounds-cages-full-of-faeces/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/inside-a-colombian-hellhole-for-monkeys-animals-left-to-die-of-wounds-cages-full-of-faeces/ Activists held nine gravestones bearing the names as well as the birth and death years of horses who had died at Ascot since October 2021.
A total of 21 horses have died on West Australian racetracks since October 2021.
You Bet – Horses Die
The Coa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-graveyard-haunts-deadly-perth-cup/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 09:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-graveyard-haunts-deadly-perth-cup/ “I’m fortunate enough to be visiting Australia once again, but I’m shocked and saddened that this cruel and polluting industry continues to mar your beautiful nation’s international record and reputation,” writes Cumming in the letter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alan-cumming-to-pm-albanese-end-live-export-now/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alan-cumming-to-pm-albanese-end-live-export-now/ AnaCorpus on Pixabay
The proposal to breed up to 50 cats was widely condemned by the local community, and shelters in the area are already struggling to cope with the huge number of surrendered animals.
The Queensland Times reported that “there is an endless stream of kittens” in the area. &ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-successful-peta-petition-kitten-factory-plan-withdrawn/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-successful-peta-petition-kitten-factory-plan-withdrawn/ We continued our campaign to spare mice and rats the terror of the forced swim test, and after hearing from PETA, Macquarie University announced a ban.
We also submitted evidence to a New South Wales parliamentary committee inquiry into the use of animals in medical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-you-helped-animals-in-2022/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-you-helped-animals-in-2022/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-ukraine-gives-thanks-as-wounded-dog-and-cat-refugees-are-treated-in-new-vet-clinic/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-ukraine-gives-thanks-as-wounded-dog-and-cat-refugees-are-treated-in-new-vet-clinic/ I never, ever, get naked in TV, in film, nothin’. … But I’ve done it for PETA &rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-be-a-prick-alicia-silverstone-bares-all-in-a-new-ad/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-be-a-prick-alicia-silverstone-bares-all-in-a-new-ad/ This never-befor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/down-industry-horrors-exposed-birds-electrocuted-their-throats-slit/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/down-industry-horrors-exposed-birds-electrocuted-their-throats-slit/ The mass slaughter and consumption of sea animals stands in opposition to the meaning of Christmas, yet millions of aquatic animals are killed for Australian festivities. The Sydney Fish Market even has a 36-hour “festive frenzy”, during which it expects to kill and sell 350 ton]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-mermaids-make-a-splash-at-sydney-fish-market/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-mermaids-make-a-splash-at-sydney-fish-market/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/civet-cats-driven-mad-peta-exposes-kopi-luwak-coffee/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/civet-cats-driven-mad-peta-exposes-kopi-luwak-coffee/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-sets-sail-in-canberra-lake-to-protest-live-export/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-sets-sail-in-canberra-lake-to-protest-live-export/ The disturbing cruelty that they uncovered shows why even “responsible” down is never ethical or humane.
See the shocking footage for yourself and take action for ducks]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-ducks-suffer-and-die-for-responsible-down/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-ducks-suffer-and-die-for-responsible-down/ The touching tale – made in collaboration with creative agency Dream Farm – follows young Toby the turkey’s narrow escape from an abattoir-bound truck.
The advert shows Toby seated – not served – at the Christmas table, a cherished member of his new family.
Toby is lucky, unlike the millions of turkeys s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-petas-first-ever-christmas-ad-toby-the-turkeys-story-will-melt-your-heart/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-petas-first-ever-christmas-ad-toby-the-turkeys-story-will-melt-your-heart/ Date: Tuesday, 22 NovemberTime: 7 pmPlace: OnlineIngrid Newkirk will be taking you on a virtual adventure to various places around the world in just half an hour!
During the online event, she’ll introduce you to PETA Asia rescuers who put their lives on the line to save hundreds of animals from a deadly volcanic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-virtual-event-global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat-with-ingrid-newkirk/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-virtual-event-global-compassion-fund-fireside-chat-with-ingrid-newkirk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joanna-krupa-joins-peta-us-in-unravelling-the-truth-behind-wool/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joanna-krupa-joins-peta-us-in-unravelling-the-truth-behind-wool/ Although plenty of durable, stylish, and warm vegan materials are already available, PETA US is setting out to save sheep by encouraging the development of a vegan wool that is visually, texturally, and functionally akin to or better than sheep’s wool. The group is offering a US$1 million award (approximately AU$1.5 million) to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-launches-us1-million-vegan-wool-challenge-award/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-launches-us1-million-vegan-wool-challenge-award/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-monkeys-kidnapped-chained-and-abused-for-coconut-milk/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-monkeys-kidnapped-chained-and-abused-for-coconut-milk/ Whether you’re worried about greenhouse gases, water pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, or drought, animal agriculture is bad news for the environment. According to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-peta-protester-poses-in-sydney-the-future-is-vegan/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pregnant-peta-protester-poses-in-sydney-the-future-is-vegan/ Activists wore inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costumes and ran – often stumbling – towards a giant breakaway banner finish line. The entertaining event was fun, but the message was serious: cruel and archaic horse racing should be relegated to the history books.
Andrew Alexander
Humans Bet – Horses Die]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dinosaur-dash-at-flemington-protests-melbourne-cup/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dinosaur-dash-at-flemington-protests-melbourne-cup/ In a new PETA video, Sidney the crocodile – voiced by Robyn Lawley – tells the story of how she was abused and killed for fashion.The supermodel – who headlined “The Curve Edit” at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week in May and hosts the popular podcast Every Body With Robyn Lawley: Surviving & Thriving in a Body Shaming World – h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/robyn-lawley-speaks-out-against-australian-crocodile-farms/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/robyn-lawley-speaks-out-against-australian-crocodile-farms/ PETA Australia submitted evide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/parliamentary-inquiry-recommends-rapid-phase-out-of-the-forced-swim-test/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/parliamentary-inquiry-recommends-rapid-phase-out-of-the-forced-swim-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-horse-racing/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-horse-racing/ The DPP’s decision to halt this prosecution has let down both horses used for racing and the humans who care about them.
PETA’s Case Against Whipping
Beating animals and causing them unjustifiable pain or suffering are both offences under Tasmania’s A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-tasmanian-government-prosecutor-intervenes-in-petas-horse-whipping-case/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-tasmanian-government-prosecutor-intervenes-in-petas-horse-whipping-case/ Kong’s encompasses the Aqua One, Avi One, Pet One, Pond One, Reptile One, and Retail One brands, representing a huge portion of the companion animal toy market.
This move will save the lives of countless rabbits and other animals, who would otherwise be subjected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/companion-animal-toy-giant-kongs-bans-fur-after-peta-plea/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/companion-animal-toy-giant-kongs-bans-fur-after-peta-plea/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/her-royal-highness-queen-elizabeth-ii-remembered/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/her-royal-highness-queen-elizabeth-ii-remembered/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-remembered/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-remembered/ The approval comes after PETA submitted a petition with more than 5,000 signatures asking for the project to be scrapped as well as strong objections from Animal Liberation Queensland, the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds, and the Animal Welfare League.If you’re scratching your head, wondering, “Who ev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/queensland-government-approves-shameful-new-greyhound-racing-track/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/queensland-government-approves-shameful-new-greyhound-racing-track/ In a statement about the decision, the university said it had reviewed its position on the test after receiving correspondence from PETA, PETA US and Humane Research Australia.“Given this review, our committee has decided that we will prohibit the forced swim test”
What is the forced swim test?
The forced swim test – also known as the “despair test” – was supposed t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-mice-macquarie-university-bans-notoriously-cruel-lab-test/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-mice-macquarie-university-bans-notoriously-cruel-lab-test/ My compassion for animals grew even more when Albert came into my life. I have since rescued two beautiful dogs, Harley and, more recently, Penny.
My dogs are my family. They have inspired me to take the route I have for all animals.
I have no doubt my legacy will go towards]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/grace-is-giving-hope-to-animals-long-into-the-future-will-you/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/grace-is-giving-hope-to-animals-long-into-the-future-will-you/ That’s why three “blood-soaked” PETA supporters – including celebrity activist Tash Peterson – held a demonstration in Sydney’s bustling Pitt Street Mall, lying on giant meat trays covered with cling wrap, complete with barcodes.
The activists challenged passers-by to think about who meat really is.Eating Meat Is Speciesist
As humans, we instinctively feel compassion and empathy for animals, but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/human-meat-served-up-in-sydney-mall/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/human-meat-served-up-in-sydney-mall/ Glue traps are one of the most inhumane products on the market and have been banned in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Tasmania, and Victoria.
Animals who become stuck on these devices – who may include birds and small mammals – panic and endure immense and prolonged suffering as they struggle to escape, often languishing for days bef]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-retail-chain-takes-glue-traps-off-its-shelves/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-retail-chain-takes-glue-traps-off-its-shelves/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/join-us-to-end-speciesism/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/join-us-to-end-speciesism/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-geese-are-slaughtered-for-responsible-down/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-geese-are-slaughtered-for-responsible-down/ The NSW High Court has just rejected a challenge by animal rights activists against ‘ag gag’ laws in NSW.
Farm Transparency Project took the state government to court in June 2021 over the Surveillance Devices Act – a law that makes it a criminal offence to use or possess footage or audio that was obtained using a listening device or hidden camera. Even if that footage or audio is in the public interest.This week, the high c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ag-gag-laws-upheld-in-nsw-what-it-means-for-the-animal-rights-movement-in-australia/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ag-gag-laws-upheld-in-nsw-what-it-means-for-the-animal-rights-movement-in-australia/ The Supreme Court of New South Wales has just rejected a challenge by animal rights activists against an “ag-gag” law in the state.
Farm Transparency Project took the state government to court in June 2021 over the Surveillance Devices Act – a law that makes it a criminal offence to use or possess video footage or an audio recording that was obtained using a hidden camera or listening device, even if that footage or audio is in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ag-gag-law-upheld-in-nsw-what-this-means-for-the-animal-rights-movement-in-australia/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ag-gag-law-upheld-in-nsw-what-this-means-for-the-animal-rights-movement-in-australia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-keep-your-cat-entertained-indoors/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-keep-your-cat-entertained-indoors/ The fast-food giant is trialling a pea protein popcorn chicken called Wicked Popcorn in 14 stores on the New South Wales South Coast including Wollongong, Dapto, Fairy Meadow, Ununderra, Warrawong, Bega, Albion Park, Batemans Bay, Bomaderry, Nowra, Shellharbour, Ulladulla and Mittagong.
KFC
The good news comes after PETA delivered a petition with 10,000 signatures to KFC demanding that it add vegan chick]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kfc-launches-pea-protein-popcorn-chicken-in-australia/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kfc-launches-pea-protein-popcorn-chicken-in-australia/ PETA UK has been campaigning for the fur ban for years, sending letters to the event organisers, its sponsors, and its partner agency on sustainability. In 2021, on the e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-copenhagen-fashion-week-bans-fur/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-copenhagen-fashion-week-bans-fur/ We are celebrating this huge victory and the impact it will have on laboratories currently relying on EGYPTAIR’s sinister services.Intense Campaign by PETA Entities
Since the start of the campaign three months ago, over 100,000 supporters of PETA entities have sent e-mails to EGYPTAIR officials.
PETA entities held dozens]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptair-ends-transport-of-monkeys-to-laboratories-after-peta-campaign/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptair-ends-transport-of-monkeys-to-laboratories-after-peta-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/think-twice-before-adding-a-teacup-pig-to-your-family/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/think-twice-before-adding-a-teacup-pig-to-your-family/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/americas-deadly-world-of-underground-horse-races/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/americas-deadly-world-of-underground-horse-races/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-breeding-and-buying-bulldogs-and-pugs-is-cruel/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-breeding-and-buying-bulldogs-and-pugs-is-cruel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/want-a-future-leave-meat-in-the-past/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/want-a-future-leave-meat-in-the-past/ Erinsborough has been home to an inordinate amount of drama over the past four decades, from fatal fires and kidnappings to extortion and murder – and some characters have starred in way more than their fair share. (We’re looking at you, Paul Robinson!)
But it’s the stories involving animals – on and off screen – that have had PETA hooked all these years. Here, we look back on some of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-neighbours-eight-times-the-iconic-soap-and-its-stars-put-animal-rights-in-the-spotlight/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 02:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-neighbours-eight-times-the-iconic-soap-and-its-stars-put-animal-rights-in-the-spotlight/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-how-you-feelin-these-vegan-stars-are-feeling-good-as-hell/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/baby-how-you-feelin-these-vegan-stars-are-feeling-good-as-hell/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/magpie-swooping-how-to-avoid-getting-hit/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/magpie-swooping-how-to-avoid-getting-hit/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-is-winter-lambing/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-is-winter-lambing/ The footage then shows employees inserting tubes into the snakes’ mouths or chopping off their tails and tying off their cloacal openings to pum]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asia-video-shows-nails-driven-into-heads-of-live-snakes-for-fashion-accessories/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asia-video-shows-nails-driven-into-heads-of-live-snakes-for-fashion-accessories/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/intensive-winter-grazing-in-new-zealand-is-a-welfare-and-environmental-disaster/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/intensive-winter-grazing-in-new-zealand-is-a-welfare-and-environmental-disaster/ Friday’s main-stage acts, including headliners Gorillaz, were cancelled due to the extreme weather that once again affected the Byron Bay area.Flooding and the Climate Catastrophe
Experts say that the climate catastrophe has increased the frequency and intensity of the La Niña]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-splendour-go-vegan-to-help-avert-future-extreme-weather/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-splendour-go-vegan-to-help-avert-future-extreme-weather/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victoria-its-time-to-ban-jumps-racing/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victoria-its-time-to-ban-jumps-racing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/demand-an-end-to-all-live-export-now/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/demand-an-end-to-all-live-export-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ask-herms-to-stop-fuelling-horrific-crocodile-skin-industry/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ask-herms-to-stop-fuelling-horrific-crocodile-skin-industry/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/backyard-netting-is-lethal-for-native-animals-heres-how-you-can-help/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/backyard-netting-is-lethal-for-native-animals-heres-how-you-can-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-think-twice-before-taking-a-job-in-the-outback/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 02:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-think-twice-before-taking-a-job-in-the-outback/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/4000-beagles-spared-painful-pointless-torture-in-labs-thanks-to-peta-us/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/4000-beagles-spared-painful-pointless-torture-in-labs-thanks-to-peta-us/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolphins-dont-belong-in-abusement-parks-help-free-them-now/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 03:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolphins-dont-belong-in-abusement-parks-help-free-them-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/help-mobilize-1-million-european-consumers-to-keep-cosmetics-cruelty-free-in-eu/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/help-mobilize-1-million-european-consumers-to-keep-cosmetics-cruelty-free-in-eu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-australian-designer-still-sells-fur/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-australian-designer-still-sells-fur/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/platypuses-are-dying-in-these-nets-ban-them-now-queensland/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/platypuses-are-dying-in-these-nets-ban-them-now-queensland/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urge-the-international-olympic-committee-to-ban-all-equestrian-events/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urge-the-international-olympic-committee-to-ban-all-equestrian-events/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urge-f1s-owner-to-stop-supporting-the-deadly-iditarod/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/urge-f1s-owner-to-stop-supporting-the-deadly-iditarod/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/louis-vuitton-owner-exposed-snakes-inflated-alive-for-leather/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/louis-vuitton-owner-exposed-snakes-inflated-alive-for-leather/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beheading-and-skinning-lizards-how-gucci-bags-and-belts-are-made/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beheading-and-skinning-lizards-how-gucci-bags-and-belts-are-made/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/have-your-say-on-mulesing-nsw-government-petition/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/have-your-say-on-mulesing-nsw-government-petition/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptair-stop-shipping-monkeys-to-their-deaths/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/egyptair-stop-shipping-monkeys-to-their-deaths/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/join-our-team-media-and-campaigns-officer/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/join-our-team-media-and-campaigns-officer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/opinion-my-body-often-makes-headlines-but-this-time-the-media-took-it-too-far/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/opinion-my-body-often-makes-headlines-but-this-time-the-media-took-it-too-far/ Viral fragments of the disease were identified in imported meat in Melbourne during a “routine retail surveillance” exercise. The flesh also contained fragments of African swine fever.
The discovery comes after the disease broke out in Indonesia in May, with more than 200,000 cases recorded across its provinces. Previously, Indonesia had been free of the disease for 30 years.animalrightsphotograp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/foot-and-mouth-disease-in-australia/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/foot-and-mouth-disease-in-australia/ The mobile billboards, which will circle the host city from Friday to Sunday, ask viewers to visit WoolFacts.com for “the truth the industry won’t tell you”.
The annual Australian Sheep and Wool Show ostensibly “celebrates” sheep, but consumers have the right to k]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-sheep-show-surprise-in-bendigo/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-sheep-show-surprise-in-bendigo/ Cradling a “bloody lamb” and holding signs reading, “Wool Hurts” and “Wool Is Just as Cruel as Fur,” the activists drew attention to the Australian wool industry’s appalling treatment of sheep.Jack HiggsJust last week, PETA Australia released new eyewitness]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-industry-cruelty-sparks-high-profile-melbourne-protest/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-industry-cruelty-sparks-high-profile-melbourne-protest/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dinosaurs-take-over-pamplona-to-protest-torture-of-bulls-during-san-fermn/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dinosaurs-take-over-pamplona-to-protest-torture-of-bulls-during-san-fermn/ New video footage released by PETA from a shearing shed in Birregurra, Victoria, in 2022 shows just how gory the industry is and why more fashion designers, consumers, and even job seekers are distancing themselves from the wool industry.
Careless and Rushed Shearing
The video shows a sheep who has been badly wounded on the chest during]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-left-bloody-after-savage-shearing-in-victoria/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-left-bloody-after-savage-shearing-in-victoria/ The McPlant is now available in 270 locations across Victoria and must be ordered without cheese and mayo to be vegan.
McDonald's
Ordering a McPlant at a drive-through is no biggie to us, but it’s a matter of life and death for cows.
Every year, around 8 million cattle are killed in Australian abattoirs and dismemb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mcdonalds-trials-mcplant-in-victoria/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mcdonalds-trials-mcplant-in-victoria/ It took meetings, a survey of the public, petitions signed by supporters of PETA entities, an open letter signed by 25 Dutch scientists, and proposed motions, but PETA entities have successfully persuaded the Dutch Parliament to accept a series of motions to reduce laboratory testing on animals.Jo-Anne McArthur / NEAVSBeagles rescued from labs where they were used in research.Animals used in experimen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dutch-parliament-passes-8-motions-against-animal-testing-whats-next/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dutch-parliament-passes-8-motions-against-animal-testing-whats-next/ Did you know that rhesus monkeys in laboratories would rather starve themselves than subject their friends to electrocution? These sensitive, intelligent animals are not cargo or laboratory equipment.
Air France’s announceme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/air-france-will-stop-transporting-monkeys-to-laboratories/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/air-france-will-stop-transporting-monkeys-to-laboratories/ We sent a letter to the city’s mayor and to Geographic Names Victoria suggesting that the street’s name be changed to Plant Wool Street.
Why?Because we want to raise awareness of the abuse of sheep and the impact the wool industry has on the environment.
It’s a quirky idea, sure, but it should serve as a great conversation starter for a topic she]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-wool-street-why-peta-suggested-the-name-change/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-wool-street-why-peta-suggested-the-name-change/ The global leather supply chain is complex, making it difficult for consumers to determine the origins and sometimes even the species of the animals used for the items they purchase.
Live export is a process in which trembling animals]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-link-between-leather-and-live-export/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-link-between-leather-and-live-export/ Neighbours stars and guest stars have, over the years, fronted numerous campaigns for PETA entities around the world.
Imogen Bailey, who played]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-farewells-neighbours-thats-a-vegan-wrap/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-farewells-neighbours-thats-a-vegan-wrap/ By removing badger hair from her brand’s brushes, she’s helping PETA Australia and international PETA entities push the personal-care industry in a kinder direction!
Wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrity-make-up-brand-rae-morris-bans-fur/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrity-make-up-brand-rae-morris-bans-fur/ Australians have spoken, and the message is clear: we want convenient, delicious vegan options at KFC.
We know that similar launches have not only made headlines around the world but also resulted in long lines of people hungry for change.
The vegan food market is big business &ndash]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-chicken-delivers-petition-to-kfc/Thu, 26 May 2022 04:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-chicken-delivers-petition-to-kfc/ Since the 1970s, there has been a tenfold increase in human cases of monkeypox. A recent report has warned that this disease should “not be underestimated”.The Link Between Animal Use and Monkeypox
Zoonotic diseases like monkeypox often arise when animals are snatched from their natural homes,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/monkeypox-in-australia-treat-animals-better-to-avoid-zoonotic-diseases/Tue, 24 May 2022 05:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/monkeypox-in-australia-treat-animals-better-to-avoid-zoonotic-diseases/ The “Hell of a Steak” commercial, which was created by the group Vegan Friendly, aired in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers during the Eurovision Song Contest, poses the question: if you knew the true cost of eating meat, would you still do it? The ad After being showered—figuratively and literally—with facts about the environmental footprint of the meat industry, the diners in the video de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-hell-of-a-steak-ad-airs-at-2022-eurovision/Mon, 23 May 2022 04:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-hell-of-a-steak-ad-airs-at-2022-eurovision/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/burberry-bans-exotic-skins/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/burberry-bans-exotic-skins/  The newly launched site is a trove of information about the wool industry and its impact on the animals and land it exploits.
“From selectively breeding sheep for profitable char]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-hurts-message-taken-to-the-streets-at-fashion-week/Thu, 12 May 2022 10:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-hurts-message-taken-to-the-streets-at-fashion-week/ You’ll hear uplifting and riveting true tales of daring animal rescues]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-on-26-may-register-now/Mon, 09 May 2022 05:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/free-the-animals-on-26-may-register-now/ So far, she’s attended the two leaders’ debates in Brisbane and Sydney, heckling ScoMo and Albo to commit to better, kinder policies for her flock.
Live-Export Cruelty Continues
Despite many investigations spanning more than two decades, Australia is still sending milli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lucy-the-live-export-sheep-hits-the-campaign-trail/Mon, 09 May 2022 01:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lucy-the-live-export-sheep-hits-the-campaign-trail/ Police and RSPCA Tasmania investigated the matter after a video went viral on social media in April.
It’s right that charges have been laid, but it’s not just the man holding the chainsaw who should be held accountable. At the very least, two other people were present for this horrifying event, including the person holding the trembling sheep down and the person holding the camera.Vio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/charges-laid-for-shearing-sheep-with-a-chainsaw/Thu, 05 May 2022 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/charges-laid-for-shearing-sheep-with-a-chainsaw/ The “babies” urged passers-by to consider just how unnatural it is to drink another animal’s bodily fluid – especially when so many versatile non-dairy milks, yoghurts, cheeses, and ice creams are readily available.Cows’ Milk Is fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-babies-cry-not-your-mum-not-your-milk/Wed, 04 May 2022 07:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-babies-cry-not-your-mum-not-your-milk/ PETA submitted a petition with 7,000 signatures to the council last September, with concerns that approval of such a facility would encourage the growth of the disgraceful kangaroo-hunting industry.Cruel Kangaroo Slaughter
In Australia, millions of kangaroos are hunted and killed every year. The nationa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-kangaroos-processing-facility-rejected/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-kangaroos-processing-facility-rejected/ The decision comes after PETA, PETA US, Humane Research Australia, and thousands of our supporters wrote to the school after discovering that experimenters there had published an article about a forced swim test that they had conducted.
In a statement about the ban, the university said the forced swim test “will no longer be supported by UniSA”.Tes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-university-of-south-australia-bans-the-forced-swim-test/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-university-of-south-australia-bans-the-forced-swim-test/ PETA is protesting this misleading meat-industry marketing by putting a lifelike doll on the barbecue in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, challenging people to see lambs for who they are – babies.Carol Slater PhotographyLambs are usually between 6 and 8 months old when they’re taken from their mothers and subjected to horrible deaths in slaughterhouses and their body parts are then tossed o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-lamb-is-a-baby-dont-put-babies-on-the-bbq/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-lamb-is-a-baby-dont-put-babies-on-the-bbq/ Deadly Dog-Sled Racing
The Iditarod is a gruelling 1,000-mile dog-sled race, which half the dogs forced to participate don’t finish because of exhaustion, illness, or injury – and more than 150 dogs have died while running it.
Dogs forced to run in the Id]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-peta-activists-took-gravestones-to-the-grand-prix/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-peta-activists-took-gravestones-to-the-grand-prix/ Popularised back in the 1970s, the forced swim test was supposedly designed to gauge the antidepressant qualities of dr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mice-protest-lab-experiments-with-bondi-beach-swim/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mice-protest-lab-experiments-with-bondi-beach-swim/ First, an Australasian shoveler – a member of a threatened species – was taken to the Wildlife Victoria triage tent on opening day. The duck’s injuries were so severe that she had to be euthanised.
A few days later, a baby great crested grebe – also not on the game species list – was found shot in the back of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/duck-hunting-season-begins-with-illegal-shooting-of-threatened-species/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/duck-hunting-season-begins-with-illegal-shooting-of-threatened-species/ If greenlit, nearly $40 million of taxpayers’ money will be poured into the project to prop up greyhound racing in the state – an industry which has been shown time and time again]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/150-protest-ipswich-greyhound-track-proposal/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/150-protest-ipswich-greyhound-track-proposal/ If greenlit, nearly $40 million of taxpayer money will be poured into the project to prop up greyhound racing in the state – an industry which has been shown time and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/150-activists-protest-ipswich-greyhound-track-proposal/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/150-activists-protest-ipswich-greyhound-track-proposal/ Animalsarebeingstoo
What Is Japanese Encephalitis?
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a virus that can cause brain swelling, high fevers, and other symptoms. It can be transmitted to humans via bites from infected mosquitoes but is typically maintained in a cycle between mosquitoes and hosts such]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/japanese-encephalitis-outbreak-in-australian-piggeries/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/japanese-encephalitis-outbreak-in-australian-piggeries/ While rain is yet to ease in many areas, and a heartbreaking cleanup still awaits shellshocked residents, there have been some good news stories coming out of the disaster, as Aussies come together to volunteer, lend a hand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rescue-and-support-in-flooded-nsw/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 06:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rescue-and-support-in-flooded-nsw/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crisis-in-ukraine-peta-germany-helping-animals-and-their-families-fleeing-war/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crisis-in-ukraine-peta-germany-helping-animals-and-their-families-fleeing-war/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crisis-in-ukraine-european-peta-entities-call-for-urgent-action-to-allow-animal-companions-to-accompany-families/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/crisis-in-ukraine-european-peta-entities-call-for-urgent-action-to-allow-animal-companions-to-accompany-families/ The demonstration aimed to draw attention to the serious lack of transparency surrounding dolphin deaths at Sea World.
Carol Slater Photography
When Dolphins Disappear
Dusty was born to much fanfare at Sea World in 2016. By 2017, the marine park had stopped promo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolphin-graveyard-protest-haunts-sea-world/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolphin-graveyard-protest-haunts-sea-world/ PETA founder and renown cat “auntie” Ingrid Newkirk is answering all these questions and more in a special virtual presentation all about cats and her new book 250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You to Know!
Join]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/250-things-your-cat-wants-you-to-know/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/250-things-your-cat-wants-you-to-know/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/register-today-for-ingrid-newkirks-cativating-free-virtual-event/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/register-today-for-ingrid-newkirks-cativating-free-virtual-event/ Thank you to everyone who took part in and supported the campaign!People Spoke Out – Millennium Listened
Millennium Hotels had sponsored the Iditarod for nearly 3]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-millennium-hotels-checks-out-of-dog-sled-cruelty/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-millennium-hotels-checks-out-of-dog-sled-cruelty/ Now, it’s time for Dreamworld on the Gold Coast to do the right thing. A very cute PETA volunteer dressed as a tiger cub delivered fortune cookies for Chinese New Year to the theme park, each containing the message that “tigers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tiger-cub-delivers-fortune-cookies-to-dreamworld-for-lunar-new-year/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tiger-cub-delivers-fortune-cookies-to-dreamworld-for-lunar-new-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-australian-frogs-suffer-for-fashion-overseas/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-australian-frogs-suffer-for-fashion-overseas/ The barbaric animal killing during the Cobra Gold military exercises in Thailand has been nixed for the second year in a row. Forcing military troops to kill chickens with their bare hands, skin and eat live geckos, consume live scorpions and tarantulas, and decapitate cobras and drink their blood was cruel, dangerous, and lik]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-no-animals-to-be-killed-in-cobra-gold-2022-military-drill/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-no-animals-to-be-killed-in-cobra-gold-2022-military-drill/ Nearly Two Decades of PETA Campaigning
This victory was years in the making and follows vigorous campaigning by PETA entities, including eye-catching protests bot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolce-amp-gabbana-finally-says-farewell-to-fur-and-angora/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dolce-amp-gabbana-finally-says-farewell-to-fur-and-angora/ © Jeremy Hynes / Unsplash
Fur Is Dead, and Designers Know It
Moncler is finally getting with the times and joining Gucci, Versace, Prada, Valentino, Armani, Canada Goose, and just about every major fashion]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-moncler-is-going-fur-free/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-moncler-is-going-fur-free/ As activists fighting against speciesism, we believe in empathy and compassion for all living, feeling beings – inc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-animal-rights-activists-must-fight-all-oppression-including-racism/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-animal-rights-activists-must-fight-all-oppression-including-racism/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kfc-takes-vegan-fried-chicken-to-nearly-4000-locations-across-the-us/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kfc-takes-vegan-fried-chicken-to-nearly-4000-locations-across-the-us/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-chicken-options-to-eat-instead-of-birds/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-chicken-options-to-eat-instead-of-birds/ Well, look no further! PETA’s free will-writing resource is the answer.
Writing a will, no matter what your age is something we all push to the bottom of an ever-growing list of things to put off, which is why we’ve made it as simple as an online questionnaire, which should only take a few minutes to complete.
Providing for your loved ones, and continuing to support the causes that are important to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-years-resolution-to-write-a-will-check-out-this-free-resource/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-years-resolution-to-write-a-will-check-out-this-free-resource/ After almost two years during which tourists haven’t been paying for tiger selfies or elephant tricks, the zoo has cited financial concerns, and the animals who have been held there – including 11 tigers, two elephants, and two bears – are all headed to sanctuaries.
Wildlife Friends Foundation is handling the relocation of the tigers in what will be the largest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-phuket-zoo-is-finally-closing-its-doors/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-phuket-zoo-is-finally-closing-its-doors/ She’s Stefania Ferrario, and she’s PETA’s 2021 Person of the Year!
This year, Ferrario famously posed naked for PETA in a cheeky autumnal ad that encouraged shoppers t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stefania-ferrario-is-petas-2021-person-of-the-year/Mon, 27 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stefania-ferrario-is-petas-2021-person-of-the-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-petas-january-vegan-challenge/Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-petas-january-vegan-challenge/ A new campaign designed by Mek in Melbourne aims to show consumers the suffering that occurs inside slaughterhouses through the eyes of the people who work there.“Pigs on the kill floor have come up to me and nuzzle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/killing-for-a-living-heartbreaking-confessions-from-slaughterhouse-workers/Sat, 25 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/killing-for-a-living-heartbreaking-confessions-from-slaughterhouse-workers/ 1. New Zealand Will End Live Exports by Sea
In 2020, New Zealand exported almost 3 million live farmed animals overseas. By 2023, that number will be zero. Now all eyes are on Australia to follow suit.
In November, fresh revelations of cruelty in the live-export industry were exposed as PETA released fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-changed-for-animals-in-2021/Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-changed-for-animals-in-2021/ The vote is expected to be ratified by the Italian Parliament before the end of the year, and Italy – the capital of fashion – will join the long and ever-growing list of countries that have passed legislation banning this cruel industry.
&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marvellous-news-for-minks-italy-to-ban-fur-farming/Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marvellous-news-for-minks-italy-to-ban-fur-farming/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/never-support-animal-gifting-charities-heres-why/Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/never-support-animal-gifting-charities-heres-why/ Photo by Jeremy Hynes on Unsplash
“The presence of animal fur in our pages and on our digital media is no longer in line with our values, nor our readers’.”
—Valéria Bessolo Llopiz, senior vice pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-celebrates-fur-free-elle-magazinewill-vogue-be-next/Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-celebrates-fur-free-elle-magazinewill-vogue-be-next/ Many of us don’t realise just how many species are involved, and, because of gross under-reporting, none of us knows exactly how many thinking, feeling individuals are suffering.
In fact, until now, the most recent year for which stats were available was 2016.
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/latest-figures-animals-used-in-laboratory-research-and-teaching-in-australia/Mon, 06 Dec 2021 02:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/latest-figures-animals-used-in-laboratory-research-and-teaching-in-australia/ Once the new rules are brought in, carriages would not be allowed on public roads within the Hoddle Grid – an area bordered by Flinders Street, Spring Street, La Trobe Street and Spencer Street.
Road]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-drawn-carriages-to-be-banned-from-melbournes-inner-cbd/Sun, 05 Dec 2021 20:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-drawn-carriages-to-be-banned-from-melbournes-inner-cbd/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-indias-illegal-wildlife-and-dog-meat-markets/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 02:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-indias-illegal-wildlife-and-dog-meat-markets/ Today’s socially conscious fashion consumers want nothing to do with an industry that rips the hair out of fully conscious rabbits’ bodies. PETA is celebrating Armani’s decision to exte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-rabbits-armani-goes-angora-free/Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-rabbits-armani-goes-angora-free/ As of April 2022, you’ll no longer see angora on the Farfetch website. The move comes as the company recognises that it needs to meet the “changing needs of our customers”.
And who are those customers who don’t want to buy the hair of a tortured, abused rabbit that has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-rabbits-farfetch-to-ban-angora-after-pressure-from-peta/Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-rabbits-farfetch-to-ban-angora-after-pressure-from-peta/ This is an Olympic-size win for horses! Thank you to everyone who took action.
 
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A post shared by PETA Australia (@peta_australia)Why the Moder]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-modern-pentathlon-to-drop-horse-riding/Wed, 10 Nov 2021 03:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-modern-pentathlon-to-drop-horse-riding/ Based on the evidence, a team of US Department of Agriculture officials conducted a multi-day inspection of the mill.
The dogs had no beds, no toys, no stimulation – no real lives. For more than 50 years, various companie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beagles-factory-farmed-and-sold-for-experimentation/Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beagles-factory-farmed-and-sold-for-experimentation/ PETA UK stood strong in Glasgow, where COP26 was taking place, alongside our supporters and other animal rights organisations, such as Viva! and One Kind, to draw attention to the environmental importance of going vegan.They didn’t stop there. They also joined the COP26 London march to make sure the vegan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cop26-or-copout26-peta-uk-marches-for-a-vegan-world/Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cop26-or-copout26-peta-uk-marches-for-a-vegan-world/ The footage is a harrowing glimpse into the trade that supplies flesh to dangerous wet markets and skin to the global leather industry. Some of the facilities visited by PETA Asia investigators are even]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/butchered-alive-australian-cattle-killed-overseas-for-your-leather-shoes/Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/butchered-alive-australian-cattle-killed-overseas-for-your-leather-shoes/ Every piece in Co-Exist Story carries the “PETA-Approved Vegan” label, so shoppers can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-and-hampm-partner-for-vegan-fashion-collection/Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-us-and-hampm-partner-for-vegan-fashion-collection/ The footage, obtained by Russian animal advocates, shows a dog biting into the bear’s leg from behind. The eyewitnessesalso saw a badger and a boar held captive in cages at the facility.
Dog Hunting Training in Russia Continues Despite Ban
Even though it is illegal in Russia to use wild-caught animals to train dogs for hunting, recent reports attest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/illegal-dog-hunting-training-on-brown-bears-in-russia/Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/illegal-dog-hunting-training-on-brown-bears-in-russia/ On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, PETA and the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses staged a scene from Squid Game outside the gates of Flemington to demonstrate that gambling with the lives of others is wrong.
Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses
An activist wearing a green tracksuit and a hors]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-protesters-stage-squid-game-scene/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-protesters-stage-squid-game-scene/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-the-vegan-challenge/Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-the-vegan-challenge/ The deputy PM is always espousing Australian ownership, so we thought he might appreciate this beautiful accessory, made by Melbourne brand Sans Beast. It comes in the wake of video footage released last month by the Kindness Project showi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/barnaby-joyce-snaps-up-unusual-vegan-gift/Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/barnaby-joyce-snaps-up-unusual-vegan-gift/ The Melbourne influencer has teamed up with us to pose with her adorable rescued greyhound, Skyla, with the tagline “Find your perfect match at your local shelter.”
Crayden adopted Skyla in October last year and says, “I couldn’t imagine my life without her.”“There are so many people who want to bring an animal into their family, so p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/connie-crayden-urges-fans-to-adopt-not-shop/Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/connie-crayden-urges-fans-to-adopt-not-shop/ More than 23,000 PETA supporters objected to the proposal, and thousands of other submissions poured in from Oscar’s Law and Animal Liberation Queensland.
 
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A post shared by PETA Australia (@peta_australia)This decision has been more than a year in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-dogs-sunshine-coast-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-dogs-sunshine-coast-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/ This is huge news for the company, which just last year had naming rights to Flemington’s Derby Day and a member’s lounge at the racetrack called the AAMI Lucky Club.
Over the past year, thousands of PETA supporters had e-mailed the company, asking that it end its sponsorship of the disgrace that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-aami-insurance-ends-melbourne-cup-sponsorship/Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-aami-insurance-ends-melbourne-cup-sponsorship/ The Wagga Wagga–born Dancing With the Stars icon – who competed on the show in the US for 13 seasons and served as a judge in the Australian version – appears in a brand-new PETA campaign to urge everyone to stay away from Sea World.In an exclusive, behind-the-scenes interview, Burgess recalls that she visited the marine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sharna-burgess-dives-deep-to-speak-up-for-dolphins-at-sea-world/Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sharna-burgess-dives-deep-to-speak-up-for-dolphins-at-sea-world/ © Liss Ralston
Criminal Charges
Is whipping illegal in Australia? The use of whips in Thoroughbred racing in Australia is essentially self-regulated by the industry. The Australian Rules of Racing permit jockeys to whip horses up to five times prior to the final 100 metres o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-whipping-cruelty-peta-australia-files-criminal-charges/Sun, 10 Oct 2021 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-whipping-cruelty-peta-australia-files-criminal-charges/ While it may not be the outright ban PETA and the many activists who wrote to the South Australian government over the years asked for, the announcement shows an important shift: jumps racing has lost its social licence and the industry knows it.Jumps racing forces horses to gallop at high speed wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jumps-racing-to-come-to-an-end-in-south-australia/Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jumps-racing-to-come-to-an-end-in-south-australia/ A new investigation by Animal Liberation into Australian rabbit farms has shone a light on Victoria’s revolting rabbit-farming industry, exposing dens of cruelty where lame, infected, and terrified animals limp about on the floors of sharp wire cages.Each animal is afforded no more space than an A4 sheet of paper, their sensitive eyes, noses, and lungs burnin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-rabbit-meat-industry-exposed/Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-rabbit-meat-industry-exposed/ Nearly two decades ago, Kering started removing fur from its brands when Bottega Veneta went fur-free. Since then, PETA entities have kept the pressure on the company to drop fur from its other brands.
© Mich]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-saint-laurent-and-brioni-go-fur-free-after-peta-push/Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-saint-laurent-and-brioni-go-fur-free-after-peta-push/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-moment-for-animals-eu-parliament-votes-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-plan-to-end-cruel-experiments/Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-moment-for-animals-eu-parliament-votes-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-plan-to-end-cruel-experiments/ Wearing crocodile masks and green bikinis, activists held bag-shaped signs – which implored the designer to “Arrêtez la Torture” (“Stop the Torture”) and called it out as an “Accessoire de Meurtre” (“Accessory to Murder”).
Mathilde Mazars
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-crocodile-farm-footage-sparks-international-protests/Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-crocodile-farm-footage-sparks-international-protests/ Wearing crocodile masks and green bikinis, activists held bag-shaped signs – which implored the designer to “Arrêtez la Torture” (“Stop the Torture”) and called it out as an “Accessoire de Meurtre” (“Accessory to Murder”).
Mathilde Mazars
Cr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-descend-on-herms-in-paris-to-demand-the-brand-drop-croc/Tue, 07 Sep 2021 05:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-descend-on-herms-in-paris-to-demand-the-brand-drop-croc/ Earlier this year, plans were submitted to the Coffs Harbour City Council for a 30-dog breeding facility in Moonee Beach. More than 11, 800 PETA supporters objected, and now, the applicant has withdrawn their proposal.There’s no question about it: puppy farms contribute to the homeless-animal crisis. Every puppy bred and sold by such facilities takes away a chance at a loving home for a dog in a shelter. Approximately 200,000 dogs enter Australia&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coffs-coast-puppy-farm-plans-withdrawn/Sat, 04 Sep 2021 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coffs-coast-puppy-farm-plans-withdrawn/ The online process is quick and easy, and it makes planning for your estate straightforward.
Why It’s Important to Make a Will
Having a will is the only way to ensure that your wishes can be carried out exactly as you want them to be.
There’s no obligation to leave a gift to PETA, but once you’ve provided for family and friends, we hope you will consider it. And if you choose to let PETA know that you’ve remembered us i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/when-is-the-right-time-to-make-a-will-now-when-its-free-to-you/Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/when-is-the-right-time-to-make-a-will-now-when-its-free-to-you/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/concealer-wont-hide-a-cosmetic-testing-proposal-in-eu-help-spread-the-word/Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/concealer-wont-hide-a-cosmetic-testing-proposal-in-eu-help-spread-the-word/ New eyewitness footage supplied to Kindness Project reveals that Australian crocodiles are subjected to horrendous cruelty, from the moment they hatch to the moment screwdrivers are shoved into their heads to scramble their brains – all for bags, belts, and boots.
The video documents the practices o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-australian-crocodile-skins-industry-exposed/Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-australian-crocodile-skins-industry-exposed/ The resort has made an impressive effort to ramp up its environmental initiatives in 2021, expanding its vegan menu to include options like cookie-dough milkshakes, crispy cauliflower tacos, and vegan butter chicken pies. See the full list below.The Snow Chasers
Protect Winters—Eat Vegan
We all understand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/and-the-most-vegan-friendly-ski-resort-is-/Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/and-the-most-vegan-friendly-ski-resort-is-/ The Integrity Unit of Greyhound Racing Victoria is investigating, according to the Herald Sun.
Jo-Anne McArthur We Animals
It wouldn’t be the first time export rules have been breached in order to earn extra cash from dogs deemed “too slow” for Australian tracks. In 2016, 179 greyhound trainers and owners were charged for having allegedly exporteddogs to Mac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-into-greyhound-trafficking-from-australia-to-china/Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/investigation-into-greyhound-trafficking-from-australia-to-china/ Wha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scientific-paper-pokes-holes-in-flimsy-pharma-defence-of-forced-swim-test/Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scientific-paper-pokes-holes-in-flimsy-pharma-defence-of-forced-swim-test/ Earlier this year, PETA u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-step-cobra-gold-military-training-spares-animals-in-2021/Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-step-cobra-gold-military-training-spares-animals-in-2021/ A new documentary by Collective Fashion Justice follows Håkansson’s efforts to create her own knitwear as ethically as possible.
If you’ve ever thought about what you wear as a statement of who you are, this is a documentary you won’t want to miss]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-new-fashion-documentary-will-make-you-rethink-that-wool-jumper/Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-new-fashion-documentary-will-make-you-rethink-that-wool-jumper/ While nothing can bring back the many animals who were electrocuted, gassed, or otherwise killed for this fashion house’s profit, it’s never too late to do the right thing. PETA is celebrating Oscar de la Renta for following the lead of other designers—and practically every department s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/after-30-years-of-pressure-oscar-de-la-renta-ditches-fur/Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/after-30-years-of-pressure-oscar-de-la-renta-ditches-fur/ Opera house nets are a type of fishing net commonly used to catch crayfish – but they are indiscriminate killers, luring in air breathing animals such as platypus, rakali and water dragons, and drowning them.
Because of the “set and forget” nature of these traps, they’re often left in the water for months at a time]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-south-australia-to-phase-out-opera-house-nets/Fri, 23 Jul 2021 01:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-south-australia-to-phase-out-opera-house-nets/ Taking effect this August, the policies also include a fur ban in the company’s boutiques and recommendations for sterilisation surgeries in countries with large homeless animal pop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/club-med-says-au-revoir-to-dolphin-shows-and-elephant-rides/Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/club-med-says-au-revoir-to-dolphin-shows-and-elephant-rides/ Ferrario, who has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram, has worked for some of the biggest names in fashion, including Dita Von Teese (as the face of the lingerie line), Myer, Target, Sportsgirl, Bras N Things, and Berlei.
She recently told her agency, Bella Management, to add a clause to her contract stating that she won’t wear any]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stefania-ferrario-would-rather-go-naked-than-wear-wool/Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stefania-ferrario-would-rather-go-naked-than-wear-wool/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-carolina-herrera-paco-rabanne-jean-paul-gaultier-nina-ricci-and-dries-van-noten-ditch-exotic-skins/Thu, 08 Jul 2021 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-carolina-herrera-paco-rabanne-jean-paul-gaultier-nina-ricci-and-dries-van-noten-ditch-exotic-skins/ In our submission on the application, we pointed out that no process that turns a living, feeling being into dismembered, bloodied cuts of flesh can ever be described as “humane”.
For consumer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-accc-rejects-humane-farming-label-for-animal-products/Mon, 05 Jul 2021 01:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-accc-rejects-humane-farming-label-for-animal-products/ The puzzle’s clues include, “A small, native marsupial facing extinction, largely because of land cl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-meat-themed-crossword-to-scott-morrison-and-barnaby-joyce/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-meat-themed-crossword-to-scott-morrison-and-barnaby-joyce/ The couple famously refused to eat oysters for one of the popular TV show’s challenges because of their compassion for all animals.
What Is Speciesism?
“Speciesism is a dangerous belief that the lives and experiences of some animals, like cows, pigs, chickens and sheep, should]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-amazing-race-couple-campaigns-to-end-speciesism/Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-amazing-race-couple-campaigns-to-end-speciesism/ The great news comes after years of campaigning by PETA, our international affiliates, and dedicated activists around the globe – including eye-catching protests, hard-hitting exposés, celebrity actions, and boardroom and legal battles. Thousands of you helped the company see the writing on the wall by participating in our online actions, and together, we’ve en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canada-goose-ditches-fur-after-years-of-pressure/Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canada-goose-ditches-fur-after-years-of-pressure/ PETA US has been running a near-constant s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canada-goose-ditches-fur-after-massive-international-peta-campaign/Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canada-goose-ditches-fur-after-massive-international-peta-campaign/ Many of those who profit from the tormenting and slaughtering of gentle cows, sheep, pigs and chickens have long wanted to ban the word “meat” from vegan products that, unlike animal flesh, are cruelty-free and better for the environment.
The Senator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-senator-reckons-youre-buying-vegan-food-by-accident-launches-official-inquiry/Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-senator-reckons-youre-buying-vegan-food-by-accident-launches-official-inquiry/ The Australian government knows about the appalling conditions on live-export ships and the wretched ways in which animals are killed, yet it continues to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-music-not-live-export/Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-music-not-live-export/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/history-in-the-making-israel-the-first-country-to-ban-fur/Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/history-in-the-making-israel-the-first-country-to-ban-fur/ On 3 June – just two weeks after calling us “brainless” for suggesting that the state government invest in more ethical, eco-friendly methods of mice control – Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall announced a $1.8 million package to “fast-track the delivery of next generation ‘gene drive’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-nsw-government-invests-in-humane-mice-control/Sat, 05 Jun 2021 03:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-nsw-government-invests-in-humane-mice-control/ On 3 June – just two weeks after calling us “brainless” for suggesting that the state government invest in more ethical, eco-friendly methods of mice control – Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall announced a $1.8 million package to “fast-track the delivery of next generation ‘gene drive’ technology to control future plagues&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-nsw-government-invests-in-mice-control/Sat, 05 Jun 2021 03:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-nsw-government-invests-in-mice-control/ However, many hunters have found a way to continue their cruel habits. Those living within 5 kilometres of a wildlife reserve are still out shooting, dubiously claiming that it’s a form of “exercise” under the lockdown rules.
 
View this post on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/duck-hunters-out-shooting-despite-victorias-state-wide-lockdown/Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/duck-hunters-out-shooting-despite-victorias-state-wide-lockdown/ After hearing from PETA that sensitive minks are caged, killed, and skinned for mink fur eyelashes, Klepki has decided to phase out all fur by the end of 2021 and will launch a vegan faux-fur range of lashes this winter.The decision follows similar moves from Sephora – the world’s leading beauty retailer – and Australian beauty giant MECCA, both of which announced plans to ba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-minks-klepki-cosmetics-ditches-fur-eyelashes/Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-minks-klepki-cosmetics-ditches-fur-eyelashes/  
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A post shared by PETA Asia (@petaasia)A PETA exposé into Australia’s largest chicken producer, Baiada—which reportedly supplies chicken flesh to McDonald’s and other companies—found widespread cruelty in its breeding f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/youre-butter-than-this-bts-stop-promoting-tortured-chickens/Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/youre-butter-than-this-bts-stop-promoting-tortured-chickens/ The messages on the buckets read, “Leather Is a Dirty Business” and “Dump Leather”.
Etienne Ortrovent
Leather Is an Environmental Disaster
The leather industry is poisoning the world. The 2017 “Pulse of the Fashion Industry” r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-stages-leather-protest-at-sydney-fashion-week/Mon, 31 May 2021 05:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-stages-leather-protest-at-sydney-fashion-week/ The report found that concern for the environment is an important driver of the shift, since animal agriculture is one of the main causes of climate change. Awareness of environmental issues has risen by 1.2% annually over the past five years.The Food of the Future Is Vegan
Aussies’ recent shift towards a vegan life]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-meat-consumption-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-25-years/Thu, 27 May 2021 06:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-meat-consumption-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-25-years/ Cheers went up at PETA HQ at the news that even the fashion house that sewed mink fur onto sneakers is changing with the times. At this rate, not a single designer will still be selling fur next year – and no wonder, since no kind shopper will buy it.Why Has Valentino Said Farewell to Fur?
As PETA expos&ea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-celebrates-valentinos-farewell-to-fur/Fri, 21 May 2021 06:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-celebrates-valentinos-farewell-to-fur/ It’s official: After working with PETA US, TRESemmé—one of the most widely recognised hair-care brands—has banned all tests on animals anywhere in the world! Compassionate shoppers everywhere can now look to it for products that are salon-tested on consenting humans but never tested on animals.
Is TRESemmé PETA-Approved?
The Global Beaut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tresemm-bans-all-animal-testing-worldwide/Fri, 21 May 2021 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tresemm-bans-all-animal-testing-worldwide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/got-an-interesting-idea-or-invention-win-up-to-10k/Thu, 20 May 2021 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/got-an-interesting-idea-or-invention-win-up-to-10k/ Rural Australia has been flagging the problems caused by a mouse population boom, spurred on by an abundant grain harvest, since the beginning of the year. And it’s hardly the first time we’ve seen such a spike – “plagues” are consistently reported follow]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-position-on-poisoning-mice/Wed, 19 May 2021 08:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-position-on-poisoning-mice/ Animals are not surfboards, and we should no more be applauding a person who “surfs” on a crocodile than we should applaud jockeys who whip horses or marine park trainers who ride on dolphins’ fins.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/psa-surfing-on-crocodiles-is-dumb-and-deadly/Mon, 17 May 2021 23:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/psa-surfing-on-crocodiles-is-dumb-and-deadly/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-vegan-biggie-to-bill-shorten/Thu, 13 May 2021 07:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-vegan-biggie-to-bill-shorten/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hazmat-suits-and-high-heels-peta-us-turns-heads-outside-herms-store/Thu, 06 May 2021 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hazmat-suits-and-high-heels-peta-us-turns-heads-outside-herms-store/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hazmat-suits-and-high-heels-peta-turns-heads-outside-herms-store/Thu, 06 May 2021 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hazmat-suits-and-high-heels-peta-turns-heads-outside-herms-store/ The action came as Australia prepares to celebrate Mother’s Day. But for cows in the dairy industry, motherhood is exploited, not celebrated.
Just like us, cows carry their babies for approximately nine months. But when they’re born, calves on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-mothers-bare-chests-in-sydney-to-highlight-dairy-industry-abuse/Wed, 05 May 2021 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-mothers-bare-chests-in-sydney-to-highlight-dairy-industry-abuse/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-platypus-killed-in-a-yabby-trap-in-queensland-sign-the-petition-now/Wed, 05 May 2021 07:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/another-platypus-killed-in-a-yabby-trap-in-queensland-sign-the-petition-now/ The country – which currently sends around 3 million live farmed animals every year on horrific voyages around the world to be used as “breeding stock” – will phase out the practice over the next two years.
News reports suggest the New Zealand government delivered a letter to the Chinese Embassy on 31 March signalling the end of the trade.Tragedy After Tragedy
PETA h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-new-zealand-announces-total-live-export-ban/Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-new-zealand-announces-total-live-export-ban/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shelters-in-crisis-as-people-surrender-pandemic-puppies/Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shelters-in-crisis-as-people-surrender-pandemic-puppies/ So, just in case anyone is thinking that Australia is somehow immune to the problems highlighted by the documentary, here are some sobering facts that hit close t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/think-that-what-you-saw-in-seaspiracy-doesnt-apply-to-australia-think-again/Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/think-that-what-you-saw-in-seaspiracy-doesnt-apply-to-australia-think-again/ New Zealand’s government is preparing to decide on the future of the trade, so PETA has written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asking once again for a total ban.
This is hardly the first time we’ve called on New Zealand to do the right thing b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nz-government-pressured-to-end-live-exports-in-light-of-suez-canal-crisis/Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nz-government-pressured-to-end-live-exports-in-light-of-suez-canal-crisis/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-seaspiracy-and-be-inspired-to-help-the-oceans/Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-seaspiracy-and-be-inspired-to-help-the-oceans/ By banning the sale of badger-hair brushes, Edgewell is helping PETA and our affiliates push the personal-care industry in a kinde]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-wilkinson-sword-bans-badger-hair-brushes/Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-wilkinson-sword-bans-badger-hair-brushes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-the-show-wont-go-on-for-exotic-animals-in-australian-circuses/Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-the-show-wont-go-on-for-exotic-animals-in-australian-circuses/ RSPCA Victoria is investigating. Meanwhile, Unique Carriage Hire issued a statement saying that it believes the horse died of a heart attack.
Minister fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-pulling-carriage-dies-on-melbourne-street/Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-pulling-carriage-dies-on-melbourne-street/ A PETA ad, which depicts a koala clinging to a branch that transforms into a fork stabbing a piece of meat, is displayed on 10 billboards in five major shopping centres in the area: Bankstown Central, Broadway Sydney, Castle Towers, Macquarie Centre, and Westpoint.The text reads, “Eating meat kills koalas. Australian bushland is being destroyed to make way f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-shopping-centre-ad-blitz-eating-meat-kills-koalas/Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-shopping-centre-ad-blitz-eating-meat-kills-koalas/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/doughnut-day-peta-gifts-frontline-workers-vegan-doughnuts/Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/doughnut-day-peta-gifts-frontline-workers-vegan-doughnuts/ Wearing crocodile masks and green bikinis, activists holding bag-shaped signs – which implored the company to “bin crocodile skin” and reminded shoppers that “animals die for exotic skins” – demonstrated outside the Hermès store in Sydney in their first of three appearanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-crocodiles-troll-herms-stores-on-australian-tour/Thu, 04 Mar 2021 04:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-crocodiles-troll-herms-stores-on-australian-tour/ The cruelty you’re about to see is common in the exotic-skins industry.
Snake]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/snakes-pumped-full-of-compressed-air-until-they-die-for-boots-and-bags/Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/snakes-pumped-full-of-compressed-air-until-they-die-for-boots-and-bags/ To celebrate, we joined Dolphin Freedom Fighters in popping some “champagne” in front of Dolphin Marine Conservation Park – formerly Dolphin marine Magic – in Coffs Harbour.
Dolphin Freedom Fighters
This is fantastic progress for these individuals]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-passes-monumental-regulations-protecting-dolphins/Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-passes-monumental-regulations-protecting-dolphins/ RSPCA
While an investigation into alleged breaches of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is ongoing and no charges have been laid yet, it’s clear that the state government needs to ban these awful places.
Puppy mills use mother dogs as breeding machines until their bodies break down, confining them to without socialisation or veteri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-puppy-farm-raid-79-dogs-seized/Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-puppy-farm-raid-79-dogs-seized/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-victorian-council-rejects-sheep-milk-farm-proposal/Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-victorian-council-rejects-sheep-milk-farm-proposal/ PETA’s objective is to stop animal suffering, and we rely on social media to reach people with information that they might never otherwise see.
PETA]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-advocacy-groups-caught-up-in-australia-facebook-ban/Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-advocacy-groups-caught-up-in-australia-facebook-ban/ Framed awards are on their way to teenage prodigy Jannik Sinner and Grand Slam finalist Naomi Osaka who we think are just ace for their acts of kindness and respect to animals on the courts.During his match against Denis Shapovalov, Sinner stopped play in the third set to tend to a moth who landed on the court, carefully manoeuvring the i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aces-for-animals-tennis-players-crowned-petas-australian-open-champions/Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aces-for-animals-tennis-players-crowned-petas-australian-open-champions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/despite-pandemic-military-trip-to-thailand-scheduled-for-drill-involving-bloodlust-animal-killing/Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/despite-pandemic-military-trip-to-thailand-scheduled-for-drill-involving-bloodlust-animal-killing/  
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A post shared by PETA Australia (@peta_australia)The news comes despite recent revelations that most shooters don’t even know which species they’re allowed to shoot at. In 2020, the Victorian Game Ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/slaughter-for-sport-2021-duck-hunting-season-approved/Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/slaughter-for-sport-2021-duck-hunting-season-approved/ This is the second year in a row that the festival won’t be going ahead because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The mayor of Pamplona, Spain, must stop allowing terrified bulls to be stabbed to death for this barbaric event for good.
Why Ban the Running of the Bulls?
The Running of the Bulls is part of a barbaric bloodbath that takes pla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/running-of-the-bulls-cancelled-again-bulls-spared-a-bloody-death/Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/running-of-the-bulls-cancelled-again-bulls-spared-a-bloody-death/ The council rejected the proposal, which included plans to breed 30 female dogs, based on “huge community outrage” over animal welfare concerns that was “too hard to ignore” – including a PETA petition with more than 8,000 signatures.We’re jumping with joy at this life-saving decision – an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/we-did-it-staffy-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/we-did-it-staffy-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/ The council rejected the proposal, which included plans to breed 30 female dogs, based on “huge community outrage” over animal welfare concerns that was “too hard to ignore” – including a PETA petition with more than 8,000 signatures.We’re jumping with joy at this life-saving decision – an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/we-did-it-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/we-did-it-puppy-farm-plans-rejected/ Who is included in Phase 1? Quarantine, health-care, aged-care, and disability workers – quite rightly! Indigenous people over 55 and others over 70 – great! Essential and high-risk workers – police, fire, defence, and emergency services – yes, and give the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-should-abattoirs-be-first-in-line/Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-should-abattoirs-be-first-in-line/ “I am del]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/invader-x-peta-urban-artist-designs-vegan-collection/Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/invader-x-peta-urban-artist-designs-vegan-collection/ Here’s what the bill includes:
A Ban on Wild Animals in Travelling CircusesAlready banned in many countries across Europe, circuses which force wild animals to perform will no longer be allowed to operate in France in fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/history-in-the-making-french-national-assembly-votes-to-protect-animals/Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/history-in-the-making-french-national-assembly-votes-to-protect-animals/ The message comes after months of debate in the NSW parliament about land clearing laws and a recently released report that identified Australia as one of the world’s worst deforestation hotspo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-koalas-descend-on-premiers-office-with-anti-meat-message/Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-koalas-descend-on-premiers-office-with-anti-meat-message/ What’s Wrong With Badger Hair?
Badger-hair brushes are a product of the exploitation and slaughter of intelligent, sensitive badgers. A PE]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-loral-group-bans-brushes-made-with-animal-hair/Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-loral-group-bans-brushes-made-with-animal-hair/ This great news for rabbits comes after almost two years of campaigning by PETA and our affiliates against American Vintage’s use of angora. Together, we held online actions, bombarded the company’s social media posts with comments, urged supporters to call its headquarters and customer service with complaints]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-rabbits-american-vintage-bans-angora/Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-rabbits-american-vintage-bans-angora/ In a new video, industry insiders discuss how farms simply hide monkeys until auditors leave or buy monkeys without registering them, even though registration is legally required. Of the 14 coconut farms]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-monkey-labour-cover-up-in-thai-coconut-industry/Thu, 07 Jan 2021 02:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-monkey-labour-cover-up-in-thai-coconut-industry/ Watch this video to see some of PETA’s landmark moments this year:Preventing Future Pandemics
As COVID-19 gripped the world, PETA]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-2020-how-you-helped-us-help-animals/Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-2020-how-you-helped-us-help-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-government-fails-wild-animals-in-circuses-and-the-public/Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-government-fails-wild-animals-in-circuses-and-the-public/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-animals-karl-lagerfeld-bans-exotic-skins/Sun, 20 Dec 2020 06:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-animals-karl-lagerfeld-bans-exotic-skins/ How many times must PETA affiliates send investigators into Australian shearing sheds to uncover extreme abuse befor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-wool-exposed-again-sheep-kicked-beaten-and-cut-in-2020/Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-wool-exposed-again-sheep-kicked-beaten-and-cut-in-2020/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chained-monkeys-in-melbourne-protest-forced-labour/Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chained-monkeys-in-melbourne-protest-forced-labour/ Ovolo announced the new policy in October, noting that all its hotels in Australia and Hong Kong would be meat-free for the next 12 months in an effort “to be conscious about what we are consuming and practice environmental sustainability as best we can”.
A recent comprehensive study found that by 2030, replacing just 10% of anima]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-names-ovolo-hotels-2020-company-of-the-year/Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-names-ovolo-hotels-2020-company-of-the-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/last-chance-dont-miss-peta-uss-big-partygrab-tickets-while-you-can/Thu, 10 Dec 2020 03:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/last-chance-dont-miss-peta-uss-big-partygrab-tickets-while-you-can/ To make sure you get a slice of the action, head to the event page.The slices, which will be available in both Peanut Butter and Choc Almond flavours, join a Vegan Chocolate Cake and a Vegan Strawberry Choc Cake on The Cheesecake Shop’s menu.
Food can be a fabulous form of activism &nd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/get-your-hands-on-free-fudge-from-the-cheesecake-shop/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/get-your-hands-on-free-fudge-from-the-cheesecake-shop/ Cruel Slaughter
In Australia, more than 1.5 million kangaroos are shot every year to make pet food, steaks, and leather products. Hunters shine blinding lights and fire rifles at dusk when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-german-supermarkets-drop-kangaroo-meat/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-german-supermarkets-drop-kangaroo-meat/ The demonstration, which came during World Vegan Month, urged Kiwis to consider just how unnatural and cruel it is to drink another animal’s bodily fluid – especially when there are so many versatile non-dairy milks, yoghurts, cheese]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-babies-in-wellington-protest-dairy/Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-babies-in-wellington-protest-dairy/ Image: mitula.com.au
The proposed farm would be located on a former melon and banana farm, and according to the ABC, it would include an egg incubator laboratory, a hatchery, grower pens, finishing pens, an open farm area, refrigerated feed preparation, and storage areas.
Every PETA exposé of the exotic-s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/proposed-nt-crocodile-farm-would-imprison-50000-animals/Tue, 10 Nov 2020 03:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/proposed-nt-crocodile-farm-would-imprison-50000-animals/ While the industry focuses on the money made from animal suffering, glossing over the blee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-anthony-van-dyck-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-anthony-van-dyck-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/ The protesters carried signs reading, “Nup to the Cup” and “You Bet, They Die.”NkT Photography
You Bet, They Die
Anyone with an ounce of humanity can see that whipping sensitive animals so that some folks can win some money is wrong. And the horses often]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-protest-activists-crack-bloody-horse-whips-outside-flemington/Mon, 02 Nov 2020 04:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-protest-activists-crack-bloody-horse-whips-outside-flemington/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-vegan-month-starts-soon-are-you-ready/Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-vegan-month-starts-soon-are-you-ready/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulesed-lamb-statue-proposed-for-goulburn/Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulesed-lamb-statue-proposed-for-goulburn/ After decades of wasted time and money, the development of more than 100 unsuccessful drugs, and the loss of an untold number of animals’ lives, no cure for Alzheimer’s disease or method of slowing its progress in humans has been found.
We can and must phase out unreliable tests on animals and replace them with human-relevant, non-animal methods. Read on to find out ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/does-killing-countless-animals-actually-help-treat-alzheimers/Thu, 22 Oct 2020 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/does-killing-countless-animals-actually-help-treat-alzheimers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/camel-donkey-and-horse-rides-to-be-banned-at-giza-pyramids-after-peta-campaign/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/camel-donkey-and-horse-rides-to-be-banned-at-giza-pyramids-after-peta-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/camel-and-horse-rides-to-be-banned-at-giza-pyramids-after-peta-campaign/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/camel-and-horse-rides-to-be-banned-at-giza-pyramids-after-peta-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-duncan-garner-vegan-goodies/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-sends-duncan-garner-vegan-goodies/ Columbia’s ethical and environmentally responsible decision comes on the heels of a PETA exposé of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/columbia-sportswear-company-to-ban-alpaca-fleece/Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/columbia-sportswear-company-to-ban-alpaca-fleece/ Protesters lay in chalked outlines of pigs, sheep, chickens, cows and fish to remind Australians that these animals – the victims of speciesism – deserve the same consideration and compassion as all living beings.
Steven WalkerAs humans, we instinctively feel compassion and empathy for animals, but we’re taugh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-lie-dead-in-meat-industry-crime-scene/Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-lie-dead-in-meat-industry-crime-scene/ Mink Fur Farming to End by 2025
PETA affiliates have campaigned for decades against inhumane fur farming. Today, the majority of the Fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-france-to-shut-down-mink-farms-dolphin-captivity-and-wild-animal-circuses/Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-france-to-shut-down-mink-farms-dolphin-captivity-and-wild-animal-circuses/ A report on a proposed bill that would have ended mulesing in the state by 2022 has concluded that banning the procedure and making use of pain relief are “not the right way forward”.
I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-parliament-fails-to-protect-sheep-allows-mulesing-mutilations-to-continue/Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nsw-parliament-fails-to-protect-sheep-allows-mulesing-mutilations-to-continue/ It shows that horses most commonly died from catastrophic leg injuries or breaks and fractures of their forelegs. Others died from cardiac issues, internal bleeding, hind leg or pelvis injuries, or head trauma.
On average, one horse died on an Australian racetrack every t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-report-116-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-the-last-year/Fri, 25 Sep 2020 05:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-report-116-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-the-last-year/ The proposed development would have imprisoned up to 3,100 cattle at any one time, all of them spending the final months of their lives in small faeces-filled yards before slaughter.
Cows (and steers and bulls) are curious, playful animals who love to frolic in grass, not &ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-victorian-feedlot-proposal-withdrawn-following-objections/Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-victorian-feedlot-proposal-withdrawn-following-objections/ The coat is made with KOBA, the world’s first bio-based faux fur, created exclusively by ECOPEL. 
PETA and McCartney hope to inspire Loren to follow the lead of Italian tastemakers, such as fashion editor Anna Dello Russo, who no longer wear fur. The most influential Italia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stella-mccartney-gifts-gorgeous-coat-to-sophia-loren/Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stella-mccartney-gifts-gorgeous-coat-to-sophia-loren/ Earlier this month, PETA Germany sent a letter to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-poland-to-ban-fur-farming/Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-poland-to-ban-fur-farming/ Tourism from Australia, Germany, France, the UK, and elsewhere fuels the economy on Santorini. PETA Germany delivered our appeal to the Greek Embassy in Berlin.The demonstrators p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petition-hand-in-more-than-161000-people-demand-greek-government-stop-the-abuse-of-donkeys-on-santorini/Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petition-hand-in-more-than-161000-people-demand-greek-government-stop-the-abuse-of-donkeys-on-santorini/ Monkeys at WNPRC spend every day and every night locked inside barren metal cages. They never]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-investigation-lab-shocks-monkey-penises-until-ejaculation/Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-investigation-lab-shocks-monkey-penises-until-ejaculation/ The video shines a spotlight on the suffering of monkeys subjected to psychological and physical torment in laboratories.It features footage from PETA US investigations into a National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenter’s painful, invasive, and deadly “monkey fright” test]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/iggy-pop-speaks-up-for-monkeys-used-in-experiments/Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/iggy-pop-speaks-up-for-monkeys-used-in-experiments/ This win comes after a decade of pushing from PETA  US and will prevent countless snakes, crocodiles, ostriches, and other animals from being warehoused and killed in the fashion industry for their skin.
Every crocodile-skin or snakeskin purse, belt, or shoe is made from skinni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tommy-hilfiger-and-calvin-klein-owner-ditches-exotic-skins/Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tommy-hilfiger-and-calvin-klein-owner-ditches-exotic-skins/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/forgotten-animals-stories-told-in-new-documentary-about-peta-us-work-breaking-the-chain/Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/forgotten-animals-stories-told-in-new-documentary-about-peta-us-work-breaking-the-chain/ What happened to the Gulf Livestock]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cows-and-human-crew-lost-at-sea-in-gulf-livestock-1-tragedy/Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cows-and-human-crew-lost-at-sea-in-gulf-livestock-1-tragedy/ This brings us to a crossroads. Researchers can either continu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-affiliates-new-deal-to-revamp-biomedical-research-and-regulatory-testing/Wed, 02 Sep 2020 02:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-affiliates-new-deal-to-revamp-biomedical-research-and-regulatory-testing/ The milestone comes after PETA and Humane Research Australia wrote to the school because experimenters there had published about conducting the forced swim test as recently as April of this year.
 
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A post shared by PETA Australia (@peta_australia) on Sep 1, 2020 at 1:36am]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-mice-the-university-of-adelaide-ends-forced-swim-test-on-animals/Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-mice-the-university-of-adelaide-ends-forced-swim-test-on-animals/ A busy theme park with noisy crowds, music, and boisterous children is a highly unsuitable environment for animals. Being handled and forced into close proximity with strangers is a stressful and traumatic experience for most species, who – unlike human visitors – can’t leave once they&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-luna-petting-zoo-proposal-withdrawn/Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-luna-petting-zoo-proposal-withdrawn/ The activists held signs reading, “Meat Trade Kills” and “Prevent Pandemics. Go Vegan.”
As COVID-19 alert levels, social distancing, and wearing masks become new norms, it may be all too easy to forget what caused the worldwide health crisis in the first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-clad-in-hazmat-suits-take-vegan-message-to-brisbane/Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-clad-in-hazmat-suits-take-vegan-message-to-brisbane/ Now, the Chinese government is taking new steps to loosen its requirements for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/china-proposes-end-to-tests-on-animals-for-many-imported-cosmetics/Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/china-proposes-end-to-tests-on-animals-for-many-imported-cosmetics/ The Oscar-winning actor, who has been vegan since the age of 3, has collaborated with PETA to speak out against everything from the wool industry to fishing. Now, he’s using his star power to raise awareness of the violence inflicted on animals on farms and to empower fans to take action by going vegan.Change the World From Your Kitchen
&ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenix-exposes-hens-crammed-into-cages-and-suffocated-in-the-cruel-egg-industry/Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenix-exposes-hens-crammed-into-cages-and-suffocated-in-the-cruel-egg-industry/ In the wake of this tragedy, a PETA affiliate team member – supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund – travelled to the city to assess the situation and help the dogs, cats, and other animals affected by the devastation.
The team member scoured the ruins for animals and found a young chicken whose hips h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-global-compassion-fund-supports-rescuing-animals-in-beirut/Sun, 16 Aug 2020 03:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-global-compassion-fund-supports-rescuing-animals-in-beirut/ Our ad was set to be erected at three sites across Melbourne – in Collingwood, Fitzroy, and St Kilda – and was designed to remind people that mulesing remains a cruel and painful practice, despite a new law in Victoria that mandates a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulesing-reality-is-too-graphic-for-melbourne-says-billboard-ad-company/Sun, 16 Aug 2020 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulesing-reality-is-too-graphic-for-melbourne-says-billboard-ad-company/ Some chickens had been crushed by feeders ins]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cruelty-exposed-at-queensland-egg-farm/Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cruelty-exposed-at-queensland-egg-farm/ What’s Wrong With Alpaca?
An undercover investigation into Mallkini – the world’s largest privately owned alpaca farm in Peru – shows that workers held struggling, crying alpacas by the ears]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-fashion-house-valentino-to-stop-using-alpaca/Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-fashion-house-valentino-to-stop-using-alpaca/ The Prada Group – which includes Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s, and Car Shoe – confirmed to Italian animal rights group LAV that it will no longer purchase any new kangaroo leather. The decision will spare these remarkable Australian animals immense suffering.
Prada joins the likes of Versace, Victoria Beckham, Chanelnd Paul Smith in banning leather made from kangaroos.What Is ‘K-Leather’?
Some 2.3 milli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/prada-bans-kangaroo-leather/Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/prada-bans-kangaroo-leather/ According to Agriculture Victoria, both birds and their eggs have tested positive to H7N7 avian influenza virus on the farm near Lethbridge. Like the coronavirus, H7N7 can jump from birds to infect humans.
The farm has been placed into quarantine and officials are conducting surveillanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bird-flu-outbreak-on-victorian-farm/Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bird-flu-outbreak-on-victorian-farm/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-workers-offered-new-vocation-training-in-wake-of-covid-19-clusters/Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-workers-offered-new-vocation-training-in-wake-of-covid-19-clusters/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-workers-offered-new-vocation-training-in-wake-of-covid-19/Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-workers-offered-new-vocation-training-in-wake-of-covid-19/ When Townsville resident Elina Walsh found an injured huntsman spider who was emaciated, dehydrated, and missing six of her legs, she decided to do something extraordinary. After learning that spiders can regrow legs, Walsh spent time carefully looking after the large arachnid, whom she named Peggy.
We’re pleased to say that Peggy now has a full set of legs!For her compassion, Elina has been recognised with PETA’s “Hero to Anima]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/townsville-woman-nurses-spider-to-regrow-her-legs/Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/townsville-woman-nurses-spider-to-regrow-her-legs/ I protested against the cruel, greedy, for profit only mutilation of sheep when I was in Australia in 2007 on tour with The Pretenders. It seemed at the t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chrissie-hynde-lends-voice-to-australia-mulesing-inquiry/Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chrissie-hynde-lends-voice-to-australia-mulesing-inquiry/ 9 July, 2020:
As Melbourne goes into lockdown for the next six weeks to combat COVID-19, two more abattoir workers have tested positive for the virus – at JBS in Brooklyn and Pacific Meats in Thomastown.
The new cases come after the Cedar Meats cluster in Melbourne led to the infection of 110 people, and other outbreaks have been reported in abattoirs in France,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/ PETA has been working with Nando’s on this chicken-free treat since 2017. It was launched in Queensland earlier this year to huge success and now, it’s on offer in all its restaurants nationwide. 
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As smart businesses race to meet the sky-high demand for tasty vegan options, off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nandos-finally-releases-its-vegan-chicken-nationwide/Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nandos-finally-releases-its-vegan-chicken-nationwide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chocolatier-barry-callebaut-bans-tests-on-animals/Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chocolatier-barry-callebaut-bans-tests-on-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-velour-bans-mink-fur-eyelashes-after-peta-push/Thu, 16 Jul 2020 01:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-velour-bans-mink-fur-eyelashes-after-peta-push/ UNIQLO’s decision will go a long way in helping to prevent vulnerable alpacas from being abused and shorn bloody for their wool.
The PETA US investigation into the world’s largest privately owned alpaca farm, Mallkini in Peru, shows that wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fantastic-news-uniqlo-bans-alpaca-wool/Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fantastic-news-uniqlo-bans-alpaca-wool/ The new cases come after the Cedar Meats cluster in Melbourne led to the infection of 110 people, and other outbreaks have been reported in abattoirs in France, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, the UK, and the US.
According to a report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 5,000 peo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/two-more-australian-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/two-more-australian-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/ 9 July, 2020:
As Melbourne goes into lockdown for the next six weeks to combat COVID-19, two more abattoir workers have tested positive for the virus – at JBS in Brooklyn and Pacific Meats in Thomastown.
The new cases come after the Cedar Meats cluster in Melbourne led to the infection of 110 people, and other outbreaks have been reported in abattoirs in France,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-abattoir-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/ ©EsaEnnelin
The activists simultaneously broke “banderillas” containing multi-coloured powdered paint above their heads to signal what they hope is a new era in Spain – one without bullfighting or bull runs. B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/colourful-celebration-marks-cancelled-bullfights-in-pamplona/Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/colourful-celebration-marks-cancelled-bullfights-in-pamplona/ The decision comes just days after Sephora – the world’s leading beauty retailer – announced it would be banning the cruelly obtained product as well. 
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Whether it’s a pair of fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-minks-mecca-bans-fur-eyelashes/Fri, 03 Jul 2020 01:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-minks-mecca-bans-fur-eyelashes/ For multi-use substances used in cosmetics as well as other products such as household cleaners, paints and air freshener, companies may still submit n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-cosmetics-testing-laws-are-in-force-but-what-do-they-really-mean-for-animals/Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-cosmetics-testing-laws-are-in-force-but-what-do-they-really-mean-for-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-the-next-pandemic-in-your-closet/Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-the-next-pandemic-in-your-closet/ Whether it’s a pair of false eyelashes or a coat, every item made from minks comes from the cruel fur industry. Minks are solitary animals with a home range of several miles. They are naturally terrified of humans and like to climb and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-for-minks-sephora-bans-fur-eyelashes/Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-for-minks-sephora-bans-fur-eyelashes/ We’ve placed billboards around Sydney – in Epping, Gymea, and Leichhardt – featuring gentle lambs and sheep in a field and the words “We’re Individuals. We’re Not Jumpers. Wear Something Vegan”.The wool trade is on the way out. Consumers don’t want to contribute to an industry that hacks off the backsides of lambs, perpetuates vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-billboards-in-sydney-urge-shoppers-to-wear-vegan-this-winter/Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/giant-billboards-in-sydney-urge-shoppers-to-wear-vegan-this-winter/ That’s the question from PETA US – which bought stock in LVMH in 2017 – that the company will have to address during its annual meeting on 30 June.
Conservation experts have warned that the practices of the exotic-skins industry increase the risk of future epidemics, as the wild animals it u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/push-to-drop-fur-and-exotic-skins-heads-to-lvmhs-boardroom/Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/push-to-drop-fur-and-exotic-skins-heads-to-lvmhs-boardroom/ DMCP and two animal rights groups are setting aside their differences and joining forces for the benefit of Zippy (32), Bella (15), and Jet (11). These three bottlenose dolphins are currently housed at the Australian marine park, which has seen some harsh effects of COVID-19-related]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rights-activists-collab-with-past-nemeses-on-seaside-sanctuary/Mon, 29 Jun 2020 05:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rights-activists-collab-with-past-nemeses-on-seaside-sanctuary/ Historic Victorian bakehouse Ferguson Plarre has stepped up to the plate with not one but two new vegan options: a meat pie and a sausage roll. Both will be available at all 80 of the chain’s stores starting on 29 June.
The iconic bakery recognised a growing need for vegan pastries when its own CEO, Steve Plarre, made the switch to plant-based eating last year. Now, after 14 months of baking experiments and product testing, the team membe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-huge-bakery-chain-just-launched-a-vegan-pie-and-sausage-roll/Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-huge-bakery-chain-just-launched-a-vegan-pie-and-sausage-roll/ Melanie Langlotz of Geo AR Games in Auckland, New Zealand has teamed up with Roger Holzberg and Walt Conti of San Francisco–based Edge Innovations to create a jaw-dr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-robotic-dolphin-could-mean-the-end-of-marine-mammal-captivity/Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-robotic-dolphin-could-mean-the-end-of-marine-mammal-captivity/ “They’re both animals, and they both just need love. [I]t’s disgusting how they’re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/artemis-fowl-star-ferdia-shaw-reveals-why-hes-vegan/Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/artemis-fowl-star-ferdia-shaw-reveals-why-hes-vegan/ Marks & Spencer – which has more than 1,400 stores across 57 countries – said the investigation highlighted “concerns around the welfare of animals that are farm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-mamps-to-drop-alpaca-wool/Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-mamps-to-drop-alpaca-wool/ Of course, PM Morrison infamously already has a boat trophy on his desk which “celebrates” his work to stop migrant boats during his tenure as Immigration Minister. The trophy is engraved with the words “I stopped these”.
However boat ‘turn backs’ have since been co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-offers-scomo-new-i-stopped-these-boat-trophy/Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-offers-scomo-new-i-stopped-these-boat-trophy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-investigation-queens-pigeons-perish-in-south-african-million-dollar-slaughter-race/Sat, 13 Jun 2020 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-investigation-queens-pigeons-perish-in-south-african-million-dollar-slaughter-race/ Activists held signs reading, “Meat Kills” and “Prevent Pandemics: Go Vegan,” while TV screens behind them showed footage of local factory farms and abattoirs.
As our lives return to (somewhat) normal as cases of COVID-19 in Australia decline, it would be all too easy to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-in-hazmat-suits-blame-meat-industry-for-covid-19/Sat, 13 Jun 2020 06:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/protesters-in-hazmat-suits-blame-meat-industry-for-covid-19/ The compassionate decision came swiftly after PETA got in touch with the store with undercover video footage from the industry, showing that workers hit, kicked, tied down, and mutilated pregnant, crying alpacas, who were so fearful of being pinned down and shorn that they vomit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-alpacas-smith-amp-caugheyrsquos-bans-alpaca-wool-following-peta-exposeacute/Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/great-news-for-alpacas-smith-amp-caugheyrsquos-bans-alpaca-wool-following-peta-exposeacute/ It’s a victory, in that these sheep will now be spared a gruesome, hellish journey spanning weeks, during which they would have gasped for breath and waded through their own melting waste on multi-tiered ships. However, the good news is undercut by word that they will now apparently be slaughtered in Western Aust]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/56000-sheep-spared-live-export-journey-to-the-middle-east/Sat, 06 Jun 2020 04:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/56000-sheep-spared-live-export-journey-to-the-middle-east/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brian-cox-interviews-rescued-cat/Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brian-cox-interviews-rescued-cat/ GSK is one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies in terms of revenue. After talks with PETA affiliates, it became the 14th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-pharma-giant-glaxosmithkline-says-no-to-forced-swim-test/Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-pharma-giant-glaxosmithkline-says-no-to-forced-swim-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peruvian-alpaca-wool-exposed-crying-vomiting-alpacas-tied-down-cut-up-for-wool/Sun, 31 May 2020 15:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peruvian-alpaca-wool-exposed-crying-vomiting-alpacas-tied-down-cut-up-for-wool/ That’s what the documentary Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story aims to find out. Now, this must-see film is available to stream online.The Cruel Reality of Kangaroo Hunting
A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kangaroo-a-love-hate-story-released-online/Wed, 27 May 2020 05:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kangaroo-a-love-hate-story-released-online/ The Al Kuwait arrived in Fremantle from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, 22 May, despite pre-arrival reports that crew members had elevated temperatures.
While the rest of Australia went into lockdown to ensure the public’s safety, live-export companies have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wa-premier-urged-to-consider-live-export-ban-as-ship-brings-covid-19-outbreak/Wed, 27 May 2020 02:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wa-premier-urged-to-consider-live-export-ban-as-ship-brings-covid-19-outbreak/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-intl-science-consortiumfunded-study-no-need-to-bleed-horses-to-treat-diphtheria/Wed, 20 May 2020 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-intl-science-consortiumfunded-study-no-need-to-bleed-horses-to-treat-diphtheria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-meats-please-produce-vegan-meat/Mon, 18 May 2020 05:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-meats-please-produce-vegan-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-covid-19-cluster-peta-proposes-switch-to-vegan-meat/Mon, 18 May 2020 05:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-covid-19-cluster-peta-proposes-switch-to-vegan-meat/ Jo-Anne McArthur
The decision means that vulnerable waterbirds – already threatened by persistent drought and bushfires – will be chased and shot out of the sky.
For each bird killed, another is wounded and will die slowly in terror and agony. When mother birds are shot, ducklings – who are dependent on them for the fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/disappointing-and-dangerous-victoria-gives-duck-hunting-the-green-light/Mon, 11 May 2020 10:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/disappointing-and-dangerous-victoria-gives-duck-hunting-the-green-light/ Jo-Anne McArthur
The decision means that vulnerable waterbirds – already handicapped by persistent drought and bushfires – will be chased and shot out of the sky.
For each bird killed, another is wounded and will die slowly in terror and agony. Ducklings, who are dependent on their mother for their first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/disappointing-and-dangerous-victoria-gives-duck-hunting-go-ahead/Mon, 11 May 2020 10:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/disappointing-and-dangerous-victoria-gives-duck-hunting-go-ahead/ Taken from AnimalKind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion by PETA president Ingrid Newkirk and bestselling author Gene Stone, the passage read by Ahern tells the tale of ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/story-time-at-edgars-mission-rescued-cow-and-her-calf-listen-to-book-about-them/Sun, 10 May 2020 07:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/story-time-at-edgars-mission-rescued-cow-and-her-calf-listen-to-book-about-them/ In a letter to Polly Waffle maker Robern Menz, we point out that demand for vegan foods is growing at an astounding rate and the industry is expected to be worth more than US$24 billion by 2025.
Already this year, we’ve seen iconic Aussie brands such as Drumstick ice creams, MILO malt drink, and Four’N Twe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/polly-waffle-make-a-vegan-comeback/Thu, 07 May 2020 02:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/polly-waffle-make-a-vegan-comeback/ Why Do COVID-19 Clusters Occur in the Meat Industry?
In ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbournes-meat-industry-covid-19-cluster-shows-how-dangerous-abattoirs-are/Wed, 06 May 2020 11:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbournes-meat-industry-covid-19-cluster-shows-how-dangerous-abattoirs-are/ The spring/summer 2020 season marks the brand’s first-ever departure from using the skins of alligators, crocodiles, ostriches, lizards, or snakes in its designs. Mulberry already has a fur-free policy.
“[W]e have spent a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulberry-confirms-exotic-skins-ban/Wed, 06 May 2020 04:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mulberry-confirms-exotic-skins-ban/ Kids understand that cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals have personalities and can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/on-the-wiggles-its-yummy-vegan-hot-dog-day/Sat, 02 May 2020 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/on-the-wiggles-its-yummy-vegan-hot-dog-day/ While the thought of animals being killed in zoos may be shocking to the general public, this practice is routine, not just a response to the global pandemic.Tamara Kenneally
Healthy Animals Killed in Zoos
Visitors are often duped into believing that zoos serve some conservation pur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horror-as-animals-at-german-zoo-may-be-fed-to-each-other/Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horror-as-animals-at-german-zoo-may-be-fed-to-each-other/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-be-fooled-by-canada-gooses-new-fur-policy/Mon, 27 Apr 2020 03:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dont-be-fooled-by-canada-gooses-new-fur-policy/ The chief inspector of the New South Wales RSPCA called the act “shocking and inexcusable”, and a witness reportedly saw the man “laughing and joking” during the incident.The perpetrator of the vicious attack, Daniel Bright]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-ruling-in-nsw-dog-stabbing-case/Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-ruling-in-nsw-dog-stabbing-case/ LEFT: © MPL | RIGHT: © Brian Bowen Smith
The campaign urges everyone to boost their immune system and help prevent the spread of deadly animal-borne diseases that originate in meat markets by cutting m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alicia-silverstone-and-son-recreate-iconic-paul-and-linda-mccartney-veg-campaign/Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alicia-silverstone-and-son-recreate-iconic-paul-and-linda-mccartney-veg-campaign/ In her letter to the mayor, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk calls for an animal-friendly version of the festival:
 “We hope you’ll acce]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-running-of-the-bulls-is-cancelled-help-peta-end-it-forever/Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-running-of-the-bulls-is-cancelled-help-peta-end-it-forever/ With the world in the grip of a pandemic, scientists are working hard to develop much-needed treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19. In this time of great uncertainty and confusion, there’s one thing we do know for sure: experimenting on animals is not only unethical b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-day-for-animals-in-labs-small-protesters-hit-the-streets-for-a-big-problem/Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-day-for-animals-in-labs-small-protesters-hit-the-streets-for-a-big-problem/ In a letter to KordaMentha, we pointed out that a global shift towards vegan eating would go a long way towards addressing three major challenges the world currently faces – the climate crisis, zoonotic diseases, and animal cruelty.For years]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-nz-burger-king-receivers-relaunch-vegan/Thu, 23 Apr 2020 02:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-nz-burger-king-receivers-relaunch-vegan/ Each cow produces an estimated 70 litres of effluent each day, and about 7 litres of that comes out during milking. So it’s hardly surprising that some faeces end up in the milk itself.In 2016, some Coles home-brand milk products were recalled as a result of “microbial contamination”. Specifically, they’d been contaminated by coliforms, which are bacteria found in animals’ colons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/does-australian-milk-contain-cow-poo/Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/does-australian-milk-contain-cow-poo/ Australia Eats and Exports Kangaroo Flesh
Kangaroos are one of Australia’s most iconic species. However, every year, between 1.5 million and 5 million gentle, family-oriented kangaroos are killed for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-own-wildlife-trade-is-another-pandemic-waiting-to-happen/Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-own-wildlife-trade-is-another-pandemic-waiting-to-happen/ Today’s kind consumers want to support companies that share their values – those that sell chic and comfortable vegan s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ugg-burberry-and-ralph-lauren-have-a-new-shareholder/Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ugg-burberry-and-ralph-lauren-have-a-new-shareholder/ In this time of great uncertainty and confusion, there’s one thing we do know for sure: experimenting on animals is not only unethical but also unjustifiable from a scientific perspective.
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that 95 out of every 100 drugs that pass animal tests fail in humans, because they are either unsafe or ineffective. Mice]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ways-covid-19-researchers-are-avoiding-archaic-tests-on-animals/Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/ways-covid-19-researchers-are-avoiding-archaic-tests-on-animals/ As many animals are commonly used and killed in inhalation tests, this exciting development has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. And because humans’ physiology is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breakthrough-new-3-d-lung-model-to-save-animals-suffering-in-labs/Mon, 06 Apr 2020 02:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breakthrough-new-3-d-lung-model-to-save-animals-suffering-in-labs/ According to the BBC, CSIRO scientists have inserted vaccine samples into the ferrets at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Victoria. They’ve chosen the small, furry mammals becaus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-tests-possible-covid-19-vaccine-on-ferrets-while-us-moves-straight-to-human-trials/Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-tests-possible-covid-19-vaccine-on-ferrets-while-us-moves-straight-to-human-trials/ Of course, that argument doesn’t stand up to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/no-camels-milk-isnt-vegan/Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/no-camels-milk-isnt-vegan/ But as the rest of the world reorganises work and social schedules so that people can stay at home and flatten the curve, the horse and greyhound racing industries have decided they will continue to hold events.
So far only the Tasmanian state]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-are-horse-and-greyhound-races-still-going-ahead-during-the-covid-19-lockdown/Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-are-horse-and-greyhound-races-still-going-ahead-during-the-covid-19-lockdown/ Additional prohibited periods have been established for Qatar (22 May to 22 September) and Oman (8 May to 14 September). In addition, changes to conditions have been ordered, including the use of mandatory automated environmental data loggers that record the temperature and humidity and new shearing requirements regarding sheep who have been bred by the industry to have an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-for-sheep-middle-east-live-export-to-shut-down-for-15-weeks/Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/good-news-for-sheep-middle-east-live-export-to-shut-down-for-15-weeks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-puzzling-gift-for-australias-pm/Thu, 02 Apr 2020 02:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-puzzling-gift-for-australias-pm/ It’s hardly the fault of voters that they needed to leave the house to participate in compulsory elections, but our banner is a timely reminder to residents that in addition to voting for change, we can all take action to prevent future pandemics by going vegan.
Public-health experts believe the curre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/flying-banner-urges-voters-now-go-home-and-go-vegan/Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/flying-banner-urges-voters-now-go-home-and-go-vegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-wet-markets-also-sell-and-slaughter-live-animals/Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-wet-markets-also-sell-and-slaughter-live-animals/ As the COVID-19 outbreak becomes a rapidly growing crisis in Australia and beyond, folks are arming themselves with necessities, including knowledge. The outbreak has caused us all to become more familiar with terms like “novel coronavirus,” “self-isolation,” “social distancing,” and—here’s a new one—“wet market.”Jo-Anne McArthur / We AnimalsVendors chop slabs of meat and hang them for sale at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-look-inside-wet-markets-where-experts-believe-covid-19-originated/Thu, 26 Mar 2020 04:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-look-inside-wet-markets-where-experts-believe-covid-19-originated/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watching-tiger-king-heres-what-you-wont-see-on-netflix/Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watching-tiger-king-heres-what-you-wont-see-on-netflix/ As we have seen during other crises – whether natural or human-caused – animals and their needs are becoming part of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-is-finding-ways-not-to-slow-down-because-animals-still-need-our-help/Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-is-finding-ways-not-to-slow-down-because-animals-still-need-our-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coronavirus-vaccine-why-human-trials-not-animal-tests-are-the-way-forward/Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coronavirus-vaccine-why-human-trials-not-animal-tests-are-the-way-forward/ According to the World Health Organization, “there is no evidence that companion animals … such as cats and dogs have been infected or could spread the virus that causes COVID-19”.
If an infected person pets a dog or cat and leaves the coronavirus in the animal’s fur, that’s no different than if it’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-cats-and-dogs-carry-coronavirus/Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-cats-and-dogs-carry-coronavirus/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/still-riding-elephants-youre-at-risk-of-catching-tuberculosis/Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/still-riding-elephants-youre-at-risk-of-catching-tuberculosis/ Public health experts believe the virus originated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-hands-out-free-toilet-paper-in-sydney-printed-with-an-important-message/Tue, 10 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-hands-out-free-toilet-paper-in-sydney-printed-with-an-important-message/ Public health experts believe the virus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-hand-out-free-toilet-paper-in-sydney-printed-with-an-important-message/Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-hand-out-free-toilet-paper-in-sydney-printed-with-an-important-message/ As Australians become more aware of animals’ rights and environmental issues, food]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vegan-fourn-twenty-pies/Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vegan-fourn-twenty-pies/ But nothi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-another-shearer-guilty-of-cruelty-as-peta-releases-more-shocking-footage-of-australias-wool-industry/Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-another-shearer-guilty-of-cruelty-as-peta-releases-more-shocking-footage-of-australias-wool-industry/ Surveys have shown that the wetlands are in long-term decline. So it’s baffling why the government would approve a duck shooting season this year, even with a reduced season and smaller killing limit, which the Game Management Authority has admitted is impossible for them to police.
Jo-Anne McArthur
Every year, hundreds of thousands of birds are blasted out of the sky. For]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mass-slaughter-of-ducks-approved-by-victorian-government-despite-fires/Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mass-slaughter-of-ducks-approved-by-victorian-government-despite-fires/ At least 1,000 donkeys are slaughtered every day in Kenya to be exported to China, where their skin is boiled down to make ejiao, an ingredient used in medicines, cosmetics, and confectionery.
Last year, PETA Asia’s investigative footage revealed that frightened donkeys are cruelly beaten by workers at gove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kenya-bans-killing-of-donkeys-for-ejiao/Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kenya-bans-killing-of-donkeys-for-ejiao/ The baboons were from Wallacia’s National Health and Medical Research Council baboon “colony” – a euphemism for a breeding facility. There, the animals are specifically b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-real-reason-three-baboons-escaped-from-the-royal-prince-alfred-hospital/Wed, 26 Feb 2020 02:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-real-reason-three-baboons-escaped-from-the-royal-prince-alfred-hospital/ The criminal charges against the farmer were the result of a formal complaint and video evidence that PETA Asia submitted to the Scottish SPCA after an eyewitness saw him viciously punch sheep in the face on his farm near Howgate in 2018. His actions can be seen in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scottish-wool-farmer-pleads-guilty-after-being-filmed-punching-sheep-in-the-face/Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scottish-wool-farmer-pleads-guilty-after-being-filmed-punching-sheep-in-the-face/ The criminal charges against the farmer were the result of a formal complaint and video evidence that PETA Asia submitted to the Scottish SPCA after an eyewitness saw him viciously punch sheep in the face on his farm near Howgate in 2018. His actions can be seen in the vide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scottish-sheep-farmer-pleads-guilty-after-being-filmed-punching-sheep-in-the-face/Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/scottish-sheep-farmer-pleads-guilty-after-being-filmed-punching-sheep-in-the-face/ After PETA UK filed a complaint with the British Home Office, the facility has been formally investigated and sanctioned!Experimenting on animals is a dirty business, and Charles River Laboratories, which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whistle-blower-reveals-that-live-rats-were-crushed-to-death-at-notorious-experimenters-laboratory/Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whistle-blower-reveals-that-live-rats-were-crushed-to-death-at-notorious-experimenters-laboratory/ The company’s decision to scrap fur-trimmed shoes and coats proves once again that the future of fashion is vegan. Fur is dead, and we’re making sure every last retailer around the world knows it.
Jo-Anne McArthur/We]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-brands-group-to-go-fur-free/Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-brands-group-to-go-fur-free/ Another well-known Unilever brand went cruelty-free recently—Dove banned all tests on animals anywhere in the world in 2018 and began using PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies logo last year.
Suave’s wide array of budget-friendly hair-care, skin-care, bath, and body products can be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/suave-goes-cruelty-free-joins-beauty-without-bunnies-list/Mon, 17 Feb 2020 23:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/suave-goes-cruelty-free-joins-beauty-without-bunnies-list/ I am writing before going]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-fire-aftermath-a-disaster-relief-road-trip/Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-fire-aftermath-a-disaster-relief-road-trip/ Instead of soaking up accolades, Phoenix gave a beautiful, humble speech about his own flaws and his belief in what he considers “the best of humanity”: our most important trait, compassion for others.
If you haven]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenixs-oscars-speech-is-turning-people-vegan/Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenixs-oscars-speech-is-turning-people-vegan/ Instead of soaking up accolades, Phoenix gave a beautiful, humble speech about his own flaws and his belief in what he considers “the best of humanity”: our most important trait, compassion for others.
If you haven]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenixs-oscar-speech-is-turning-people-vegan/Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenixs-oscar-speech-is-turning-people-vegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-betta-outcome-for-fish-in-geelong/Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-betta-outcome-for-fish-in-geelong/ Over the years PETA and its international affiliates have shot dozens of ads with celebrities, held hundreds of protests, and crashed more than a few runways, all in the name of our “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. And now, with the use of animal fur all but over, it’s time for this iconic campaign to go the way of the mink stole, so that PETA can focus o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/end-of-an-era-peta-retires-id-rather-go-naked-than-wear-fur/Wed, 05 Feb 2020 08:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/end-of-an-era-peta-retires-id-rather-go-naked-than-wear-fur/ But where there’s life, there’s hope. Firefight]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stories-of-hope-and-survival-from-australias-bushfires/Tue, 04 Feb 2020 04:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stories-of-hope-and-survival-from-australias-bushfires/ As reported by The Age, documents completed by forestry contractors indicated that there were 72 koalas on the property when the area was logged in November. In the wake of Australia’s bushfires, more animals moved onto the property looking for food among the fallen trees. More than 100 koalas are believed to hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-farmer-accused-of-koala-massacre-in-portland-victoria/Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-farmer-accused-of-koala-massacre-in-portland-victoria/ The brand affirmed the ban also includes its use of “K-leather”:
“[O]ur new policy, which has very recently been uploaded to our website … does also include [kangaroo] as well as exotic skins.”
We Animals Media
What Is ‘K-Leather’?
Some 2.3 million kangaroos are reportedly killed every year for their skin. To produce leathe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/paul-smith-confirms-kangaroo-skin-ban/Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/paul-smith-confirms-kangaroo-skin-ban/ Public health experts believe the virus, labelled 2019-nCoV (known as coronavirus, an anagram of “carnivorous”), originated at a Chinese fish market, where close contact between humans and live animals in a small space made it easy for the virus to jump species.
A vaccine is at least a year away, and human-to-human transmission has been confirmed. But the reality is that we probably w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coronavirus-outbreak-is-linked-to-eating-animal-flesh/Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/coronavirus-outbreak-is-linked-to-eating-animal-flesh/ Caring people all around the world have already raised millions of dollars to help our communities and wildlife bounce back, but the road to re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/raising-money-for-bushfire-victims/Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/raising-money-for-bushfire-victims/ Right now, an emergency rescue team supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund is working to provide dogs and other animals with urgently needed food and veterinary care as they struggle to survive – and the team needs your help.
Today was a day of successes and setbacks for the rescue team.
PETA Asia was the first c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-philippines-taal-volcano-rescue-story-will-make-you-cry/Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-philippines-taal-volcano-rescue-story-will-make-you-cry/ In a big win following talks with PETA US, Strauss Group – the second-largest food and beverage company in Israel and the parent company of popular spread brand Obela – has adopted a new policy banning laboratory experiments on animals.
Obela hummus lovers can rejoice that their purchases will no longer contribute to e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/obela-hummus-parent-company-bans-animal-tests-after-talks-with-peta-us/Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/obela-hummus-parent-company-bans-animal-tests-after-talks-with-peta-us/ PETA US launched the campaign after scientists reviewed documents showing that between 2008 and 2017, Bristol-Myers Squibb employees published papers describing the use of more than 1,600 animal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pharma-giant-bristol-myers-squibb-bans-near-drowning-test/Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pharma-giant-bristol-myers-squibb-bans-near-drowning-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-south-koreas-largest-horse-slaughterhouse-and-two-employees-fined-for-illegal-killing-methods-following-peta-expos/Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-south-koreas-largest-horse-slaughterhouse-and-two-employees-fined-for-illegal-killing-methods-following-peta-expos/  
View this post on Insta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-link-between-bushfires-and-slaughterhouses-climate-change/Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-link-between-bushfires-and-slaughterhouses-climate-change/ Challenging Speciesism
One of PETA’s goals for 2019 was to introduce the concept of speciesism to the Australian public. In January, we kicked off the year with a barbecue for Australia Day asking everyone, “If you wouldn&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-australia-changed-for-good-in-2019/Mon, 23 Dec 2019 01:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-australia-changed-for-good-in-2019/ The mass slaughter and consumption of sea animals stand in opposition to the meaning of Christmas, yet millions of aquatic animals are killed for Australian festivities. The Sydney Fish Market even has a 36-hour “festive frenzy” – last]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/netted-dead-fish-in-sydney-protest-christmas-seafood/Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/netted-dead-fish-in-sydney-protest-christmas-seafood/ Vow And Declare must have been the most photographed horse at Flemington Racecourse this year after winning the Melbourne Cup. But a closer look at those photos show the sinister side of racing, with post-race whip welts visible on his hindquarters at the conclusion of the race.
The marks – which a veterinary pathologist has confirmed were most likely caused by trauma – prove that padded whips do, in fact, hurt horses]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whip-welts-on-melbourne-cup-winner-prompt-peta-to-call-for-whipping-ban/Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/whip-welts-on-melbourne-cup-winner-prompt-peta-to-call-for-whipping-ban/ Clearly, the sponsorship serves as one giant ad for the Steggles brand. But what exactly is being advertised? Check out the video below for a glimpse behind the scenes at the breeding facility and abattoir producing Steggles’ meat:
The investigation shows workers picking up chickens and beating them against a metal rail and oth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-urges-the-sydney-roosters-to-drop-steggles-sponsorship-after-cruelty-expos/Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-urges-the-sydney-roosters-to-drop-steggles-sponsorship-after-cruelty-expos/ The The Just Tattoo of Us presenter and Charlotte Show star points to the cruelty of confining naturally far-ranging marine mammals to concrete tanks that, to them, are the size of a bathtub.
“I would feel so claustrophobic being in such a small space. … [O]bviously, it’s massively cruel, and I just want everyone to know that …. And when people a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/charlotte-crosby-traps-herself-underwater-in-peta-antisea-world-ad/Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/charlotte-crosby-traps-herself-underwater-in-peta-antisea-world-ad/ For example, in Elliot the Piglet, some images of the cram]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asks-childrens-author-for-honest-addition-to-farm-book-collection/Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asks-childrens-author-for-honest-addition-to-farm-book-collection/ Just before the Joker premier, Joaquin’s compelling anti-speciesism ad went up in Times Square and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kind-and-committed-joaquin-phoenix-is-petas-person-of-the-year/Mon, 02 Dec 2019 22:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kind-and-committed-joaquin-phoenix-is-petas-person-of-the-year/ In an accompanying video spot, Zack describes how “everything changed instantly” when he went vegan in 2015 after watching the documentary Forks Over Knives:“I just felt so much more energised. Just eating plants, just whole foo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wrestler-zack-sabre-jr-is-powered-by-plants/Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wrestler-zack-sabre-jr-is-powered-by-plants/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/donkey-demonstrators-descend-on-greek-embassies-around-the-world/Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/donkey-demonstrators-descend-on-greek-embassies-around-the-world/ His last moments must have been agonisingly painful. But after his diagnosis in May, why was he racing at all?Unfortunately, this kind of injury occurs far too often on racetracks. During the last racing year, 122 horses died on Australian racetracks, mos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-horse-shatters-his-leg-and-dies-in-hong-kong-race/Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-horse-shatters-his-leg-and-dies-in-hong-kong-race/ “As you’ve already noted, the science is clear: climate change has played a key role in the severity of this year’s bushfires,” Anderson writes. “But acknowledging this is only half the battle. Australia has one of the highest greenhouse-gas emis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-makes-bushfire-plea-while-visiting-the-gold-coast/Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-makes-bushfire-plea-while-visiting-the-gold-coast/ Climate Change
Scientists have emphatically stated that climate change has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-help-koalas-and-other-australian-animals-affected-by-bushfires/Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-help-koalas-and-other-australian-animals-affected-by-bushfires/ Aussie Farms
In 2013, the German government moved to end the practice of castrating piglets]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-german-legal-proceedings-call-for-basic-rights-for-animals/Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-german-legal-proceedings-call-for-basic-rights-for-animals/ Clearly, the situation for these animals hasn’t improved since such abuse was first documented by PETA Germany back in 2018.Around 100 exhausted donkeys and mules are still forced to carry tourists up and down more than 500 steep, slippery steps to Firá’s old town all day long.
Open Sores and Blood]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-footage-from-santorini-donkeys-and-mules-are-still-being-abused/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-footage-from-santorini-donkeys-and-mules-are-still-being-abused/ If Her Majesty is due to attend an engagement in particularly cold weather, from 2019 onwards fake fur will be used to make sure she stays warm.
The Queen’s decision is in line with the many forward-thinking consumers, businesses, and nations that are recognis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-the-queen-has-gone-fur-free/Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-the-queen-has-gone-fur-free/ Four-year-old gelding Rostropovich finished the race last and unable to bear weight.
The reality is that horses are injured, and often killed, on racetracks all the time.Melbourne Cup’s History
In 2013, Verema was killed after snapping a bone in her leg.
In 2014, Admire Rakti collapsed and died in his stall after a race and Araldo broke a leg and was eut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rostropovich-injured-at-the-melbourne-cup/Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rostropovich-injured-at-the-melbourne-cup/ These tests – in which small animals are dropped into inescapable beakers of water and forced to swim to keep from drowning – claim to shed light on human depression. However, they don’t accurately predict whether a drug will work as a human anti-depressant and can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-pharma-giant-pfizer-bans-the-cruel-forced-swim-test/Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-pharma-giant-pfizer-bans-the-cruel-forced-swim-test/ Spirit-world spookiness has nothing on dairy farms, where cows are forcibly impregnated, separated from their babies, and sent to face the slaughter knife after their milk production has waned.
Because male calves are useless to d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dairy-is-scary-peta-cows-stage-halloween-protest-in-sydney/Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dairy-is-scary-peta-cows-stage-halloween-protest-in-sydney/ The radio spot was made to sound like commentary at a typical horse race, but rather than following the race, it describes the cause of death of a number of horses – including the famous Melbourne Cup fatalities of The Cliffsofmoher, Regal Monarch, Red Cadeaux, Admire Rakti, and A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-horseracing-ad-rejected/Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-horseracing-ad-rejected/ Even though geese are just trying to live in peace (and have been around for ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-game-sparks-hero-to-geese-award/Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-game-sparks-hero-to-geese-award/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-12-things-you-need-to-know-about-horse-racing/Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/melbourne-cup-12-things-you-need-to-know-about-horse-racing/ Helping to protect wild animals and ensuring that their populations thrive may be an ad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/african-swine-fever-warnings-reveal-pig-dogging-hypocrisy/Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/african-swine-fever-warnings-reveal-pig-dogging-hypocrisy/ Happily, those seeking lightweight warmth without sacrificing their ethics can now rejoice – a new version of the Heli has just dropped, and in addition to being lightweight and super-snug, it carries the “PETA-Approved Vegan” logo!
Made with 100% polyester and recycled polyester and featuring bluesign-approved s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kathmandus-best-selling-puffer-jacket-is-now-feather-free-and-peta-approved/Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kathmandus-best-selling-puffer-jacket-is-now-feather-free-and-peta-approved/ The spikes are painful to the cow’s udder when the calf attempts to suckle and can cause the cow to move away from or even kick her baby.
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Calves na]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farmers-use-spiked-nose-rings-to-separate-calves-and-their-mothers/Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farmers-use-spiked-nose-rings-to-separate-calves-and-their-mothers/ In the Nevada desert, PETA US eyewitnesses documented freshly shorn sheep being loaded into trailers bound for a location hours away, in California. The sheep are used by Bare Ranch, which claims to produce “local” wool using “sustainable” methods with “respect&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-kicked-hit-and-shoved-for-sustainable-wool/Tue, 15 Oct 2019 05:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-kicked-hit-and-shoved-for-sustainable-wool/ This victory]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-beauty-brand-morphe-bans-badger-hair-make-up-brushes/Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-beauty-brand-morphe-bans-badger-hair-make-up-brushes/ The change comes after PETA contacted the company – which has 30 stores across South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria – with information about the cruelty of such traps. A concerned customer initially got in touch with us after seeing them in a store in Adelaide, proving that if you see something and say something,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-retailer-takes-vile-glue-traps-off-shelves/Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-retailer-takes-vile-glue-traps-off-shelves/ Airbnb Experiences are bookable tours and activities, designed and led by local experts. While Airbnb has excluded elephant rides from its tourism experiences for some time now, the new policy prohibits other encounters that cause animals harm, such as swimming with dolphins a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-airbnb-experiences-bar-elephant-rides-tiger-cub-petting-dolphin-captivity-and-more/Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-airbnb-experiences-bar-elephant-rides-tiger-cub-petting-dolphin-captivity-and-more/ The video, which was posted on Facebook, shows a man throwing rocks at a wombat as the animal tries to run away. The man hits the wombat several times and laughs and gives the camera a “thumbs up” as the animal falls and rolls over.
A police officer who smiles as he pelts a living, feeling being to death should not only be struck off t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/police-officer-who-stoned-wombat-is-investigated/Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/police-officer-who-stoned-wombat-is-investigated/ In TripAdvisor’s announcement, just posted on its website, the company said:
Ultimately, we concluded that whales and dolphins do not thrive in captivity. The evidence is both plentiful and compelling. These are highly intelligent animals with com]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-tripadvisor-denounces-sea-world/Thu, 03 Oct 2019 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-tripadvisor-denounces-sea-world/ In September, the brand started selling a “100% ostrich feather” dress, bustier top, and bustier bodysuit. The garments were supposed to “[b]low them away this season”, but instead, social media blew up as concerned customers voiced their disappointment at the company’s use of cruelly obtained feathers.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-bardot-plucks-feathers-from-its-collections/Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-bardot-plucks-feathers-from-its-collections/ In PETA’s newest video, a mouse running his own experiment gets the shock of his life when the real world comes crashing in.Creative agency 160over90, an Endeavor Company,  created this clever video to depict the reality of experimentation from the viewpoint of individual animals – all animals, no matter how tiny, have a mind, a personality, and the desire to go about their own lives.
The mouse on his w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-tiny-mouse-needs-your-help-to-stop-big-pharma-testing/Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-tiny-mouse-needs-your-help-to-stop-big-pharma-testing/ In PETA’s newest video, a mouse running his own experiment gets the shock of his life when the real world comes crashing in.Creative agency 160over90, an Endeavor Company,  created this clever video to depict the reality of experimentation from the viewpoint of individual animals – all animals, no matter how tiny, have a mind, a personality, and the desire to go about their own lives.
The mouse on his w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-tiny-mouse-needs-your-help-to-stop-animal-testing/Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-tiny-mouse-needs-your-help-to-stop-animal-testing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lucky-feet-hacked-off-live-rabbits-for-key-rings/Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lucky-feet-hacked-off-live-rabbits-for-key-rings/ Coinciding with the release of one of the most highly anticipated movies of his career, the Joker star is joining forces with PETA US once again to share a very simple truth with the world:“We Are All Animals.”
Joaquin’s campaign also encourages everyone to “live vegan” and help “en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenix-reminds-everyone-that-we-are-all-animals/Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joaquin-phoenix-reminds-everyone-that-we-are-all-animals/ We know better than anyone that without protest, there is no progress but there’s no need to wait for a special date to commit to saving the planet.
If you truly want to combat climate cha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fight-climate-change-with-diet-change-vegan-message-at-climate-strikes/Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fight-climate-change-with-diet-change-vegan-message-at-climate-strikes/ In a moving new video, Australian actor and producer Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood narrates the life of a sheep, asking people who wear wool to consider the suffering of the animal it came from.“My mother actually had twins, but my sister was weak, and it was very cold. She died.”
Born into flocks too large for individualised care and lacking industry standards that require shelter, around a quarte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-arianwen-parkes-lockwood-wishes-australians-knew-about-wool/Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-arianwen-parkes-lockwood-wishes-australians-knew-about-wool/ PETA’s exposé shows castoffs from the racing industry and other horses beaten repeatedly in the face as they’re forced into the abattoir and killed for their flesh.
The Jeju p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-charges-filed-against-workers-who-slaughtered-horses-in-south-korea/Thu, 12 Sep 2019 09:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-charges-filed-against-workers-who-slaughtered-horses-in-south-korea/ Despite receiving more than 12,000 emails from compassionat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/activists-protest-forced-swim-test-at-victoria-university/Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/activists-protest-forced-swim-test-at-victoria-university/ Are Meat-Eaters Responsible for the Fires?
The demand for meat in Australia and around the world is the cause of the deadly fires that are r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-new-ad-blames-meat-eaters-for-amazon-fires/Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-new-ad-blames-meat-eaters-for-amazon-fires/  
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A post shared by PETA (@peta) on Aug 22, 2019 at 4:05pm PDTIn less than a week, Brazil’s space research center INPE recorded more than 9,500 new fires, with the majority clustered i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-the-meat-industry-fueling-the-record-breaking-amazon-rainforest-fires/Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-the-meat-industry-fueling-the-record-breaking-amazon-rainforest-fires/ The company told Yahoo Lifestyle:
“We don’t promote these types of venues.”
 
“As Australia’s largest airline we know we have a responsibility to ensure organisations we partner with meet our own expectations and that of the community.”
Robert]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/qantas-pledges-it-wont-promote-sea-world/Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/qantas-pledges-it-wont-promote-sea-world/ A new research report suggests that meat could be targeted for higher taxes, given the industry’s role in climate change, deforestation, and cruelty to animals. “The global rise of sugar taxes makes it easy to envisage a similar wave of regulatory measures targeting the meat industry,” Fitch Solutions, a fina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pacific-leaders-appeal-to-australia-to-do-something-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions-its-time-to-tax-meat/Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pacific-leaders-appeal-to-australia-to-do-something-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions-its-time-to-tax-meat/ PETA contacted Fishpond – which has an online pool of more than 25 million products – with footage from a new exposé of China’s badger-brush industry. The video revealed that “protected” badgers are illegally hunted in the wild and that others are bred and confined on farms before b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/major-australia-and-new-zealand-e-commerce-company-bans-badger-hair/Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/major-australia-and-new-zealand-e-commerce-company-bans-badger-hair/ ©Aussie Farms
All the while, industries that exploit animals have been feigning concern about potential “biosecurity threats” on their factory farms from investigator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pig-semen-in-shampoo-bottles-and-they-claim-protesters-are-the-biosecurity-threat/Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pig-semen-in-shampoo-bottles-and-they-claim-protesters-are-the-biosecurity-threat/ Trainee navigator Faisal Ullah took a camera on board the live-export vessel the Awassi Expressand filmed a journey to the Middle East. What he captured caused a seismic shift in the public’s view of one of Australia’s cruellest industries.
The live-export industry&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-whistle-blower-cleared-after-government-investigation/Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-whistle-blower-cleared-after-government-investigation/ Shortly after the changes were reported, the company’s stock fell 4.7%.
©Born Free]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/complaint-prompts-canada-goose-to-change-false-misleading-marketing/Fri, 02 Aug 2019 02:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/complaint-prompts-canada-goose-to-change-false-misleading-marketing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-exporter-charged-with-cruelty-to-animals/Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-exporter-charged-with-cruelty-to-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/these-sheep-were-shorn-and-then-left-in-the-cold/Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/these-sheep-were-shorn-and-then-left-in-the-cold/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/these-sheep-were-sheared-and-then-left-in-the-cold/Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/these-sheep-were-sheared-and-then-left-in-the-cold/ While PETA protests don’t typically involve trespassing, we applaud anyone and everyone who speaks up for animals. Considering that billions of gentle sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-take-on-new-laws-targeting-vegan-activists-in-australia/Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-take-on-new-laws-targeting-vegan-activists-in-australia/ The travel giant said that it’ll end its partnership with notorious animal abusement parks such as SeaWorld and Discovery Cove in the US.PETA’s international affiliates have been campaigning for Sir Richard Branson’s company to stop selling trips to SeaWorld for the past four y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/virgin-holidays-will-no-longer-sell-tourism-experiences-with-captive-whales-and-dolphins/Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/virgin-holidays-will-no-longer-sell-tourism-experiences-with-captive-whales-and-dolphins/ In a letter to the university’s vice chancellor and Animal Ethics Committee, PETA points out that this test not only is egregiously cruel to the mice and rats who are forced to swim frantically for their lives but also has been scientifically refuted.Bad Ethics and Bad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-university-in-hot-water-over-near-drowning-animal-test/Mon, 15 Jul 2019 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-university-in-hot-water-over-near-drowning-animal-test/ The same cannot be said for the bulls, who were later tormented and killed in the bull ring.
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Running To Their Deaths
Each morning of the San Fermin Festival, a rocket is launched to terrify six bulls – who are na]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australians-injured-at-running-of-the-bulls-bulls-barbarically-killed/Mon, 15 Jul 2019 02:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australians-injured-at-running-of-the-bulls-bulls-barbarically-killed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/running-of-the-bulls-2019-activists-stage-crime-scene-ahead-of-running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona/Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/running-of-the-bulls-2019-activists-stage-crime-scene-ahead-of-running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona/ In a new PETA campaign, Anderson poses in a tub in her birthday suit and asks, “Could You Live in a Bathtub for Decades?”Her point is that dolphins and other marine animals kept at marine parks, such as Sea World and Dolphin Marine Conservation Park, are not given anything like the space and enrichment they’d have if they were swimming free in their ocean homes.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-calls-for-freedom-for-dolphins-in-australia-and-around-the-world/Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-calls-for-freedom-for-dolphins-in-australia-and-around-the-world/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-three-people-charged-with-torturing-camels-in-egypt-following-peta-expos/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-three-people-charged-with-torturing-camels-in-egypt-following-peta-expos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sydney-climate-emergency-will-the-lord-mayor-introduce-a-vegan-food-policy/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sydney-climate-emergency-will-the-lord-mayor-introduce-a-vegan-food-policy/ The cakes have two layers, a jam and frosting middle filling and are topped with a Belgian chocolate drip, popcorn, dried raspberries and pistachios.
With almost 200shops across Australia, this is a huge win for the day-old calves who are torn away from their grieving mothers and killed for dairy an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-cheesecake-shop-launches-not-one-but-two-vegan-cakes/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-cheesecake-shop-launches-not-one-but-two-vegan-cakes/ Not happy with latest fake food push. Chicken-free chicken is not chicken, it’s reconstituted peas. We need to protect our farmers.
Perhaps the senator isn’t aware that peas are grown by farmers, too? Or that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yes-senator-peas-are-grown-by-farmers-too/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yes-senator-peas-are-grown-by-farmers-too/ Australian Fashion Labels (AFL) – whose portfolio includes the labels Finders Keepers, C/MEO Collective, Keepsake, The Fifth Label, and Jaggar the Label – and designer label OneTeaspoon have both ditched the material after PETA provided them with video footage from China and Mongolia, which produce 90% of the world]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-two-huge-aussie-fashion-brands-ban-cashmere/Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-two-huge-aussie-fashion-brands-ban-cashmere/ Unlike some other horses used for racing, this Australian-born animal never made a penny – unless you count the $50 per kilogram charged for his flesh at the supermarket.In South Korea, thousands of imported horses like Praise the Winner are sent to slaughter when they’re no longer wanted for racing or breeding.
Eyewitness investigators f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-australian-born-horse-used-for-racing-never-made-a-penny-unless-you-count-the-50-per-kilogram-charged-for-his-flesh/Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-australian-born-horse-used-for-racing-never-made-a-penny-unless-you-count-the-50-per-kilogram-charged-for-his-flesh/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greek-authorities-censor-ad-campaign-against-cruel-donkey-rides/Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greek-authorities-censor-ad-campaign-against-cruel-donkey-rides/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greek-authorities-censor-ad-campaign-against-cruel-animal-rides/Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greek-authorities-censor-ad-campaign-against-cruel-animal-rides/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrate-a-happy-elephants-five-years-of-freedom/Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrate-a-happy-elephants-five-years-of-freedom/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/expos-reveals-captive-elephants-are-used-as-punchbags-at-this-despicably-cruel-event/Mon, 17 Jun 2019 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/expos-reveals-captive-elephants-are-used-as-punchbags-at-this-despicably-cruel-event/ The Instagram starlet is known for her glamourous globetrotting, calling Sydney, Los Angeles, and the Gold Coast home, but she’s also no stranger to living rough, having done a stint on the streets while filming the SBS series Filthy Rich and Homeless. Now, inspired by the loneliness she felt while away from her own family during filming, she’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alli-simpson-is-an-angel-for-animals/Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/alli-simpson-is-an-angel-for-animals/ Johnny Marr | Ralph Thompson | CC BY-ND 2.0
In a letter, the Smiths icon points out that donkeys and mules are forced to transport tourists – many of whom are Australian – up more than 500 steep steps from the por]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/johnny-marr-on-donkey-abuse-its-wretched-stuff-and-it-needs-to-end-now/Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/johnny-marr-on-donkey-abuse-its-wretched-stuff-and-it-needs-to-end-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-kfc-launches-vegan-chicken-in-the-uk/Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/big-news-kfc-launches-vegan-chicken-in-the-uk/ Looking “beaten” and “bruised” and cradling a shorn “sheep”, the protesters held the demonstration after PETA and our affiliates released multiple video exposés of the wool industry around the world – including in Australia – which showed shearers punching shee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-hurts-peta-protesters-cradle-shorn-sheep-in-sydney-mall/Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wool-hurts-peta-protesters-cradle-shorn-sheep-in-sydney-mall/ The “PETA-Approved Vegan” logo makes it easy for shoppers to find fashion that’s cruelty-free. We celebrate companies for using innovative, animal- and eco-friendl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-iconic-joins-over-1000-companies-using-the-peta-approved-vegan-logo/Wed, 05 Jun 2019 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-iconic-joins-over-1000-companies-using-the-peta-approved-vegan-logo/ The news comes after over a decade of campaigning by PETA’s international affiliates, which included PETA US attending Prada’s annual meetings as a shareholder, crashing catwalks, and organising street demonstrations. Most recently, in 2018, actor and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-prada-will-stop-using-fur-from-2020/Thu, 23 May 2019 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-prada-will-stop-using-fur-from-2020/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/toymaker-playmobil-asked-to-launch-my-first-abattoir/Thu, 09 May 2019 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/toymaker-playmobil-asked-to-launch-my-first-abattoir/ A wool-free cardigan is as soft and warm for a baby as it is kind to sheep. We hope this gift for Meghan and Harry’s little one will inspire parents around the world to dress their own tots in compassionate, animal-friendly style.
Wool Production Is Cruel
Since 2014, PETA and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/royal-baby-receives-adorable-vegan-gift/Wed, 08 May 2019 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/royal-baby-receives-adorable-vegan-gift/ His celebrated notebooks include diagrams for a human-like robot, a helicopter, a diving suit, a parachute, a ball bearing, and a self-propelled cart—history’s first robotic vehicle plan.
Da Vinci was also an urban planner. His “ideal city,” designed in response to the Black Plague, was laid out to be sanitary from the ground up. He hypothesized that something about cities made people vulnerable to disease]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/leonardo-da-vinci-and-animal-rights-500-years-ahead-of-his-time/Thu, 02 May 2019 14:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/leonardo-da-vinci-and-animal-rights-500-years-ahead-of-his-time/ Farmers say sheep are growing 15 to 20 per cent less wool because they’re not getting the same quality of food in the dry conditions. Consequently, farmers are buying more grain to feed the animals, which is affecting their profit margins and leading them to “destock“– an industry term that means sending]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-no-longer-rides-on-the-sheeps-back/Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-no-longer-rides-on-the-sheeps-back/ This legislation has been a long time coming. Before the election in 2016, the Australian gove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-what-recent-australian-cosmetics-testing-legislation-means-for-animals-and-consumers/Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-what-recent-australian-cosmetics-testing-legislation-means-for-animals-and-consumers/ The dish, which will debut at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, features a delicious vegan sausage by Suzy Spoon’s Vegetarian Butcher topped with tasty non-dairy cheese – and the tempting snack is bound to have ev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrity-request-prompts-vegan-hot-dog-launch/Thu, 18 Apr 2019 01:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/celebrity-request-prompts-vegan-hot-dog-launch/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/all-beings-bleed-the-same-new-peta-ads-challenge-speciesism/Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/all-beings-bleed-the-same-new-peta-ads-challenge-speciesism/ The two newly approved tests, the direct peptide reaction assay for skin sensitization and the short time exposure assay for eye irritation, will spare countless animals the agony of having substances dripped into their eyes and rubbed onto their skin.
This major progress is thanks to the groundbreaking work of the expert scientists and regulatory special]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-china-greenlights-new-non-animal-cosmetics-tests/Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-china-greenlights-new-non-animal-cosmetics-tests/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-farming-and-the-wool-industrys-damaging-environmental-impact/Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sheep-farming-and-the-wool-industrys-damaging-environmental-impact/ The new menu item has been added to select stores after an online petition signed by hun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vegan-choc-tops-premiere-at-event-cinemas/Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vegan-choc-tops-premiere-at-event-cinemas/ But while an adorable, computer-generated elephant with big ears has audiences in tears, we need to remember that real elephants – and many other animals – continue to suffer around the world in the name of entertainment, including for movies and television shows.
PETA US]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-new-dumbo-film-is-worth-the-tears/Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-new-dumbo-film-is-worth-the-tears/ In his book Animals in Islam, BA Masri Al-Hafiz argues that stunning is lawful under Islamic law. In fact, today, most animals slaugh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/belgium-bans-ritual-slaughter-should-australia-be-next/Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/belgium-bans-ritual-slaughter-should-australia-be-next/ The proposal comes after almost a year of investigations and reviews of the industry following the release of video footage by Animals Australia, which shows the horrifying conditions endured by exported sheep – who, panting and heat-stricken, lay in piles of their own melting faeces and the decaying]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-update-why-the-governments-june-to-august-ban-isnt-enough/Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-update-why-the-governments-june-to-august-ban-isnt-enough/ The company and one of its subsidiaries, Janssen, have published about using this cruel, useless test in recent years. This announcement signals an end to the suffering of animals in these misguided experiments.
Johnson & Johnson has d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-johnson-amp-johnson-bans-near-drowning-tests-on-animals/Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-johnson-amp-johnson-bans-near-drowning-tests-on-animals/ Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sickening-sperminator-machine-used-to-inseminate-sheep-infuriates-the-internet/Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sickening-sperminator-machine-used-to-inseminate-sheep-infuriates-the-internet/ At a race in Tamworth, a horse named Son of a Dun collapsed on the course, causing another four horses and riders behind him to fall. One other horse died, and four of the injured jockeys were hospitalised.
Why did Son of a Dun collapse? It’s believed the 3-year-old gelding suffered a heart attack mid race.
Within the same 24 hours, a mare named Payroll was injured and died at Flemington, the home of the Melbourne Cup.Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/three-horses-died-this-weekend-on-australian-racetracks/Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/three-horses-died-this-weekend-on-australian-racetracks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-real-feminists-should-stop-eating-eggs-and-dairy/Wed, 06 Mar 2019 23:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-real-feminists-should-stop-eating-eggs-and-dairy/ Unfortunately, these animals are hardly the first who’ve been killed by their captors or the only ones forced to live with incompatible cagemates, with no means of escape.
Elise McDonald, S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wellington-zoo-just-killed-some-of-its-captive-baboons/Thu, 28 Feb 2019 02:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wellington-zoo-just-killed-some-of-its-captive-baboons/ Because people are so interested in polar bears, the Gold Coast amusement park Sea World keeps a number of them on display to entertain paying customers. But these animals will never be happy in Australia. Here’s why:1. They need space to roam.
In the wild, polar bears spend most of their day travelling. They rou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-reasons-why-polar-bears-do-not-belong-in-australia/Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-reasons-why-polar-bears-do-not-belong-in-australia/ PETA’s American affiliate tweeted about the drawing, sparking conversation about “conservation” all over the globe:#SteveIrwin was killed while harassing a ray; he dangled his baby]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/did-peta-really-say-that-about-steve-irwin/Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/did-peta-really-say-that-about-steve-irwin/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-law-banning-animal-testing-for-cosmetics-in-australia-finalised/Fri, 22 Feb 2019 04:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-law-banning-animal-testing-for-cosmetics-in-australia-finalised/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/herbal-essences-goes-cruelty-free/Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/herbal-essences-goes-cruelty-free/ A PETA eyewitness exposé]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/table-tennis-donkey-gelatine-sponsorship-will-not-be-renewed/Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/table-tennis-donkey-gelatine-sponsorship-will-not-be-renewed/ “PETA is toasting Boohoo Group’s compassionate, business-savvy decision to scrap wool,” says PE]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/boohoo-becomes-first-major-fashion-retailer-to-ban-wool/Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/boohoo-becomes-first-major-fashion-retailer-to-ban-wool/ Today, the news channels and social media feeds are full of stories about graziers who are sick over the deaths of hundreds of thousands of cows – drowned in floods or, a few weeks ago, dying of heat exhaustion and thirst during the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/they-werent-livestock-they-were-sentient-beings-who-didnt-want-to-die/Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/they-werent-livestock-they-were-sentient-beings-who-didnt-want-to-die/ Victoria Beckham will cease the use of exotic skins in all collections as of AW19. The Victoria Beckham brand has never used fur in its clothing or accessories collections and confirmed last year that the brand will remain fur free.
Victoria Beckham’s decision to ban exotic skins will spare countless re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-victoria-beckham-bans-exotic-skins/Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-victoria-beckham-bans-exotic-skins/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-priceline-ditches-badger-hair-brushes-following-peta-expos/Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-priceline-ditches-badger-hair-brushes-following-peta-expos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greyhound-dies-on-opening-night-of-south-australias-murray-bridge-track/Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greyhound-dies-on-opening-night-of-south-australias-murray-bridge-track/ PETA US first urged Kellogg to stop conducting and funding experiments on animals in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/corn-flakes-get-kinder-as-kellogg-company-ends-animal-tests/Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/corn-flakes-get-kinder-as-kellogg-company-ends-animal-tests/ PETA supporters took to Pitt Street Mall to barbecue a “dog” over a banner proclaiming, “If You Wouldn’t Eat a Dog, Why Eat a Lamb? Go Vegan!”Of course, the “dog” was just a prop, but the idea of barbecuing dogs rightly causes outrage amongst Austra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-barbecues-a-dog-in-a-sydney-shopping-mall/Thu, 24 Jan 2019 04:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-barbecues-a-dog-in-a-sydney-shopping-mall/ The Stone Age is over, and we live in a new age. Numerous maladies are linked to meat consumption  – such as heart disease, strokes, and diabetes – and a growing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-stone-age-is-over/Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-stone-age-is-over/ Many sheep on farms are forcibly impregnated so that they give birth during the winter months and their babies can be weaned in the spring when the fields are the most fertile. Meanwhile, farmers have also selectively bred sheep over time in order to increa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-lies-youve-been-told-about-lambs/Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-lies-youve-been-told-about-lambs/ Meanwhile, the vegan Cornetto has all the classic trimmings you know and love with a new soy-based centre and gluten-free waffle cone. Yep, gluten free!
Magnum’s vegan products have been stocked at Tesco in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-magnums-and-vegan-cornettos-have-arrived-in-australia/Mon, 21 Jan 2019 01:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-magnums-and-vegan-cornettos-have-arrived-in-australia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-ranks-number-one-in-the-world-for-vegan-searches-in-2018/Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australia-ranks-number-one-in-the-world-for-vegan-searches-in-2018/ She bared her skin to help animals in PETA’s “The Naked Truth” campaign, and for more than a decade, she spoke out against the cruelty of the live export industry.
“I’ll gladly shed my clothes if it will help shed light on the cruelty of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vale-annalise-braakensiek-animal-rights-activist/Mon, 07 Jan 2019 01:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vale-annalise-braakensiek-animal-rights-activist/ This year was huge for musician Dara Hayes (aka “DJ Tigerlily”), who toured extensively around the globe, dropped the super-catchy single “Kick Boom” on the Universal Music Label, collaborated with adidas, and bared her soul for animals when she posed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/who-are-petas-most-beautiful-vegan-celebrities-of-2018/Wed, 26 Dec 2018 20:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/who-are-petas-most-beautiful-vegan-celebrities-of-2018/ Our striking ads, demonstrations, and compelling videos garnered headlines and airtime and stirred up huge media (and dinner-table) discussions nationwide about the plight of animals. In our protest of the bloody Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, we targeted participants from Australia and New Zealand – who account for the largest group of foreign run]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2018-peta-australia-round-up-thank-you-for-all-your-support/Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/2018-peta-australia-round-up-thank-you-for-all-your-support/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-plight-of-dogs-in-romania-and-how-to-help-them/Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-plight-of-dogs-in-romania-and-how-to-help-them/ Despite being torn limb from limb, the animals often don’t die immediately. Scientists have conclusivel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-lobsters-torn-limb-from-limb-in-shocking-new-eyewitness-video/Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-lobsters-torn-limb-from-limb-in-shocking-new-eyewitness-video/ Last week, the government released draft advice for a new test for measuring animal-welfare standards on board ships that take live sheep to the Middle East, where animals endure abuse and methods of slaughter that would be illegal in Australia.Every year, Australia exports millions of live animals to countries in the Middle East, forcing them to endure a gruelling trip across the Indian Ocean, sometimes in s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/draft-advice-could-be-end-for-sheep-live-export-industry/Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/draft-advice-could-be-end-for-sheep-live-export-industry/ What he captured caused a seismic shift in the public’s view of one of Australia’s cruellest industries. His bravery and compassion are what make him PETA’s 2018 Person of the Year.The shocking images Ullah captured reve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-whistle-blower-faisal-ullah-is-petas-2018-person-of-the-year/Sun, 16 Dec 2018 21:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-export-whistle-blower-faisal-ullah-is-petas-2018-person-of-the-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/contiki-stops-sending-tourists-to-cruel-running-of-the-bulls/Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/contiki-stops-sending-tourists-to-cruel-running-of-the-bulls/ But strong, opinionated people who are prepared to stand up to others are exactly who animals need in their corner. So the fearless Cruz has appeared in a new PETA ad to oppose one of the things she doesn’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/penlope-cruz-and-peta-urge-shoppers-to-ditch-fur-in-new-christmas-ad-campaign/Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/penlope-cruz-and-peta-urge-shoppers-to-ditch-fur-in-new-christmas-ad-campaign/ Chanel said in the statement:
We are continually reviewing our supply chains to ensure]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chanel-is-banning-exotic-skins-after-pressure-from-peta-affiliates/Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chanel-is-banning-exotic-skins-after-pressure-from-peta-affiliates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-brisbane-ends-use-of-animals-in-david-jones-christmas-parade/Wed, 28 Nov 2018 02:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-brisbane-ends-use-of-animals-in-david-jones-christmas-parade/ Stray onions on the floor may cause the occasional slip, but it’s the sausage meat that poses the real danger: The&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-bunnings-ditch-the-meat-leave-the-onions/Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-to-bunnings-ditch-the-meat-leave-the-onions/ He announced live on French television that he won’t be using fur in future collections, admitting that the ways animals are killed for their fur are “absolutely deplorable”.
The news comes after years of pressure from PETA affiliates, including an activist who was thrown ou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jean-paul-gaultier-announces-the-end-of-fur-calling-it-absolutely-deplorable/Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jean-paul-gaultier-announces-the-end-of-fur-calling-it-absolutely-deplorable/ Food brings people together and has the power to change minds, and no one knows this better than Zoe Lee, who used her chocolate Yoda cake with peanut butter frosting as a force for good at a Star Wars–themed birthday party.
For her efforts, she won a 30-day supply of delicious, handcrafted vegan meals – such as Pumpkin Lasagne; Artichoke, Capers, and Lemon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yoda-cake-wins-vegan-eats-and-treats-contest/Thu, 08 Nov 2018 08:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/yoda-cake-wins-vegan-eats-and-treats-contest/ This is not a freak accident. He is the 5th horse to die in as many years at the Melbourne Cup.
In 2014 Admire Rakti collapsed and died in his stall after the race, and Araldo broke his leg and was euthanised. The following year Red Cadeaux shattered a leg and was killed on the track and last year, Regal Monarch died after a dramatic mid-race fall at Flemington.
How many more fatalities will it take befo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-the-cliffsofmoher-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/Tue, 06 Nov 2018 05:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-the-cliffsofmoher-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/ On Melbourne Cup Day, horses are whipped and pushed past their limits. Normally, we’d call that cruelty to animals, but in Victoria, it’s a day off work for the sole purpose of gambling with horses’ lives. This needs to stop.
© Liss Ralston
PETA has sent a letter to Victorian Minister for Trade and Investment Philip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/minister-urged-to-cancel-melbourne-cup-day-public-holiday/Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/minister-urged-to-cancel-melbourne-cup-day-public-holiday/ In the letter, Anderson references the Prime Minister’s maiden speech, noting that she shares with him “the same strong principles of justice and compassion”, before urging the Prime Minister to &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-urges-pm-scott-morrison-to-ban-live-exports/Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-urges-pm-scott-morrison-to-ban-live-exports/ The misleading images of idyllic barnyard scenes that are propaga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-want-real-halloween-horror-learn-more-about-animal-agriculture/Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-want-real-halloween-horror-learn-more-about-animal-agriculture/ A study conducted by Roy Morgan Research found that between 2012 and 2016, 400,000 Australians stopped eating meat. That’s one person every five minutes, and from all reports, the numbers just keep growing!
Here are some of the biggest #VeganCulture shifts of 2018 (so far!):Vegan Food Went Mainstream
From the minute Forbes ran an article titled &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/8-powerful-vegan-moments-from-2018/Mon, 29 Oct 2018 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/8-powerful-vegan-moments-from-2018/ So we’ve summarised five of the main reasons for making the switch to vegan living.Why Vegan? Because I Don’t Want to Pay for Cruelty to Animals
Every single animal is a sensitive]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-to-say-when-asked-why-vegan/Sun, 28 Oct 2018 01:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-to-say-when-asked-why-vegan/ Markle will receive a high-end Vaute vegan suede coat and Indigo Apparel vegan wool scarf from Australian boutique The-V-Spot. Both are classic pieces with all the elegance and style the duchess is well accustomed to and with none of the cruelty that’s inherent in the produ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meghan-markle-to-receive-farewell-gift-from-peta/Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meghan-markle-to-receive-farewell-gift-from-peta/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/macpac-joins-mohair-free-list-after-peta-expos/Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/macpac-joins-mohair-free-list-after-peta-expos/ The Duchess’ favourite food is poutine (fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy), even though she eats vegan most of the time.
But thanks to LOTF, she can now have her poutine and eat it, too – all while being kind to cows.
Cows on dairy farms in Australia are repeatedly and forcibly impre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-royal-poutine-is-here-just-in-time-for-the-duchess/Tue, 16 Oct 2018 02:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-royal-poutine-is-here-just-in-time-for-the-duchess/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-thailands-kings-cup-elephant-polo-tournament-is-no-more/Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-thailands-kings-cup-elephant-polo-tournament-is-no-more/ Animals need us to take advantage of every opportunity to speak up for their rights, even though our own lives may be hectic. To help make taking action easier, PETA came up with a fast, simple way for iOS users to help animals any]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-iphone-app-makes-activism-easy-download-it-now/Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-iphone-app-makes-activism-easy-download-it-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dove-earns-cruelty-free-stamp-of-approval-added-to-beauty-without-bunnies-list/Tue, 09 Oct 2018 22:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dove-earns-cruelty-free-stamp-of-approval-added-to-beauty-without-bunnies-list/ What’s next – booze ads on the walls of hospitals? Betting odds displayed on ATM screens?
The architect who drew up the Opera House’s recent plan to preserve its identity warned that going ahead with the proposal was akin to “throwing garbage” at the Australian landmark. Garbage indeed – horse racing is a vile in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-sell-out-to-cruelty-why-the-horse-racing-ad-should-be-stopped-in-its-tracks/Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-sell-out-to-cruelty-why-the-horse-racing-ad-should-be-stopped-in-its-tracks/ Australia’s Hottest Vegans for 2018 are Kelly Benson and Kaz Quinn!
Kelly – a semi-professional rugby player hailing from Newcastle – transformed his health and appearance when he started eating vegan to cure his sleep apnoea, inflammation, and skin problems.
“[Eating vegan] has been vital]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-hottest-vegans-for-2018-are/Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-hottest-vegans-for-2018-are/ But have you ever thought that the term could be just as applicable to pigs?
Pigs are actually smarter than any other domesticated animal – in fact, animal experts consider them more trainable than dogs and cats. They are sociable and like to cuddle and snuggle up with one another, nose to nose, as they sleep.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-story-of-lucky-the-baby-pig-who-is-just-like-your-dog/Wed, 03 Oct 2018 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-story-of-lucky-the-baby-pig-who-is-just-like-your-dog/ A few months ago Hungry Jack’s started trialing a “Vegan Whopper” in selected stores in Sydney and Melbourne. The burger was so successful they’ve now officially launched a 100% Vegan Cheeseburger, including vegan cheese and mayo, in all 400 Australian stores.Australian burger lovers are the first in the world to get their hands on this very vegan menu item, which is not even available yet at affiliated Bur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hungry-jacks-rolls-out-vegan-cheeseburger/Tue, 02 Oct 2018 05:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hungry-jacks-rolls-out-vegan-cheeseburger/ Six sharks have been killed in the space of a week, with no evidence that any human has been made safer as a result.Within 24 hours of the second shark attack, Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries had dropped drum lines – large baited hooks – into the water.
Sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bad-ethics-and-bad-science-killing-sharks-after-attacks-is-cruel-and-pointless-revenge/Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bad-ethics-and-bad-science-killing-sharks-after-attacks-is-cruel-and-pointless-revenge/ While scuba diving near Byron Bay, Inaki Aizpun noticed that a discarded fishing net was stuck between the jaws of a grey nurse shark.
Instead of swimming away from the animal, Aizpun did something compassionate. Knowing that the shark would face a slow and painful death if the net weren’t removed, he swam calmly alongside the animal and worked to take it out.Another Victim of the Fishing Industry
If it weren’t for Aizpun, this sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-awards-hero-scuba-diver-who-saved-shark-tangled-in-fishing-gear/Thu, 27 Sep 2018 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-awards-hero-scuba-diver-who-saved-shark-tangled-in-fishing-gear/ But sometimes, it takes more than facts and powerful images to inspire someone to eat compassionately – it takes great cruelty-free meals. That’s why PETA is launching the Vegan Eats and Treats contest! 
 ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/enter-petas-vegan-eats-and-treats-contest-for-a-chance-to-win-a-30-day-supply-of-vegan-meals/Wed, 19 Sep 2018 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/enter-petas-vegan-eats-and-treats-contest-for-a-chance-to-win-a-30-day-supply-of-vegan-meals/ It was a tough choice, but we’ve narrowed it down to eight finalists – four men and four women – who dazzled with their fabulous photos and compassionate hearts.Abdullah Azhar
Abdullah is a Melbourne-based electrician who grew up in Afghanistan. Two years ago, he had a nightmare about being a cow at an abattoir and immediately adopted a vega]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-your-finalists-who-will-be-crowned-australias-hottest-vegans/Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-your-finalists-who-will-be-crowned-australias-hottest-vegans/ The new rules were introduced under the Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018 and will come into effect on 1 October.Meanwhile, in Australia, it’s been more than a decade since the wool industry’s peakbody –ironically named Australian Wool Inno]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-bans-mulesing/Sat, 15 Sep 2018 06:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-bans-mulesing/ “Mohair does not meet our requirements,” it sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fashion-giant-forever-new-cuts-out-mohair/Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/fashion-giant-forever-new-cuts-out-mohair/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-transport-horror-40-pigs-thrown-into-the-sea/Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-transport-horror-40-pigs-thrown-into-the-sea/ A group of teenagers made the grim discovery as they were clearing rubbish while kayaking down the Werribee River.
Michelle Wallis
Death Traps
Earlier this year, more than 10,000 PETA supporters voiced their opposition to the sale of opera-house nets – a type of enclosed yabby trap – that had caused the death of at least 14 platypuses in 2017, although it’s likely that several]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/seven-dead-platypuses-found-in-fishing-trap-in-victoria-river/Tue, 11 Sep 2018 06:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/seven-dead-platypuses-found-in-fishing-trap-in-victoria-river/ The report shows that, most commonly, horses die from catastrophic limb injuries, or breaks and fractures of their forelegs. Others die of cardiac issues, internal bleeding, or hind leg injuries, or they simply collapse after being pushed past their limits.
On average, one horse die]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/racing-to-an-early-grave-119-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-the-last-year/Fri, 07 Sep 2018 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/racing-to-an-early-grave-119-horses-killed-at-tracks-in-the-last-year/ This great news comes after over a decade of campaigning by PETA and our international affiliates against Burberry’s use of fur, including holding dozens of protests outside its stores in places like]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-burberry-bans-fur-and-angora/Fri, 07 Sep 2018 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-burberry-bans-fur-and-angora/ As drought-affected farmers “destock” – a euphemism for killing livestock or letting them starve – there]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farm-dogs-dumped-as-farmers-in-drought-look-to-cut-costs/Mon, 03 Sep 2018 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farm-dogs-dumped-as-farmers-in-drought-look-to-cut-costs/ Wearing nothing but a crown made of vegetables, Dara Hayes – known as Tigerlily – poses for a PETA ad with the message “Go Natural. Go Vegan.”“The best thing about being vegan is the way that it makes you feel and the immense amount of energy and happiness that I get after every single meal,” she told PETA.Tigerlily was horrified to learn abo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dj-tigerlily-is-a-natural-vegan-beauty-in-new-peta-ad/Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dj-tigerlily-is-a-natural-vegan-beauty-in-new-peta-ad/ The footage – believed to be recorded by the company’s own CCTV cameras in January 2018– shows gentle sheep being punched and roughly handled before their throats were slit while they were fully co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sickening-cctv-footage-from-an-australian-abattoir-leaked/Mon, 27 Aug 2018 06:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sickening-cctv-footage-from-an-australian-abattoir-leaked/ The Australian sheep and lamb industry will slaughter more than 30 million animals this year, but an additional 10 to 15 million lambs will die – shivering and hungry – in icy fields.Why do so many die?
Many sheep on farms are forcibly impregnated so that they give birth during the winter months and their babiescan be weaned in the spring when the fields are the most fertile.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-life-of-a-winter-lamb/Mon, 27 Aug 2018 05:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-life-of-a-winter-lamb/ Last month, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources sent a show-cause notice to the companyafter footage showed sheep crammed together on filthy, hot vessels, struggling to breathe and covered in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporters-licence-cancelled-after-cruelty-exposed/Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporters-licence-cancelled-after-cruelty-exposed/ There are thousands of reasons to celebrate Animal Rahat’s 15th anniver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rahat-15-years-of-groundbreaking-work-for-animals/Wed, 22 Aug 2018 02:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-rahat-15-years-of-groundbreaking-work-for-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gorman-to-ban-the-sale-of-mohair/Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gorman-to-ban-the-sale-of-mohair/ “There were demands from the public to stop export of livestock for the purpose of slaughter,” Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya told The Indian Express. “There were many complaints and representations from jivdaya premis (those advocating compassion towards all living beings) and a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/india-bans-live-animal-exports/Tue, 14 Aug 2018 03:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/india-bans-live-animal-exports/ All over social media, well-intentioned campaigns are taking aim at items such as single-use plastic straws and bags, which have been shown to pose a risk to aquatic animals like sea turtles. But if you care about keeping animals in the ocean safe, don’t just look to your drinking straw – look to your dinner plate.
In fact, eating fish does far more harm to our oceans than sipping through a straw ever will.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/care-about-the-ocean-plastic-straws-and-bags-are-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/care-about-the-ocean-plastic-straws-and-bags-are-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-live-export-ship-is-up-for-sale-and-peta-wants-to-turn-it-into-a-memorial/Thu, 09 Aug 2018 09:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-live-export-ship-is-up-for-sale-and-peta-wants-to-turn-it-into-a-memorial/ More than 7,000 PETA supporters wrote to the New Zealand designer urging her to renounce possum fur, and in 2016, PETA activists took the message straight to the designer’s doorstep when they staged a protest outside her Christchurch store and declared, “Compassion Is Always in Fashi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-nz-designer-annah-stretton-drops-fur/Thu, 09 Aug 2018 03:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-nz-designer-annah-stretton-drops-fur/ Here are some of Pink’s most memorable campaigns for animals over the years:Wool Awareness
Before there was widespread awareness of the horrendous suffering endu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-times-pnk-was-loud-for-animals/Wed, 08 Aug 2018 06:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-times-pnk-was-loud-for-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-nsw-government-has-made-an-obscene-donation-to-a-greyhound-race/Fri, 03 Aug 2018 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-nsw-government-has-made-an-obscene-donation-to-a-greyhound-race/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/arianwen-parkes-lockwood-speaks-out-for-new-mums/Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/arianwen-parkes-lockwood-speaks-out-for-new-mums/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-drought-if-you-cant-feed-them-dont-breed-them/Tue, 31 Jul 2018 02:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australias-drought-if-you-cant-feed-them-dont-breed-them/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-wants-to-hang-a-pro-vegan-fish-stinks-banner-from-tasmania-council-buildings/Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-peta-wants-to-hang-a-pro-vegan-fish-stinks-banner-from-tasmania-council-buildings/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-vegan-fashion-is-always-the-more-sustainable-option/Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-vegan-fashion-is-always-the-more-sustainable-option/ In 2016, animal experimenters in New Zealand used more than a quarter of a million animals– a 13 per cent jump from the previous year.Yet it’s estimated that this figure represents only around half of all animals suffering in the nation’s facilities. Many more spend their short lives inside a small plastic container i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-is-new-zealand-going-in-the-wrong-direction-on-animal-testing/Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-is-new-zealand-going-in-the-wrong-direction-on-animal-testing/ Isaac Bashevis Sing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-natalie-portman-wants-everyone-to-treat-animals-with-kindness/Mon, 16 Jul 2018 23:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-natalie-portman-wants-everyone-to-treat-animals-with-kindness/ Another 12 dogs who were found starving and sick and were seized from the property. The trainer is being investigated for serious cruelty to animals offences.
“These greyhounds were bred for and then discarded by the racing industry,” the RSPCA said in a statement.This is not the first time the greyhound racing industry has been]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mass-greyhound-grave-uncovered-in-western-sydney/Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mass-greyhound-grave-uncovered-in-western-sydney/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-footy-players-you-need-to-know-about/Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-footy-players-you-need-to-know-about/ Last year, Australia exported 88,000 live sheep to Israel, and this year, 30,676animals have already been forced to make this gruelling journey, even though Australia’s largest sheep exporter, Emanuel Exports, had its licence suspe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/israeli-government-supports-bill-to-end-live-imports-from-australia/Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/israeli-government-supports-bill-to-end-live-imports-from-australia/ — ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2018ABC News and other outlets described t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-woman-learns-the-hard-waydont-hand-feed-sharks/Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-woman-learns-the-hard-waydont-hand-feed-sharks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stop-the-bloody-bullfights-activists-descend-on-pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-event/Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stop-the-bloody-bullfights-activists-descend-on-pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-event/ These photographs bring the full horror to light.
WARNI]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/do-tourists-know-that-this-is-what-happens-after-the-pamplona-bull-run/Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/do-tourists-know-that-this-is-what-happens-after-the-pamplona-bull-run/ Dominion (2018): Official Trailer from Aussie Farms on Vimeo.Directed by Chris Delforce and coproduced by Earthlings director Sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-request-dominion-on-netflix/Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-request-dominion-on-netflix/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-mena-suvari-blasts-cruel-down-industry/Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/watch-mena-suvari-blasts-cruel-down-industry/ The Magistrate described this as a “callous act” on an “easy target”.
“The fractures to their head were consistent with blunt force trauma … the attack continued for at least several minutes.”
Although]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/man-who-bashed-penguins-to-death-avoids-jail-fined-just-82/Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/man-who-bashed-penguins-to-death-avoids-jail-fined-just-82/ Last month, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources sent a show-cause notice to the companyafter footage showed sheep crammed together on filthy, hot vessels, struggling to breathe and covered in their own excrement.This suspension is great news for animals suffering at the hands of the live-export industry and hopefully w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporters-licence-suspended-after-cruelty-exposed/Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporters-licence-suspended-after-cruelty-exposed/ Last month, the Agriculture Department sent a show-cause notice to the company, following footage showing sheep crammed together on filthy, hot vessels, struggling to breathe and covered in their own excrement.This suspension is great news for animals suffering at the hands of this industry and hopeful]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporter-suspended-after-cruelty-exposed/Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exporter-suspended-after-cruelty-exposed/ The global online fashion retailer – which sells more than 850 labels as well as its own-brand clothing and accessories – has also gone one step further and confirmed that it’ll ban cashmere, silk, down, and feathers across its entire platform by the end of January 2019.Each year, the mohair, cashmere, down, and silk industries exploit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/asos-to-ban-the-sale-of-all-mohair-silk-cashmere-and-feathers/Wed, 20 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/asos-to-ban-the-sale-of-all-mohair-silk-cashmere-and-feathers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-yoga-diet-power-your-prana-with-plants/Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-yoga-diet-power-your-prana-with-plants/ Well, there’s one thing that you can never have too much of – compassion – which is why we’ve just sent the soon-to-be newest member of New Zealand’s first family a cosy faux-sheepskin rug.In our letter congratulating Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, we explained that while traditional sheepskin rugs might look warm and fuzzy, the way that they’re produced isn&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jacinda-ardern-receives-baby-gift-from-peta/Thu, 14 Jun 2018 02:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/jacinda-ardern-receives-baby-gift-from-peta/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-experiments-surge-homeless-dogs-koalas-and-almost-400000-mice-face-cruel-tests-in-victoria/Wed, 13 Jun 2018 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-experiments-surge-homeless-dogs-koalas-and-almost-400000-mice-face-cruel-tests-in-victoria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-brands-that-have-ditched-cruelly-obtained-mohair/Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-brands-that-have-ditched-cruelly-obtained-mohair/ One calf, then known only as “#52”, was supposed to be among them.
He was born on a farm in Queensland where all male calves are shot in the head with a shotgu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/barnaby-australias-luckiest-bobby-calf/Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/barnaby-australias-luckiest-bobby-calf/ A new report in the June 2018 issue of the journal Science has confirmed the huge footprint of animal agriculture – it provides just 18 per cent of calories but takes up 83 per cent of farmland. The most comprehensive analysis ever done of the damage farming does to the planet, covering 38,700 farms in 119 countries, found that without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland use could be reduced by more than 75 per cent – an area eq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-it-time-for-a-meat-tax/Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/is-it-time-for-a-meat-tax/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-sydney-follow-sister-citys-lead-and-ban-fur-sales/Tue, 29 May 2018 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/will-sydney-follow-sister-citys-lead-and-ban-fur-sales/ The news comes after almost 10,000 PETA supporters signed our online action.Doug GimseyIn the past year, 14 platypuses have been found dead after having drowned in these traps – otherwise known as opera house nets – in Victoria’s public waters. Because]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-victorian-government-bans-platypus-killer-traps/Mon, 14 May 2018 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-victorian-government-bans-platypus-killer-traps/ You’ve probably seen news recently about a new “study” published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition claiming that there is “no risk” to cardiovascular health in eating up to 12 eggs a week. Australian media lapped it up and published stories about it widely &n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-that-egg-study-is-completely-bogus/Sun, 13 May 2018 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-that-egg-study-is-completely-bogus/ Whipped and Beaten
According to local animal advocates, the horses are badly neglected and often mercilessly beaten as they are literally worked to death.Thirsty and Exhausted
Desp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tourism-fuelled-animal-abuse-on-the-gili-islands/Mon, 07 May 2018 11:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tourism-fuelled-animal-abuse-on-the-gili-islands/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-stores-are-ditching-platypus-killing-yabby-traps/Thu, 03 May 2018 01:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-stores-are-ditching-platypus-killing-yabby-traps/ PETA recently sent a letter to the venue’s kids and performing arts representative, urging her to honour the mischievous little pig by taking animals off the Opera Bar menu during the show’s run – or even better, for good.
As an added incentive, PETA offe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asks-for-pig-free-meals-as-peppa-takes-the-stage-at-sydney-opera-house/Tue, 01 May 2018 06:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-asks-for-pig-free-meals-as-peppa-takes-the-stage-at-sydney-opera-house/ His face will appear on buses across Adelaide with the message “Love them. Don’t eat them” to remind everyone that we are all animals who share this planet and who want to avoid pain and experience happiness.In a video interview with PETA, Zampa reveals that his motivation to go vegan was simple:
“I just don’t like exploiting animals. I think about th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cricketer-adam-zampa-goes-to-bat-for-animals-in-new-vegan-bus-campaign/Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cricketer-adam-zampa-goes-to-bat-for-animals-in-new-vegan-bus-campaign/ Thankfully,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-should-save-lives-not-take-them/Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-should-save-lives-not-take-them/ In the past year, 14 platypuses have been found dead after having drowned in such traps – which are intended for crustaceans – in Victoria’s public waters. It’s estimated that several hundred more have died and remain unfound because of the”set-and-forget”nature of the traps. Five platypuses]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-bcf-pulls-deadly-traps-from-online-store/Mon, 23 Apr 2018 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-bcf-pulls-deadly-traps-from-online-store/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-consortium-advances-non-animal-testing-one-scientist-at-a-time/Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-consortium-advances-non-animal-testing-one-scientist-at-a-time/ Here are some stories of personal journeys from working in animal agriculture to going vegan for animals._____________________________________________________________________________Jess Strathdee – Dairy Farm Owner/Operator 
It didn’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/from-farmer-to-vegan-stories-from-agricultural-workers-who-turned-vegan/Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/from-farmer-to-vegan-stories-from-agricultural-workers-who-turned-vegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/goat-yoga-petting-zoo-faces-10-cruelty-to-animals-charges/Mon, 16 Apr 2018 02:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/goat-yoga-petting-zoo-faces-10-cruelty-to-animals-charges/ “[I]t goes down in the river,” the eyewitness was told]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dirty-dairy-investigator-finds-environmental-disaster-on-australian-farm/Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dirty-dairy-investigator-finds-environmental-disaster-on-australian-farm/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-vote-against-live-export-without-waiting-for-politicians/Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-to-vote-against-live-export-without-waiting-for-politicians/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/demand-an-end-to-cruel-live-export/Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/demand-an-end-to-cruel-live-export/ Hemsworth’s personal trainer, Luke Zocchi, recently told Today Extra that “Thor” went vegan during filming. “That was a big experiment we tried was that if he could keep the muscle eating vegan,” said Zocchi.
The results?A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Mar 11, 2017 at 12:30a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/has-thor-gone-vegan/Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/has-thor-gone-vegan/ One sign features the image of an elegant fish, alongside the words “I’m ME, Not MEAT”, strategically placed to encourage residents of the seaside town not to eat fish on Good Friday.  Meanwhile, the face of a beautiful cow asks residents in Cheltenham to go vegan.More than 500 million land animals alone are killed for their flesh in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-message-to-melbourne-im-me-not-meat/Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-message-to-melbourne-im-me-not-meat/ We are distressed by the footage and strongly condemn the mistreatment of elephants that it shows. … Now that you have brought this matter to our attention, we will be discontinuing our sp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-sunraysia-pulls-support-of-cruel-elephant-polo/Wed, 21 Mar 2018 03:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-sunraysia-pulls-support-of-cruel-elephant-polo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/four-years-after-conans-death-primates-are-still-suffering-in-australian-labs/Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/four-years-after-conans-death-primates-are-still-suffering-in-australian-labs/ Amid the election hype in 2016, the government announced that it would ban cosmeti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-government-delays-ban-on-cosmetics-testing-on-animals-again/Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-government-delays-ban-on-cosmetics-testing-on-animals-again/ Breaking eyewitness video footage shows elephants who were forced to participate in the cruel Anantara Hotel’s 2018 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Thailand last weekend being repeatedly struck and gouged with bullhooks – sharp steel-tipped rods resembling fireplace pokers – and their ears being violently yanked. One mahout]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/elephants-beaten-with-bullhooks-for-benefit-polo-match/Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/elephants-beaten-with-bullhooks-for-benefit-polo-match/ Participating schools include the University of Sydney, Arizona State University, Drexel University, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, University of California, Davis, the University of British Col]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/competition-to-help-discover-vegan-wool/Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/competition-to-help-discover-vegan-wool/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/get-ready-to-love-liev-schreiber-even-more/Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/get-ready-to-love-liev-schreiber-even-more/ The suggestion comes after it was revealed that prisons would be implementing yoga and meditation programs to help reduce violence.
It’s no secret that what we eat plays a huge part in how we feel. If we want to foster an environment of compassion and respect, it makes sense to eat with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-asks-aussie-prison-boss-to-serve-only-vegan-meals/Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-asks-aussie-prison-boss-to-serve-only-vegan-meals/ PETA has sent a letter to Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, asking her to change the name of Newtown’s Egan Street to “Vegan Street”. Changing the name of the Inner West street would reflect the growth of the area’s ethically minded community and could even save the city council money.Newtown is well known for hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/could-newtown-have-australias-first-vegan-street/Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/could-newtown-have-australias-first-vegan-street/ She’s dominated the Australian competition, and now, she’s preparing to take the stage at the world’s premier muscle show: the Arnold Classic Worldwide.
Her recipe for success? Eat plants.“I have unlimited energy, grow muscle well, recovery is quick, [and] digestion [is] amazing. I look younger, my moods are always positive, [and] I sleep well,” says Crissi.
 
“A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-vegan-bodybuilder-cuts-winning-figure-at-arnold-classic/Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-vegan-bodybuilder-cuts-winning-figure-at-arnold-classic/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hundreds-of-scientists-learn-how-to-spare-animals-suffering-in-painful-tests/Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hundreds-of-scientists-learn-how-to-spare-animals-suffering-in-painful-tests/ The South Korean government is offering monetary incentives to restaurants located next to the Olympic Stadium and near other key Olympic venues to get them to stop serving dog meat during the Games. South Korea is also asking food venues to take down or cover up signs that advertise it. Nearly all the restaurants have refused. Similarly, dog-meat farms near where Olympic events are taking place have no plans to relocate or temporarily close]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-is-being-served-outside-the-olympic-games/Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-is-being-served-outside-the-olympic-games/ Sundaes
Recreate the 1950s romance of the ice cream parlour by sharing a sundae made with Over The Moo, Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy, Weis Sorbet, or So Good vegan ice cream plus Golden Gaytime Crumbs, Hershey&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/be-my-vegan-valentine/Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/be-my-vegan-valentine/ Cages and Filth
Dogs barked frantically and stuck their noses through the cage wires to try to escape the build-up of their own waste. The intensive confinement caused many to go insane. They continually paced and spun in circles inside the cages.
Painful Conditions Caused]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-happens-to-dogs-in-puppy-mills-will-break-your-heart/Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-happens-to-dogs-in-puppy-mills-will-break-your-heart/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gillian-anderson-is-naked-in-liberating-new-anti-fur-campaign/Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/gillian-anderson-is-naked-in-liberating-new-anti-fur-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-train-takeover-in-sydney-can-you-relate-to-whos-in-this-crate/Thu, 08 Feb 2018 05:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegan-train-takeover-in-sydney-can-you-relate-to-whos-in-this-crate/ What You Can Do
Anyone who cares about animals should avoid zoos. As long as p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-live-puppies-fed-to-snake-in-chinese-zoo/Tue, 06 Feb 2018 23:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-live-puppies-fed-to-snake-in-chinese-zoo/ What made the Welch family want to move away from an established dairy set-up? It was a combination of the bureaucracy involved in the mass industrialisation of dairy “products” and the questionable ethics of dairy farming. Tom Welch knows all too well the gruesome reality of an industr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/90-year-old-dairy-farm-growing-hemp-so-that-owners-can-escape-soulless-dairy-industry/Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/90-year-old-dairy-farm-growing-hemp-so-that-owners-can-escape-soulless-dairy-industry/ Another option has become available – Kathmandu launched a new down-free insulated men and women’s jacket called “The Lawrence”. Filled with a revolutionary material called ThermoPlume by P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-easy-to-ditch-down-with-kathmandus-revolutionary-new-jacket/Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-easy-to-ditch-down-with-kathmandus-revolutionary-new-jacket/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-condemns-frankenscience-horror-show-as-monkey-is-cloned-for-the-first-time/Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/peta-condemns-frankenscience-horror-show-as-monkey-is-cloned-for-the-first-time/ This appears to be the scenario in a video from Southwest China in which a pig charges two men who are moments away from apparently slaughtering another pig.In the video, two men can be seen holding down an obviously frightened pig they appear to be about to slaughter. As the helpless animal screams, another pig rushes the two men and continues charging them until the restrained animal is relea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-shows-how-far-pigs-will-go-to-protect-their-friends-from-death/Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-shows-how-far-pigs-will-go-to-protect-their-friends-from-death/ 
Visitors go to Petra to marvel at its ancient monuments and temples, yet the “Lost City” has a dark and ugly side. More than 1,300 horses, donkeys, mules, and camels are forced to carry tourists or pull carriages in the city every day, and they’re suffering terribly.
Even when they’re simply too]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-donkeys-mules-and-camels-are-suffering-in-jordan/Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horses-donkeys-mules-and-camels-are-suffering-in-jordan/ © Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
An exposé released by PETA UK in 2014 documented horrific conditions on fur farms in Norway and several other countries and featured foot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-norway-is-banning-fur-farming/Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/huge-news-norway-is-banning-fur-farming/ Reportedly, on the same day last week that China banned the sale of ivory amidst global celebration, the country was quietly ushering in 31 baby elephants who had been captured in Z]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/zimbabwes-baby-elephants-stolen-for-captivity/Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/zimbabwes-baby-elephants-stolen-for-captivity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-zimbabwe-stops-selling-baby-elephants-for-captivity/Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-zimbabwe-stops-selling-baby-elephants-for-captivity/ Reportedly, on the same day last week that China banned the sale of ivory amidst global celebration, the country was quietly ushering in 31 baby elephants who had been captured in Z]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-video-shows-baby-elephants-being-captured-for-captivity/Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/shocking-video-shows-baby-elephants-being-captured-for-captivity/ PETA’s campaign encouraged nearly 10,000 people to write to Domino’s demanding vegan cheese – and your voices were heard loud and clear!The huge public response on this issue wasn’t at all surprising to us, as compassiona]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-omg-dominos-pizza-offers-vegan-cheese/Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-omg-dominos-pizza-offers-vegan-cheese/ Petting zoos are incredibly stressful places the exploited sentient beings, who, unlike human visitors, cannot leave when they’ve had enough.
A busy space filled with noisy crowds and liv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-no-more-on-campus-petting-zoo-for-stress-less-week/Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-no-more-on-campus-petting-zoo-for-stress-less-week/ The elephant camp owner and a mahout (handler) were charged with “recklessness causing death and injuries,&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tour-guide-trampled-to-death-after-tourist-yanks-elephants-tail/Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tour-guide-trampled-to-death-after-tourist-yanks-elephants-tail/ Independence Day star Hemsworth, who last year won PETA US’ version of the award, famously encouraged his millions of Instagram followers to watch What the Health this year.
“If you ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/liam-hemsworth-and-courtney-act-crowned-petas-sexiest-vegan-celebrities-for-2017/Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/liam-hemsworth-and-courtney-act-crowned-petas-sexiest-vegan-celebrities-for-2017/ The Combined Refugee Action Group has posted “Message from Manus: Manus refugee carried Foxy to the bus. Cradled dog in his arms, [he] risked [his] life to save Foxy. Guard allowed him [to] carry dog on b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-calls-for-manus-investigation/Sun, 17 Dec 2017 23:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pamela-anderson-calls-for-manus-investigation/ In the past year, 13 platypuses have been found dead after drowning in illegally set closed yabby traps in Victoria’s public waters. It’s estimated that several hundred more have died and remain unfound because of the “set-and-forget” nature of the traps. In fact, a total of five platypuses drown]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-5000-to-catch-yabby-trappers-who-are-ensnaring-and-killing-platypuses/Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-5000-to-catch-yabby-trappers-who-are-ensnaring-and-killing-platypuses/ Not every cat is as lucky as Addie. Every year, hundreds of thousands of puppies and kittens are born in unwanted litters in Australia. Many are abandoned on the streets, like Addie, or left to languish in shelters. As a result, around 200,000 healthy dogs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-hugh-sheridan-is-a-hero-for-animals/Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-hugh-sheridan-is-a-hero-for-animals/ 残忍！他赌狗输钱，竟将狗活活摔死 | Odd world | © PearVideo
In a video uploaded to the Chinese site Pear Video, a man is seen throwing a greyhound against the concrete over and over again—each “thump” more haunting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-this-man-did-to-a-greyhound-for-losing-a-race-will-haunt-you/Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-this-man-did-to-a-greyhound-for-losing-a-race-will-haunt-you/ Jetstar’s new menu includes two vegan options – SumoSalad’s Lentil & Tabbouleh Salad with Falafel and Mr Lee’s Noodles in the Zen Garden Vegetables variety. Yum!Australians seek out vegan food everywhere, whether they’re in a supermarket or café or 30,000 feet in the air. Cruelty-free culture has taken off in Aust]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-you-guess-the-most-vegan-friendly-australian-airline/Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-you-guess-the-most-vegan-friendly-australian-airline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-video-shows-men-pushing-boar-off-cliff-killing-the-animal/Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-video-shows-men-pushing-boar-off-cliff-killing-the-animal/ The thoughtfulness shown by the Marrickville LAC for all victims of violence is truly inspiring. The local community is very fortunate to have such compassionate leaders.Research shows a clear link between domestic violence and animal ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marrickville-police-heroes-to-animals-for-white-ribbon-day/Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marrickville-police-heroes-to-animals-for-white-ribbon-day/ The free-range hens in the new video footage from the Australian egg industry shown on ABC’s programme 7.30 are just 18 months old, but they’re already considered “spent” by the industry that exploi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/feet-torn-off-and-then-boiled-alive-australias-free-range-cruelty-sham/Wed, 22 Nov 2017 04:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/feet-torn-off-and-then-boiled-alive-australias-free-range-cruelty-sham/ While some countries, such as Pakistan and 10 African nations, have closed Chinese-funded slaughterhouses and developed policies to ban the export of donkey skins to China, earlier this year, the Australian government revealed that it planned to capitalise on China’s demand for donkey skins and has received some enquiries about the export o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/prevent-the-export-of-live-australian-donkeys-to-the-chinese-ejiao-industry/Wed, 22 Nov 2017 01:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/prevent-the-export-of-live-australian-donkeys-to-the-chinese-ejiao-industry/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-mum-helplessly-chases-after-her-stolen-calves-in-heartbreaking-video/Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-mum-helplessly-chases-after-her-stolen-calves-in-heartbreaking-video/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chrissie-hynde-asks-pm-turnbull-for-live-export-plebiscite/Sun, 12 Nov 2017 23:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/chrissie-hynde-asks-pm-turnbull-for-live-export-plebiscite/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-regal-monarch-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rip-regal-monarch-killed-for-flemington-entertainment/ Regal Monarch was loaded into a float and escorted to University of Melbourne veterinary clinic for treatment as we await more news.
Celebrating today because no horses have died as a result of this year’s Melbourne Cup Day (yet) is like applauding the release of innocent prisoners. The outcome is a relief, but they shouldn&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-regal-monarch-hurt-for-flemington-entertainment/Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/horse-regal-monarch-hurt-for-flemington-entertainment/ You can show your desire for change whether you’re working on the day of the race or able to attend a boycott event. You can also inform your friends and family about the tragic lives that horses used for racing are forced to endure and start the conversati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-guide-to-boycotting-the-appalling-cruelty-of-the-2017-melbourne-cup/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 02:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/petas-guide-to-boycotting-the-appalling-cruelty-of-the-2017-melbourne-cup/ It’s never been easier to go vegan. This year alone, a huge number of restaurants, major supermarkets, and other food brands have embraced plant-based eating by releasing new vegan menu items, products, and even whole ranges free of animal-based ingredients.
Google searches for “vegan” have increased by 380 per cent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-try-vegan-this-world-vegan-month/Mon, 30 Oct 2017 01:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-try-vegan-this-world-vegan-month/ A post shared by Lancey Morris (@sweetlancey) on Oct 28, 2017 at 9:29pm PDTIt’s never been easier to go vegan. This year alone, a huge number of restaurants, major supermarkets, and other food brands have embraced plant-bas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-try-vegan-this-november/Mon, 30 Oct 2017 01:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-you-should-try-vegan-this-november/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-meat-consumption-is-causing-mass-wildlife-extinction/Wed, 25 Oct 2017 07:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-meat-consumption-is-causing-mass-wildlife-extinction/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-bodybuilders-vegan-journey-cleared-up-his-skin/Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/this-bodybuilders-vegan-journey-cleared-up-his-skin/ This small but important change to the first major Commonwealth Games display would be a fabulous change for the local wildlife, companion animals, people with post-traumatic stress disorder, and others –]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-the-2018-commonwealth-games-need-silent-fireworks/Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-the-2018-commonwealth-games-need-silent-fireworks/ Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals
In his book Animal Liberation, Peter Sin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-animal-rights/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-animal-rights/ After pressuring Gucci to drop fur for over 20 years, PETA can report that the company will be completely fur-free very soon.Have you heard? @gucci has banned the use of fur: ‘It’s not modern.’ https://t.co/bYu8Nc0114 pic.twitter.com/WCng7NE7m1
— Business of Fashion (@BoF) October 11, 2017The news story broke at this year’s Kering Talk at the Lond]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-gucci-ditches-fur/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breaking-gucci-ditches-fur/ In this time 88 dogs have died at race meets across the state, while hundreds more have suffered catastrophic injuries, according to Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards Reports.
Around one in 10 race meets result in the death of a dog. The industry also continues to breed thousands of greyhounds, around 40 percent of whom will be killed before they’re even named.
It is estimated that an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/one-year-and-88-dog-deaths-greyhounds-betrayed-by-the-nsw-government/Wed, 11 Oct 2017 03:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/one-year-and-88-dog-deaths-greyhounds-betrayed-by-the-nsw-government/ All Vue Group venues have stepped up and said no to cruelly produced foie gras, and have confirmed to PETA that they fully intend to keep the diseased duck liver off their future menus at:Goose hugs for all at Vue Group
Tell Other Melbourne Restaurants to Stop Selling Foie Gras Now!
The Disgusting Truth About Foie Gras
All major supermarkets in the UK refuse to stock foie gras, an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vue-group-melbourne-have-said-no-to-foie-gras/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-vue-group-melbourne-have-said-no-to-foie-gras/ PETA US; photographer David Slater; his company, Wildlife Personalities, Ltd.; and self-publishing platform Blurb, Inc., have reached a settlement of the “monkey selfie” litigation. As a part of the arrangement,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/settlement-reached-monkey-selfie-case-broke-new-ground-for-animal-rights/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/settlement-reached-monkey-selfie-case-broke-new-ground-for-animal-rights/ Images courtesy of the Queensland Police Service.
We are offering up to $5,000 as a re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-5000-to-catch-croc-killer/Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-5000-to-catch-croc-killer/ Originally, The Australian Rhino Project was planning to sedate rhinoceroses, to then place them in crates for a 14-hour flight from South Africa to Australia. They have found that biosecurity laws, however, now require importing the animals indirectly via a third co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-captivity-wont-save-rhinos-worldrhinoday/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-captivity-wont-save-rhinos-worldrhinoday/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/us-plant-based-food-market-up-81-in-year-to-august-12-2017-nielsen-data/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:36:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/us-plant-based-food-market-up-81-in-year-to-august-12-2017-nielsen-data/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/poor-practices-to-blame-for-high-mortality-rate-on-live-export-voyage-says-vet-group-vale/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:36:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/poor-practices-to-blame-for-high-mortality-rate-on-live-export-voyage-says-vet-group-vale/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-natalie-portman-film-inspired-vegan-recipes-and-tips-for-rosh-hashanah/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:36:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-natalie-portman-film-inspired-vegan-recipes-and-tips-for-rosh-hashanah/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exports-cattle-mortality-rate-costs-ship-ticket/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:36:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/live-exports-cattle-mortality-rate-costs-ship-ticket/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/israel-boosts-animal-welfare-protocols-live-export-protests-continue/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:36:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/israel-boosts-animal-welfare-protocols-live-export-protests-continue/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stop-live-transport-global-day-of-action/Wed, 13 Sep 2017 07:37:04 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stop-live-transport-global-day-of-action/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/poultry-farms-should-adopt-cage-free-systems-report-says/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:05:10 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/poultry-farms-should-adopt-cage-free-systems-report-says/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-food-go-nuts-about-vegan-cheese/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:05:10 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-food-go-nuts-about-vegan-cheese/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-research-shows-sharks-form-relationships/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:05:10 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-research-shows-sharks-form-relationships/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nestle-picks-benevolent-bacon-for-its-next-meal/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:05:10 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/nestle-picks-benevolent-bacon-for-its-next-meal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marine-park-protection-wind-back/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:05:10 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/marine-park-protection-wind-back/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-students-dont-need-to-cut-up-dead-animals/Thu, 07 Sep 2017 05:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/heres-why-students-dont-need-to-cut-up-dead-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-prawns-suffering-horrific-eye-mutilations/Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:50:33 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-prawns-suffering-horrific-eye-mutilations/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-restaurants-are-shutting-down-after-animals-australia-investigation/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:09:38 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-restaurants-are-shutting-down-after-animals-australia-investigation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/parents-teachers-help-children-help-hens/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:45:25 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/parents-teachers-help-children-help-hens/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kids-star-in-a-video-amp-make-cage-eggs-history/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:45:25 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kids-star-in-a-video-amp-make-cage-eggs-history/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tell-the-australian-prawn-farming-industry-stop-cutting-eyes-off-prawns/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:13:45 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tell-the-australian-prawn-farming-industry-stop-cutting-eyes-off-prawns/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-forgotten-fish-a-new-look-at-our-underwater-friends/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:40:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-forgotten-fish-a-new-look-at-our-underwater-friends/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stranded-pets-rescued-amid-hurricane-harvey-flooding-in-southeast-texas/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:40:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stranded-pets-rescued-amid-hurricane-harvey-flooding-in-southeast-texas/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pet-swap-are-chickens-really-the-new-dogs/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:40:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pet-swap-are-chickens-really-the-new-dogs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brunswick-op-shop-pet-rescue-superstore-opens-its-doors-to-animals/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:40:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brunswick-op-shop-pet-rescue-superstore-opens-its-doors-to-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tied-up-and-left-to-face-the-wrath-of-harvey-picture-of-abandoned-dog-thats-breaking-the-hearts-of-texans-as-flood-waters-rise/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tied-up-and-left-to-face-the-wrath-of-harvey-picture-of-abandoned-dog-thats-breaking-the-hearts-of-texans-as-flood-waters-rise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/police-raid-animal-medicine-shop-accused-of-selling-banned-pesticide-to-chicken-farms/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/police-raid-animal-medicine-shop-accused-of-selling-banned-pesticide-to-chicken-farms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-seafood-9-ocean-inspired-meals-minus-animals/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-seafood-9-ocean-inspired-meals-minus-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/old-live-animal-export-ships-face-ban/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/old-live-animal-export-ships-face-ban/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/not-all-superheroes-wear-capes-6-amazing-life-saving-animals/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/not-all-superheroes-wear-capes-6-amazing-life-saving-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/electrofishing-saviour-of-the-sea-or-fracking-of-the-oceans/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/electrofishing-saviour-of-the-sea-or-fracking-of-the-oceans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/activists-call-for-end-to-factory-farming-amid-egg-scandal/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:46:20 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/activists-call-for-end-to-factory-farming-amid-egg-scandal/ That’s right: Hog’s Breath Cafe – which has 80 restaurant locations across Australia and New Zealand – has just added a kick-ass vegan option to its menu.
Behold the Crispy Vegan Schnitzel Burger.The new menu also features an Avocado & Vegan Schnitzel Wrap. Now that’s hogspitality!
When #Australia‘s biggest meat restaurant @HogsBreath adds a #vegan burger to its menu, you kn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/steakhouse-wins-award-for-vegan-meal/Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/steakhouse-wins-award-for-vegan-meal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/for-cruelty-free-beauty-theres-no-other-store-like-david-jones/Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/for-cruelty-free-beauty-theres-no-other-store-like-david-jones/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-forum-recommends-ending-cruel-bali-dog-meat-trade/Thu, 10 Aug 2017 08:51:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-forum-recommends-ending-cruel-bali-dog-meat-trade/ Jim Jefferies launched a weekly talk show airing on Comedy Central. (If you’ve never seen this guy’s stand-up routine, hit up Netflix and thank me later.) In his most recent episode, Jefferies reports on the death of Xanda, son of Cecil the lion. Not only was 6-year-old Xanda a father to numerous cubs, he was also shot near the same spot as his father, Cecil.
Jefferies sp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/after-cecil-the-lions-son-was-killed-jim-jefferies-destroyed-hunting/Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/after-cecil-the-lions-son-was-killed-jim-jefferies-destroyed-hunting/ A post shared by New Zealand (@purenewzealand) on Jul 10, 2017 at 1:16am PDTThe survey found that 24 per cent of Ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-quarter-of-kiwis-to-go-meat-free-its-a-global-trend/Mon, 07 Aug 2017 04:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-quarter-of-kiwis-to-go-meat-free-its-a-global-trend/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-animals-australia-supporters-win-big-for-balis-dogs/Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:59:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-animals-australia-supporters-win-big-for-balis-dogs/ “It’s time for the tiger selfies to go. More often than not, these photos take advantage of beautiful creatures that have been torn from their natural environment. Wild animals deserve to live in the wild. PETA says now is the time to rid the platform of tiger photos in honor of International Tiger Day on Saturday July 29th, and we could not agree more.
We are look]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-take-the-tiger-stripes-out-of-swipes-for-international-tiger-day/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/update-take-the-tiger-stripes-out-of-swipes-for-international-tiger-day/ This is the reality for tigers, lions, and other big cats who are featured in an alarming number of Tinder profile photos. These animals are typically torn away from their distraught mothers when they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-the-tiger-stripes-out-of-swipes-for-international-tiger-day/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-the-tiger-stripes-out-of-swipes-for-international-tiger-day/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bali-government-to-end-dog-meat-trade/Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:15:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bali-government-to-end-dog-meat-trade/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-dogs-animals-australia-investigation-shuts-down-the-bali-dog-meat-trade/Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:31:08 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-for-dogs-animals-australia-investigation-shuts-down-the-bali-dog-meat-trade/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-australia-board-members/Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:05:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-australia-board-members/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rise-of-mega-farms-how-the-us-model-of-intensive-farming-is-invading-the-world/Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:12:18 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rise-of-mega-farms-how-the-us-model-of-intensive-farming-is-invading-the-world/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/first-canada-food-guide-overhaul-in-a-decade-sees-shift-away-from-meat-and-dairy/Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:12:18 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/first-canada-food-guide-overhaul-in-a-decade-sees-shift-away-from-meat-and-dairy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-summit-recommends-ending-cruel-bali-dog-meat-trade/Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:42:45 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/historic-summit-recommends-ending-cruel-bali-dog-meat-trade/ Minister Rob Stokes has received a Proggy (“Proggy” is for “progress”) Award from PETA for his department’s Healthy School Canteen Strategy, which directs tuck-shops across the state to stop using fat-laden dairy butter and cream and encourages them to swap chicken schnitzels for veggie burgers!“We can’t tea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-progress-for-new-south-wales-schools/Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plant-based-progress-for-new-south-wales-schools/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/utahs-ag-gag-law-is-declared-unconstitutional/Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:24:39 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/utahs-ag-gag-law-is-declared-unconstitutional/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/origin-of-greyhound-rescued-from-chinese-meatworks-being-investigated-by-dpipwe/Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:24:39 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/origin-of-greyhound-rescued-from-chinese-meatworks-being-investigated-by-dpipwe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-perfectly-fine-to-co-sleep-with-your-pets-say-scientists/Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:24:39 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-perfectly-fine-to-co-sleep-with-your-pets-say-scientists/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breakthrough-summit-held-over-balis-controversial-dog-meat-trade-7-policy-recommendations-issued-to-islands-provincial-government/Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:24:39 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/breakthrough-summit-held-over-balis-controversial-dog-meat-trade-7-policy-recommendations-issued-to-islands-provincial-government/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-factory-farm-pig-cruelty-stopped-in-its-tracks-2/Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:39:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-factory-farm-pig-cruelty-stopped-in-its-tracks-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-factory-farm-pig-cruelty-stopped-in-its-tracks/Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:40:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-factory-farm-pig-cruelty-stopped-in-its-tracks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/oxygen-masks-can-help-save-your-pets-life-in-a-fire/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:48:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/oxygen-masks-can-help-save-your-pets-life-in-a-fire/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-king-salmons-inadequate-biosecurity-plan-criticised-following-salmon-death-investigation/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:48:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/new-zealand-king-salmons-inadequate-biosecurity-plan-criticised-following-salmon-death-investigation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lungworm-warning-heartbroken-dog-owners-reveal-deadly-signs-you-should-watch-for-on-pets/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:48:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/lungworm-warning-heartbroken-dog-owners-reveal-deadly-signs-you-should-watch-for-on-pets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/time-to-be-a-responsible-pet-owner-during-national-desexing-month/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:15:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/time-to-be-a-responsible-pet-owner-during-national-desexing-month/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanias-epa-head-defends-personal-decision-to-approve-tassals-salmon-waste-collection-system/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:15:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanias-epa-head-defends-personal-decision-to-approve-tassals-salmon-waste-collection-system/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plastic-free-july-stemming-the-tide/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:15:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/plastic-free-july-stemming-the-tide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/delay-in-abattoir-animal-cruelty-investigation-angers-welfare-groups/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:15:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/delay-in-abattoir-animal-cruelty-investigation-angers-welfare-groups/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canberra-greyhound-racing-club-to-fight-act-government-ban-in-court/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:15:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/canberra-greyhound-racing-club-to-fight-act-government-ban-in-court/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aussie-activist-fills-sky-with-blood-to-protest-torture-of-bulls-in-pamplona/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/aussie-activist-fills-sky-with-blood-to-protest-torture-of-bulls-in-pamplona/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tassal-cooks-the-books-on-poo-catchers/Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:14:47 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tassal-cooks-the-books-on-poo-catchers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-welfare-and-the-law-in-nz/Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:14:47 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-welfare-and-the-law-in-nz/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/recipe-video-spicy-lentil-amp-walnut-tacos/Mon, 03 Jul 2017 07:55:09 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/recipe-video-spicy-lentil-amp-walnut-tacos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-illegal-to-own-only-one-guinea-pig-in-switzerland/Mon, 03 Jul 2017 04:01:42 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/its-illegal-to-own-only-one-guinea-pig-in-switzerland/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-big-environmental-benefits-of-eating-a-little-less-meat/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-big-environmental-benefits-of-eating-a-little-less-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pooch-gives-paw-of-approval-as-pennsylvania-tightens-anti-cruelty-laws/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pooch-gives-paw-of-approval-as-pennsylvania-tightens-anti-cruelty-laws/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kind-travel-in-bali-order-your-free-guide-amp-help-all-balis-animals/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/kind-travel-in-bali-order-your-free-guide-amp-help-all-balis-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/i-watched-netflixs-what-the-health-and-1-hour-later-i-wanted-to-go-vegetarian/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/i-watched-netflixs-what-the-health-and-1-hour-later-i-wanted-to-go-vegetarian/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greens-call-on-airlines-to-ban-export-of-racing-greyhounds-on-day-racing-ban-should-have-come-into-effect-in-nsw/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greens-call-on-airlines-to-ban-export-of-racing-greyhounds-on-day-racing-ban-should-have-come-into-effect-in-nsw/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-satire-turn-viewers-into-vegetarians/Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/can-satire-turn-viewers-into-vegetarians/ Image supplied by DELWP
 
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Crime Stoppers are investigating the case and is seeking information from the public.PETA Australia is offering up to $5,000 as a reward for information leading to the ident]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-help-catch-melbournes-kangaroo-killer/Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/reward-help-catch-melbournes-kangaroo-killer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-origin-of-the-tabby-coat-and-other-cat-mysteries-revealed/Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:00:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-origin-of-the-tabby-coat-and-other-cat-mysteries-revealed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greyhound-trainers-continuing-to-dope-their-dogs-with-dangerous-drugs-including-cocaine-since-the-ban-on-racing-was-lifted/Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:00:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/greyhound-trainers-continuing-to-dope-their-dogs-with-dangerous-drugs-including-cocaine-since-the-ban-on-racing-was-lifted/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brushing-your-dogs-teeth-daily-can-save-you-money-but-would-you-be-willing-to-do-it/Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:00:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/brushing-your-dogs-teeth-daily-can-save-you-money-but-would-you-be-willing-to-do-it/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-australias-shocking-investigation-into-balis-dog-meat-trade-exposed-on-abc-730/Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:12:39 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animals-australias-shocking-investigation-into-balis-dog-meat-trade-exposed-on-abc-730/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-sold-as-chicken-dog-skin-sold-as-leather/Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-meat-sold-as-chicken-dog-skin-sold-as-leather/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-tourists-duped-into-eating-dog-meat-in-bali/Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:49:28 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-tourists-duped-into-eating-dog-meat-in-bali/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/13-fun-things-to-do-in-bali-that-are-kind-to-animals/Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:49:28 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/13-fun-things-to-do-in-bali-that-are-kind-to-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tonight-animals-australia-investigation-into-balis-dog-meat-trade-to-air-on-abc-730/Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:34:28 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tonight-animals-australia-investigation-into-balis-dog-meat-trade-to-air-on-abc-730/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/evidence-shows-dogs-in-bali-are-being-brutally-killed-and-the-meat-sold-to-unsuspecting-tourists/Mon, 19 Jun 2017 06:39:36 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/evidence-shows-dogs-in-bali-are-being-brutally-killed-and-the-meat-sold-to-unsuspecting-tourists/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegetarian-farmer-donates-his-entire-herd-of-cows-to-animal-sanctuary-because-he-cant-bear-to-kill-them/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:26:50 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vegetarian-farmer-donates-his-entire-herd-of-cows-to-animal-sanctuary-because-he-cant-bear-to-kill-them/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wa-sheep-allegedly-abused-in-kuwait/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wa-sheep-allegedly-abused-in-kuwait/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-finds-a-vegetarian-diet-is-almost-twice-is-effective-in-reducing-body-weight/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/science-finds-a-vegetarian-diet-is-almost-twice-is-effective-in-reducing-body-weight/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/people-all-over-the-world-are-helping-to-end-live-animal-export/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/people-all-over-the-world-are-helping-to-end-live-animal-export/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hotline-helps-with-deep-grief-of-losing-pet/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hotline-helps-with-deep-grief-of-losing-pet/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/he-was-sold-for-brutal-home-slaughter/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/he-was-sold-for-brutal-home-slaughter/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-dairy-alternative-drink-market-on-the-rise/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/global-dairy-alternative-drink-market-on-the-rise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-creek-wombat-rescue-takes-in-injured-animals-after-bush-doof-at-pokolbin-mountain/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cedar-creek-wombat-rescue-takes-in-injured-animals-after-bush-doof-at-pokolbin-mountain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/7-shocking-claims-in-what-the-health-documentary/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:48:31 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/7-shocking-claims-in-what-the-health-documentary/ Mike and Sue Pethick were holidaying at the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia in March when disaster struck. On a particularly windy day, Sue took Abby for a walk and didn’t return. Her worried husband thought he heard a distant voice and decided to go looking for its source. Driving around the area, he was unable to find]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-this-heroic-dog-rescued-a-woman-whod-fallen-off-a-cliff/Tue, 06 Jun 2017 04:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/how-this-heroic-dog-rescued-a-woman-whod-fallen-off-a-cliff/ Here’s some information worth digesting this World Environment Day …. 
Download Your FREE Vegetarian/Vegan Starter Kit Now
The post Save the Earth This Environment Day: Go Vegan! appeared first on PETA Australia.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/save-the-earth-this-environment-day-go-vegan/Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/save-the-earth-this-environment-day-go-vegan/ Here’s some information worth digesting  …. 
Download Your FREE Vegetarian/Vegan Starter Kit Now
The post INFOGRAPHIC: Save the Earth: – Go Vegan! appeared first on PETA Australia.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/infographic-save-the-earth-go-vegan/Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/infographic-save-the-earth-go-vegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/july-is-national-desexing-month/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:57:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/july-is-national-desexing-month/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/7-shocking-claims-made-in-the-what-the-health-documentary/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:57:06 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/7-shocking-claims-made-in-the-what-the-health-documentary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-the-new-law-banning-cruel-cosmetics-is-the-best-news-ever/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/why-the-new-law-banning-cruel-cosmetics-is-the-best-news-ever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vic-truck-driver-fined-9000-for-animal-cruelty-charges/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vic-truck-driver-fined-9000-for-animal-cruelty-charges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/india-tightens-meat-industry-laws-amid-fierce-protests/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/india-tightens-meat-industry-laws-amid-fierce-protests/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-deaths-prompt-warning-over-rat-bait/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-deaths-prompt-warning-over-rat-bait/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-welfare-service-says-soon-to-be-parents-must-prepare-their-dogs-for-their-babys-arrival/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:26 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-welfare-service-says-soon-to-be-parents-must-prepare-their-dogs-for-their-babys-arrival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/worlds-second-largest-beef-exporter-may-exit-market-as-indian-government-bans-sale-of-slaughter-cattle/Wed, 31 May 2017 05:51:12 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/worlds-second-largest-beef-exporter-may-exit-market-as-indian-government-bans-sale-of-slaughter-cattle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/veganism-is-now-creeping-into-our-travel-with-the-rise-of-the-vegan-hotel/Tue, 30 May 2017 11:50:49 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/veganism-is-now-creeping-into-our-travel-with-the-rise-of-the-vegan-hotel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/townsville-man-fined-for-starving-dogs/Tue, 30 May 2017 11:50:49 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/townsville-man-fined-for-starving-dogs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/noahs-ark-veterinary-clinic-urges-puppy-owners-to-take-caution-with-new-parvo-strain/Tue, 30 May 2017 11:50:49 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/noahs-ark-veterinary-clinic-urges-puppy-owners-to-take-caution-with-new-parvo-strain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cats-fall-ill-and-die-after-eating-best-feline-friend-cat-food/Tue, 30 May 2017 11:50:49 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/cats-fall-ill-and-die-after-eating-best-feline-friend-cat-food/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-benefits-to-flow-from-axed-expo-cash/Tue, 30 May 2017 11:50:49 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-benefits-to-flow-from-axed-expo-cash/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorian-dog-foster-carers-call-for-change/Mon, 29 May 2017 11:19:40 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorian-dog-foster-carers-call-for-change/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rental-wrongs-why-landlords-must-make-room-for-furbabies/Mon, 29 May 2017 11:19:40 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/rental-wrongs-why-landlords-must-make-room-for-furbabies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/man-whose-dogs-died-in-hot-car-appears-in-campaign-video-to-prevent-other-deaths/Mon, 29 May 2017 11:19:40 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/man-whose-dogs-died-in-hot-car-appears-in-campaign-video-to-prevent-other-deaths/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/life-of-pikelet-how-a-death-row-dog-won-300000-hearts/Mon, 29 May 2017 11:19:40 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/life-of-pikelet-how-a-death-row-dog-won-300000-hearts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-greyhounds-forced-to-race-cheetahs-at-shanghai-wild-animal-park/Mon, 29 May 2017 11:19:40 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-greyhounds-forced-to-race-cheetahs-at-shanghai-wild-animal-park/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pro-vegetarian-diet-could-halve-chance-of-obesity/Mon, 29 May 2017 07:24:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pro-vegetarian-diet-could-halve-chance-of-obesity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/group-aims-to-get-animals-in-safe-homes/Fri, 26 May 2017 05:51:23 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/group-aims-to-get-animals-in-safe-homes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-breeder-register-to-help-uncover-unethical-puppy-farms/Fri, 26 May 2017 05:51:23 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dog-breeder-register-to-help-uncover-unethical-puppy-farms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pet-owners-urged-to-take-care-using-bait-to-avoid-poisoning-pets/Thu, 25 May 2017 12:37:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/pet-owners-urged-to-take-care-using-bait-to-avoid-poisoning-pets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mothers-day-slaughter-of-kangaroos-starts-again/Thu, 25 May 2017 12:37:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/mothers-day-slaughter-of-kangaroos-starts-again/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/city-of-melbourne-to-stop-issuing-new-permits-for-cbd-horse-carriages/Thu, 25 May 2017 12:37:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/city-of-melbourne-to-stop-issuing-new-permits-for-cbd-horse-carriages/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/calls-to-reform-food-system-factory-farming-belongs-in-a-museum/Thu, 25 May 2017 12:37:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/calls-to-reform-food-system-factory-farming-belongs-in-a-museum/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-solid-case-for-getting-an-office-puppy/Thu, 25 May 2017 12:37:16 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/a-solid-case-for-getting-an-office-puppy/ This morning Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle announced that starting from June 30, the City of Melbourne would no longer issue permits for horse-drawn carriage operations in the central business district.
This comes after years of campaigning by Melbourne Against Horse-Drawn Carriages and PETA.
Operators will no longer be able to pursue customers on Swantson Street, but will be able to continue their business on St Kilda Road and in the Bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-melbourne-council-stops-horse-drawn-carriages-on-swanston-street/Thu, 25 May 2017 07:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-melbourne-council-stops-horse-drawn-carriages-on-swanston-street/ Australia’s Sexiest Vegans Next Door
Jordan Mcgregor
Gold Coast, Quee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-australias-sexiest-vegans-next-door/Wed, 24 May 2017 23:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/meet-australias-sexiest-vegans-next-door/  Sir Roger didn’t pull any punches when he talked about cruelty to animals:
“‘Sport’ hunting is a sickness, a perversion and a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sir-roger-moore-the-man-with-the-golden-heart/Wed, 24 May 2017 09:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/sir-roger-moore-the-man-with-the-golden-heart/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wwf-email-reveals-concern-over-salmon-industrys-negative-impact-on-environment/Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/wwf-email-reveals-concern-over-salmon-industrys-negative-impact-on-environment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tassal-given-three-months-to-clean-up-macquarie-harbour-salmon-farming-leases/Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tassal-given-three-months-to-clean-up-macquarie-harbour-salmon-farming-leases/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/koalas-could-soon-be-wiped-out-in-areas-of-qld-nsw-due-to-land-clearing-wwf-australia-says/Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/koalas-could-soon-be-wiped-out-in-areas-of-qld-nsw-due-to-land-clearing-wwf-australia-says/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/curtain-falls-on-final-ringling-brothers-circus-performance/Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/curtain-falls-on-final-ringling-brothers-circus-performance/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/concerns-tassal-concealed-evidence-of-major-fish-kill-amid-call-for-more-transparency/Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:48 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/concerns-tassal-concealed-evidence-of-major-fish-kill-amid-call-for-more-transparency/ He’s teamed up with PETA to help athletes and fans learn about the benefits of eating vegan.In a new video, he reveals what made him decide to go vegan and shares his thoughts on the rise of the “meat-free athlete”.
“Athletes are increasingly coming to the correct conclusion that you can get all the nutrients you need from a whole-food plant-based diet, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-cricket-legend-jason-gillespie-says-theres-nothing-macho-about-eating-meat/Thu, 18 May 2017 09:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/video-cricket-legend-jason-gillespie-says-theres-nothing-macho-about-eating-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-is-causing-cruelty-to-animals-on-farm/Tue, 16 May 2017 06:57:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-is-causing-cruelty-to-animals-on-farm/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farmer-convicted-of-animal-cruelty/Tue, 16 May 2017 06:57:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/farmer-convicted-of-animal-cruelty/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bobby-calf-sales-cruelty-case-fuels-debate-on-calf-value/Tue, 16 May 2017 06:57:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/bobby-calf-sales-cruelty-case-fuels-debate-on-calf-value/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-cattle-export-numbers-dive/Tue, 16 May 2017 06:57:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australian-live-cattle-export-numbers-dive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-cruelty-sparks-outrage-residents-call-on-council/Tue, 16 May 2017 06:57:37 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/animal-cruelty-sparks-outrage-residents-call-on-council/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/veteran-greyhound-trainer-busted-for-giving-dogs-cocaine/Thu, 11 May 2017 10:46:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/veteran-greyhound-trainer-busted-for-giving-dogs-cocaine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/undercover-video-at-dairy-farm-leads-to-employees-firing/Thu, 11 May 2017 10:46:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/undercover-video-at-dairy-farm-leads-to-employees-firing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-lies-behind-the-label-deception-in-food-marketing/Thu, 11 May 2017 10:46:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/the-lies-behind-the-label-deception-in-food-marketing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanian-recreational-fishers-fear-supertrawler-comeback/Thu, 11 May 2017 10:46:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanian-recreational-fishers-fear-supertrawler-comeback/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-virtual-tour-of-factory-farms/Thu, 11 May 2017 10:46:29 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/take-virtual-tour-of-factory-farms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-animal-protection-calls-on-carnival-cruise-lines-to-stop-sending-tourists-to-cruel-sea-turtle-attraction/Tue, 09 May 2017 03:26:32 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/world-animal-protection-calls-on-carnival-cruise-lines-to-stop-sending-tourists-to-cruel-sea-turtle-attraction/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanian-duncan-dalton-fined-for-animal-cruelty-managing-new-cattle-farm/Thu, 04 May 2017 09:30:35 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/tasmanian-duncan-dalton-fined-for-animal-cruelty-managing-new-cattle-farm/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dairy-farmers-lobby-for-ban-on-soy-and-almond-drinks-being-called-milk/Thu, 04 May 2017 09:30:35 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/dairy-farmers-lobby-for-ban-on-soy-and-almond-drinks-being-called-milk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beaten-with-poles-thrown-on-conveyor-belts-and-grabbed-by-the-tail-as-they-try-to-escape-shocking-footage-shows-calves-distressing-final-moments-before-they-are-slaughtered/Thu, 04 May 2017 09:30:35 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/beaten-with-poles-thrown-on-conveyor-belts-and-grabbed-by-the-tail-as-they-try-to-escape-shocking-footage-shows-calves-distressing-final-moments-before-they-are-slaughtered/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-boss-admits-calves-ill-treated-after-animal-liberation-releases-video/Thu, 04 May 2017 09:30:35 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/abattoir-boss-admits-calves-ill-treated-after-animal-liberation-releases-video/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stewards-wrap-trainer-suspended-for-caged-possum/Wed, 03 May 2017 11:50:30 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/stewards-wrap-trainer-suspended-for-caged-possum/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/national-surgeons-college-ends-live-animal-trauma-training/Wed, 03 May 2017 11:50:30 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/national-surgeons-college-ends-live-animal-trauma-training/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/five-ways-the-meat-on-your-plate-is-killing-the-planet/Wed, 03 May 2017 11:50:30 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/five-ways-the-meat-on-your-plate-is-killing-the-planet/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-makes-a-vegetarian-its-not-whats-on-the-plate/Tue, 02 May 2017 09:42:13 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/what-makes-a-vegetarian-its-not-whats-on-the-plate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vet-rejects-live-export-pregnancy-testing-proposal/Tue, 02 May 2017 09:42:13 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/vet-rejects-live-export-pregnancy-testing-proposal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/put-another-cauli-on-the-barbie-how-stores-are-tapping-into-a-move-away-from-red-meat-by-offering-specialist-vegetarian-bbq-products/Tue, 02 May 2017 09:42:13 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/put-another-cauli-on-the-barbie-how-stores-are-tapping-into-a-move-away-from-red-meat-by-offering-specialist-vegetarian-bbq-products/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/human-health-and-the-mythology-of-meat/Tue, 02 May 2017 09:42:13 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/human-health-and-the-mythology-of-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-vegan-dinners-with-as-much-protein-as-a-chicken-breast/Tue, 02 May 2017 09:42:13 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/5-vegan-dinners-with-as-much-protein-as-a-chicken-breast/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-college-of-surgeons-pledges-to-stop-mutilating-live-animals/Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victory-college-of-surgeons-pledges-to-stop-mutilating-live-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australians-are-spending-12-billion-a-year-on-their-pet-animals/Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:08:45 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/australians-are-spending-12-billion-a-year-on-their-pet-animals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hermann-nitsch-dark-mofo-outrage-achieves-artists-aims/Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:35:19 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/hermann-nitsch-dark-mofo-outrage-achieves-artists-aims/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/outrage-over-a-bull-to-be-slaughtered-for-art-during-dark-mofo-festival/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:44:07 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/outrage-over-a-bull-to-be-slaughtered-for-art-during-dark-mofo-festival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/even-economists-think-animal-welfare-laws-need-to-improve/Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:12:30 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/even-economists-think-animal-welfare-laws-need-to-improve/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorian-farmers-federation-livestock-group-in-bobby-calf-backdown/Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:24:23 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/victorian-farmers-federation-livestock-group-in-bobby-calf-backdown/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/taiwan-becomes-first-country-in-asia-to-ban-eating-of-cat-and-dog-meat/Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:24:23 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/taiwan-becomes-first-country-in-asia-to-ban-eating-of-cat-and-dog-meat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joey-survives-after-kangaroo-shot-near-winchelsea/Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:24:23 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/animals/joey-survives-after-kangaroo-shot-near-winchelsea/