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Pig site sparks debate
Wednesday 25 Sep 2013 by
AUSTRALIAN Pork Limited (APL) has taken action against a website run by Animal Liberation which claims to expose the "inside story" on intensive livestock management practices.
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Video shows abattoir staff abusing pigs
Friday 2 May 2014 by
AUSTRALIA'S largest pork producer Rivalea has launched an investigation into animal cruelty after shocking footage emerged of a pig being excessively prodded and kicked.
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Corowa: Rivalea abattoir shows ugly face through alleged animal cruelty video
Tuesday 6 May 2014 by
POLICE were yesterday reviewing footage of a pig being excessively prodded and kicked by an employee at Corowa’s Rivalea abattoir.
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Rivalea investigation at Corowa abattoir
Wednesday 7 May 2014 by
Disturbing footage has emerged, reportedly from Corowa's Rivalea abattoir, resulting in accusations of animal cruelty and an on-site investigation.
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Rivalea has sacked two workers accused of cruelty to pigs at a slaughterhouse in Corowa
Wednesday 7 May 2014 by
A PIGGERY at the centre of animal cruelty allegations has sacked two staff as police review hidden camera footage showing one of the men kicking a disabled pig.
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Activists continue anti-farm campaign
Friday 20 Jun 2014 by
An escalating anti-pig farming campaign shows no signs of slowing, vindicating Australian Pork Limited's (APL) move to seek backing from the Australian Farmers Fighting Fund.
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New animal rights group attempts to expose pig cruelty in Bacon Week
Wednesday 25 Jun 2014 by
A new animal rights group called Aussie Farms will publish video footage every night this week of what it describes as animal cruelty in Australian piggeries.
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Activist laws draw fire
Monday 7 Jul 2014 by
Varying political forces have weighed into the debate over proposed new laws aimed at curtailing illegal trespass activity on farms by animal rights activists.
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'Sneaking' in ag laws
Tuesday 22 Jul 2014 by
Australian lawmakers and livestock industry groups are trying to disguise "ag-gag" laws to assist their introduction in Australia, says animal rights activist Chris Delforce.
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Pigs in the middle
Sunday 16 Nov 2014 by
Animal welfare activists are at war with pig farmers, targeting and secretly filming piggeries across the country. They say it's the only way to force changes to farming and slaughtering practices, but farmers say their livelihoods and families are being t
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Unclear why serious animal cruelty charges dropped against operators of Wally's Piggery
Thursday 20 Nov 2014 by
The ADO is extremely disappointed to learn that the serious animal cruelty charges laid against the managers of Wally's Piggery have been dropped and the case against them dismissed in the Yass Local Court on Monday 17 November 2014.
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Animal cruelty charges dropped against now defunct Wally's Piggery
Friday 21 Nov 2014 by
Animal cruelty charges against the now defunct Wally's Piggery at Murrumbateman have been dropped. In October, Valent (Wally) Perenc, 64, Stephanie Perenc, 58, and their financial backer WSL Investments Pty Ltd, pleaded not guilty to a total of 53 charges
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Animal law in the spotlight: Wally's Piggery charges dropped
Wednesday 26 Nov 2014 by
Last week, RSPCA NSW dropped all animal cruelty charges against Wally's Piggery, a factory farm located just outside Canberra. The high profile case was dismissed from Yass Local Court after both the prosecutor, RSPCA NSW, and lawyers acting for Wally's Piggery
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New laws to 'gag' animal activists
Wednesday 26 Nov 2014 by
Activists and animal rights groups are frustrated by the discussion of Australia introducing ‘ag-gag’ laws similar to the US, saying they will help farmers get away with animal cruelty.
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Chris Delforce wants answers from RSPCA
Wednesday 26 Nov 2014 by
Animal Rights activist and website designer of aussiepigs.com, Chris Delforce, originally published the Animal Liberation ACT and NSW video footage from inside Wally’s Piggery.
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