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Pig group president David Wright to remain despite ‘substantiated’ complaint
Tuesday 10 Sep 2024 by
VFF pig group president David Wright will remain in his role, despite being sent a letter from Agriculture Victoria asking him to improve animal welfare. Read more >
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Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with new guidelines and on-the-spot checks
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with “extreme” new guidelines and subject to random on-the-spot compliance checks, but Coalition MPs have called the inquiry process a “political stunt”. Read more >
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CCTV should be mandatory in Victorian piggeries, parliamentary inquiry finds | Rural Australia | The Guardian
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
State opposition says the inquiry’s 18 recommendations include ‘extreme restrictions’ that should concern all primary producers Read more >
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Pig welfare inquiry: call to end gas stunning and CCTV on farms
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Animal Justice Party, Green and Victorian Labor MPs have demanded radical animal welfare reforms, as part of a pig welfare inquiry. Read more >
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Farm leader investigated over alleged animal cruelty
Monday 10 Jun 2024 by
The VFF pig group president has stepped aside while alleged animal welfare breaches are investigated, following the release of graphic footage allegedly taken at his northern Victorian piggery. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE. Read more >
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Inside the piggery of the VFF Pig Council President
Monday 3 Jun 2024 by
During the public hearings for the Victorian inquiry into pig welfare and in the weeks following, the President of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Pig Council, David Wright, gave evidence painting a picture of idyllic pig farms filled with contented pigs and hardworking farmers, under threat from vindictive, aggressive activists, determined to paint his industry in a bad light. We knew there was more to the story. So we decided to prove it. Read more >
