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Animal protection organisation Farm Transparency Project (FTP) has published interactive virtual tours of two Tasmanian slaughterhouses recently exposed for cruelty
The tours were filmed with 360-degree cameras inside Tasmanian Quality Meats at Cressy, and Scottsdale Pork, during FTP's covert investigation last year
With the state election just days away, FTP has published the tours - which incorporate footage from hidden cameras - to draw attention to months of inaction by...
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Editorial
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Media release
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Editorial
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Media release
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Editorial
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