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Test case could spell the end of abattoir gas chambers

Sun 20 October 2024, 6:00am
Sun 20 Oct '24
by Bianca Hall (The Age)
The widespread use of “gas chambers” to render pigs unconscious before their slaughter is under a cloud.
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Pig group president David Wright to remain despite ‘substantiated’ complaint

Tue 10 September 2024, 2:00pm
Tue 10 Sep '24
by Alexandra Laskie (The Weekly Times)
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.
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No injunction against slaughter video would ‘invite anarchy’

Thu 5 September 2024, 5:00am
Thu 5 Sep '24
by Tallis Miles (The Weekly Times)
A Victorian abattoir is seeking a permanent injunction and a potential six-figure sum for damages against an animal activist group. See the details.
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Slaughterhouse video taken by 'extreme' animal activists amounts to 'ongoing trespass', federal court told

Tue 3 September 2024, 7:00pm
Tue 3 Sep '24
by Katherine Wilson (The Guardian)
Closing arguments in a landmark case brought by a Victorian abattoir against an animal advocacy charity were heard at the federal court of Australia on...
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Cruelty claim at Echuca abattoir

Thu 15 August 2024, 5:49pm
Thu 15 Aug '24
by Country News (Shepp News)
An animal advocacy organisation has accused an Echuca abattoir of cruelty, after using secretly installed hidden cameras.
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State and federal government to probe Echuca’s MD Foods over animal cruelty allegations

Thu 15 August 2024, 5:24pm
Thu 15 Aug '24
by Oscar Jaegar (Herald Sun)
Authorities are probing a notorious Echuca slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed animals being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
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Man who allegedly sexually assaulted a pig is pictured for the first time - after hideous 'pants...

Mon 12 August 2024, 7:34am
Mon 12 Aug '24
by Candace Sutton (Daily Mail)
The son of a piggery manager who  is charged with bestiality for allegedly having sex with a pig at his father's pork processing farm has...
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Victorian abattoir in legal battle against slaughter video

Fri 9 August 2024, 12:00pm
Fri 9 Aug '24
by Tallis Miles (The Weekly Times)
Key witnesses have taken the stand in a Federal Court trial regarding whether animal activists can publish footage from inside a slaughterhouse.
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Man accused of X-rated act with pig

Tue 6 August 2024, 2:02pm
Tue 6 Aug '24
by Blair Jackson (Yahoo News)
A Victorian man is accused of performing an X-rated act with a pig that was inadvertently caught on camera by animal rights activists.
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Calls for truck safety crackdown following grisly Melbourne livestock truck crash

Wed 24 July 2024, 9:00pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by Grace Frost (Herald Sun)
The moments leading up to the horrific smash involving a cattle truck have been revealed as calls grow for greater management of livestock trucks on...
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Court: Bradley O’Reilly, alleged pig rapist, pleaded guilty to strangling woman multiple times

Wed 24 July 2024, 6:24pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
An alleged pig rapist strangled a woman multiple times throughout a 10 month period which was described as “egregious” and “appalling” behaviour.
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Cattle injured as loaded livestock truck crashes into Melbourne bridge

Wed 24 July 2024, 3:21pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by (Big Rigs)
A truck loaded with cattle crashed into a railway bridge on Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra last night, injuring numerous animals and causing significant traffic delays.
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At least 22 cattle dead after truck smashes into Melbourne rail bridge in ‘horrific’ crash | Melbourne | The Guardian

Wed 24 July 2024, 3:20pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by Benita Kolovos and Martin Farrer (The Guardian)
Some injured cows were euthanised while others were found dead on the truck at the South Yarra crash scene
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‘Pain and fear’: 22 cows die after truck crashes into South Yarra bridge

Wed 24 July 2024, 2:56pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by Patrick Hatch (The Age)
The cows were either killed or had to be euthanised. An animal rights group says the surviving cows should be sent to a sanctuary.
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Cows gravely injured as cattle truck slams into Melbourne bridge

Wed 24 July 2024, 12:12pm
Wed 24 Jul '24
by Anna Houlahan (The North West Star)
A cattle truck packed with cows has crashed into a South Yarra bridge with some of the animals reportedly suffering "excruciating injuries", Dairy Truth said.
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Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with new guidelines and on-the-spot checks

Thu 20 June 2024, 2:00pm
Thu 20 Jun '24
by Mitch Clarke (Herald Sun)
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...
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Pig welfare inquiry: call to end gas stunning and CCTV on farms

Thu 20 June 2024, 1:00pm
Thu 20 Jun '24
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
Animal Justice Party, Green and Victorian Labor MPs have demanded radical animal welfare reforms, as part of a pig welfare inquiry.
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CCTV should be mandatory in Victorian piggeries, parliamentary inquiry finds | Rural Australia | The Guardian

Thu 20 June 2024, 1:00pm
Thu 20 Jun '24
by AAP (The Guardian)
State opposition says the inquiry’s 18 recommendations include ‘extreme restrictions’ that should concern all primary producers
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Court: Alleged pig rapist Bradley O’Reilly has matter adjourned for mental health reasons

Tue 11 June 2024, 3:00pm
Tue 11 Jun '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
The piggery worker who allegedly violated an innocent pig while he was working will have “further mental health assessments”, a court has heard.
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Bradley O'Reilly in Echuca court on pig bestiality charge

Tue 11 June 2024, 3:00pm
Tue 11 Jun '24
by Jenny Denton (Bendigo Advertiser)
Bradley O'Reilly, charged with bestiality against pig, and facing separate charges over alleged violent offences, appeared at Echuca court on June 11.
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Farm leader investigated over alleged animal cruelty

Mon 10 June 2024, 4:00pm
Mon 10 Jun '24
by Alexandra Laskie (The Weekly Times)
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...
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The footy club whose Auskick sausage sizzle has come under fire

Fri 17 May 2024, 3:30pm
Fri 17 May '24
by Andrew Wu (The Age)
A parent has asked her son’s football club in South Melbourne to scrap snags from its weekend barbecues on the grounds of animal cruelty...
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Seymour abattoir accused of cruelty

Tue 7 May 2024, 3:00pm
Tue 7 May '24
by Andy Wilson (Shepparton News)
An Australia-wide campaign investigating meatworks has focused attention on a northern Victorian abattoir, accusing it of cruel slaughtering practices.
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Farm Transparency Project activists converge at Ralph’s Meat Co in Seymour

Mon 6 May 2024, 3:00pm
Mon 6 May '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
Protesters are gathering at a Seymour slaughterhouse being investigated by the Federal Government after shocking footage emerged allegedly showing animal cruelty.
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Push to free 'Olivia' the pig after claims of Midland Bacon farm worker's hideous 'pants dropping'...

Mon 6 May 2024, 11:03am
Mon 6 May '24
by Candace Sutton (Daily Mail)
The son of piggery manager is due to face court on bestiality charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a female pig, and activists are now demanding...
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Slaughter footage: Animal activists claim cows’ throats slit while conscious

Fri 19 April 2024, 12:42pm
Fri 19 Apr '24
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
Animal activists have taken footage at a Victorian abattoir, which they allege shows cows’ throats being slit while they are conscious.
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Department of Agriculture to probe Ralphs Meats Co, Seymour, over allegations inhumane treatment of cattle

Thu 18 April 2024, 2:11pm
Thu 18 Apr '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
Authorities are probing a Seymour slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed cows being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
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Animal activists descend on Midland Bacon piggery demanding release of Olivia, pig that was allegedly assaulted

Wed 20 March 2024, 1:00pm
Wed 20 Mar '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
Animal activists have vowed they will not give up until Olivia, the sow who was allegedly raped by a piggery worker, is safely secured.
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Animals rights activist protest at Goulburn Valley piggery after bestiality charge

Wed 20 March 2024, 1:00pm
Wed 20 Mar '24
by McPherson Media Group (Shepparton News)
Thirty animal activists converged on a piggery near Stanhope demanding the release of a pig which a piggery worker allegedly [raped].
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Liberals sitting on abattoir cruelty taskforce, Greens claim

Sat 16 March 2024, 3:30pm
Sat 16 Mar '24
by Benjamin Seeder (The Advocate)
Latest on Tasmanian abattoir animal cruelty taskforce findings amid election season. Greens, Liberals clash over reforms.
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Undercover Investigation into Victorian Piggery Captures Animal Cruelty and Bestiality

Fri 15 March 2024, 12:46am
Fri 15 Mar '24
by Trinity Sparke (One Green Planet)
A disturbing revelation has emerged from a northern Victorian piggery, sending shockwaves through the agricultural community.
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Bradley O’Reilly, 30, has been charged with bestiality after allegedly sexually assaulting a pig at Midland Bacon piggery

Wed 13 March 2024, 2:13pm
Wed 13 Mar '24
by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)
The man accused of performing a vile act on an innocent sow at a local piggery is the son of the manager of the stockyard,...
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Pig welfare inquiry participants walk out to avoid seeing footage of alleged bestiality

Tue 12 March 2024, 6:20pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Bec Symons (ABC News)
Politicians who stayed for the footage from a Stanhope piggery, including the alleged bestiality of a pig by a worker, watched on in shock as...
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Police say activists inadvertently capture man’s alleged vile act at Victoria pig farm

Tue 12 March 2024, 4:00pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Nathan Schmidt and Blair Jackson (The Australian)
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a...
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Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse | Shepparton News

Tue 12 March 2024, 1:00pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by AAP Newswire (Shepparton News)
Agricultural exemptions to animal protection laws are leading to cruelty in Victorian pig processing facilities, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
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Man charged with bestiality after alleged incident at piggery | Shepparton News

Tue 12 March 2024, 1:00pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by McPherson Media Group (Shepparton News)
A man has been filmed on hidden camera allegedly performing a sexual act on an animal at a piggery near Stanhope.
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Victoria Police arrest pig abattoir worker with bestiality charge

Tue 12 March 2024, 12:36pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Rachel Simmonds (Stock & Land)
A pig abattoir worker in central Victoria is facing bestiality charges after being arrested by Victoria Police.
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‘Phase out’: Farm Transparency Group calls for pig farming to end

Tue 12 March 2024, 12:00pm
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Shannon Twomey (The Weekly Times)
Animal activist groups have called for an end to commercial pig farming at a state government inquiry into pig welfare in Victoria.
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act

Tue 12 March 2024, 9:35am
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Nathan Schmidt (News.com.au)
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a...
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act

Tue 12 March 2024, 9:35am
Tue 12 Mar '24
by NCA NewsWire (Yahoo News)
A man has been arrested after police allege a vile act was caught on video at a rural pig farm.
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Farm worker allegedly caught having sex with a pig on hidden cameras set up by animal activists to...

Tue 12 March 2024, 12:31am
Tue 12 Mar '24
by Padraig Collins (Daily Mail)
Animal rights activists who broke into a piggery and installed hidden cameras to record alleged incidents of animal cruelty, found more than they bargained for...
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a bestiality charge at Victorian piggery | 7.30

Mon 11 March 2024, 9:00pm
Mon 11 Mar '24
by Rhiana Whitson (ABC 7.30)
New allegations of animal cruelty at a Victorian piggery have emerged on the eve of a state parliamentary inquiry into the welfare of farmed pigs....
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a charge of bestiality at Victorian Piggery emerge on eve of state parliamentary inquiry

Mon 11 March 2024, 8:34pm
Mon 11 Mar '24
by Rhiana Whitson (ABC News)
Secret recordings show the legal but inhumane way piglets are killed in Victoria but also lead to a man being charged with bestiality.
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Victorian Abattoir Accepts Responsibility for Animal Welfare Breaches After Activist Footage

Mon 4 March 2024, 3:03pm
Mon 4 Mar '24
by Geeta Pillai (BNN)
Victorian abattoir Australian Food Group commits to diversion program following exposure of pig slaughter methods by activists.
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Australian Food Group admits responsibility for animal welfare breaches at pig abattoir

Mon 4 March 2024, 2:54pm
Mon 4 Mar '24
by Emma Field (ABC News)
The owner of a Victorian piggery has accepted responsibility for the breaches after an investigation was sparked by video of slaughter practices inside its facilities.
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Victorian pig abattoir avoids criminal conviction

Fri 1 March 2024, 3:00pm
Fri 1 Mar '24
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
The court case against an abattoir in Melbourne’s southwest has concluded after animal activist footage led to charges arising from its handling of pigs.
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Farm Transparency Project launch attack on dairying

Wed 28 February 2024, 2:56pm
Wed 28 Feb '24
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
Farm Transparency Project activists have launched an End Dairy Slaughter campaign, using distressing video footage.
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Tasmania to mandate CCTV in abattoirs to stop animal cruelty

Wed 31 January 2024, 9:49am
Wed 31 Jan '24
by Isabel Bird (The Advocate)
Investigation into Tasmania's abattoirs exposed animal abuse allegations. Government creates livestock taskforce and considers new regulations to improve animal welfare.
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‘Not good enough’: Animal rights activists stage protest at Tasmanian Quality Meats

Wed 17 January 2024, 12:05am
Wed 17 Jan '24
by Pulse Hobart (Pulse Hobart)
Animal rights activists have converged on an abattoir in Northern Tasmania with the aim of 'disrupting operations' at the Cressy business. The "vigil" at Tasmanian...
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Offending Tasmanian abattoirs must face consequences, bodies say

Tue 16 January 2024, 5:30pm
Tue 16 Jan '24
by Hamish Geale (The Examiner)
Activists staged a nine-hour vigil outside Cressy's Tasmanian Quality Meats on Tuesday. Meanwhile, TasFarmers says enough is enough.
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Animal activists continue campaign demanding animal welfare reform

Tue 16 January 2024, 5:00am
Tue 16 Jan '24
by Joe Colbrook (The Examiner)
Animal activists plan to disrupt animal transport trucks at Tasmanian Quality Meats abattoir. Protest aims to shed light on animal cruelty issues in Tasmania.
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Calls for closure: Activists allege more animal cruelty at Scottsdale Pork meat facility

Thu 11 January 2024, 8:00pm
Thu 11 Jan '24
by Pulse Hobart (Pulse Hobart)
Additional footage showing what activists allege to be instances of animal cruelty at yet another Tasmanian abattoir has been released. The Farm Transparency Project (FTP)...
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Footage of alleged animal cruelty at Scottsdale Pork-owned Ten Mile Enterprises Meat Facility released

Thu 11 January 2024, 6:00pm
Thu 11 Jan '24
by Simon McGuire (The Mercury)
‘Confronting to watch the systemic cruelty,’ Greens say. Footage from a Tasmanian abattoir emerges showing alleged animal cruelty including conscious pigs ‘lowered into a scalding...
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Activist Group Exposes Animal Cruelty in Tasmanian Slaughterhouse

Thu 11 January 2024, 1:41pm
Thu 11 Jan '24
by Benjamin Seeder (The Advocate)
Secret footage reveals conscious pigs being mistreated and killed in Scottsdale Pork, demanding closure of the facility.
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Animals Australia bid to ban gas stunning of pigs: risks pork price surge

Mon 11 December 2023, 3:00pm
Mon 11 Dec '23
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
Animals Australia wants the Supreme Court to rule against gas stunning of pigs, which growers warn would push up pork prices.
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Tasmanian minister puts abattoir industry on notice after 'distressing' video released by activists

Sun 10 December 2023, 2:21pm
Sun 10 Dec '23
by Ashleigh Barraclough (ABC News)
Tasmania's primary industries minister says "nothing is off the table" as the government acts to ensure what she has called distressing images of animal cruelty...
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Alleged animal cruelty could prompt abattoir suspension

Sat 9 December 2023, 1:42pm
Sat 9 Dec '23
by Ethan James (Augusta-Margaret River Mail)
A major Tasmanian abattoir could have its export licence suspended after being accused of animal cruelty and killing...
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Tasmanian Quality Meats abattoir facing suspension after activists film slaughter practices

Sat 9 December 2023, 10:28am
Sat 9 Dec '23
by Eliza Kloser (ABC News)
The federal government issues a Tasmanian abattoir with a draft notice to suspend its export licence for a year after confronting footage obtained by animal...
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Animal lawfare: Pig producers, abattoirs and PrimeSafe under attack

Tue 5 December 2023, 2:02pm
Tue 5 Dec '23
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
Animals Australia has launched legal action to stop pre-slaughter gassing of pigs, while politicians ram through a pig welfare inquiry.
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Gas chamber video leads to charges against pig abattoir

Tue 31 October 2023, 6:00pm
Tue 31 Oct '23
by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)
PrimeSafe has charged the Australian Food Group over its handling of pigs, following a Farm Transparency Project investigation.
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Animal activists publish footage filmed inside the Corowa piggery

Wed 25 October 2023, 2:00pm
Wed 25 Oct '23
by Blair Thomson (The Land)
Police are not investigating incident as no complaint made.
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NSW push to amend surveillance act for exemptions amid ‘horrific’ pig gassing footage

Sun 8 October 2023, 5:00pm
Sun 8 Oct '23
by Alexi Demetriadi (The Australian)
A push to allow the publication of “horrific” footage of mistreatment of animals, including that of pigs being stun-gassed across slaughterhouses, is afoot in NSW.
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Hidden cameras capture harrowing footage of alleged animal cruelty at Snowtown Abattoir

Fri 25 August 2023, 7:00pm
Fri 25 Aug '23
by Dasha Havrilenko (The Advertiser)
Hidden cameras have captured what an animal activist group claims to be the unethical slaughter of cows, goats and sheep at a regional SA slaughterhouse....
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Pig gassing: Diamond Valley Pork under investigation

Wed 3 May 2023, 9:00am
Wed 3 May '23
by Peter Hunt (Weekly Times)
Diamond Valley Pork, which processes 13,500 pigs a week, is under investigation by federal authorities over animal welfare claims.
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Gas stunning of pigs induces panic: 22 seconds to collapse

Wed 3 May 2023, 5:00am
Wed 3 May '23
by Peter Hunt (Weekly Times)
Gas stunning of pigs causes panic and pain for an average 22 seconds, but alternatives such as electrocution and captive-bolts are just as problematic.
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Pig abattoir ceases operations amid investigation into 'serious and disturbing' allegations

Wed 26 April 2023, 4:56pm
Wed 26 Apr '23
by Lauren Day (ABC News)
Warning: This story contains content that may distress some readers. A pig abattoir has ceased operations amid a formal investigation into "serious and disturbing allegations"...
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Protesters arrested, charged following abattoir trespass

Mon 17 April 2023, 10:00am
Mon 17 Apr '23
by Ryan Malcolm (Wangaratta Chronicle)
Seven protesters who chained themselves to equipment at the Benalla abattoirs on Thursday morning will face court at a later date, after they were arrested...
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Activists Occupy Pig Gassing Machines At Australian Slaughterhouse

Sat 15 April 2023, 5:55am
Sat 15 Apr '23
by Polly Foreman (Plant Based News)
Animal activists from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) have occupied machines used to gas pigs at a slaughterhouse in Northern Victoria, Australia. 
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Arrests after animal activist group moves on Benalla abattoir

Fri 14 April 2023, 12:00pm
Fri 14 Apr '23
by (Sheep Central)
SEVEN people have been arrested and charged following a break-in to protest gas stunning of pigs at a Benalla abattoir yesterday.
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Industry slams activist slaughterhouse trespass

Fri 14 April 2023, 9:00am
Fri 14 Apr '23
by Jason Gregory (The Weekly Times)
Protesters have been charged after allegedly chaining themselves to machinery and hiding in a “gas chamber”, as industry calls for the full force of law...
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ABC News Victoria TV coverage

Thu 13 April 2023, 7:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (ABC TV News)
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
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9 News Victoria TV coverage

Thu 13 April 2023, 6:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (9 TV News)
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
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7 News Border TV coverage

Thu 13 April 2023, 6:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (7 TV News)
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
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7 News Victoria TV coverage

Thu 13 April 2023, 6:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (7 TV News)
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
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Seven charged over activist blockade at abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 4:23pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Adrian Black (Bendigo Advertiser)
Seven people have been arrested after animal rights activists blockaded a Victorian abattoir to protest the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before slaughter.
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Seven charged over activist blockade at abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 4:18pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Adrian Black (Goulburn Post)
Seven people have been arrested after animal rights activists blockaded a Victorian abattoir to protest the use of...
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Activists chain themselves to Victorian abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 4:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Hugo Timms (Herald Sun)
Dozens of vegan activists have chained themselves to an abattoir while describing the facility as a “gas chamber”.
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Activists chain themselves to Victorian abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 4:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Hugo Timms (News.com.au)
Dozens of vegan activists have chained themselves to an abattoir while describing the facility as a “gas chamber”.
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Protesters blockade abattoir in Benalla | Riverine Herald

Thu 13 April 2023, 1:30pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Monique Preston and Simon Ruppert (Riverine Herald)
Seven people have been charged after about 30 protesters chained themselves to equipment inside Benalla Abattoirs in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Protestors stop work at the Benalla abattoir | Shepparton News

Thu 13 April 2023, 1:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Simon Ruppert (Shepparton News)
Up to 30 members of protest group Farm Transparency Project halted work at the Benalla abattoir after infiltrating the facility early on Thursday, April 13.
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Seven Benalla abattoir protesters arrested, charged with trespass

Thu 13 April 2023, 12:48pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Rachel Simmonds (Farm Online)
Victoria Police have allegedly responded to an animal rights protest at a Benalla abattoir.
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Protestors stop work at the Benalla abattoir | Benalla Ensign

Thu 13 April 2023, 12:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Simon Ruppert (Benalla Ensign)
Up to 30 members of protest group Farm Transparency Project halted work at the Benalla abattoir after infiltrating the facility early on Thursday, April 13.
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'For once I agree': Farmers side with animal rights protesters 

Thu 13 April 2023, 12:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (3AW Mornings)
Farmers have backed a move by protesters to stop stunning pigs in gas chambers prior to slaughter. About 30 animal activists broke into Benalla Abbatoir and...
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Activists chain themselves to Victorian abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 12:00pm
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Hugo Timms (The West Australian / NCA NewsWire)
Seven vegan activists have been arrested following a graphic stunt at a Victorian abattoir, where they chained themselves to metal railings.
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Activists chain themselves to gas chamber at abattoir in Victoria's north

Thu 13 April 2023, 11:00am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by (3AW Mornings)
A protest that’s halted operations at an abattoir in Victoria’s north has stretched into its 10th hour. About 30 animal activists broke in to...
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Seven protesters charged with trespass following alleged break-in at Benalla abattoir

Thu 13 April 2023, 10:56am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Jane McNaughton (ABC News)
Seven animal activists have been charged with trespassing after they allegedly broke into an abattoir in Benalla and chained themselves to machinery.
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Police at abattoir as 30 protesters chain themselves inside

Thu 13 April 2023, 10:41am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Blair Thomson (Central Western Daily)
Police officers and other emergency service workers are at an abattoir after activists locked themselves inside.
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Police at abattoir as 30 protesters chain themselves inside

Thu 13 April 2023, 10:41am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Blair Thomson (Lismore City News)
Police officers and other emergency service workers are at an abattoir after activists locked themselves inside. Photographs released by the protest group on Thursday morning...
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Police at Benalla abattoir as 30 protesters chain themselves inside

Thu 13 April 2023, 9:04am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Blair Thomson (The Border Mail)
UPDATE: A protest at the Benalla abattoir has concluded with multiple people charged with trespassing and other offences.
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Seven charged after alleged protest at Victorian slaughterhouse as Dan defends facility

Thu 13 April 2023, 9:00am
Thu 13 Apr '23
by Mitch Clarke (Herald Sun)
Seven protesters have been charged after allegedly chaining themselves to machinery as part of an animal rights protest in the state’s northeast, while the...
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Woolworths and Coles source pork from abattoirs featured in 'horrific' pig slaughter video

Thu 30 March 2023, 2:55am
Thu 30 Mar '23
by Christopher Knaus (The Guardian Australia)
Australia’s two supermarket giants source pork from Victorian abattoirs depicted in “horrific” footage recording the effects of carbon dioxide gassing on pigs prior to...
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Calls for investigation after 'hard to watch' footage of pigs being stunned by gas

Tue 28 March 2023, 6:30pm
Tue 28 Mar '23
by Lauren Day (ABC News)
There are calls for greater scrutiny of the pork industry after the ABC's 7.30 program airs video of pigs being stunned by carbon dioxide before slaughter.
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Pig welfare in the spotlight over activist footage

Tue 28 March 2023, 3:35pm
Tue 28 Mar '23
by Rachael Ward (AAP)
The peak body for Australian pork farmers will review confronting footage which appears to show pigs squealing inside abattoirs before being killed.
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Vegan activist's nine-hour ordeal hidden inside pig slaughterhouse: 'Awful'

Tue 28 March 2023, 2:51pm
Tue 28 Mar '23
by Michael Dahlstrom (Yahoo News)
Warning - confronting video. Activist Chris Delforce filmed pigs being gassed before slaughter inside an Australian abattoir. Source: Farm Transparency Project
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A Good Death: the inclusion and exclusion of other animals.

Tue 28 March 2023, 1:57pm
Tue 28 Mar '23
by Writing Liberation (Medium)
On March 27th footage was aired on ABC’s 7:30, which showed in graphic detail the process of stunning inflicted on pigs farmed for their flesh....
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Animal welfare organisation says Australian standards “falling behind rest of world”

Tue 28 March 2023, 1:00pm
Tue 28 Mar '23
by Alexandra Laskie (Weekly Times)
The Australian pig industry has defended its use of carbon dioxide gas to stun pre-slaughter after damning footage aired on television.
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Shocking claims about Australian pork industry exposed by hidden cameras

Mon 27 March 2023, 9:00pm
Mon 27 Mar '23
by Eli Green (News.com.au)
New hidden camera footage has revealed the way pigs are killed for their meat in Australia may be much less humane than previously thought.
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Hidden cameras capture gas stunning in Australia's pork industry

Mon 27 March 2023, 7:00pm
Mon 27 Mar '23
by Lauren Day (ABC News)
The use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before slaughter is legal and widespread – but activists believe the industry doesn't want you to know what...
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Vegan protesters spark debate over 'disturbing' act at Coles: 'Leave kids out of it'

Tue 8 November 2022, 3:00pm
Tue 8 Nov '22
by Wendy Crouch (Yahoo News)
A group of animal activists who stormed a Coles supermarket in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon to protest the manner pigs are farmed in the country...
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Animal Justice Party candidate defends Coles protest in heated debate

Mon 7 November 2022, 6:00pm
Mon 7 Nov '22
by (3AW)
Animal Justice Party candidate Chris Delforce joined vegan activists protesting the sale of pig products at the Coles supermarket on Spencer street on Saturday. The...
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Vegan protesters storm Coles meat aisle blocking off customers from buying pork: Sow stalls

Sun 6 November 2022, 9:21pm
Sun 6 Nov '22
by By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia (Daily Mail)
Angry vegans storm the meat aisle of Coles blocking off customers from buying pork and declaring that all animal product should be ILLEGAL.
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Angry vegans storm supermarket to STOP customers from buying any pork products

Sun 6 November 2022, 6:00pm
Sun 6 Nov '22
by Milica Cosic (Mirror)
The Farm Transparency Project leader has called for a complete ban on the sow stalls, saying the "suffering and violence" is "inherent to modern animal...
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Vegan activists plot secret Melbourne protest to highlight plight of caged pigs

Sun 6 November 2022, 5:00pm
Sun 6 Nov '22
by Mitch Clarke (Herald Sun)
Animal activists have stormed a Coles in Melbourne’s CBD to protest in the meat aisle over the plight of caged pigs.
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Illegal investigation by animal rights activists uncovers pigs in sow stalls across Victoria

Wed 21 September 2022, 4:38pm
Wed 21 Sep '22
by Jane McNaughton (ABC News)
Animal activists have accused several Victorian piggeries of using sow stalls for extended periods, despite the pork industry pledging to voluntarily phase out the practice...
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Pigs still held in narrow pens industry promised to ban, Victorian Animal Justice party claims | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Wed 21 September 2022, 6:15am
Wed 21 Sep '22
by Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian)
Pigs in Victoria are still being held in narrow pens that are not wide enough for the animals to turn around, despite an industry promise...
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What the High Court decision on filming animals in farms and abattoirs really means

Thu 25 August 2022, 2:00pm
Thu 25 Aug '22
by Danielle Ireland-Piper (The Conversation)
What do farm animals have to do with the Australian Constitution? Should the public know what happens in abattoirs and farms? Do we have the...
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Hidden camera expose law upheld

Wed 10 August 2022, 8:00pm
Wed 10 Aug '22
by Stephen Rice (The Australian)
The High Court has upheld a law banning animal rights activists using hidden cameras to expose cruelty in farms and slaughterhouses, but left open the...
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Animal welfare activists lose High Court challenge over ‘hidden camera’ laws

Wed 10 August 2022, 2:57pm
Wed 10 Aug '22
by Michaela Whitbourn (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The court left questions unanswered in upholding the validity of NSW laws prohibiting trespassers from publishing footage of lawful activities on private properties.
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High Court rejects NSW animal welfare case

Wed 10 August 2022, 11:00am
Wed 10 Aug '22
by Greta Stonehouse (AAP)
Animal rights activists say a High Court rejection of their challenge against surveillance laws in NSW prevents necessary exposure of the industry's animal cruelty.
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Activists lose challenge to NSW laws banning secret filming of animal cruelty | Australia news | The Guardian

Wed 10 August 2022, 10:30am
Wed 10 Aug '22
by Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)
Animal rights activists have lost a landmark high court case against New South Wales laws criminalising the use of secretly recorded vision from farms and...
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NSW laws criminalising secret recordings of animal cruelty 'too great a burden on speech', high court hears

Fri 26 November 2021, 12:09pm
Fri 26 Nov '21
by Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)
Laws criminalising the use of secretly recorded vision of animal cruelty and abuse are posing “too great a burden on speech”, animal rights activists have...
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Thousands of chickens die in farm fire in Australia

Tue 16 November 2021, 1:37pm
Tue 16 Nov '21
by (The Animal Reader)
Thousands of chickens were burned alive after a huge fire broke out on Tuesday at an intensive egg farm in Victoria in Australia. Up to 45,000...
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Questions remain over Carisbrook chicken farm fire | The Courier | Ballarat, VIC

Fri 12 November 2021, 1:38pm
Fri 12 Nov '21
by (The Courier)
The cause of fire which killed between 20,000 and 45,000 chickens at a poultry farm has been blamed by the owners on an electrical fault.
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Farm Transparency Project raise $175k for High Court case

Mon 26 July 2021, 2:42pm
Mon 26 Jul '21
by Chantelle Francis (The Weekly Times)
The money raised in just 23 days for a bid to change hidden camera laws includes a donation from a prominent Aussie philanthropist.
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High Court Challenge to NSW Ag-Gag Laws: An Interview With Farm Transparency Project’s Chris Delforce

Fri 16 July 2021, 2:44pm
Fri 16 Jul '21
by Paul Gregoire (Sydney Criminal Lawyers)
Animal cruelty is something the majority of the population are aghast by. And it’s for this very reason that the authorities take draconian measures...
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Should slaughterhouses have glass walls? The campaign for greater farm transparency goes to the High Court

Thu 8 July 2021, 2:43pm
Thu 8 Jul '21
by Serrin Rutledge-Prior and Tara Ward (The Conversation)
An Australian animal advocacy group is taking its campaign for greater transparency in animal-use industries from the streets to the High Court.
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Animal cruelty focus of NSW High Court bid

Tue 29 June 2021, 9:54pm
Tue 29 Jun '21
by Greta Stonehouse (The Canberra Times)
Surveillance laws in NSW have been used to "hinder the exposure of systemic, commercialised animal cruelty," animal rights activists have said as they launch a...
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High court to hear bid to overturn New South Wales ‘ag-gag’ laws

Tue 29 June 2021, 5:20am
Tue 29 Jun '21
by Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)
Exclusive: Animal rights activists say laws stopping them filming in slaughterhouses breach their right to freedom of political communication
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Political stink over 'suffering' cattle at NSW farm

Sun 15 November 2020, 6:00am
Sun 15 Nov '20
by Caitlin Fitzsimmons (The Sydney Morning Herald)
A NSW farmer who was the subject of an aborted RSPCA prosecution for animal cruelty at his former piggery is now running a cattle farm...
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NSW stud owned by Gerry Harvey among those accused in parliament of sending racehorses to slaughter

Thu 29 October 2020, 8:57pm
Thu 29 Oct '20
by Christopher Knaus and Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian)
Billionaire Gerry Harvey has apologised after one of his studs sent ex-racehorses to pet food factories for slaughter, a practise banned in New South Wales,...
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Racing NSW launches investigation after race horses continue to be slaughtered

Thu 29 October 2020, 8:09pm
Thu 29 Oct '20
by Rob Harris, Latika Bourke (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Hours of footage obtained by animal activists revealed up to a dozen identified former racehorses or recently retired breeding mares were killed at one knackery...
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No charges over backyard slaughterhouse in Koo Wee Rup

Sun 27 September 2020, 1:41pm
Sun 27 Sep '20
by Erin Pearson (The Sydney Morning Herald)
No charges will be laid against the operators of a backyard slaughterhouse at Koo Wee Rup after the Agriculture Department closed its investigation into reports...
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Cruelty, biohazard concerns raised over backyard slaughterhouse

Sun 9 August 2020, 11:45pm
Sun 9 Aug '20
by Erin Pearson (The Age)
A backyard slaughterhouse operating on the outskirts of Melbourne has sparked fears of cruel practices and potential COVID-19 outbreak after undercover footage surfaced of sheep...
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Animal rights group prepared to risk jail over secret camera footage

Wed 1 July 2020, 11:45am
Wed 1 Jul '20
by Matt Bungard (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Aussie Farms released secret camera footage from Burns Pet Food and Luddenham Pet Meats, despite that action being prohibited by NSW legislation.
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Farmer from Victoria filmed burning baby goat's horns off with hot iron

Tue 17 December 2019, 12:00pm
Tue 17 Dec '19
by Brittany Chain (Daily Mail Australia)
Hidden cameras have captured a farmer sawing off a baby goat's horns using a hot iron on a farm in Victoria. In a video, supplied...
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Victorian farm condemned after 'disturbing' footage of baby goats having horns burnt off emerges

Mon 16 December 2019, 6:58pm
Mon 16 Dec '19
by Alex Chapman (7 News)
Confronting footage of a farmer appearing to sear the budding horns off of baby goats as they squeal has emerged. The video was captured by...
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Graphic hidden camera footage shows baby goats having their horn buds burnt off with hot irons

Mon 16 December 2019, 11:00am
Mon 16 Dec '19
by Shannon Molloy (News.com.au)
Horrific hidden camera vision shows baby goats screaming in agony as their horn buds are burnt off with hot irons at a Victorian farm.
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Horse slaughter: irresponsibility and hypocrisy on all sides have brought us here

Sat 19 October 2019, 6:00am
Sat 19 Oct '19
by Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian)
The public recoils, although sheep and cows are killed in identical fashion. But the racing industry has a serious case to answer too.
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Biosecurity officers to investigate alleged cruelty to horses at Queensland abbatoir

Fri 18 October 2019, 8:31pm
Fri 18 Oct '19
by (SBS News)
Racing Australia chief executive Barry O'Farrell says he was shocked by footage of retired racehorses being slaughtered.
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Queensland government blames horse owners for abattoir cruelty scandal

Fri 18 October 2019, 4:00pm
Fri 18 Oct '19
by Stuart Layt (Brisbane Times)
The former racehorses killed in appalling conditions in an abattoir north of Brisbane appear to have fallen through the jurisdictional cracks, with multiple agencies claiming...
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Abattoir At Centre Of Horse Slaughter Scandal Subject To Investigation

Fri 18 October 2019, 12:00pm
Fri 18 Oct '19
by Antoinette Lattouf (10 Daily)
A Queensland abattoir at the centre of the horse slaughter scandal is now the target of an investigation after an ABC 7:30 report showed confronting footage...
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Hundreds of ex-racing horses 'slaughtered in three weeks'

Fri 18 October 2019, 10:00am
Fri 18 Oct '19
by John Ellicott (The Land)
The ABC has revealed many registered racehorses have been sent to slaughter in NSW after retirement even though it is against the rules of racing...
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'They will feel the full force of the law': Racing industry rocked by racehorse abuse allegations

Fri 18 October 2019, 9:00am
Fri 18 Oct '19
by Sarah Keoghan (Sydney Morning Herald)
Racing Australia chief executive Barry O'Farrell has said prosecutions "should, and I suspect will occur" following ABC's 7.30 investigation into the treatment of racehorses.
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Hundreds of racehorses sent to slaughterhouses in contravention of racing rules

Thu 17 October 2019, 8:00pm
Thu 17 Oct '19
by Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Amy Donaldson (ABC News)
Hundreds of registered racehorses are being discarded at slaughterhouses in Australia, in contravention of racing rules, rehoming policies and animal welfare guarantees.
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'Horror movie': investigation underway after damning piggery footage leaked

Fri 13 September 2019, 6:59pm
Fri 13 Sep '19
by Michael Dahlstrom (Yahoo News Australia)
Footage shown to Yahoo News Australia shows rodents swarming and dead, rotting animals inside a commercial piggery in NSW. Rats swarm the walls, run around...
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Footage shows baby goats shot on Vic farm

Wed 4 September 2019, 7:50pm
Wed 4 Sep '19
by Christine McGinn (7 News)
A Victorian farmer has called on the state government to stop protecting animal activists who have targeted him for a second time. Animal protection organisation...
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Footage shows baby goats shot on Vic farm

Wed 4 September 2019, 7:50pm
Wed 4 Sep '19
by Christine McGinn (Canberra Times)
A Victorian farmer has called on the state government to stop protecting animal activists who have targeted him for a second time. Animal protection organisation...
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'Treated like trash': Shocking video shows baby goats shot in the head on farm

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by Michael Dahlstrom (Yahoo News)
This is the shocking moment baby goats are shot in the head in a mass cull and dumped into a bin just days after they...
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Animal activists blast 'psychopath' for shooting newborn goats in the head and tossing them in a bin - but farmers say it's the most humane way to kill

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by Kelsey Wilkie (Daily Mail)
Disturbing footage of a farmer shooting newborn goats in the head before violently tossing them in a bin has emerged online.
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Vegan activists seek protections

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by (The Australian)
Animal activists have told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry that their ultimate aim is to end the farming of animals.
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Disturbing footage shows farmer shooting newborn goats in the head and dumping them in a bin

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by Oli Gross (Totally Vegan Buzz)
Activists have revealed shocking footage in which a farmer heartlessly shoots newborn goats in the head one by one before tossing them in a bin.
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BREAKING: Australian-first covert footage of baby goats being killed at high profile Victorian farm released

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by (Toorak Times)
Confronting footage of baby goats being killed by the trailer-load using a captive bolt gun and then thrown into a bin has been released this...
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Troubling farm footage of dying goats goes viral

Wed 4 September 2019, 12:00am
Wed 4 Sep '19
by (myGC)
Footage has gone viral this week – and be warned, it’s not very pleasant – of baby goats being slaughtered on a farm.
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Undercover Video From Slaughterhouse Exposes Shocking Extent Of Animal Cruelty

Fri 30 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 30 Aug '19
by Emma Rosemurgey (Unilad)
Horrific undercover footage has emerged from a Sydney slaughterhouse, showing pigs and goats being forced into carbon dioxide gas chambers.
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Secret camera captures disturbing footage at Picton abattoir

Thu 29 August 2019, 12:00am
Thu 29 Aug '19
by Kayla Osborne (Wollondilly Advertiser)
Animal rights activists and political parties are calling for the government to take action after 'damning' secret camera footage was captured at a Picton abattoir.
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Animal activists say new vision exposes acts of cruelty in NSW abattoir

Thu 29 August 2019, 12:00am
Thu 29 Aug '19
by Summer Woolley (7 News)
Vision has emerged from inside a New South Wales abattoir, claiming to expose acts of animal cruelty.
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'Horrific, but legal': Undercover footage from abattoir shows animals being mistreated as they are pushed into gas chambers - as calls grow to put whistleblowers behind bars

Thu 29 August 2019, 12:00am
Thu 29 Aug '19
by Alana Mazzoni (Daily Mail Australia)
Footage shows pigs and goats being put inside carbon dioxide gas chambers. It also appears to show workers twist cows' tails to force them to...
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Video footage allegedly reveals animal cruelty at illegal abattoir near Melbourne

Fri 2 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 2 Aug '19
by Ben Knight (ABC)
Agriculture Victoria is investigating an alleged illegal abattoir operating on the outskirts of Melbourne, after receiving graphic video of sheep being slaughtered without being stunned.
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Probe into alleged illegal Victorian abattoir

Fri 2 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 2 Aug '19
by Lachlan Hastings (The Weekly Times)
Victorian authorities are probing allegations of illegal livestock slaughter in South Gippsland.
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Probe into 'brutal' illegal abattoir after film shows cruel treatment

Fri 2 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 2 Aug '19
by AAP (The Age)
An alleged illegal abattoir is being investigated following claims of sheep being slaughtered inhumanely.
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Sheep 'brutally' slaughtered in Vic shed

Fri 2 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 2 Aug '19
by Georgie Moore and Kaitlyn Offer (News.com.au)
Distressing footage of sheep being slaughtered in a Victorian shed has sparked investigations into claims of animal cruelty.
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Illegal slaughterhouse exposed

Fri 2 August 2019, 12:00am
Fri 2 Aug '19
by Mitchell Clarke (Pakenham Gazette)
An alleged illegal slaughterhouse operating in Kooweerup has been discovered, with footage emerging of reported animal cruelty.
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EXCLUSIVE: Moment a group of 'vegan vigilantes' break into an abattoir and steal adorable ducklings set for the slaughter - before letting them swim for the first time

Sun 9 December 2018, 12:00am
Sun 9 Dec '18
by Sophie Tanno (Daily Mail Australia)
Vegan vigilantes broke into an abattoir and stole nearly 20 ducklings set for the slaughter. The rogue activists carried inflatable pools to Luv-A-Duck abattoir in Nhill,...
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Nhill Police continue Luv-a-Duck protest investigations

Tue 4 December 2018, 12:00am
Tue 4 Dec '18
by Jade Bate (The Wimmera Mail-Times)
NHILL Police are continuing investigations into a protest at Nhill's Luv-a-Duck processing plant on Thursday. About 55 activists from six states representing Bear Witness Australia and...
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Protesters scale SA slaughterhouse

Fri 21 September 2018, 12:00am
Fri 21 Sep '18
by September 21, 20186:00pm (News.com.au)
A stand-off at a South Australian abattoir has ended and 23 protesters reported, as the RSPCA confirmed the business is the subject of an investigation.
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Protest at Strathalbyn slaughterhouse

Fri 21 September 2018, 12:00am
Fri 21 Sep '18
by Benjamin Weir (The Advertiser)
A GROUP of animal welfare activists who forced a Strathalbyn abattoir into shutdown by climbing on to its roof have ended their peaceful protest.
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Animal activists storm Strath abattoir

Fri 21 September 2018, 12:00am
Fri 21 Sep '18
by (Stock Journal)
ANIMAL activists have stormed a Strathalbyn abattoir, spending several hours on the roof of the building protesting the treatment of livestock processed at the facility.
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Animal rights activists end protest on abattoir roof following allegations of cruel practices

Fri 21 September 2018, 12:00am
Fri 21 Sep '18
by (ABC News)
An all-day protest has ended with the transaction of a single sheep surrendered to animal rights activists who sat on the roof of a South...
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Activists stage rooftop protest on South Australian slaughterhouse

Fri 21 September 2018, 12:00am
Fri 21 Sep '18
by Natarjsha Kramer (9 News)
More than 20 animal rights activists remain in a stand-off with police more than twelve hours after they climbed onto the roof of an abattoir south...
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The grim moment two teenage slaughterhouse workers play swing ball with a pig’s head on a chain after watching it writhe in agony as it bleeds to death

Tue 18 September 2018, 12:00am
Tue 18 Sep '18
by Brittany Chain (Daily Mail Australia)
Two young slaughterhouse workers were captured playing swing ball with a decapitated pigs head attached to a chain, after watching it writhe in agony as...
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Sheep slammed, pigs drowned in shocking animal cruelty video from Strath Meats Abattoir at Strathalbyn

Sat 25 August 2018, 12:00am
Sat 25 Aug '18
by Ben Harvy (The Advertiser)
HORRIFIC video filmed inside a South Australian slaughterhouse has revealed evid­ence of animal cruelty, including pigs drowning in scalding water and sheep being slammed...
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Horrifying footage shows abattoir workers drowning pigs in boiling water and aggressively throwing sheep around slaughterhouse

Fri 24 August 2018, 12:00am
Fri 24 Aug '18
by Zoe Zaczek (Daily Mail Australia)
Horrific footage from inside an abattoir shows the brutal and bloody measures workers use to kill the animals. The shocking video footage filmed at Strath...
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Ducking Hell: The Shocking Video Revealing How We Farm Ducks In Australia

Mon 11 June 2018, 12:00am
Mon 11 Jun '18
by Chris Graham (New Matilda)
Shocking footage of duck farming in Australia has emerged showing day-old ducklings being dropped into an industrial shredder, adult ducks being kicked and thrown around...
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Chickens boiled alive at Star Poultry Supply abattoir in Melbourne, secret footage reveals

Thu 16 November 2017, 12:00am
Thu 16 Nov '17
by Pat McGrath (ABC News)
A Melbourne abattoir has been allowed to continue operating despite being investigated for possible animal cruelty, after secretly recorded footage showed it boiling chickens alive...
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Delay in abattoir animal cruelty investigation angers welfare groups

Wed 5 July 2017, 12:00am
Wed 5 Jul '17
by Harriet Aird (ABC)
Animal rights groups are furious a cruelty investigation into two Tasmanian abattoirs is still ongoing, eight months after it was launched.
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Abattoir boss admits calves ill-treated after Animal Liberation releases video

Thu 4 May 2017, 12:00am
Thu 4 May '17
by (ABC)
The boss of an award-winning Tasmanian abattoir has admitted calves were ill-treated at his Cressy site.
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Animal cruelty claims at Tasmanian abattoir probed after video leaked

Thu 4 May 2017, 12:00am
Thu 4 May '17
by Matthew Denholm (The Australian)
Disturbing footage of calves being tossed and struck at a Tasmanian abattoir has been released by animal rights activists, who say authorities have failed to...
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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

Wed 3 May 2017, 12:00am
Wed 3 May '17
by Nic White (Daily Mail Australia)
Abattoir workers could be charged with animal cruelty after disturbing footage emerged of calves being beaten before they were slaughtered. Video shot at Tasmanian Quality...
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Oldest abattoir in Vic probed over animal abuse

Thu 24 November 2016, 12:00am
Thu 24 Nov '16
by (Sky News)
One of Victoria's oldest abattoirs is under investigation after workers were secretly filmed mistreating animals for the second time in three years.
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Echuca abattoir under investigation after alleged animal mistreatment

Thu 24 November 2016, 12:00am
Thu 24 Nov '16
by (Riverine Herald)
Riverside Meats has been sanctioned and directed to remove four staff members from their roles following allegations of animal mistreatment.
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Riverside Meats: Abattoir footage 'shocking and disturbing'

Wed 23 November 2016, 12:00am
Wed 23 Nov '16
by Kath Sullivan (The Weekly Times)
A VICTORIAN abattoir has been slammed by the State Government over allegations it mistreated animals.
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Secret video inside Victoria's Riverside Meats Abattoir reveals shocking abuse

Wed 23 November 2016, 12:00am
Wed 23 Nov '16
by Marika Dobbin Thomas (The Age)
One of Victoria's oldest abattoirs has been sanctioned and four staff moved after a secret video revealed the mistreatment of animals, including pigs and newborn...
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Echuca abattoir under investigation after whistle-blower filmed animal mistreatment

Wed 23 November 2016, 12:00am
Wed 23 Nov '16
by Sarah Farnsworth (ABC News)
One of Victoria's oldest abattoirs, Riverside Meats Abattoir, has been sanctioned and four staff sacked over poor animal welfare, after secret video revealed mistreatment of...
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Vic abattoir abuse is 'worst' vet has seen

Wed 23 November 2016, 12:00am
Wed 23 Nov '16
by Angus Livingston (Daily Telegraph)
Animals at an Echuca slaughterhouse have been tortured in shocking videos that Victoria's chief vet says are the worst he's seen in his career.
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Abattoir accused of cruelty vows to stay open and fight the charges

Sun 16 October 2016, 12:00am
Sun 16 Oct '16
by Duncan Abey (Mercury)
THE owner of a Derwent Valley abattoir depicted in leaked video has rejected RSPCA calls for the facility to close, and confirmed a planned slaughter...
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Statement regarding footage from Gretna Meatworks Tasmania

Sat 15 October 2016, 12:00am
Sat 15 Oct '16
by (RSPCA Australia)
RSPCA Australia has been provided with access to a series of excerpts from footage taken in September 2016 at the Gretna Meatworks in Tasmania. The footage...
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Tasmanian abattoir investigated over animal cruelty claims

Sat 15 October 2016, 12:00am
Sat 15 Oct '16
by Peta Carlyon (ABC News)
Tasmanian authorities are investigating allegations of severe animal cruelty at an abattoir in the Derwent valley, north of Hobart.
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Caught on camera: Alleged abuse of pigs at Australia farm

Sat 27 February 2016, 12:00am
Sat 27 Feb '16
by (AsiaOne)
Kicked. Beaten. Ridden on while being artificially inseminated.
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Video exposes alleged SA piggery abuse

Tue 23 February 2016, 12:00am
Tue 23 Feb '16
by (SBS)
Footage of alleged animal abuse at a SA piggery has been released by Animal Liberation which says an RSPCA investigation is underway.
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Video of abuse allegedly taking place at SA piggery is released

Tue 23 February 2016, 12:00am
Tue 23 Feb '16
by (ABC)
Graphic footage of pigs being kicked, beaten and ridden while being artificially inseminated, allegedly taken at a piggery north of Adelaide, has been released by...
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Shocking abuse of pigs and piglets captured on video at an SA piggery

Tue 23 February 2016, 12:00am
Tue 23 Feb '16
by Stacey Lee and Nicholas McCallum (7 News)
Animal rights activists have recorded shocking abuse and conditions on video and more than 800 photos inside a piggery north of Adelaide.
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Brutal footage secretly filmed at a filthy piggery shows workers kicking pigs and RIDING them - but the owner defends the practice saying it 'helps them to breed'

Mon 22 February 2016, 12:00am
Mon 22 Feb '16
by Candace Sutton (Daily Mail Australia)
Animal activists have secretly filmed scenes at a South Australian piggery where workers beat, kick and ride sows as they artificially inseminate them.
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Australia Day lamb ad creators demand animal rights group remove parody clip

Fri 15 January 2016, 12:00am
Fri 15 Jan '16
by Elle Hunt (The Guardian)
An animal rights organisation has defended using a clip from Meat & Livestock Australia’s controversial Australia Day lamb advertisement in its own video, which shows...
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MLA orders Aussie Farms to remove graphic lamb ad parody

Fri 15 January 2016, 12:00am
Fri 15 Jan '16
by Alex Druce (The Land)
Meat and Livestock Australia has threatened to sue an animal rights organisation if it does not take down a graphic parody video that splices footage...
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Animal rights activists chain themselves to pig slaughterhouse 'gas chamber' in Laverton

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by Daniella Miletic and Rania Spooner (The Age)
Animal rights activists chained themselves to a Victorian pig slaughterhouse 'gas chamber' on Monday morning to protest against carbon dioxide stunning in the pork industry.
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Diamond Valley Pork Slaughterhouse protest:"They're burning from the inside out"

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by Debra Killalea (News.com.au)
THEY are pictured thrashing about, desperately trying to escape and their death is slow and excruciating.
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Horrific video shows pigs being 'forced into small cages with Tasers' before they are 'lowered into gas chambers' and killed

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by Liam Quinn (Daily Mail Australia)
Confronting footage of pigs apparently being forced into 'gas chambers' as they scream and try to escape before they are gutted and drained of blood...
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Animal Liberation Victoria claims pigs suffer horrific deaths when killed using carbon dioxide

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by Andrea Hamblin (Herald Sun)
A two-year undercover investigation by animal activists reveals shocking footage on the widespread practice of killing pigs by carbon dioxide.
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RSPCA questions CO2 use at Vic abattoirs

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by Christopher Talbot and Jamie Duncan (The Australian)
Pigs suffer distress and struggle to breath and escape when gassed with carbon dioxide at abattoirs, RSPCA Australia says.
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Police remove animal activists protesting against pork abattoir's 'gas chamber'

Mon 7 December 2015, 12:00am
Mon 7 Dec '15
by (The Guardian)
"From their first lungful of gas, these pigs are burning from the inside out," Animal Liberation Victoria says of carbon dioxide stunning technique.
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Aus Day lamb social media backlash

Mon 26 January 2015, 12:00am
Mon 26 Jan '15
by Colin Bettles (Stock & Land)
Animal rights activists have targeted the successful Australia Day lamb promotion through video footage allegedly taken at Victorian abattoirs about nine months ago.
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Animal law in the spotlight: Wally's Piggery charges dropped

Wed 26 November 2014, 12:00am
Wed 26 Nov '14
by (Voiceless)
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...
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Chris Delforce wants answers from RSPCA

Wed 26 November 2014, 12:00am
Wed 26 Nov '14
by Jessica Cole (Yass Tribune)
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...
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New laws to 'gag' animal activists

Wed 26 November 2014, 12:00am
Wed 26 Nov '14
by Jessica Cole (Yass Tribune)
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...
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Animal cruelty charges dropped against now defunct Wally's Piggery

Fri 21 November 2014, 12:00am
Fri 21 Nov '14
by Henry Belot (Sydney Morning Herald)
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...
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Unclear why serious animal cruelty charges dropped against operators of Wally's Piggery

Thu 20 November 2014, 12:00am
Thu 20 Nov '14
by (Animal Defenders Office (ADO))
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...
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Pigs in the middle

Sun 16 November 2014, 12:00am
Sun 16 Nov '14
by Ann Arnold (ABC Background Briefing)
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...
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'Sneaking' in ag laws

Tue 22 July 2014, 12:00am
Tue 22 Jul '14
by Colin Bettles (Farm Online)
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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Activist laws draw fire

Mon 7 July 2014, 12:00am
Mon 7 Jul '14
by Colin Bettles (Queensland Country Life)
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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New animal rights group attempts to expose pig cruelty in Bacon Week

Wed 25 June 2014, 12:00am
Wed 25 Jun '14
by Lucy Barbour & David Claughton (ABC Rural)
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...
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Activists continue anti-farm campaign

Fri 20 June 2014, 12:00am
Fri 20 Jun '14
by Colin Bettles (Queensland Country Life)
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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Rivalea has sacked two workers accused of cruelty to pigs at a slaughterhouse in Corowa

Wed 7 May 2014, 12:00am
Wed 7 May '14
by Richard Noone (The Daily Telegraph)
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...
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Rivalea investigation at Corowa abattoir

Wed 7 May 2014, 12:00am
Wed 7 May '14
by Jason Marks (The Corowa Free Press)
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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Corowa: Rivalea abattoir shows ugly face through alleged animal cruelty video

Tue 6 May 2014, 12:00am
Tue 6 May '14
by Sarah Dean (The Border Mail)
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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Video shows abattoir staff abusing pigs

Fri 2 May 2014, 12:00am
Fri 2 May '14
by Richard Noone (The Daily Telegraph)
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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Pig site sparks debate

Wed 25 September 2013, 12:00am
Wed 25 Sep '13
by Colin Bettles (Farm Online)
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...
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NSW abattoir's cruelty sickening: court

Fri 31 May 2013, 12:00am
Fri 31 May '13
by AAP (The Australian)
A SYDNEY abattoir has been hit with a $60,000 fine for treating animals in a sickening and grossly inhumane manner.
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Laverton knackery claims links to RSPCA

Tue 23 April 2013, 12:00am
Tue 23 Apr '13
by Fiona O'Doherty (Herald Sun)
A Laverton knackery recently under investigation for animal cruelty by the RSPCA claimed last week it had been slaughtering horses for the RSPCA for the...
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Footage shows 'torture' at Sydney turkey abattoir

Thu 21 March 2013, 12:00am
Thu 21 Mar '13
by Michael Vincent (ABC)
New South Wales Police have been asked to investigate more than 100 acts of animal cruelty at an Inghams turkey abattoir south-west of Sydney, which animals...
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'Torture for fun': police given shocking abattoir footage

Thu 21 March 2013, 12:00am
Thu 21 Mar '13
by Megan Levy (Sydney Morning Herald)
An animal rights group is calling for mandatory CCTV monitoring at all Australian abattoirs after distressing footage emerged of turkeys being bashed, kicked and stomped...
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Knackery video: RSPCA won't press charges

Fri 15 March 2013, 12:00am
Fri 15 Mar '13
by Saffron Howden (Sydney Morning Herald)
A knackery accused of the brutal treatment and inhumane slaughter of former racehorses will escape prosecution after the RSPCA decided covert footage was not sufficient...
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Abattoir formally warned for mistreatment of dairy calves

Wed 6 February 2013, 12:00am
Wed 6 Feb '13
by Kathleen Tonini (Riverine Herald)
Animals Australia say a formal warning issued to an Echuca abattoir found to be mistreating dairy calves is not enough.
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Victorian abbatoir accused of cruel treatment of unwanted dairy calves

Fri 1 February 2013, 12:00am
Fri 1 Feb '13
by Hamish Fitzsimmons (Lateline)
Video obtained by Lateline from the lobby group Animals Australia appears to show cruel treatment of unwanted dairy claves being sent for slaughter.
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Animal cruelty charges laid on 'pig bashing' abattoir

Tue 22 January 2013, 12:00am
Tue 22 Jan '13
by Kate Carey (Aus Food News)
The Hawkesbury Valley Meat Processors in western Sydney and one of its former employees have been charged with animal cruelty following heinous footage revealed recently.
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Laverton knackery worker defends hitting, slaying of horses

Thu 13 December 2012, 12:00am
Thu 13 Dec '12
by Goya Dmytryshchak and Nick Toscano (Wyndham Star Weekly)
A WORKER at a Laverton knackery accused of inhumane treatment of animals says the horses are either ‘‘unwanted or dangerous’’ and are being ‘‘killed the...
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Slaughter of horses causes outrage

Thu 13 December 2012, 12:00am
Thu 13 Dec '12
by Richard Willingham (The Age)
Allegations of inhumane slaughter of horses at a western suburbs knackery have sparked outrage and prompted the Melbourne and Werribee Open Range zoos to source...
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Multiple deficiencies uncovered in NSW abattoirs

Fri 18 May 2012, 12:00am
Fri 18 May '12
by Kelly Burke (Sydney Morning Herald)
Animal welfare breaches have been uncovered in all 10 of the state's red meat abattoirs, a government review has found.
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Piggy in the middle

Thu 22 March 2012, 12:00am
Thu 22 Mar '12
by Sue Neales (The Australian)
Colin Giles is adamant he has done nothing wrong. Nor does the 71-year-old Gippsland abattoir owner think he is cruel or inhumane. But that is...
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Sydney abattoir re-opens under strict conditions and supervision

Fri 9 March 2012, 12:00am
Fri 9 Mar '12
by NSW Food Authority (Department of Primary Industries)
The suspension on Hawkesbury Valley Meat Processors' licence has been lifted by the NSW Food Authority, allowing it to recommence operations at its facility in...
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Abattoir shut down over cruelty concerns

Fri 10 February 2012, 12:00am
Fri 10 Feb '12
by Steve Cannane (ABC)
A northern Sydney abattoir has been forced to close after footage emerged showing animals being beaten before their slaughter.
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Horror video of abattoir cruelty revealed

Fri 10 February 2012, 12:00am
Fri 10 Feb '12
by Tim Vollmer (The Daily Telegraph)
ALL abattoirs in NSW will have their operations reviewed by the state government after a video revealed shocking animal cruelty at a western Sydney slaughterhouse.
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Covert evidence of cruelty halts abattoir

Fri 10 February 2012, 12:00am
Fri 10 Feb '12
by Jen Rosenberg and Ben Cubby (Sydney Morning Herald)
A Sydney abattoir has stopped slaughtering and faces closure and prosecution after hidden-camera footage of chilling animal cruelty emerged.
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Cruelty video: 'rogue' abattoir checked four times in a year

Fri 10 February 2012, 12:00am
Fri 10 Feb '12
by Josephine Tovey (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Hawkesbury abattoir shut down following the release of shocking animal cruelty footage had been checked by the government regulator four times last year but...
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Abattoir shut down

Sat 26 November 2011, 12:00am
Sat 26 Nov '11
by (The Age)
An abattoir in Gippsland has been shut down after allegations of cruelty to pigs was upheld by the state's slaughterhouse regulator.
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Gippsland abattoir shut amid animal cruelty claims

Fri 25 November 2011, 12:00am
Fri 25 Nov '11
by Peter Mickelburough (News.com.au)
A Gippsland abattoir has been shut by state authorities following a shocking video of alleged animal cruelty.