For taking a stand against selling cruelly produced animal fur, St Vincent de Paul Society in Western Australia has received a PETA Australia Proggy Award. PETA’s Proggy Awards (“Proggy” is for “progress”) recognise animal-friendly achievements in commerce and culture. Vinnies’ 48 stores across the state will no longer be selling items made from animal fur, […]
Meet Bertie the elephant. She is the star of University of Hertfordshire students Zak Boxall and Chris Turner’s final-year project, and she was made using computer-generated imagery (CGI).
As vegan living becomes more and more mainstream, we’re seeing an increase in the number of athletes choosing to follow a compassionate lifestyle. Cricket is one sport that has had its fair share of publicity lately when it comes to vegan athletes. Find out which Aussie cricket stars are living the cruelty-free life! http://www.peta.org.au/news/aussie-cricketers-vegan/
Male chicks are useless to the egg industry. Since they don’t lay eggs and aren’t bred to be large enough to be profitable to the meat industry, they’re treated like “waste products” – and around 12 million are gassed or shredded to death every year in Australia. Now, new “embryo-sexing” technology aims to modify chicken […]
Every Christian vegetarian knows it: Genesis 9:1–3, where the peace and harmony of the Garden of Eden was acknowledged to have been lost, thanks to human sin. But “fear and dread” doesn’t need to be the final word in human-animal relationships. We’ve repaired much of that already. Instead of letting ourselves and our world marinate […]
Much has been made of the egg shortage in Australia this week, and some outlets have predicted current supply issues may continue for some time. Consumers are increasingly unwilling to purchase cruelly obtained caged eggs, and concerns are also on the rise about conditions on so-called “free-range” farms, after new regulations were introduced that increase […]
In their natural environment, elephants are highly social animals who live in multigenerational matriarchal herds. These tight-knit families work cooperatively, defending one another, searching for food, and caring for offspring—even receiving help from “babysitters” within the herd.Elephants talk among themselves, make group decisions, and celebrate achievements and momentous occasions. A Lesson in Empathy Elephants have […]
For too long, animal welfare has been in the hands of Departments of Agriculture, whose key stakeholders are some of the very industries responsible for industrialised animal cruelty. Now there’s hope for an end to this conflict of interest with an Independent Office of Animal Welfare. http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/independent-office-animal-welfare-2016.php
Biodegradable shopping bags not what they are cracked up to be? A prediction that the world’s oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050 is likely to intensify the push for sustainable, environmentally friendly alternatives. Biodegradable plastics have long been touted as a “greener” technology, but a new report from the United Nations says these plastics do […]
Some years ago, after visiting a zoo and realizing the relationship between food and fauna, the then eight year old Lisa Simpson , sister of Bart Simpson , turned vegetarian. Paul McCartney, himself a confirmed veggie, appeared on that episode , and even wrote original music for the immensely popular cartoon programme. Lisa’s conversion reflects […]
For many Australians pets are important members of the family. A pet can be a joy but they are a big responsibility. If you’re thinking of bringing a new pet into your home choose the adoption option and make the RSPCA your first port of call. Choosing the right pet for you is […]
The poignant image of a lone black steer, trembling violently in fear as he awaits his fate in an Indonesian slaughterhouse, will remain etched in the memory of many Australians. tommy-we-remember-2016-2.jpg ‘Tommy’, as he became known, represented the callousness of the Australian live export trade, and the undeniable ability for all animals to experience fear. […]
