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A new study examines how to best enforce and prevent animal abuse, including through a dedicated anti-cruelty policing unit.
The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s new report reveals that most cases of animal cruelty handled by the law are in fact animal neglect.
Animal cruelty investigators do challenging and unappreciated work for very low pay, and normally without union benefits or protections.
Fox hunting has been banned in the UK since 2004 – so why is it still happening?
Aussie Farms’ have map showing locations where farms or producers treat animal cruelly has caused outrage with many claiming it is illegal. So, what does the law actually say about this?
The cruel link between economics and animal welfare.
A strong stand by the Israeli government on Australian sheep exports is significant given the trade’s current problems.
The government is resisting pressure to phase out the trade, ahead of a review expected to recommend more stringent regulations.
On Friday the Agriculture department announced it had suspended the supply of sheep to a Qatar abattoir after seeing footage provided by Animals Australia.
It’s a breed of dog which deserves a better place in society.
Volunteers are leading the investigation into a vicious UK animal killer.
After Snowdale Holdings was penalised A$1 million for lying about their eggs being free-range, here are some tips on getting what you pay for in the supermarket.
Two animal rights experts see little reason to cheer that a circus is closing, as long as humans keep eating meat and dairy products.
While hugely popular for a time, the advent of the three ring circus invited animal cruelty complaints and led to the demise of more skilled circus artistry.
It doesn’t happen often that a multinational will blink when taken on by an individual. But a passionate campaigner’s successful crusade has shown how it can be done.
The latest horrific footage of the appalling treatment of cattle sent for slaughter in the live export trade is a fresh indictment of Australian authorities. Animals Australia has exposed that in Vietnam…
Thespians of old playing the Globe Theatre would have walked past the Bankside bear-baiting ring on their way in.
People who expose wrongdoing – whether it’s cruelty against animals or corporate misconduct – deserve better protection and even financial incentives to do the right thing, as the US has shown.
The pet industry meets ‘demand’ driven by the ‘right’ to own a puppy. Animal welfare advocates respond with a ‘vigil’ to mark the ‘shameful’ fate of 250,000 dogs abandoned each year.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Animal Law, Macquarie University
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Professor of Animal Organization Studies, University of York
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