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Voices for the Voiceless: The Latest in Animal Advocacy. Where we bring to you the latest news, stories, and insights from the world of animal rights and welfare. Here, we share powerful tales of advocacy, important updates on animal welfare issues, and inspiring stories of resilience and hope. Our blog is a space to keep you informed and engaged in the ongoing journey towards a more compassionate world for animals.

15 greyt reasons to adopt a greyhound

Are you looking for a laid back, sweet-natured, gentle giant? A couch companion who will be a friend for life? If you answered with a resounding YES PLEASE, then a rescued greyhound might be the dog for you. Despite the fact that they may come from a perilous life on the racetrack,…

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Shark nets out now – Adopt modern alternatives

Despite no evidence that they contribute to swimmer safety, Queensland uses shark nets and drumlines as part of its shark control program. Shark nets and drumlines are extremely dangerous to marine life that can get tangled – including whales as they migrate up the Queensland coast. Sharks are also needlessly killed…

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Feedlot Exposed

This video clip contains anonymously provided photos and videos from a Queensland feedlot. An industry whistle-blower reported: – Widespread preventable deaths, particularly with calves. – No shade or protection from elements, at all. – Cattle suffered in heatwaves and were so weak, they were unable to reach water, and slowly…

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Cease government subsidies for animal agriculture

Our state is experiencing increasingly detrimental effects of climate change. Drought, bushfires, storms that are increasing in severity and unprecedented floods. A major contributor to climate change, as declared in the Climate Change and Land Report (2019) by the United Nations, Climate Council and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is…

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Boe’s story and the Wacol pigs

Footage released in January shows filthy conditions, violent abuse by workers, untreated wounds, and one boar left to slowly die over several days. Authorities have failed to prosecute and boars continue to suffer in this facility every day. This is the reality for animals that live within this broken system,…

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ALQ investigators capture footage of two animal deaths at Mt Isa rodeo

Two animals died at “Australia’s richest rodeo” at Mount Isa on 10 August and two Animal Liberation Qld volunteers were there to capture the horror. They filmed a dying horse who had tripped and flipped over during the ‘saddle bronc’ event, breaking his neck. They also filmed a steer whose broken leg…

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11 ways YOU helped achieve justice for greyhound racing victims

‘Live baiting’ within greyhound racing circles has been well known and widespread. Animal Liberation Queensland and Animals Australia revealed the true extent of the practice through tireless investigations. The results were groundbreaking and the repercussions have been unprecedented. Rumours of ‘live baiting’ have persisted for decades. However, in the absence of hard…

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Stop the East Kooroon Mega Feedlot

An application for a new 10,000 sheep and 50,000 cow mega feedlot next to the Ula Ula State Forest near St George in outback Queensland was lodged with the Balonne Shire Council in June 2021. This feedlot will have a detrimental impact on the environment, the local ecosystem, as well…

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Signium Piggery (NSW) Horror Exposed

Animal Liberation Qld together with Animal Liberation (NSW) has released anonymously obtained undercover footage from Signium Piggery in northern NSW. The released video, which includes hidden camera footage obtained between July & August 2019, shows: An extreme rat infestation Decomposing corpses being eaten by rats Floor and food troughs covered…

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