Ban Captive Dolphin Breeding
On Friday 26th February 2021, the NSW government moved to ban the captive breeding of cetaceans (which includes dolphins, whales, orcas and porpoises). This is great news and means that Queensland is now the only state in Australia with an active captive dolphin breeding facility. Pressure is building on Sea…
Stop the Kanche Kennels Puppy Farm
UPDATE: September 2023 The Bundaberg Regional Council has voted unanimously to refuse the development approval for the Kanche Kennels puppy farm in Wallaville. The applicant has been operating without approval for some time, advertising cute puppies online – almost always photographed inside a home. The reality is that the majority…
Justice for Imogen
After almost a year-long investigation and thousands of emails to the Minister, we can finally update you that the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries has progressed a prosection against two former Swickers workers who were seen in ‘Imogen’s Story’. Given that this matter is now before the court, we are…
BACON.ORG.AU Campaign Launched
As the Australian ‘pork’ industry is preparing to celebrate at the Kingaroy BaconFest this weekend, we will be shining a light on the animal welfare, environmental and human health impacts that the industry won’t be talking about. This industry operates behind a veil of secrecy, with barely any scrutiny from…
Stop the Mount Walker Puppy Farm
There is a new development application currently with the Scenic Rim Regional Council for a puppy farm which would allow the applicants to keep up to 50 ‘breeding’ dogs at a time. This puppy farm would be located at Mount Walker, and would primarily breed so-called ‘designer’ cross breeds like…
Qld government fails animals in new rodeo code
Let’s be clear. Achieving the highest standard of protection for rodeo animals in Australia wasn’t the Queensland Government’s primary aim in developing its first ever Rodeo Code of Practice. The new Code is heavily biased towards the rodeo industry with calf roping remaining legal and still no requirement for an…
Say No To The New Puppy Farm
More great news!! The council has confirmed that no appeal was received during the appeal period for this puppy farm. This puppy farm proposal is now officially rejected and closed. Great news!! Sunshine Coast Council councillors voted strongly in favour of a motion to REJECT the puppy farm application for Diamond Valley Kennels puppy…
Opinion: Calf roping should be banned
Gayle D’Arcy, Rodeo Campaign Director Calf roping is so controversial it’s already banned in Victoria and South Australia but unfortunately it was still on the 4 day Warwick Rodeo program at the end of last month. At the last APRA Warwick National Finals in 2019, the livestream broadcast even avoided…
Queensland Needs to Ban Calf Roping Now
As we near the end of 2021, it’s been two years now since the draft Qld Rodeo Standards and Guidelines (S&Gs) were developed. Two years in which the Qld Agriculture Minister Mark Furner has not yet revealed his decision on the fate of the dreadful calf roping (rope and tie)…