Archive for December, 2009

India’s last ‘dancing’ bear set free

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

RAJU the bear will never have to smoke cigarettes or dance on his hind legs under the hot sun again thanks to a multinational project to save an endangered species and end a cruel centuries-old tradition in India.
Raju was the last endangered sloth bear that had to work for a living, but who now can [...]

28,000 animals drown on export ship

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Australia’s live exporters say tighter global regulations should be considered, after one of the industry’s worst accidents.
More than 40 sailors are feared dead and almost 30,000 head of livestock were killed when a live export ship sunk off the coast of Lebanon on the weekend.
The ship was transporting stock from Uruguay and LiveCorp says it [...]

A Christmas Message from Santa PAWS

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

 
You are invited to join us at PAWS for a delicious meat-free Christmas with friends!
PAWS will be serving up a traditional English style Veg*n lunch from 11am to 2pm free of charge, so come along and share the PAWS vision that “Everybody Matters” in a PAWSative environment.
Christmas is a time for Peace on Earth, a [...]

NZ considers factory farms for cows

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

A BIZARRE plan to farm Kiwi cows in indoor cubicles is poised to jeopardise the eco-friendly nation’s clean, green image.
The Green Party has come out guns blazing, calling it “factory farming” that was a “chilling prospect” from an animal welfare perspective and could do immense harm to the country’s international brand.
“Once word gets out to [...]

Why we must ban export of live sheep

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Australians may think of themselves as animal lovers, yet our laws allow many animals to suffer a lifetime of cruelty in the name of profit.

We are well behind world’s best practice in this area, particularly Europe.
Here, millions of farmed animals such as pigs or chickens are still confined in restrictive cages that prevent them from [...]

The Living Matrix – A New Film On The Science of Healing

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

New insight into our Bodies, Minds and Health
           Are you interested in Alternative and Integrative Health?
In how our Thoughts, Emotions and Beliefs affect our Health?
Join us at the Perth premier screening of the groundbreaking new film The Living Matrix and be part of the revolution in alternative healing.
Featuring leading, international complementary health researchers, authors and [...]

Escaped steer pulled from harbour

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

An escapee steer which fell into Darwin Harbour while being loaded for live export has been recaptured by mariners.
Darwin Port Authority asked Ben Wall of Workboats Northern Australia to investigate after receiving reports of a floating steer. Mr Wall and his crew found the animal exhausted and close to drowning, and he said it could [...]















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