Christein Meindertsma, 29, said: ‘Like most people, I had little idea of what happens to a pig after it leaves the abattoir so I decided to try to find out. I approached a pig farmer friend who agreed let me follow one of his animals.’
Identified by its yellow ear tag number, 05049, her pig trail [...]
From Food to Fork
ABC Lateline broadcast: 25/03/2010
Reporter: Karen Barlow
Descriptions such as free range, farm fresh and free trade are used to attract consumers eyes and allay animal welfare concerns, but many are stuck on food with little scrutiny.
To watch the program click here. (Warning: Contains disturbing images.)
Transcript
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The saying goes you are what [...]
THE handler of the caged kangaroo being used by Tourism Australia in the US said Steve Irwin would “approve”.
Shocking video footage showed 10-year-old Fesnick crouching in a cage on a busy Los Angeles street and exposed Tourism Australia to allegations of animal cruelty.
The stunt was part of Tourism Australia’s “G’day USA” marketing campaign.
Handler Jim Brocket, [...]
HUNDREDS of cows have died aboard a live export ship bound for Egypt from Fremantle.
The 266 cattle were the first to be exported to Egypt since the practice was banned in 2006.
A federal investigation has been set up to establish the cause of deaths, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.
RSPCA Australia CEO Heather [...]
In the world of music, Moby is known for wearing lots of different hats — DJ, singer-songwriter, eclectic musician. Now the longtime vegan can add “editor” to the list with the publication of “Gristle,” a collection of essays that explore issues of food safety, factory farming, compassion for animals, and how the food we eat effects the [...]
In the Pines 2010
Details
DATE:
Sunday 2 May 2010
TIME:
11.30 – 10pm
VENUE:
Somerville Auditorium
Cost
General Admission:
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Online tickets must be picked up from the door at the event by 3pm by the ticket purchaser.
If you are buying a subscriber ticket, subscriber cards must be shown at the door.
In the Pines returns on Sunday May [...]
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Over the past two decades, Monika Biernacki has successfully found new homes all over Sydney for 9000 canines whose lives she saved on the days of their intended executions.
The first and the only thing Biernacki usually learns about each animal’s history is when a council employee rings asking her to take an almost [...]
To tread more lightly on the planet, our diets must change
Thoughts from Commissioner Tim Lang speaking at the Holyrood Conference on Scotland’s National Food Policy
At no time in history has the pace and scale of change in our diet been faster than the last 50 years.
During this time consumer choice has massively increased but choice [...]
Plant-based power is a real thing and taking the world by storm!
In the new film Forks Over Knives Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn examine the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by adopting a plant-based, whole foods diet. Read: the [...]
