Last Sunday, over a thousand piglets and more than one hundred adult sows died in a fire at an intensive piggery near Gingin, Western Australia. Last year Westpork was charged under the Animal Welfare Act 2002 following from a police raid of the piggery in 2007. The West Australian newspaper published an article regarding the [...]
Sadly, Edgar Alan Pig died last week, only a few days after his seventh birthday. The famous founding-member of Edgar’s Mission in Victoria apparently had a previously undiscovered kidney problem. Edgar’s seventh birthday was on Sunday 18 April, and was celebrated at Edgar’s Mission with cakes and visitors. On a tribute page to her four-legged [...]
In the wake of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, there have been some early reports on the impact on Iceland’s animals. The ash that has brought Europe to its knees is a health threat to animals and humans alike. So far the reports have focussed on domestic animals, mainly horses and cattle. [...]
Actor Kate Winslet has narrated a PETA video showing the cruelty of foie gras production. For more information about foie gras, see nofoiegras.org. The following article on the subject was published by the Australian newspaper. Winslet speaks out against foie gras The Australian, 15 April 2010 OSCAR-WINNING actress Kate Winslet has thrown her weight behind [...]
Due to unforseen circumstances, the wellness seminar scheduled for last night (Tuesday 13th of April) was cancelled and has now been postponed to Tuesday April 20th. Apologies are extended to all whom this has affected. We hope to see you next week.
ABC Rural have posted an article about futurist Marcus Barber’s conclusion that the world is facing serious ongoing water shortages, and that part of the solution is to become vegetarian or mostly-vegetarian. Marcus Barber has a Master of Science in Strategic Foresight, and is a particularly interested in water and food production. He has several [...]
Paws is happy to host a free seminar on Optimum Wellness, held on Tuesday April 13th now postponed until Tuesday April 20th. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. The speaker, Gordana says about health and wellness today: “People don’t understand that there is a direct correlation between nutrition and well-being. In fact, most of the rampant [...]
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