PRESS RELEASE. NATIONAL SURVEY BY NIELSEN SHOWS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIAN CATTLE TO BE STUNNED PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER. A national survey, commissioned by Australians for Animals Inc. and undertaken by Nielsen, has shown overwhelming support for legislation that would require the stunning of Australian cattle prior to slaughter both within Australian abattoirs and overseas....
Great Barrier Reef and the Queensland Elections
AFA has had long experience with the impact of noise in the marine environment. Given the projected number of ports along Queensland’s urban coastline together with a massive increase in coal ships, the acoustic trauma to marine creatures will be incredibly destructive. So destructive in fact that the fate of Humpback whales, dolphins, dugongs,...
Mainstream Religious Leaders Ignore Animal Cruelty
In recent weeks, Australians for Animals Inc. co-ordinator has been banging on the doors of the mainstream churches seeking their support for a desperately needed increase in Inspectors who can police the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act on the mid and Far North Coast of NSW. Animal cruelty is out of control with...
Gladstone Marine Catastrophy
Sue Arnold Gladstone is probably a writeoff. A sacrifice on the altar of Australia’s destiny as a gigantic quarry. It’s heart breaking to witness the devastation wreaked on the magnificent harbour, wetlands and surrounding islands. In 26 years of environmental activism, I haven’t seen such a monumental environmental and social tragedy. The Gladstone saga qualifies as an international environmental emergency because it threatens the World Heritage status...
AFA FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER
GLADSTONE – GREAT BARRIER REEF DISASTER As the reports of sick and diseased fish, sharks, rays, dolphins, dugongs and other critters became increasingly urgent, Australians for Animals Committee took the decision to bite the bullet and take on Gladstone and the impacts of the coal seam gas industry on the Great Barrier Reef as a...
Barrier Reef Nightmare
Hopefully, some of you have seen the Four Corners documentary on the appalling situation in Gladstone Harbor and the impacts of the massive dredging operation on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. If you missed out on this excellent documentary, here’s a website link to the entire program. The situation in Gladstone is nothing...
Fraccing MUST BE STOPPED!
Coal seam gas mining (fraccing) puts at risk the basic foundation of life – CLEAN WATER. The health of our rivers, waterways, aquifers, springs, underground wells is critical to our future survival. Without clean water, all life is threatened. WATER IS LIFE! GOVERNMENT IRRESPONSIBILITY State governments are giving out exploration licenses in the absence...