Farm Animal Deaths
Number of farm animals killed in Australia* by the meat, dairy and egg industries, since you opened this webpage:
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Naomi Simson Voiceless Council member and CEO of RedBallon |
* These figures are based on information released quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (as at December 2008). Numbers of animals slaughtered per day are approximate and subject to seasonal variation.
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Bring tidings of comfort to the creatures in our factory farms |
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Opinion Piece by Brian Sherman and Ondine Sherman
First published in The Australian
Christmas is traditionally a time of good cheer. But as you prepare to tuck into the festive fare, spare a thought for the half a billion or so animals farmed for food in Australia, some of whom may have ended their short, brutish lives on your plate.
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up close and personal
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 Clare Ainsworth – up close and personal
I have always had a strong affinity for and connection with animals, I’ve always been concerned for their welfare. I was a junior member of the RSPCA and particularly loved dogs and horses, to pat the cows, lambs and goats on farms – just as most children do. However, I did not make the connection between those animals and what was on my plate, so I was a meat eater for most of my life.
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our mission
“Voiceless will bring the institutionalised suffering of animals to the forefront of Australia’s agenda; ensuring that animal protection is the next great social justice movement.”
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Breaking News |
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Two-page feature in The Sydney Morning Herald |
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The Voiceless Writing Prize sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment has been launched in a two-page special feature in The Sydney Morning Herald, Media Partner on the Prize. It was a milestone in public awareness - a spread of six articles that brought the issues to more than 700,000 readers.
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Coetzee tackles factory farming in the sydney morning herald |
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Nothing biblical in factory farming
by J M Coetzee, Nobel Laureate for Literature, and Patron of Voiceless.
Something has gone badly wrong in relations between human beings and other animals, and it is not just animal welfare and animal rights organisations that say so. Large swathes of the public are troubled too. |
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2011 Voiceless Media Prizes: winners announced |
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ABC TV Four Corners and The Weekend Australian Magazine were winners in the broadcast and print categories in the 2011 Voiceless Media Prizes announced last night at a glittering event at Sydney’s Blue Hotel. |
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Lucrative new writing prize to advance animal protection |
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One of Australia’s most innovative and lucrative short form writing competitions was announced last night by Voiceless, the animal protection institute. The Voiceless Writing Prize sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment will award a total prize pool of well over $20,000 to writers who compellingly address the relationship between humans and animals, and animal sentience.
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