Brian Sherman AM, Voiceless co-founder and Director
"Wherever the destination, live exports are intrinsically inhumane...They deserve better, and we can do better. The trade must end.” Brian Sherman AM, 11 August 2011, read more
"If the poultry industry truly cares about the public's right to know how chickens are treated from factory to plate, then consumers deserve nothing less than the honest truth." Brian Sherman AM, 28 July 2011, read more
"A staggering number of sentient beings are churned down the assembly lines of factory farms in Australia each year, as if they were widgets, with no regard for their suffering. We live in a country where animal cruelty is condoned on a daily basis, and allowed under the law." Brian Sherman AM, 21 May 2011, read more
Animal Club Ambassador Abbie Cornish enjoyed participating with Animal Club members in an art workshop at the 2006 Voiceless Awards Event.
Voiceless calls on government to follow New Zealand's ban on sow stall
02 December 2010
Brian Sherman AM, Managing Director of Voiceless, calls on Federal Minister for Agriculture, Senator Joe Ludwig, to immediately revise the Pig Code and follow the lead of New Zealand who today announced a complete ban on the use of sow stalls by the end of 2015.
Voiceless commends APL sow stall decision, calls on government to catch up
18 November 2010
Voiceless commends the decision to phase out the use of sow stalls for pregnant pigs by 2017, made by delegates yesterday at the Australian Pork Limited annual general meeting. Voiceless Director Brian Sherman AM, speaking today from overseas, has called on the government to follow suit.
Announcing the 2010 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
In San Francisco 30 years ago, a handful of attorneys set in train a revolution that has touched the lives of billions of animals worldwide. This August, one of those pioneers of the animal law movement, leading US animal lawyer Joyce Tischler, will speak at events across the country as part of Voiceless’s fourth annual Animal Law Lecture Series.
Tasmanian government puts compassion ahead of politics
In a historic move for animals in Australia, the Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Bryan Green, today announced his government’s plan to place restrictions on the time pregnant sows are allowed to be kept in stalls from 2014, with a full ban coming into effect in 2017. This puts Tasmania ahead of the rest of the country, where pregnant pigs will lawfully be permitted to be confined for the duration of their 16 week pregnancy until at least 2017.
Government should stop telling porkies about animal welfare
15 March 2010
Animals in Switzerland may have suffered a setback recently when a national vote to provide them with legal representation was rejected; however, according to Voiceless, Australia’s leading animal protection think‐tank, Switzerland and many other countries are still streets ahead of Australia when it comes to the treatment of farm animals.
ABC’s Airlie Ward announced as inaugural Voiceless Media Prize winner at the “Oscars of Animal Protection”
ABC Stateline Tasmania’s Airlie Ward scooped the inaugural Voiceless Media Prize at Monday night’s red-carpet Voiceless Awards Event, where the glitterati gathered to celebrate the achievements of the animal protection movement.
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