Animal Liberation NSW received a $1,000 donation towards their ‘Animals in crisis freecall number’.  The Animals in Crisis Hotline operates to provide people in rural NSW and Victoria with a free and anonymous means of reporting cruelty towards and neglect of animals.

$1,000 Donation

Website:  Animal Liberation NSW

Australian Wildlife Protection Council received a $10,000 grant for their project - The Kangaroo Wildlife Trail.  The Kangaroo Wildlife Trail will give both Australians and international visitors a greater appreciation of and respect for kangaroo fauna through the creation of a tourist trail that will provide first-hand education on, and engagement with, kangaroos.

Grant amount: $10,000

Website: Australian Wildlife Protection Council

Christine Bond received a $2,500 grant for her One Mile Dam Project which aims to work with the residents in indigenous town camps in the Darwin region to improve the health and wellbeing of their companion animals by providing resources and increasing awareness of animal welfare.

Grant amount: $2,500

  Coalition Against Duck Shooting received a $10,000 grant for their project intended to 'assist in the permanent ban of recreational duck shooting in Victoria'. This project involves creating pressure through the media to encourage the Victorian government to permanently ban the recreational shooting of native waterbirds in Victoria.

Grant amount: $10,000

Website: Coalition Against Duck Shooting

Edgar’s Mission received a $1,000 donation for their ‘Public Outreach Program’.  Edgar’s Mission is a farm sanctuary in Victoria. The purpose of this project is to create an ‘Edgar’s Mission’ presence at community events, schools and markets and to provide interactive tours of Edgar’s Mission.

$1,000 Donation

Website: Edgar’s Mission

Griffith University, who will be working with Compassion in World Farming, has received $20,000 for a humane education symposium titled ‘Humane Education: a compassionate ethic for animals’.  This event will bring together teachers, academics, government and animal welfare representatives with the objectives of: defining and assessing humane education initiatives in Australia to date; exploring perspectives over various education sectors; and promoting interest in the concept and application of ‘humane education’.  (Bio-distributors is kindly contributing $5,000 towards this grant.)

Grant amount: $20,000

Website: Griffith University

Griffith University, with The University of Auckland, received a $15,000 grant for a project which will bring together the growing number of academics and practitioners currently working on animal law scholarship across Australia and New Zealand for a forum of discussion and debate over the legal issues facing animals in this part of the world. Participants will then each contribute to the production of the first major academic work on animal law to be published in the Southern Hemisphere.

Grant amount: $15,000

Website: Griffith University, with The University of Auckland

humaneconsumer received a $5,000 grant for a project intended to influence the purchasing habits and preferences of mainstream Australian consumers through its website www.humaneconsumer.com.au. The grant will go towards researching the content and further developing this site so that it can serve as a comprehensive source of information about humane alternatives and products and services that use animals.

Grant amount: $5,000

Website: www.humaneconsumer.com.au

No Rodeo received a $1,000 donation for their project to ban rodeos in South Australia.  No Rodeo conducts extensive public awareness campaigns and lobbies politicians to ban the cruel events in rodeos in SA.

$1,000 Donation

Website: No Rodeo