voiceless: the animal protection institute

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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

Hugo Weaving, Voiceless Ambassador

"Really, animals are almost entirely at our mercy and they have no legal rights...We essentially harvest them." Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November 2008, read more

"I've always had a deep respect and empathy for animals...When animals are exploited, I feel compelled to speak out.” Holly Throsby, Voiceless Councillor, 22 March 2011, read more

“At what point do we fall out of love with animals and stop seeing them as nice, cute things?” Naomi Simson, Voiceless Councillor, read more

Grants & Prizes

Media Prize 2009

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Voiceless Media Prize winners for 2009.

The $5,000 cash prize, kindly sponsored by Bryce Courtenay and Christine Gee, was awarded for the entry determined by the Judging Panel to be the most intelligent, insightful and effective story addressing animal protection in Australia.

The 2009 judging panel was composed of: JM Coetzee, 2003 winner of Nobel Prize for literature and Voiceless Patron; the Honourable Bob Carr, former Premier of New South Wales; Emeritus Professor David Weisbrot AM, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission; and Brian Sherman AM & Ondine Sherman, Voiceless Managing Directors.

Airlie Ward, ‘Pig Cruelty’, ABC TV Stateline Tasmania,
8 May 2009

Winner

This powerful, well-constructed exposé of the cruel treatment of pigs on a Tasmanian farm generated outrage and lengthy public debate in the state and around the country. It forced Woolworths to revise its purchasing practices, and resulted in a cruelty conviction for the farm owner.

To read the transcript of this segment, please visit the Stateline Tasmania website.

Amount: $5,000 kindly sponsored by Bryce Courtenay and Christine Gee

Paul Sheehan, ‘A bloody mob of hypocrites’, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age & National Times Online,
19 October 2009

Highly Commended

This poignant piece furthered the debate on the treatment of kangaroos in Australia, contributing to greater understanding of these sentient beings. It was reprinted across Fairfax publications and generated a large volume of letters to the editor and online discussion.

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