Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
There are calls for greater scrutiny of the pork industry after the ABC's 7.30 program airs video of pigs being stunned by carbon dioxide before slaughter.
Thursday 30 Mar 2023 by
Australia’s two supermarket giants source pork from Victorian abattoirs depicted in “horrific” footage recording the effects of carbon dioxide gassing on pigs prior to slaughter.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven protesters have been charged after allegedly chaining themselves to machinery as part of an animal rights protest in the state’s northeast, while the Premier has said he wasn’t aware of any breaches of standards at the facility.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
UPDATE: A protest at the Benalla abattoir has concluded with multiple people charged with trespassing and other offences.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Police officers and other emergency service workers are at an abattoir after activists locked themselves inside.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Police officers and other emergency service workers are at an abattoir after activists locked themselves inside. Photographs released by the protest group on Thursday morning show people sitting inside machinery at the Firth Road meatworks, in Benalla, Victoria.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven animal activists have been charged with trespassing after they allegedly broke into an abattoir in Benalla and chained themselves to machinery.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
A protest that’s halted operations at an abattoir in Victoria’s north has stretched into its 10th hour. About 30 animal activists broke in to Benalla Abattoir, with some chaining themselves to the gas chamber which is used to paralyse pigs.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Up to 30 members of protest group Farm Transparency Project halted work at the Benalla abattoir after infiltrating the facility early on Thursday, April 13.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven vegan activists have been arrested following a graphic stunt at a Victorian abattoir, where they chained themselves to metal railings.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Farmers have backed a move by protesters to stop stunning pigs in gas chambers prior to slaughter. About 30 animal activists broke into Benalla Abbatoir and some chained themselves to the gas chamber which is used to paralyse pigs.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Victoria Police have allegedly responded to an animal rights protest at a Benalla abattoir.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Up to 30 members of protest group Farm Transparency Project halted work at the Benalla abattoir after infiltrating the facility early on Thursday, April 13.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven people have been charged after about 30 protesters chained themselves to equipment inside Benalla Abattoirs in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Dozens of vegan activists have chained themselves to an abattoir while describing the facility as a “gas chamber”.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Dozens of vegan activists have chained themselves to an abattoir while describing the facility as a “gas chamber”.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven people have been arrested after animal rights activists blockaded a Victorian abattoir to protest the use of...
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Seven people have been arrested after animal rights activists blockaded a Victorian abattoir to protest the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before slaughter.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
Thursday 13 Apr 2023 by
Prime-time TV news coverage of Farm Transparency Project's shut-down and protest at the Benalla slaughterhouse in northern Victoria, on 13 April 2023.
Friday 14 Apr 2023 by
Protesters have been charged after allegedly chaining themselves to machinery and hiding in a “gas chamber”, as industry calls for the full force of law to come down.
Friday 14 Apr 2023 by
SEVEN people have been arrested and charged following a break-in to protest gas stunning of pigs at a Benalla abattoir yesterday.
Saturday 15 Apr 2023 by
Animal activists from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) have occupied machines used to gas pigs at a slaughterhouse in Northern Victoria, Australia.
Monday 17 Apr 2023 by
Seven protesters who chained themselves to equipment at the Benalla abattoirs on Thursday morning will face court at a later date, after they were arrested on trespass offences.
Wednesday 26 Apr 2023 by
Warning: This story contains content that may distress some readers. A pig abattoir has ceased operations amid a formal investigation into "serious and disturbing allegations" of mistreatment of animals, including one pig having its testicles torn off by machinery.
Wednesday 3 May 2023 by
Gas stunning of pigs causes panic and pain for an average 22 seconds, but alternatives such as electrocution and captive-bolts are just as problematic.
Wednesday 3 May 2023 by
Diamond Valley Pork, which processes 13,500 pigs a week, is under investigation by federal authorities over animal welfare claims.
Sunday 8 Oct 2023 by
A push to allow the publication of “horrific” footage of mistreatment of animals, including that of pigs being stun-gassed across slaughterhouses, is afoot in NSW.
Wednesday 25 Oct 2023 by
Police are not investigating incident as no complaint made.
Tuesday 31 Oct 2023 by
PrimeSafe has charged the Australian Food Group over its handling of pigs, following a Farm Transparency Project investigation.
Tuesday 5 Dec 2023 by
Animals Australia has launched legal action to stop pre-slaughter gassing of pigs, while politicians ram through a pig welfare inquiry.
Monday 11 Dec 2023 by
Animals Australia wants the Supreme Court to rule against gas stunning of pigs, which growers warn would push up pork prices.
Friday 1 Mar 2024 by
The court case against an abattoir in Melbourne’s southwest has concluded after animal activist footage led to charges arising from its handling of pigs.
Monday 4 Mar 2024 by
The owner of a Victorian piggery has accepted responsibility for the breaches after an investigation was sparked by video of slaughter practices inside its facilities.
Monday 4 Mar 2024 by
Victorian abattoir Australian Food Group commits to diversion program following exposure of pig slaughter methods by activists.
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Animal Justice Party, Green and Victorian Labor MPs have demanded radical animal welfare reforms, as part of a pig welfare inquiry.
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
State opposition says the inquiry’s 18 recommendations include ‘extreme restrictions’ that should concern all primary producers
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with “extreme” new guidelines and subject to random on-the-spot compliance checks, but Coalition MPs have called the inquiry process a “political stunt”.
Sunday 20 Oct 2024 by
The widespread use of “gas chambers” to render pigs unconscious before their slaughter is under a cloud.
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