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Council approves farm expansion despite 4,000+ global objections
#1. Wednesday 8 Apr 2026 by
A district pig farm has been given approval to expand its infrastructure despite more than 4000 objections. At its March meeting, Campaspe Shire Council determined Midland Bacon at Carag Carag would be allowed to construct two finisher sheds and a new dry sow shed.
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Bradley O'Reilly: Victorian bacon farmer cleared of accusations he raped a pig
#2. Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 by
A Victorian farmer accused of raping a pig has been acquitted after a judge ruled evidence in the case was acquired illegally.
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Australian farmer accused of sexually assaulting a pig walks free - after 'pants dropping' video emerged online
#3. Thursday 5 Feb 2026 by
The son of a pig farmer accused of raping a sow in its pen has been cleared after the police case was tossed out of court.
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Animal activists launch campaign opposing proposed expansion to piggery
#4. Thursday 29 Jan 2026 by
Animal activist group The Farm Transparency Project has urged people to oppose the expansion of a piggery.
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Animal activists fight to block expansion of controversial Midland Bacon piggery
#5. Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 by
Animal activists have launched a campaign against plans to expand a Victorian piggery that made headlines for alleged animal cruelty footage uncovered by hidden cameras.
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Piggery video charges against animal activist dismissed
#6. Monday 18 Aug 2025 by
Charges have been dismissed against an animal rights activist accused of installing a secret camera that allegedly caught a man committing bestiality.
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Spying charges dropped against activist in alleged bestiality exposé
#7. Monday 18 Aug 2025 by
Illegal surveillance charges have been dropped against an animal-rights activist who allegedly exposed the rape of a pig by an employee of a Campaspe piggery.
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Animal activist Siena Callender faces Bendigo court charged with surveillance
#8. Wednesday 5 Mar 2025 by
An animal activist who allegedly captured footage of a man allegedly raping a pig in Carag Carag will argue there is no evidence to prove the charges against her.
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Animal activist charged over piggery footage
#9. Monday 3 Feb 2025 by
An animal activist who broke into a Carag Carag piggery and made secret recordings, including one where a man allegedly had sex with a pig, will now face court herself.
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Activist charged over surveillance which led to footage of Bradley O’Reilly allegedly raping pig
#10. Friday 31 Jan 2025 by
An animal-rights activist has been charged in relation to the events which led to a man being captured on camera allegedly raping a pig inside a central Victorian stockyard.
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Goulburn Valley piggeries accused of animal cruelty by Farm Transparency Project
#11. Wednesday 29 Jan 2025 by
An animal activist group has released footage from five Victorian piggeries which allegedly show dying piglets and injured sows, as industry representatives fight back against the activists.
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Piggery invasions by activist group
#12. Wednesday 29 Jan 2025 by
Animal activists have raided five piggeries in northern Victoria and claim they have exposed examples of animal cruelty.
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Local piggeries targeted by animal activists | Shepparton News
#13. Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 by
Farm Transparency Project, an animal rights organisation, released footage from inside five commercial pig farms on Tuesday, January 28.
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Dead piglets dropped on premier's office doorstep in animal cruelty protest
#14. Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 by
Almost two dozen dead piglets have been displayed outside premier Jacinta Allan's office as part of an animal welfare protest against Victorian slaughterhouses.
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Vegan activists dump dead piglets outside Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's office in protest of 'filthy and cruel conditions'
#15. Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 by
A group of vegan activists have dumped 20 dead piglets outside the office of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in a move protesting the government's failure to phase out the pork industry.
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Farm Transparency Project protest pig welfare outside Victorian government building
#16. Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 by
Animal activists have left dead piglets on the steps of a state government building in an effort to seek immediate change to pig welfare.
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Vegan activists dump dozens of dead piglets outside Premier Jacinta Allan’s office
#17. Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 by
Dozens of dead piglets have been left outside the offices of Premier Jacinta Allan by an animal welfare advocacy group protesting what they say are “shocking” conditions at pig farms across the state.
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Evidence to be challenged in case of man who allegedly [raped] a pig
#18. Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
A man who allegedly [raped] a pig will attempt to have evidence against him ruled inadmissible by a court as it was “illegally obtained”.
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Court hears footage of man allegedly committing sexual act against pig should be considered inadmissible
#19. Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
A court has heard that footage of a Carag Carag man allegedly committing a sexual act against a pig should be considered inadmissible because it was illegally obtained.
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Alleged pig rapist Bradley O'Reilly to argue evidence against him 'inadmissable'
#20. Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
An alleged pig rapist will challenge all the evidence against him as “inadmissible” after illegally installed cameras caught the man allegedly raping a sow while he was at work.
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Pig group president David Wright to remain despite ‘substantiated’ complaint
#21. Tuesday 10 Sep 2024 by
VFF pig group president David Wright will remain in his role, despite being sent a letter from Agriculture Victoria asking him to improve animal welfare.
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Man who allegedly sexually assaulted a pig is pictured for the first time - after hideous 'pants...
#22. Monday 12 Aug 2024 by
The son of a piggery manager who is charged with bestiality for allegedly having sex with a pig at his father's pork processing farm has been pictured for the first time.
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Man accused of X-rated act with pig
#23. Tuesday 6 Aug 2024 by
A Victorian man is accused of performing an X-rated act with a pig that was inadvertently caught on camera by animal rights activists.
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Court: Bradley O’Reilly, alleged pig rapist, pleaded guilty to strangling woman multiple times
#24. Wednesday 24 Jul 2024 by
An alleged pig rapist strangled a woman multiple times throughout a 10 month period which was described as “egregious” and “appalling” behaviour.
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Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with new guidelines and on-the-spot checks
#25. 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”.
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Pig welfare inquiry: call to end gas stunning and CCTV on farms
#26. 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.
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CCTV should be mandatory in Victorian piggeries, parliamentary inquiry finds | Rural Australia | The Guardian
#27. Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
State opposition says the inquiry’s 18 recommendations include ‘extreme restrictions’ that should concern all primary producers
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Bradley O'Reilly in Echuca court on pig bestiality charge
#28. Tuesday 11 Jun 2024 by
Bradley O'Reilly, charged with bestiality against pig, and facing separate charges over alleged violent offences, appeared at Echuca court on June 11.
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Court: Alleged pig rapist Bradley O’Reilly has matter adjourned for mental health reasons
#29. Tuesday 11 Jun 2024 by
The piggery worker who allegedly violated an innocent pig while he was working will have “further mental health assessments”, a court has heard.
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Farm leader investigated over alleged animal cruelty
#30. Monday 10 Jun 2024 by
The VFF pig group president has stepped aside while alleged animal welfare breaches are investigated, following the release of graphic footage allegedly taken at his northern Victorian piggery. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE.
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Push to free 'Olivia' the pig after claims of Midland Bacon farm worker's hideous 'pants dropping'...
#31. Monday 6 May 2024 by
The son of piggery manager is due to face court on bestiality charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a female pig, and activists are now demanding the animal's release.
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Animal activists descend on Midland Bacon piggery demanding release of Olivia, pig that was allegedly assaulted
#32. Wednesday 20 Mar 2024 by
Animal activists have vowed they will not give up until Olivia, the sow who was allegedly raped by a piggery worker, is safely secured.
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Animals rights activist protest at Goulburn Valley piggery after bestiality charge
#33. Wednesday 20 Mar 2024 by
Thirty animal activists converged on a piggery near Stanhope demanding the release of a pig which a piggery worker allegedly [raped].
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Undercover Investigation into Victorian Piggery Captures Animal Cruelty and Bestiality
#34. Friday 15 Mar 2024 by
A disturbing revelation has emerged from a northern Victorian piggery, sending shockwaves through the agricultural community.
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Bradley O’Reilly, 30, has been charged with bestiality after allegedly sexually assaulting a pig at Midland Bacon piggery
#35. Wednesday 13 Mar 2024 by
The man accused of performing a vile act on an innocent sow at a local piggery is the son of the manager of the stockyard, who has been “worried” about animal activists.
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Pig welfare inquiry participants walk out to avoid seeing footage of alleged bestiality
#36. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Politicians who stayed for the footage from a Stanhope piggery, including the alleged bestiality of a pig by a worker, watched on in shock as it was played to them at the parliamentary Inquiry into Pig Welfare in Victoria.
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Police say activists inadvertently capture man’s alleged vile act at Victoria pig farm
#37. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a pig farm.
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Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse
#38. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Agricultural exemptions to animal protection laws are leading to cruelty in Victorian pig processing facilities, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
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Man charged with bestiality after alleged incident at piggery | Shepparton News
#39. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been filmed on hidden camera allegedly performing a sexual act on an animal at a piggery near Stanhope.
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Victoria Police arrest pig abattoir worker with bestiality charge
#40. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A pig abattoir worker in central Victoria is facing bestiality charges after being arrested by Victoria Police.
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‘Phase out’: Farm Transparency Group calls for pig farming to end
#41. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Animal activist groups have called for an end to commercial pig farming at a state government inquiry into pig welfare in Victoria.
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act
#42. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a pig farm.
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act
#43. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been arrested after police allege a vile act was caught on video at a rural pig farm.
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Farm worker allegedly caught having sex with a pig on hidden cameras set up by animal activists to...
#44. Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Animal rights activists who broke into a piggery and installed hidden cameras to record alleged incidents of animal cruelty, found more than they bargained for when the checked the footage.
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a bestiality charge at Victorian piggery | 7.30
#45. Monday 11 Mar 2024 by
New allegations of animal cruelty at a Victorian piggery have emerged on the eve of a state parliamentary inquiry into the welfare of farmed pigs. Vision captured inside the piggery has led to calls for a complete overhaul in the way we treat pigs raised for food. Rhiana Whitson reports.
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a charge of bestiality at Victorian Piggery emerge on eve of state parliamentary inquiry
#46. Monday 11 Mar 2024 by
Secret recordings show the legal but inhumane way piglets are killed in Victoria but also lead to a man being charged with bestiality.
