Shut down slaughterhouses: News

Friday 25 Aug 2023 by Dasha Havrilenko (The Advertiser)

Hidden cameras have captured what an animal activist group claims to be the unethical slaughter of cows, goats and sheep at a regional SA slaughterhouse. Warning: Graphic.

Wednesday 25 Oct 2023 by Blair Thomson (The Land)

Police are not investigating incident as no complaint made.

Saturday 9 Dec 2023 by Eliza Kloser (ABC News)

The federal government issues a Tasmanian abattoir with a draft notice to suspend its export licence for a year after confronting footage obtained by animal rights activists raises questions about slaughter practices. WARNING: This story contains depictions of animals in distress.

Saturday 9 Dec 2023 by Ethan James (Augusta-Margaret River Mail)

A major Tasmanian abattoir could have its export licence suspended after being accused of animal cruelty and killing...

Sunday 10 Dec 2023 by Ashleigh Barraclough (ABC News)

Tasmania's primary industries minister says "nothing is off the table" as the government acts to ensure what she has called distressing images of animal cruelty in a leaked animal rights video does not happen again.

Thursday 11 Jan 2024 by Benjamin Seeder (The Advocate)

Secret footage reveals conscious pigs being mistreated and killed in Scottsdale Pork, demanding closure of the facility.

Thursday 11 Jan 2024 by Simon McGuire (The Mercury)

‘Confronting to watch the systemic cruelty,’ Greens say. Footage from a Tasmanian abattoir emerges showing alleged animal cruelty including conscious pigs ‘lowered into a scalding tank’.

Thursday 11 Jan 2024 by Pulse Hobart (Pulse Hobart)

Additional footage showing what activists allege to be instances of animal cruelty at yet another Tasmanian abattoir has been released. The Farm Transparency Project (FTP) released the footage on Thursday they say was captured at the Ten Mile Enterprises Meat Facility in Springfield, owned by Scottsdale Pork.

Tuesday 16 Jan 2024 by Joe Colbrook (The Examiner)

Animal activists plan to disrupt animal transport trucks at Tasmanian Quality Meats abattoir. Protest aims to shed light on animal cruelty issues in Tasmania.

Tuesday 16 Jan 2024 by Hamish Geale (The Examiner)

Activists staged a nine-hour vigil outside Cressy's Tasmanian Quality Meats on Tuesday. Meanwhile, TasFarmers says enough is enough.

Wednesday 17 Jan 2024 by Pulse Hobart (Pulse Hobart)

Animal rights activists have converged on an abattoir in Northern Tasmania with the aim of 'disrupting operations' at the Cressy business. The "vigil" at Tasmanian Quality Meats, orchestrated by Anima

Wednesday 31 Jan 2024 by Isabel Bird (The Advocate)

Investigation into Tasmania's abattoirs exposed animal abuse allegations. Government creates livestock taskforce and considers new regulations to improve animal welfare.

Saturday 16 Mar 2024 by Benjamin Seeder (The Advocate)

Latest on Tasmanian abattoir animal cruelty taskforce findings amid election season. Greens, Liberals clash over reforms.

Thursday 18 Apr 2024 by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)

Authorities are probing a Seymour slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed cows being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Friday 19 Apr 2024 by Peter Hunt (The Weekly Times)

Animal activists have taken footage at a Victorian abattoir, which they allege shows cows’ throats being slit while they are conscious.

Monday 6 May 2024 by Oscar Jaeger (Herald Sun)

Protesters are gathering at a Seymour slaughterhouse being investigated by the Federal Government after shocking footage emerged allegedly showing animal cruelty.

Tuesday 7 May 2024 by Andy Wilson (Shepparton News)

An Australia-wide campaign investigating meatworks has focused attention on a northern Victorian abattoir, accusing it of cruel slaughtering practices.

Friday 17 May 2024 by Andrew Wu (The Age)

A parent has asked her son’s football club in South Melbourne to scrap snags from its weekend barbecues on the grounds of animal cruelty and health concerns.

Friday 9 Aug 2024 by Tallis Miles (The Weekly Times)

Key witnesses have taken the stand in a Federal Court trial regarding whether animal activists can publish footage from inside a slaughterhouse.

Thursday 15 Aug 2024 by Oscar Jaegar (Herald Sun)

Authorities are probing a notorious Echuca slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed animals being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Thursday 15 Aug 2024 by Country News (Shepp News)

An animal advocacy organisation has accused an Echuca abattoir of cruelty, after using secretly installed hidden cameras.

Tuesday 3 Sep 2024 by Katherine Wilson (The Guardian)

Closing arguments in a landmark case brought by a Victorian abattoir against an animal advocacy charity were heard at the federal court of Australia on Tuesday.

Thursday 5 Sep 2024 by Tallis Miles (The Weekly Times)

A Victorian abattoir is seeking a permanent injunction and a potential six-figure sum for damages against an animal activist group. See the details.

Saturday 15 Mar 2025 by Josh Robertson (ABC News)

A federal MP said these animal activists had "no place in our society".  Now four slaughterhouses in his electorate are under investigation for alleged animal cruelty.

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025 by Michael Nolan (The Chronicle)

Vegan protesters broke into a regional Queensland, family-owned abattoir and hid cameras above the kill floor. The footage they captured has led to an investigation by state regulators. WARNING: Graphic content.