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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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Vegan protesters spark debate over 'disturbing' act at Coles: 'Leave kids out of it'
#8. Tuesday 8 Nov 2022 by
A group of animal activists who stormed a Coles supermarket in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon to protest the manner pigs are farmed in the country has sparked a debate over their use of graphic imagery to get their message across.
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Animal Justice Party candidate defends Coles protest in heated debate
#9. Monday 7 Nov 2022 by
Animal Justice Party candidate Chris Delforce joined vegan activists protesting the sale of pig products at the Coles supermarket on Spencer street on Saturday. The protestors went to the meat aisle, wearing TVs on their chest, and showed vision of a pig farm which they say supply the supermarket giant....
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Vegan protesters storm Coles meat aisle blocking off customers from buying pork: Sow stalls
#10. Sunday 6 Nov 2022 by
Angry vegans storm the meat aisle of Coles blocking off customers from buying pork and declaring that all animal product should be ILLEGAL.
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Angry vegans storm supermarket to STOP customers from buying any pork products
#11. Sunday 6 Nov 2022 by
The Farm Transparency Project leader has called for a complete ban on the sow stalls, saying the "suffering and violence" is "inherent to modern animal farming" and is still used by many Australian farmers
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Vegan activists plot secret Melbourne protest to highlight plight of caged pigs
#12. Sunday 6 Nov 2022 by
Animal activists have stormed a Coles in Melbourne’s CBD to protest in the meat aisle over the plight of caged pigs.
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Illegal investigation by animal rights activists uncovers pigs in sow stalls across Victoria
#13. Wednesday 21 Sep 2022 by
Animal activists have accused several Victorian piggeries of using sow stalls for extended periods, despite the pork industry pledging to voluntarily phase out the practice by 2017.
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Pigs still held in narrow pens industry promised to ban, Victorian Animal Justice party claims | Animal welfare | The Guardian
#14. Wednesday 21 Sep 2022 by
Pigs in Victoria are still being held in narrow pens that are not wide enough for the animals to turn around, despite an industry promise to stop using them five years ago, according to the Animal Justice party.
