One Bad Day: The State of Australia's Animal Slaughter Industry (July 2025)

Across 2023 and 2024, Farm Transparency Project covertly investigated over 10% of Australia’s slaughterhouses, installing hidden cameras at 30 facilities in five states. Their findings, drawn from careful review of hundreds of hours of footage, show routine, systemic violence and animal abuse as well as frequent violations of state and federal legislation.

The severity and frequency of instances of extreme violence, pain and suffering call into question, a) the compatibility of Australian slaughterhouses with changing attitudes towards animal consciousness and welfare, b) the systemic culture of violence evident in Australian slaughterhouses, and c) whether the minimal existing animal welfare legislation can realistically be applied or enforced.

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Published: Mon 28 Jul 2025 by Farm Transparency Project
Created: 28 July 2025
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Country: Australia
Locations (30):
Benalla Abattoir, Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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Australian Food Group Abattoir, Laverton North, Victoria, Australia
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JBS Pork Australia (formerly Diamond Valley Pork), Laverton North, Victoria, Australia
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BMK Food Slaughterhouse, Murray Bridge East, South Australia, Australia
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Menzel's Meats, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
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Snowtown Abattoir, Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
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Corowa Slaughterhouse, Redlands, New South Wales, Australia
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Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy, Tasmania, Australia
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The Local Meat Co, Claude Road, Tasmania, Australia
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Scottsdale Pork, Springfield, Tasmania, Australia
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Wal's Bulk Meats, Stowport, Tasmania, Australia
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Gretna Meatworks, Rosegarland, Tasmania, Australia
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Gathercole's Wangaratta Abattoir, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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Summerland Poultry, North Kellyville, New South Wales, Australia
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Gippsland Meats, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
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Ralphs Meat Co, Seymour, Victoria, Australia
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Game Meats Company Slaughterhouse, Eurobin, Victoria, Australia
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MD Foods Australia, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
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Cedar Meats, Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia
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Crows Nest Meatworks, Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia
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Steve's Country Kills, Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia
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Millmerran Meats, Millmerran, Queensland, Australia
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Maclagan Meats, Maclagan, Queensland, Australia
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Carey Bros Abattoir, Yangan, Queensland, Australia
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Brisbane Valley Meats, Esk, Queensland, Australia
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Greenmountain Food Processing, Coominya, Queensland, Australia
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Tinder Creek Duck Abattoir, Tennyson, New South Wales, Australia
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E.T Chicken Processing, Llandilo, New South Wales, Australia
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Edenhope Abattoir, Edenhope, Victoria, Australia
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Cowra Meat Processors, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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