Australian Food Group Abattoir (closed)
One of three facilities exposed by Farm Transparency Project (FTP) in early 2023, for using excruciating carbon dioxide gas chambers to suffocate pigs prior to slaughter. An FTP investigator spent 9 hours hidden in a maintenance area above the chamber, to film the gassing of the pigs.
The slaughterhouse was a supplier for major supermarket Woolworths.
In April 2023, Animals Australia lodged a formal complaint with the government regulartor PrimeSafe, based on FTP's footage. PrimeSafe instructed the slaughterhouse to install cameras inside their gas chamber; rather than doing so, they decided to close down their slaughter operations permanently, laying off 16 workers.
ABN Lookup
| ABN | 23 158 631 031 (open lookup) |
| Entity name | AUSTRALIAN FOOD GROUP PTY LTD |
| ABN status | Active from 01 July 2012 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 July 2012 |
| Main business location |
VIC 3026 from 12 July 2021 VIC 3207 from 17 September 2014 to 12 July 2021 VIC 3207 from 01 July 2012 to 17 September 2014 |
| ABN last updated | 12 July 2021 |
| Extracted from ABR | 22 May 2023 |
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Gas stunning of pigs induces panic: 22 seconds to collapse
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. Read more >
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Week of Action - April 2023
Wednesday 19 Apr 2023 by
From the 2nd - 7th April, 2023 Farm Transparency Project organised a week of actions to build momentum around our campaign to ban gas chambers, which had launched at the end of March. The week involved rallies, outreach and slaughterhouse shutdown before culminating in a march through Melbourne CBD. The following week, 25 people shut down Benalla slaughterhouse in response to a complete lack of action from the government, slaughterhouses and the Australian pork industry. Read more >
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Woolworths and Coles source pork from abattoirs featured in 'horrific' pig slaughter video
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. Read more >
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Calls for investigation after 'hard to watch' footage of pigs being stunned by gas
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. Read more >
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Shocking claims about Australian pork industry exposed by hidden cameras
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
New hidden camera footage has revealed the way pigs are killed for their meat in Australia may be much less humane than previously thought. Read more >
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Pig welfare in the spotlight over activist footage
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
The peak body for Australian pork farmers will review confronting footage which appears to show pigs squealing inside abattoirs before being killed. Read more >
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Vegan activist's nine-hour ordeal hidden inside pig slaughterhouse: 'Awful'
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
Warning - confronting video. Activist Chris Delforce filmed pigs being gassed before slaughter inside an Australian abattoir. Source: Farm Transparency Project Read more >
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A Good Death: the inclusion and exclusion of other animals.
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
On March 27th footage was aired on ABC’s 7:30, which showed in graphic detail the process of stunning inflicted on pigs farmed for their flesh. Modified atmospheric stunning (MAS) utilises… Read more >
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Animal welfare organisation says Australian standards “falling behind rest of world”
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 by
The Australian pig industry has defended its use of carbon dioxide gas to stun pre-slaughter after damning footage aired on television. Read more >
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Shocking claims about Australian pork industry exposed by hidden cameras
Monday 27 Mar 2023 by
New hidden camera footage has revealed the way pigs are killed for their meat in Australia may be much less humane than previously thought. Read more >
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Exposing the pork industry's biggest secret
Monday 27 Mar 2023 by
In early 2023, our investigators captured footage from inside Victoria's three largest pig slaughterhouses, revealing the terrifying final moments of pigs subjected to deadly gas chambers. This is the story of how we did it and why we won't stop. Read more >
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Hidden cameras capture gas stunning in Australia's pork industry
Monday 27 Mar 2023 by
The use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before slaughter is legal and widespread – but activists believe the industry doesn't want you to know what it looks like. Read more >
