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RSPCA Australia is the national office of the RSPCA in Australia.

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Joined November 2008
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
The Cliffsofmoher becomes the 6th horse to die as a result of the #melbournecup since 2013. Highlights the very real risks to horses from racing.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING NEWS: History is being made with the Australian Senate voting right now on a bill to end long-haul live sheep export for good #rspca #auspol #liveexport #liveexports #auspol
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Still waiting for coverage and an update on the status of The Cliffsofmoher, following the injury sustained in the first half of the #melbournecup . Horrific to see celebrations continue while this horse may be dying.
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
The cruelty that’s been exposed on-board live export ships is harrowing. It cannot continue. The time to end live exports is now: #RSPCA #60Mins #liveexport
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
7 years
#RSPCA has teamed up w/ @TheSims ! #TheSims 4 Cats & Dogs Create-A-Pet tool lets you customise your own pets & we'd love to see you jump on choose a furry friend, and recreate them. Share via #Sims4RSPCA & help animals find a forever home @EA @EA_Australia
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING: Emanuel Exports, Australia's largest live exporter, has had its licence suspended by the Department of Agriculture. This is HUGE and will have an immediate effect on animals currently waiting to be loaded. Updates to follow. #RSPCA #liveexport
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
5 years
Heartfelt thank you to our friends at @RSPCA_official England and Wales for their ongoing support during the bushfire crisis ❤️
@RSPCA_official
RSPCA (England & Wales)
5 years
💙🐨 Thank you to everyone who has suppawted the victims of the #AustralianWildFires , donating thousands of pounds and medical equipment for @RSPCA 🇦🇺! Find out more about how your donations help, and add your suppawt here: 🆘💙 📽️ @RSPCASA
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
8 years
On #PenguinAwarenessDay , we're flashing back to when Holly the fairy penguin was rescued from Sydney's inner west by @RSPCANSW !
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Happy #InternationalCatDay We are a nation of cat lovers with almost 4 million pet cats. Although we're sure every pet cat is now asking, "Um, isn't EVERY day Cat Day?".❤️🐱 Want to adopt a furry friend? Check out #Adoptapet : #RSPCA
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
The #RSPCA applauds @AnimalsAustralia who have today launched legal action against the federal Dept of Agriculture ( @DeptAgNews ) to challenge the legality of the #liveexport of sheep
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
Live sheep exports are worth $250 million per annum. Lamb and mutton exports are worth more than $2.6 billion each year. International tourism is worth more than $41 billion each year. Why jeopardise the other two, by continuing to protect the first? #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
The #RSPCA has slammed the McCarthy Review, saying the decisions are weak, not based on science, leaves farmers with a ticking time bomb, and guarantees more suffering and death. #liveexport #liveexports
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
Hey @hilltophoods - you're absolutely right when you say rescuing a dog will rescue you in your new track! Rescuing a pet that's been on The Hard Road will always be one of the best rewards in life 💙
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
8 years
RSPCA CEOs have written to @MikeBairdMP congratulating the NSW Government on the decision to end greyhound racing.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING NEWS: We understand a company previously suspended for a series of high-mortality shipments has just been granted another export permit by @DepAgNews . The company, RETWA, is closely affiliated with disgraced exporters Emanuel & EMS Rural #liveexport #liveexports #auspol
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
In the early hours of this morning the Dept of Agriculture announced it was suspending a second export licence held by Emanuel Exports, saving up to 60K sheep from the furnace of the Middle Eastern summer. #RSPCA #liveexport
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
⭐ BREAKING NEWS ⭐ The @AustralianLabor Party @fitzhunter has today announced its policy commitment to end the #liveexport of sheep. The RSPCA has welcomed the commitment, and will support efforts to work with farmers and secure a better future for Australian sheep farming.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
**BREAKING** Cliffsofmoher has been injured within the first 600m of the #melbournecup . We’ll update with more as soon as information becomes available.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Want to express your concern about horse racing, but can’t find the right words? Share our personal statement image below. Find more resources, such as pins and bunting, at #LovePartiesHateWhips #MelbourneCup #MelbCup #RSPCA
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING: Reports obtained under FOI from Departmental #livesheepexport observers from Apr-Jul 2018. Just like the Awassi evidence from 2017, sheep are still suffering, & no attempts to discredit the evidence can save the industry from the facts. #RSPCA
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
The Scottish government is leading the way toward better animal welfare outcomes by introducing an Animal Welfare Commission. We think the Australian Government should do the same. #RSPCA #auspol @scotgov
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
The Australian public is rightly outraged over the #liveexport business model that profits off cruelty. But live sheep already steadily declining, with reputation now in tatters - it's not sustainable - let's talk about better options for farmers #agchatoz #auspol #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
Two out of three people in NSW and the ACT support the ban on greyhound racing #backtheban
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
If you feel uncomfortable about watching horses being hit by whips during the #melbournecup , you’re not alone. Tell the racing industry that it’s time for whips to go: #LovePartiesHateWhips
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING: “The first livestock ship to depart WA after the industry’s shaming last week was another horror story, with sheep being trampled and dying” - before it even left the dock ... @perthnow @Flinty_01 #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Australians have now seen what really goes on on-board live export ships thanks to a brave whistleblower who was disgusted by what he saw & wanted the suffering to end. This evidence would not have been possible without his bravery. #60Mins #RSPCA #liveexport
@60Mins
60 Minutes Australia
6 years
63,000 sheep are on board the Awassi Express travelling from Fremantle to the Middle East. The conditions on board are so terrible, crewman Faisal Ullah felt compelled to break the ship’s rules – and risk his career – to show the animal’s suffering. #60Mins
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
We’re hearing The Cliffsofmoher suffered a fractured right shoulder and was euthanised in track. More to come once we have further info. #melbournecup2018
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING NEWS: Labor Leader @billshortenmp in the @GuardianAus calls for suspension of live sheep export pending outcome of government review:
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
Remarkable advocacy by @DrCraigEmerson , voicing the anger and emotion felt by Australians over the brutality of #liveexport . Add your voice at
@SkyNewsAust
Sky News Australia
6 years
. @DrCraigEmerson becomes tearful as he calls for change in the live export industry, after vision emerged of sheep on their way to the Middle East. 'You can’t judge a society as civil, decent and humane if you treat animals like this.' MORE:
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
The argument that 'if we don't provide live animals, someone else with worse standards will' neglects the fact that this horrific footage wasn't about how other treat our animals. This wasn't a foreign market; it was on the ship, under Aust'n standards, on our watch. #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
RSPCA Media: The RSPCA has welcomed today’s Private Member’s Bill to end the long-haul live export of sheep and says it’s time for producers to take the final steps to protect the welfare of these last remaining sheep. #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
"But every day is Boxing Day if you're a cat." - said every cat, ever... This is what they meant by Boxing Day, right?! 🐱❤📦
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RSPCA Australia
5 years
Like you, we're horrified - but sadly not surprised - by revelations about the Australian #horseracing industry on #ABC730 tonight 1/7
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
Major and his sibling Champ are set to become the next 'First Dogs' of the White House – better yet, we’re thrilled to see the first-ever shelter dog in the White House 🐶🥳
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RSPCA Australia
3 months
Pro live export groups are saying we should #keepthesheep and we couldn't agree more! Do you think we should #KeepTheSheepHere in Australia, safe from live export? If you agree, please share and retweet! #LegislateTheDate
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RSPCA Australia
7 years
BUDGET NEWS: $2.1 million was announced overnight to ensure that by 2018 cosmetics sold in Australia will not be tested on animals.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
RSPCA MEDIA: RSPCA welcomes bill to prevent live export of ponies, donkeys and horses for slaughter: #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
BREAKING NEWS: @JoshWilsonMP joins the growing number of MPs responding to the community's outrage and calling for an end to long-haul live sheep exports #liveexport
@ljayes
Laura Jayes
6 years
BREAKING Labor mp @JoshWilsonMP Call’s for an end to the live sheep trade. “It’s time for the live sheep trade to end. The Fremantle community knows this trade is broken - we’ve argued that for decades. A rapid transition to an expanded chilled meat industry is possible”
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RSPCA Australia
7 years
The @AuSenate has passed a Motion calling for #CCTV in abattoirs and stronger poultry welfare standards. Thank you Senators @HumanHeadline , @Lisa_Singh , and @leerhiannon for co-sponsoring!
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Independent candidate @kerrynwentworth has added her voice to the growing number of people recognising there is no future for live sheep export in Australia #liveexport #liveexports #rspca
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kerrynforwentworth
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"I believe it is our moral and ethical responsibility to bring an end to Live Sheep Exports". - @drkerrynphelps #WentworthVotes View here:
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Pressure is mounting on the live sheep export industry. One exporter has halted trade due to economic unviability and another has been raided by WA Dept of Agriculture. #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
4 years
Great news from the UK – time for Australia to follow suit! #AnimalWelfare
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
Today the NSW Government has moved to end the breeding of dolphins for commercial purposes – good news! The evidence shows we simply cannot meet the needs of dolphins and other cetaceans in a captive environment such as an amusement park. Read more:
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
LIVE EXPORT TO THE MIDDLE EAST IS BASED ON A LIE: "And while we’re on the roof, we should shout about this: we are being taken for a ride. The whole premise of the Middle Eastern #liveexport trade is based on a con." (Image by Don Lindsay)
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Unbelievably @abcnews today reporting Emanuel Export says "no one to blame" for mass animals deaths & suffering on their ships; vet who worked on Awassi says heat stress as shown in footage "not a big problem", "no pattern" to five voyages of horror. The evidence says otherwise.
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
We would love to say a BIG thank you to @Coles ! 🥰 They have been extremely gracious in helping @RSPCAQld set up the collection of inedible and unsold produce that is now feeding Australian wildlife in rehabilitation, just like this injured possum mum and her baby🍏 #RSPCA #Coles
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
#Backtheban and show your support for this historic turning point in animal welfare. The race isn't over yet:
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RSPCA Australia
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
It’s important to note this wasn’t a single voyage or event; it is compelling visual evidence of the routine experience of Australian sheep on long-haul live export voyages.  #60MINS #RSPCA #Liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
5 years
#RSPCA Media: RSPCA welcomes ALP policy announcement on protecting Australian animals live exported for dairy and breeding. READ MORE: #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
It is a historic day for animal welfare with a Private Member’s Bill set to be introduced this morning into the House of Reps to end the long-haul live export of sheep #auspol #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
7 months
#MVBahijah : Threat of re-export remains ... "Under no circumstances should these animals, who have already endured so much, be forced to face another export journey." - An OPEN LETTER from Australia and New Zealand's animal protection sectors to live exporters, 7 February 2024.
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
7 years
New Year's Eve festivities are fast approaching. #Fireworks may be fun for humans, but they can be really scary for our pets. Check out our tips to help keep them calm and safe: #NYE
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
5 years
Horrific details have been revealed about dark side of horse racing. We know many feel uneasy & unsure about how to communicate where they now stand on racing & the celebrations that surround these events. Share the below statement if you believe racing industry MUST do better.
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
Breaking News: The NSW Government has just announced it will end greyhound racing in the state from July next year.
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
Happy birthday to all the horses out there! Wishing you many delicious carrots and apples
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
“Inspector alleges sheep unable to lie down without being trampled but federal department of agriculture says conditions comply with Australian standards”. And that is exactly the problem. This is what our current #liveexport standards look like in action.
@GuardianAus
Guardian Australia
6 years
Government defends live export ship flagged as 'serious cause for concern'
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
"The RSPCA said it had no faith in the department’s ability to change, saying freedom of information applications to see evidence gathered by new shipboard animal welfare observers had been blocked despite public promises to increase transparency." #liveexport #liveexports #rspca
@GuardianAus
Guardian Australia
6 years
Agriculture minister promises to fix live export regulation after damning report
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
How to help wildlife during a #heatwave :
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RSPCA Australia
7 months
🚨 #BREAKING : ' #RSPCA statement on the decision not to approve MV Bahijah export application' ➡️ "Live animal export cannot be fixed, and it can never be effectively regulated." #LegislateTheDate
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RSPCA Australia
5 years
#RSPCA MEDIA: RSPCA salutes those about to rock in support of bushfire relief for animals: #RSPCA #FireFight #FireFightAustralia @TEGDAINTY
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
'Who can doubt that, as a "sport", greyhound racing has demonstrably been built on systemic cruelty?' - @Peter_Fitz
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
The NSW Government has introduced the Greyhound Racing Prohibition Bill 2016
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RSPCA Australia
1 year
Have you got a pet who is skilled in the art of camouflage? 😂🥸 #RSPCA
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RSPCA Australia
4 years
URGENT NEW LIVE EXPORT ACTION: One of Australia’s most notorious live exporters wants to use the re-named Awassi Express to ship 56,000 sheep to the Middle East during the prohibited June-September period. 👉 Tell the government #DontShipTheSheep ❌🚢🐑
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RSPCA Australia
1 year
#RSPCA We’ve hit ✨over 21,000✨ signatures on our parliamentary petition calling for a legislated end date to live sheep export. That places it in the top 50 petitions of all those listed! 👏
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RSPCA Australia
3 months
Caring Australians are speaking out against the unfixable, unnecessary and unsustainable practice of live sheep export! We've just swept past 3,000 submissions made in the 24 hours since we launched our urgent action.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Today the #RSPCA has made an unprecedented and necessary move by pledging $500K toward ending live sheep exports. Whose move is it now? #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
#RSPCA Australia supports Senator @storertim motion to establish an Australian Commission for Animal Welfare 👍
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RSPCA Australia
3 years
Uncomfortable about the Melbourne Cup celebrations? You're not alone! The RSPCA has serious concerns about animal welfare in horse racing. Click here to find out why and learn how you can get involved 👉 #RSPCA
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
6 years
Current #melbournecup rules allow each jockey to hit their horse up to 18 times throughout the race - it's really okay to feel uncomfortable about this. Use our #LovePartiesHateWhips wearables and tweet a photo using the hashtag to go in the draw to win a $100 giftcard!
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
3 years
This is it folks – our biggest opportunity yet to finally say #byebyebatterycages in Australia! Please head over to our website today to show your support – together we can put an end to this cruel and outdated practice once and for all! 👇👇👇
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
7 years
Aust. Govt has the power to stop the suffering of future greyhounds by ending this export practice. Add your voice:
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
GOOD NEWS FOR HENS! Harris Farm Markets is #cagefreeandproud ! This family-owned grocer has been busy working with their egg suppliers so that now they stock ONLY cage-free chicken eggs. This is a big win for hens and supports farmers doing good things! #endthebatterycage
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RSPCA Australia
8 years
We've written to the PM to ask for just 1% of the Coalition's $240 mil Ag funding package to go to #AnimalWelfare
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RSPCA Australia
3 months
#BREAKING RSPCA Media: Starving, sweltering and sick — independent data debunks industry claims and reveals the ongoing truth of live sheep export #LegislateTheDate #KeepTheSheepHere #KeepTheSheepOffTheShips #KeepTheSheepSafeFromLiveExport
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RSPCA Australia
7 years
HUGE NEWS FOR HENS: @McDonalds Australia has achieved their commitment of serving ONLY cage-free eggs in their restaurants. This is a massive step and a sure sign Aussies want to free hens from cages once and for all. A huge congrats and thanks to @maccas #CageFreeandProud
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
This could be the end of the live sheep export trade. The science is in - suffering is unavoidable for sheep in the high-risk May to October period. If these journeys continue, Aussie sheep will continue to suffer and die. Take action today: #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
"Predictable, unfortunate and disappointing" to the majority of Australians who had been hoping for an end to live sheep exports yesterday. #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
7 years
The death of Regal Monarch is another tragic outcome & stark reminder of risks to horses associated with racing. Sadly, injury & death are the price some horses pay for our entertainment in a sport that puts intense pressure on animals to perform to the limits of their endurance.
@abcnews
ABC News
7 years
Horse Regal Monarch put down after fall in Race 4 at #Flemington #MelbourneCup
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RSPCA Australia
4 years
REMEMBER – CUT THE LOOPS! 😷✂️ Wearing face masks is one of the most visible social changes we have made due to COVID-19 but discarded masks are having a terrible impact on animals 😿 Although disposing of used masks in the bin seems like the right thing to do...
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RSPCA Australia
4 years
#RSPCAMedia : A world-first study published in open-access journal Animals today has shown that horses’ skin has a similar capacity to feel pain as human skin – a finding that may be the final straw for the whip in Australian horse racing.
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@RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
4 years
We are so very sorry to hear of the death of #AnthonyVanDyck following today's #MelbourneCup . Read our statement:
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Is this the most tragic game of spot the difference? Departmental observer reports from journeys in 2018 show images that are all too familiar to Awassi Express journeys in 2017. How much more evidence is needed? #LiveSheepExport causes unavoidable suffering from May-October.
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Congratulations @Riley7News for Walkley Award for reporting on #liveexport trade in @westaustralian . Thanks to Mark & all of the Aussie media landscape who continue to call out this cruel trade for what it truly is
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
There’s no stocking density limit that can protect sheep from the conditions during long-haul voyages in hottest months of the year. A single sheep standing on a deck will suffer and can die under those heat and humidity levels. ACT NOW: #RSPCA #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
"How many people really care about animal cruelty in live exports?" See for yourself ... (this was our inbox yesterday morning) #liveexport
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RSPCA Australia
6 years
Great news from across the ditch with NZ set to end the cruel practice of mulesing from 1 October. With the right breeding strategies, a mules-free future for the Australian sheep flock is also entirely possible.
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RSPCA Australia
4 years
THANK YOU! The Govt will uphold animal welfare laws and 56,000 Aussie sheep won't have to sail into the heat and humidity of the Middle Eastern summer #DontShipTheSheep #LiveExport
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RSPCA Australia
5 years
BREAKING NEWS - RSPCA welcomes animal cruelty charges against Emanuel Exports and its directors: (link: ) #breakingnews #RSPCA #liveexport #liveexports
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RSPCA Australia
7 years
Petition demanding the possibility of live export of horses, ponies, donkeys for slaughter be stopped will be tabled today in the Senate.
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RSPCA Australia
5 years
Our website is struggling to cope with the huge numbers of concerned Australians taking action to protect Australian racehorses. Our techs are working on it, but if the page is slow or doesn't load first time, please keep trying. Thanks for your patience 💕🐴 #abc730 #horseracing
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RSPCA Australia
6 months
An excellent account from a former live export vet of why re-exporting animals to Israel on the MV Bahijah is unacceptably risky. There are just so many risks in this unpredictable and unnecessary trade – the only solution is to #LegislateTheDate .
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