A few weeks ago, we did a call out for new volunteers to work with us in the lead up to the federal election and the response was unprecedented! We had emails from hundreds of people all over Australia, wanting to get involved in the campaign and show their support. With people prepared to give us their valuable time, it just proves that the live export issue is in the forefront of people’s hearts and minds. “I believe people resonate … Continued
We just wanted to give our blog readers an insight into something new that’s coming up very shortly! WSPA will soon be launching a brand new interactive community where you can not only join the ever-growing chain of people who oppose live exports, but also take part in two new and meaningful actions. We will be extending an invitation to you shortly to get involved. If you haven’t already signed up through our website, make sure you send your email … Continued
Ann Middlebrough is the Volunteer Captain for the electorate of Isaacs. Ann has been with WSPA as a volunteer for the last 7 months and in this short space of time has done some incredible work. Here is a short interview we had with Ann: How did you first become involved with WSPA? I have been a financial supporter for many years, but when I heard about the Move Forward campaign, (to lobby the Labor Party on the live export … Continued
We are very excited to announce our ‘Stand Up for Animals’ launch event which will be the beginning of a number of activities we have planned to tell the government that the issue of live exports has not gone away and neither have we! On July 24, we will be launching one of our biggest ever Humane Chain campaigns where we hope to smash a Guinness World Record for the most people ever to stand up with their arms linked. … Continued
Live export ships continue to leave our shores on a regular basis, filled to the brim of animals that face long and torturous journeys and fully conscious slaughter. WSPA is still determined to end live animal exports and has been working tirelessly behind the scenes. But, we need your help! We are about to ramp up our efforts leading up to the election next year. We want to show the government just how many people oppose live trade and volunteers … Continued
In celebration of National Volunteers week we thought we would highlight some of the work done on our Humane Chain campaign, by our extraordinary volunteers over the last several years. One way volunteers have made a difference is by putting themselves out on the front lines at market stalls, collecting petition signatures and putting a face to the campaign. Volunteers help us as advocates talking with the public, dispelling myths and providing resources, and demonstrating how many Australians are against … Continued
If you are one of the many people who have contacted your Federal Member of Parliament about cruel live animal exports, then you most likely have (well you should have!) received a letter in response. These letters can take many different forms depending on the MP, which party they belong to and whether they are using standard responses. The next important step is to respond to this letter to keep this issue on the Government’s radar. We already know live … Continued
WSPA’s Animal Task Force is a group of volunteers, currently made up of the Captains from our “Move Forward” campaign. They have been hard at work campaigning against live export over the last several months. One such volunteer is April Meddick, Captain for the Corangamite electorate. April has been focusing on Government Relations tasks, engaging in correspondence with her MP, Darren Cheeseman, and asking him pressing questions and educating him on the facts of the trade. April and her family … Continued
This weekend, some of our Sydney-based volunteer Captains got together in the WSPA office to lend their time to helping wrap up our Move Forward initiative by assisting with the glamourous task of data entry. It was a huge help to the office, and we’d like to extend a big THANK YOU to Nami, Matthew, Rosalba, Sy, Alen, Michelle, Stefan, and Jim! We’ll have lots of opportunities in the coming year for supporters to get involved, making a difference. Currently … Continued
Every year in Australia, millions of animals are transported to ports before being loaded onto overcrowded live export ships where they can experience extreme stress, injury, starvation and illness. Roaming Captain Anna Ludvik visited Port Adelaide recently commenting that she was confronted by “just how industrial the port is…with odd noises and smells … it is no place for animals”, yet sadly our animals will continue to experience such conditions until the live export trade is phased out in favour … Continued
