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Farmers, Meatworkers, and Animal Welfare Activists Unite to End Live Export in Lismore

From June 30 – July 1 WSPA campaigners attended the “End Live Export Sessions” in Lismore, NSW. The two-day event was organised by the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre, Animal Law and Education Project (ALEP). WSPA Campaign Manager Jessica Borg spoke regarding animal welfare issues, highlighting that, while the conditions for cattle in Indonesia are horrific, we must not also forget about the live sheep export trade to the Middle East. Other speakers included animal law expert Dr. Malcolm Caulfield, … Continued

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Southern Cross University Wins the Humane Campus Challenge!

Students from 8 Universities across Australia have spent the last 5 weeks campaigning to end live animal export. They’ve made use of social media, handed out postcards, held stalls on their campus, run special events, and more in order to raise awareness of the issue and generate action from their fellow students by having them write letters to their MPs. And now we’re pleased to announce the winner of WSPA’s Humane Campus Challenge is: Southern Cross University! A special congratulations … Continued

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Taking the Humane Campus Challenge to the streets

On Monday I attended a market stall at Australian National University, where passionate students Chris and Sarah from the school’s Youth Vegetarian Association braved the cold and rain to hand out postcards and encourage classmates to join the Humane Chain as part of WSPA’s Humane Campus Challenge. An ANU student joins the Humane Chain online. I also attended a stall on Friday at University of Sydney where students from the school’s Animal Welfare Society were set up outside Manning Bar. … Continued

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Upcoming Humane Campus Challenge Activities

It’s been an exciting few weeks for the Humane Campus Challenge and we’re thrilled to see so many students getting involved to help end live animal exports. The competition is neck and neck! Southern Cross University and University of Sydney are currently TIED for first place! VS. But Deakin is not far behind and we’ve seen some increased numbers from Adelaide and Monash as well. And we’ve just recently had a new entrant into the challenge: Macquarie University! Will they … Continued

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Animal Law students and staff speak out against live export in regional NSW

We recently told you about some of the great activities University of Sydney has undertaken as part of our Humane Campus Challenge. Today we’re excited to report on the amazing efforts at Southern Cross University in regional NSW. Anna Ludvik and Emily Williams are members of the SCU Animal Law Club, who have been leading the way at the Lismore campus, tirelessly handing out flyers in the community and spreading the word via Facebook to encourage people to take action … Continued