Third Annual Sydney Vegan Expo

THE VEGAN SOCIETY NSW

A $5,000 grant awarded to the Vegan Society of NSW enabled the Third Annual Vegan Expo, held at Wharf 8 in Sydney. The Expo was a huge success, attended by over 1,500 people, and featured stalls from animal protection groups, cruelty free clothing and cosmetic brands, as well as delicious food. Speakers included Voiceless director Brian Sherman AM, Voiceless Animal Advocates (VAA) Ambassador Lindsay McDougall, Darren Cordeaux from popular Aussie band Kisschasy and Lee Rhiannon MLC.

http://www.vegansocietynsw.com/vs/html/veganexpo.html

Cruelty Free Cosmetics

ANIMAL LIBERATION NSW

The team at Choose Cruelty Free (CCF) were awarded a $5,000 grant which they used to publish an eye-catching, informative and easy to read booklet entitled ‘Cruelty Free Cosmetics’. Aimed at high school students, the booklet covers the history of animal testing of cosmetics, the search for alternatives in safety testing, the current legislative changes in the EU and the Australian situation. To obtain a copy and to find out where you can buy cruelty free products, visit the CCF website. To view a copy of the book cover, please click on the download icon below.

http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cosmeticz.pdf

Feasibility of an Educational Memorial Program at the School of Veterinary Science

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Dr Shan Lloyd of the University of Queensland was awarded an $8,000 grant towards a feasibility study into whether an Educational Memorial Program promoting the supply of ethically sourced cadavers, to replace the use of healthy shelter animals in teaching practice, could be successfully introduced at the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Queensland. Although there was some hesitancy from both the veterinary community and academic staff at the School of Veterinary Science, enough support was gained during the feasibility study to establish a small trial body donation program with those clinics willing to participate. To view a copy of the brochure, please click on the download icon below.

Animal Ethics and Affective Education

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Dr Gail Tulloch of Griffith University was awarded $10,000 for a research project addressing the importance of affective education in changing attitudes to animal ethics and welfare. ‘Animal Ethics and Affective Education’ presents a strong case establishing the link between animal ethics and the promotion of affective education. The paper was presented by Dr Tulloch at the Humane Education conference in October 2007, and at conferences held in Florence and Newcastle.

http://animalethicsaustralia.org/pdf/tulloch.pdf

Interstate Circus Ban

PROFESSOR BARRY SPURR

website: http://www.rspcaqld.org.au

Professor Barry Spurr, along with RSPCA Queensland, were awarded a grant of $10,000 for the development of the ‘Say No to Animals in Circuses’ project, a continuation of a campaign originally funded by Voiceless in 2005. This project was intended to achieve state wide bans in New South Wales and Queensland, on circuses which use performing animals, both exotic and domestic. Professor Spurr and RSPCA Queensland have collaborated to establish an informative and entertaining website where visitors are able to read the latest news updates, sign the online petition, play a fun ‘Free the Circus Animals’ game, and add their photo to the ‘No No No’ gallery. Flyers were also made available for download and were distributed by RPSCA Queensland’s Education Mobile Unit. Be sure to look up ‘Say No to Animals in Circuses’ on Facebook too.

http://www.animalcircuses.com

Where do puppies come from?

PETRESCUE

PetRescue was awarded a $10,000 grant for the project ‘Where do puppies come from?’.  This project was a two month long public awareness campaign, aimed at shedding light on puppy farming practices, empowering consumers to make more ethically informed choices about buying pets. The campaign was run on ninemsn’s free email service, Hotmail, and directed people to their website.  ‘Where do puppies come from?’ made a significant impact on the public and media, and led PetRescue to team up with Pet Stock stores to offer an adoption service for abandoned animals, as an alternative to selling puppies and kittens.

Victorian Duck Shooting Ban

COALITION AGAINST DUCK SHOOTING

The Coalition Against Duck Shooting received a $10,000 grant to further fund their campaign to ban duck shooting in Victoria. Initially funded by a Voiceless grant in 2006, this campaign was successful in creating pressure adequate to force the cancellation of the 2008 duck season. This second round of funding went towards the generation of a public awareness campaign, in an effort to secure the cancellation of the 2009 duck shooting season. The project made use of research into community opinions about the recreational shooting of native water birds, to call on the Victorian Government to ban the hunt for another year. The Coalition Against Duck Shooting published a 1/3 page ad in The Age newspaper, which called on the Premier John Brumby to cancel the duck shooting season. To view a copy of the ad, please click on the download icon below.

Live Export Myths

PEOPLE AGAINST CRUELTY IN ANIMAL TRANSPORT (PACAT)

People Against Cruelty in Animal Transport’s (PACAT) ‘Stop Live Exports’ campaign, funded by a 2005 Voiceless grant, achieved great success in raising awareness about live export. PACAT received a $10,000 grant to further fund the production of billboards carrying the Baa Baa Barbaric’ slogan, which were featured at four train stations around Perth. The billboards directed people back to the Stop Live Exports website, which provided information about the live export industry in an updated format. PACAT also produced 11,000 campaign post cards, which were widely distributed at festivals and through letterbox drops. To see the Baa Baa Barbaric billboard click the download link below.

Wildlife Matters

AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY TASMANIA (AACT)

Against Animal Cruelty Tasmania (AACT) received a $15,000 grant towards their ‘Tasmanian Wildlife Matters’ project. This project focused on the production of a detailed education resource for schools and the general public, aimed at changing the way many people view Tasmanian wildlife. The project has seen the development of a resource kit which has been mailed out to every primary and secondary school in Tasmania, as well as the development of a dedicated website, which provides fact sheets and teaching resources for download. To view a copy of the flyer, please click on the download icon below.

Continuation of Pro Bono Animal Law Service (PALS)

REDFERN LEGAL CENTRE

Redfern Legal Centre received a grant of $20,000 in 2006 for the establishment of the Pro Bono Animal Law Service (PALS), a legal referral service which links animal protection organisations and individuals with lawyers who are willing to provide free legal services to promote better animal protection outcomes. This year they have been granted an additional $15,000 to fund the continuation of PALs through 2008.