Australian Humane Educators Network

MICHELLE READ ZORN

Michelle Read-Zorn was granted $5,000 for the creation of the Australian Humane Educators Network, which provided both teachers and parents, resources and assistance for educating students about animal protection issues.

Animal Awareness Project

COOMALIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Coomalie Community Council in the Northern Territory was granted $5,000 to conduct an Animal Awareness Program for residents in the region. With the help of funds from the Voiceless grant, the Council was able to organise a range of information sessions and workshops about caring for both domestic animals and native wildlife. The sessions were extremely popular and proved to be an effective way of promoting respect and compassion for animals within the community.

Project Steward

WILDLIFE WARRIORS WORLDWIDE

Wildlife Warriors Worldwide received a $10,000 grant towards the development of ‘Project Steward’ designed to encourage the introduction of legislation in Queensland, to make spotter catchers a mandatory requirement in all land clearing activities. A spotter catcher is a person who mitigates harm to protected animals, whose habitats are to be destroyed by human activity. They report on potential harm to wildlife, recommend actions to protect, and when appropriate, relocate animals. The mandatory use of spotter catchers ensures the impact of land clearing on all wildlife, not just endangered, will be minimised. To date this grant has funded the production of a 40 page document entitled ‘Code of Practice for the Welfare of Wildlife Affected by Land Clearing and Other Habitat Impacts’ and the organisation of stakeholder meetings in Queensland.

Alice the Pig and the Kindness Trail

EDGAR'S MISSION

Edgar’s Mission was granted $10,000 in support of their animal sanctuary, which provides a home for unwanted and abused farm animals.  They also serve to educate people about intensive farming. $5,000 from Voiceless was allocated towards the care and upkeep of Alice the pig, a one-time factory farm pig, who appeared in the movie Charlotte’s Web and was then retired’ to the sanctuary.  Voiceless sponsor, Bio-Distributors, also contributed $5,000 towards the Kindness Trail’, an educational and interactive ‘walk through’ of the sanctuary, which was launched on an Open Day on 1 October 2006.

https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/animals/alice/

Learning to Care: Education for Compassion

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Griffith University was granted $10,000 towards a pilot project titled ‘Learning to Care: Education for Compassion’. The project aimed to provide teachers with the knowledge, methods and vision necessary to help students develop compassion for animals. It addresses the failure of current curriculums to address animal welfare issues and was rolled out in two phases. The first component consisted of a research phase, where students and teachers in Queensland schools were asked about their understanding of and attitudes towards animal ethics issues. This research formed the basis of a detailed report, which outlined the need for curriculum development and teacher training, to ensure that animal ethics education is incorporated into the school program. To view a report summary, please click on the download icon below.

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Happy Animals

CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY

Central Queensland University received a grant of $10,000 in support of the development of a resource kit entitled Happy Animals’ to address the deliberate harm of animals by children. The kit was distributed to key stakeholders, including child protection agencies, educators and animal protection agencies with the aim of increasing awareness of the implications of deliberate cruelty to animals and act as an intervention into the cycle of cruelty. It further included an information leaflet for adults and an interactive CD Rom for children to work through. The kit has been distributed to and well-received by state departments of child safety and RSPCA centres across the country. For an idea of what the CD offers, click the download icon below.

http://www.cqu.edu.au/

Ngukurr Dogs

YUGUL MANGI COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT COUNCIL

Yugul Mangi Community Government Council, located in South East Arnhem Land NT, received a $10,000 grant to assist the development of a comprehensive training program for the proper care of dogs in Aboriginal communities such as Ngukurr. This funding also supported the production of video footage broadcast in multiple time slots over a three month period and the assistance of a local vet and community members also to educate the community on animal welfare best practice.

Live Animal Export Myth Busters

PEOPLE AGAINST CRUELTY IN ANIMAL TRANSPORT (PACAT)

People Against Cruelty in Animal Transport (PACAT) received a $15,000 grant to support a major advertising campaign exposing the myths of the live export trade with a specific focus on the transport of sheep in ships from Fremantle to the Middle East. This grant funded a major PR campaign exposing the myths of the live export trade which included a series of print ads in the Saturday Western Australian newspaper exposing the myths surrounding the export trade. This publication has a viewership of one million people each week and is distributed throughout the state. This print media message was reinforced with a series of billboards around the city of Perth. To see one of the billboard designs click the download link below.

Pig Mobile / Free Ranger

ANIMAL LIBERATION SA

Animal Liberation South Australia was granted $15,000 to purchase a van for education and outreach purposes. The van will be used to display and distribute the group’s educational material, addressing all issues relating to wildlife and farm animals, visiting supermarkets, festivals and events. Animal Liberation’s life-sized sow, Priscilla, will also be transported in the van. To see the van for yourself, click the download icon below.

Intensive Pig Farming Advertising Campaign

ANIMALS AUSTRALIA

Animals Australia and Voiceless formed the Pigs to Paddocks alliance, alongside Hunter Hall and the Berg Family Foundation, to fund an advertising campaign designed to educate and create changing attitudes to intensive pig farming in Australia. The campaign stirred up much public debate and discussion in the Australian advertising community.  To view these emotive advertisements please click on the download icons below.

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/media/press_releases.php?release=67