Unsustainable Cruelty

THE AUSTRALIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST

The Australian PhotoJournalist is a magazine published annually by the Centre for Documentary in Queensland. These grant funds enabled the printing of the latest issue entitled Unsustainable Cruelty which features 272 full colour pages accompanied by the words of 19 authors addressing sentience and animal rights. Copies of ‘Unsustainable Cruelty’ are now available for sale from Voiceless here. http://research-hub.griffith.edu.au/display/nb9f50221123b5df54feca2a68bc638c5

Moving Connections

LITTLE OAK SANCTUARY INCORPORATED

Moving Connections is a public awareness campaign, which will splash an animal protection message across Canberra’s public transport system, through a series of panel ads to be placed on buses. The ads will connect viewers with individual animal residents of Little Oak Sanctuary, spreading awareness about cruelty and encouraging the adoption of an animal-friendly lifestyle.

Meat Free Week 2013

ETHICAL EATS LIMITED

Following on from the success of the inaugural Meat Free Week last year, this grant will fund the delivery of the 2014 Meat Free Week. The website has been expanded to include more comprehensive information.  The issues covered are now extended to animals, environment and human health.  Funds will be raised for the three charities represented, Bowel Cancer Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation and Voiceless.

https://meatfreeweek.org/

Writer in Residence: AASG Conference 2013

AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL STUDIES GROUP (AASG)

This grant enabled the ‘Writer in Residence’ program as part of AASG’s Life in the Anthropocene Conference 2013.  The Writer in Residence produced original work, presented readings and shared their expertise in workshops, to support cultures of positive human-anmial relationships.

http://aasgconference.com/speakers/session-presenter-profiles/

Chickadee: magazine for tweens

ANIMAL LIBERATION QLD

This grant was used to cover the printing costs of a lifestyle magazine for tweens, promoting animal sentience awareness, and compassionate lifestyle choices. The magazine was completed in 2013 and distributed via mail and Animal Liberation stalls.  Readers were also directed to a blog on the Animal Liberation website for more information.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.740748422607573.1073741829.15154543819…

Vocalisations of chickens as measures of welfare

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (CENTRE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE & ETHICS)

This long term research project aims to determine if chickens make specific calls consistently in positive welfare situations. If so, an automated welfare assessment system may be developed, which could present a useful non-invasive measure of farmed chicken welfare.

Media production

FAIR PROJECTS

This grant is being put towards the costs assocaited with production, distribution and promotion of documentaries on animal protection issues. Productions that will be covered by this grant include: the commercial hunting of kangaroos; the impacts of factory farming on animals, the environment and consumers; and the slaughter of ex-racehorses by the Australian horse racing industry. This is an ongoing project and new titles are regularly completed.

http://fair-projects.org/portfolio/pigs/

Teaching compassion and empathy towards animals

PEANUTS FUNNY FARM

This grant is supporting interactive workshops to teach children about animal protection first-hand through the practice of caring for animals. Peanuts Funny Farm educates the young about animal cruelty in order to bring about future change. Bringing disadvantaged, neglected and abused children and animals together with kindness and thoughtfulness is intended to help break the cycle of abuse which neglected children are often caught up in.

Live Export Monitors – Port Adelaide

PORT ADELAIDE MONITORS

This grant has enabled a three woman team to set up Port Adelaide Monitors, designed to monitor and report on the loading and unloading of all live export vessels using Port Adelaide. They continue to compile video recordings of bad handling at the port, and lodge evidence-based formal complaints to State and Federal regulators, as well as lobby port owners and the Port Adelaide Council. Their work is ongoing.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/port-adelaide-monitorsis-the-…

UTAS Animal Law Conference 2013

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

This grant enabled the first Tasmanian Animal Law Conference to be held in early 2013, and raised the profile of animal law as an area of academic study at UTAS. The event enabled networking between animal lawyers and the broader movement and increased public awareness of animal justice issues. One of the most critical outcomes of the conference was the establishemnet of the first Animal Law course which is being offered at UTAS in 2014.

http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2013/january/utas-animal-law-conference