The Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 is the principal animal welfare legislation in Queensland. The government has finally decided it’s time for a review – 20 years after the act came into force. In two decades, community attitudes to animal welfare have...
The State Government is set to change the way animals are treated in Queensland. It’s announced a review of the 20-year-old Animal Care and Protection Act. But an animal advocacy group says it’s ignoring one of the Sunshine State’s most basic animal welfare needs –...
Elizabeth Shanahan reckons ownership is a major factor in animal cruelty. And she’s seen a lot of animals and sadly a lot of cruelty over the years. She started as president of the RSPCA’s Rockhampton branch in 1993 but she’s been involved in animal welfare for more...
Animals Need Shade have launched a new e-petition now available to sign at https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/petitions/petition-details?id=3499 To sign this petition you must be a resident of Queensland, Australia with a valid ID and address. Petition...
As the leading scientific research is telling us (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Environment Program, the World Meteorological Organisation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) climate change is real and accelerating....
