Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has lodged a motion to disallow the regulation made by the former Federal Government that shortens the northern summer live sheep export trade prohibition…
It’s abhorrent that the decision has been made to roll back a ban on exporting sheep to some areas of the Middle East during the northern hemisphere’s blistering summer months.…
How anyone can take pleasure from shooting a duck is beyond me. Moreover, there’s simply no way to hunt ducks in a humane way because there will always be a…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will again today call for an end to live animal exports amid fears the Department of Agriculture is poised to reduce the prohibition period…
Animal lovers were understandably appalled recently when two young dogs were killed and four injured in a single night on an Australian greyhound racing track. While this happened in Townsville,…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined animal welfare advocate Fran Chambers to call for an urgent overhaul of TasRacing and the Office of Racing Integrity (ORI). “We need…
When the northern summer sailing ban lifts in a couple of weeks, live export ships carrying sheep will again be able to leave Australia for the Middle East. So once…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will this morning introduce another Private Members Bill to shut down the live export trade. This is the fifth time Mr Wilkie has attempted…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will today introduce a bill to establish an independent body to oversee animal welfare at the Commonwealth level. The Independent Office of Animal Welfare…