The Barristers Animal Welfare Panel Foundation was notified this morning that it has received approval to fundraise in Tasmania from Tuesday 23 July 2013, so that it is now able to offer memberships and accept donations from residents from all states and territories (except Queensland and New South Wales), and in respect of persons who…
The Barristers Animal Welfare Panel Foundation was notified this morning that it is now registered for fundraising in Victoria from Wednesday 24 July 2013, so that it is now able to accept donations from residents of Victoria. Accordingly, the Foundation is able to now offer memberships and receive donations in Victoria, SA, WA, ACT and…
Graeme’s interview has been rescheduled for 4:35pm today.
At 3:45pm today our Chair, Graeme McEwen, will do an interview on BSL on Melbourne radio station 3AW.
At long last, the Foundation is able to offer memberships and receive donations, but pending fundraising approvals by different State departments over coming days or weeks, memberships and donations can only be presently offered to residents of Victoria, SA, WA, ACT and NT or to persons who live overseas. The Foundation has been compelled to…
The Panel some months ago made a considered submission to the SA Select Committee, which recently published its report and recommendations. In brief summary, the Committee recommended that breeders be licensed; introduction of an “enforceable standard” for the breeding of dogs and cats; such enforcement include a power of random inspection of all breeders; that…
The Panel’s legal team filed on behalf of the Australian Society of Kangaroos an application to review yesterday morning in the ACT CAT, challenging the Tribunal’s calculation of permissible eastern grey kangaroo kill numbers, having regard to the formula adopted in their reasons for judgement. If upheld, the application for review would have reduced the…
At 11 am today the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal gave its decision after 2 long days of hearing the application by Australian Society for Kangaroos to stop this year’s kangaroo cull, determining to approve the cull but on the basis that the permissible kill numbers be reduced by more than 200 animals. The Panel…
In 2010 the Panel raised its detailed concerns over an extended period with the ACCC over marketing claims by poultry producers that their meat chickens had been ‘free to roam’ in large sheds. The ACCC subsequently initiated proceedings against Turi Foods, Baiada (owner of Steggles and Lilydale Free Range Chickens), Barrter and the Australian Chicken…
Our National Co-ordinator, Ana Smietanka, recorded a radio interview during the week to be broadcast tomorrow, Saturday 6 July, on http://www.pettalkradio.com.au/. Our Chair Graeme McEwen recorded a 30 minute interview during the week to be broadcast on Sunday 7 July between 1-2pm on Melbourne radio station 3CR and afterwards available to listen by podcast on freedomofspecies.org.
Doug won at VCAT on 2 July 2013 and was returned home later that day. The VCAT member preferred the evidence of experienced veterinarian Dr. Jack Ayerbe and dog judge David Lowe to that of the two Mooney Valley local laws officers. VCAT found that Doug’s length, height, head, eyes, neck, feet, forequarters, hindquarters, loin…