The Panel has raised its concerns with the ACCC over misleading marketing claims by some cosmetic producers that they do not test their products on animals when it is plain that they do. Here the lucrative market of China with its requirement that products be animal tested (that is, on rabbits and mice) has a…
Mylo and his owner lost at the VCAT hearing yesterday before Senior Member Davis. The Panel is arranging for senior counsel to draw Supreme Court appeal papers. Mylo is safe as relevant assurances have been sought and received pending the filing of the appeal application. The Panel thanks in particular Carolyn Burnside of counsel for…
After two days hearing, the appeal by Kerser’s owner, Jade Applebee, concluded late today. Judgement by Croucher J has been reserved. It will be known that that the appeal is from the decision of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria to refuse leave to appeal from the VCAT determination (affirming the declaration of the…
Due to the shortened time frame within which to conduct the cull after the Panel’s intervention on behalf of Australian Society for Kangaroos in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ( see post of 13 July 2012), some 100 fewer eastern grey kangaroos were shot then permitted by the Tribunal’s decision on 10 July 2013.…