Australia’s leading animal protection organisations have united to welcome the Australian Veterinary Association's new policy that strongly advocates for the phase-out of mulesing (live lamb cutting), which would ultimately spare more than 10 million Australian lambs from the painful procedure each year.

A new independent economic analysis has found that establishing a National Animal Welfare Commission would not only improve Australia's animal welfare system but also save governments millions of dollars. 

A new set of higher welfare standards just released by the RSPCA will, for the first time in Australia, provide a certification pathway for chicken meat producers to meet the globally recognised Better Chicken Commitment.

The Australian Alliance for Animals has welcomed the introduction of the NSW Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Bill 2026, while expressing disappointment that the reforms fall well short of the NSW Government’s commitment.

Animal welfare groups are calling on the Victorian Government to urgently introduce long-promised reforms to the state’s outdated animal welfare laws. With legislation now facing further delays, advocates warn that animals remain at risk under a system that no longer reflects modern science or community expectations.

Australia’s leading animal protection groups call on Woolworths and Coles to keep their 2025 cage-free egg commitments, warning that delays impact consumer trust and prolong hen suffering.

The world’s largest cage egg investigation exposes global cruelty. Alliance for Animals calls on Australian governments to urgently phase out battery cages.

The Australian Alliance for Animals congratulates the returning Albanese Labor Government and all elected members of the 2025 Federal Parliament.

The Australian Alliance for Animals has today revealed the positions of parties and independents on several key animal welfare issues ahead of the federal election.

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has debunked industry claims of major impacts on the NSW industry due to the phase out of live sheep exports.

The Australian Alliance for Animals has welcomed news that animal welfare will be included in the Australia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), struck by Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell yesterday.

The Australian Alliance for Animals, FOUR PAWS and Humane Society International Australia have joined forces to call out systemic issues with​in​ the wool industry in a new published report, The Broken Promise: The Australian wool industry’s failure to end live lamb cutting, and why government must step in.

The Alliance congratulates The Hon Julie Collins MP on her appointment as the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and thanks outgoing Minister Murray Watt for his leadership over the past two years.

Launched today, Better Chicken Australia is a new joint campaign backed by the Australian Alliance for Animals, World Animal Protection and Animals Aotearoa, which aims to lift the lid on the conditions faced by 700 million chickens farmed for meat in Australia every year.

The Australian Senate has today passed historic legislation enshrining the phase out of live sheep exports into law. The Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Act 2024 prohibits exporting live sheep by sea from Australia by 1 May 2028 and unlocks a $107 million industry adjustment package.

The path to ending the suffering of sheep is one step further along as Members of the Australian House of Representatives have passed legislation to enshrine the phase out of the live sheep export trade.

The Albanese Government has today introduced legislation into Federal Parliament, enshrining the phase out of the live sheep export trade.

The Albanese Government has today released its plan to phase out live sheep exports, ending months of speculation and providing much-needed certainty for industry and stakeholders.

Leading animal welfare organisations are calling on the Albanese Government to honour its election commitment to phase out live sheep exports in an open letter requesting a definitive end date to be announced in next month’s Federal Budget.