humane society international july 2014 newsletter

VOLUME 20 • ISSUE 2 • JULY 2014

newsletterYOUR CHANCE to help secure nationally legislated free-range standards, page 4

PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITATS—TELL CANBERRA PAGE 6

Japanesewhalersguiltyagain.March 31st, 2014 was a historic day globally for conservation.The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) decreedthat Japan was in breach of the global whaling moratorium bykilling whales ‘for scientific research’ in Antarctic waters. They wereacting illegally and must revoke all whaling permits.

Voting 12 against four, the ICJ called on Japan to cease whaling

immediately and the Japanese say they will abide by the ruling.

HSI Australia has worked for this day since opening our Sydney office

in 1994 (with many of our staff striving for it before that even).

We first raised taking Japan to the ICJ with the Australian Government

in 2000, following an article in an Australian law review journal by HSI’s

Kitty Block and Lee Steffy Jenkins, advocating using the ICJ. Later that

year, among the government’s delegation (led by Senator Robert Hill)

to the International WhalingCommission (IWC)wasHSI’sNicolaBeynon.

She recalls that after Australia’s presentation (and threat), the Japanese

Commissioner responded with the equivalent of a ‘bring it on.’

Nicola recounts that, emboldened by this taunt, “HSI never let upon our government in doing just that.”

Four years after the Adelaide meeting, HSI brought its own legal action

in the Federal Court against the Japanese whaling company, Kyodo,

for slaughtering minke in Australia’s Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.

Several court appearances and three years later, HSI won its battle

against Kyodo. The Federal Court declared the company in breach

of Australian law and ordered the hunt to stop. This judgement

helped erode Japan’s tenuous claims and was guilty verdict no. 1!

I must commend HSI’s fantastic legal advisers at the Environmental

DefendersOffice, includingsolicitorsKirstyRuddockandJessicaWood,

barrister Dr Chris McGrath and Stephen Gageler SC, and also past

AttorneyGeneralRobertMcClelland.TheysupportedHSI’s legalaction

and collectively ensured this important legal victory.

However, Japan ignored our territorial claims so HSI began a ‘contempt’

action against Kyodo, while urging the government to seek a ruling in

the ICJ. And meanwhile, fearless members of the Sea Shepherd

Conservation Society boarded a Japanese vessel while HSI sent Nicola

to personally deliver the court papers to Kyodo in Tokyo.

After considerable political and public pressure (along with that from

other NGOs) our government finally commenced application with

the ICJ in 2010. This resulted in guilty verdict no.2!

I must also acknowledge that what Senator Hill foreshadowed in 2000,

Prime Minster Rudd and Environment Minister Garrett (along with

Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, QC) triggered some 10 years later.

It’s also important to note the role of long-term legal advisers to

numerous governments: Bill Campbell QC, Henry Burmester, and

long-time Australian Commissioner to the IWC, Donna Petrachenko.

As an IWC delegate (England, 1982) when the whaling moratorium

was established, this is a personally pleasing victory. Since the ban

began in 1986, Japanese whalers have gone on killing over 10,000

whales in the Southern Ocean so this ICJ verdict is the sweetest.

HSI Director, Michael Kennedy

Japan won’t hunt the Southern Ocean in 2014/15 but could be planning to resume killing in Antarctica in 2015/16.Please click here to Donate

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From the directors’desk

Saving one of our great huntersfrom falling prey to others

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The last few months of our 20th birthday have been as active as ever

at HSI, including some good wins battling with conservative federal

and state governments that give little priority to wildlife protection

and animal welfare.

First however, please accept our admiration for the amazing response

to our appeal to help protect the critical Kitenden Wildlife Corridor

in Kenya. It is designed to protect the Amboseli Ecosystem and a

vast range of animals, including much-threatened lion populations.

Our good news includes a victory earlier in the International Court of

Justice in The Hague. In a case brought by Australia, they found the

Japanese government was illegally killing whales in the Antarctic

sanctuary. HSI helped kick off this process way back in 2000 (see the

front page for a potted history of our campaign).

Following HSI’s complaints to the ACCC* over consumer fraud and

cruelty in the egg industry they have agreed to prioritise the issue

and seek some form of national standards.

Our campaiging has continued by finalising arrangements with a new

major (andtrue) free-rangeproducer togeteggs inColessuper markets

by year end. It’s a big victory for HSI, consumers and animal welfare.

Our investigations have also unwittingly enabled the ACCC to root

out alleged cartel behaviour by the Australian Egg Corporation and

others (see page 4).

And in a penultimate victory, the state, territory and Commonwealth

Consumer Affairs ministers have agreed to develop national ‘free

range egg’ standards. This agreement is in light of court outcomes

resulting from ACCC investigations (one of which was instigated by

HSI and for which we will call on your help soon).

More good news: we have also convinced the federal Minister for the

Environment to reject crocodile safari hunting (and the exporting of

‘trophy kills’) in the Northern Territory. With the minister’s ‘no’ on

welfare grounds, HSI has successfully fought this issue for 20 years.

Please go to page 6 and then write to the federal environment

minister urging protection under national law of 14 essential wildlife

habitats at the upcoming World Parks Congress in Sydney. And also

go to page 10 to see the results of our National Pork Survey.

Next, we must congratulate Joan Pearson on receiving a Queen’s

Honour for her unstinting fundraising (page 10). Sadly, we must also

salute Bill Wiseman (ex-Chairman of the Board of The Humane Society

of the United States and HSI). He passed away at 93 and was a great,

great friend of HSI Australia (page 10).

Finally, thank you for your continuing faith in HSI and our campaigns,

we look forward to further victories with your support.

Michael Kennedy Verna SimpsonDIRECTOR, HSI DIRECTOR, HSI

* Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

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Thank you for the brilliant response to our recent appeal to helpcreate and protect Kenya’s Kitenden Wildlife Corridor and itsprecious wildlife; especially the lion.

Because of your generosity we can make a vital financial contribution

to this sanctuary, together with our long-term conservation partners in

Africa, the Born Free Foundation and the African Wildlife Foundation.

This corridor is a critical dispersal area between Kenya’s Amboseli

Ecosystem and Tanzania’s West Kilimanjaro Ecosystem and, as noted

inourappeal, it teems“withcharismaticherbivoresandlargecarnivores,

includinglion,cheetah, leopard,spottedhyena,elephant,buffalo,kudu,

eland, gerenuk, Burchell’s zebra, Maasai giraffe and Grant’s gazelle”.

The corridor’s importance can’t be overstated and with your support,

we can help safeguard this link between two great African states and

their glorious wildlife. Once again, thank you for everything.

Wildlife Land Trust: you can join with as little as one acre of natural habitat, see how at wildlifelandtrust.org.au

The Kitenden Corridor adds nearly 6,500 hectares to the Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Things are looking up for Kenya’s lions

The Wildlife Land Trust (WLT) is going from strength to strength thanksto the frequent addition of impressive properties. And Sheoak RidgeNature Refuge is one of them.

This 66 hectare sanctuary in Far North Queensland provides habitat for

a stunning variety of species including platypus, striped possums, quolls,

buff-breasted paradise kingfishers, feathertail, sugar, greater and squirrel

gliders, as well as 13 snake and 20 frog species.

The owner intends for its riparian rainforest, open woodland and permanent,

melaleuca-lined billabongs to continue being managed for their biodiversity

values and eventually protect them on-title. This sanctuary could then be

used to educate and inspire people to conserve habitats on private land.

With 30 properties joining the program this year, WLT now has 260refuges covering about 40,000 hectares nationwide. If you own an acre

or more that provides habitat for native wildlife, sign up your land today at

wildlifelandtrust.org.au

It’s easy, it’s free—call us now

to learn how on 1800 333 737.

Gainingmembers

andmomentum

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The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) requested that itsproducers “curtail ongoing egg production” and suggested450,000 hens should be killed to reduce the eggs available for sale.

Evidence of this alleged behaviour, in September 2011, was partially

gathered as a result of HSI complaints to the ACCC (Australian

Competition and Consumer Commission).

AECL is the industry-owned peak body, funded by mandatory levies

paid by producers and Federal Government monies. Its board

includes major players in the industry, allowing them to dictate for

their own benefit and not necessarily for all levy-paying members.

At a meeting in February 2012, AECL allegedly attempted to induce

producers to reduce hen numbers with some producers reporting they

were pressured into the culling.

In May this year, ACCC laid serious charges against AECL and its board

members, describing their activities as attempted cartel conduct. The

ACCC are concerned that AECL’s actions limited egg production.

The ACCC’s allegations and the recent debacle over free-range hen

stocking rates highlight how easily potentially corrupt behaviour can

infiltrate an industry left to self-regulate.

SPECIAL EXPOSÉ

Kill 450,000 hens just to drive profitsACCC alleges cartel conduct by Australian Egg Corporation

On the 13 June this year it was announced the State Ministers forFair Trading would be working together to decide on a national free-range egg code. After years of campaigning for clarity in the murkyworld of free-range lies, we are thrilled to hear this.

Our Truth in Labelling campaign began in 2010 with the industry keen

to cash in on consumer desire to buy ethical produce with big producers

eager for a slice of this ethical pie. But, rather than committing to what

consumers expected from free-range production, they just shifted the

goal posts so ‘free-range’ matched their intensive production systems.

In March 2011 we went to the Australian Competition and Consumer

Commission (ACCC) about the Australian Egg Corporation Limited’s

(AECL) application for a Certification Trademark. This had allowed

them to increase stocking densities for layer hens from 1500 per hectare

(as per the Model Code of Practice) to a staggering 20,000. The

game was changing

With our campaigning focussed on the industry and the government,

we were invited to attend the Egg Labelling Forum by the NSW

Minister for Agriculture, Katrina Hodgkinson. We were to represent

true free-range producers but it became apparent that our real role

was to ‘tick the box’ for just being present and thereby be seen to

approve the changes.

Not wanting to be part of any rubber-stamping and driven by the need

Address all ministers c/o Parliament House in your state: NSW The Hon. Matthew Mason-Cox MLC, Minister for Fair Trading (NSW) [email protected]

QLD The Hon. Jarrod Bleijie MP, Attorney-General & Minister for Justice (QLD) [email protected]

VIC The Hon. Heidi Victoria MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs (VIC) [email protected]

SA The Hon. Gail Gago MLC, Minister for Business Services & Consumers (SA) [email protected]

Some producersfelt pressured into the culling

We’ll never be a rubber stamp and we are mak

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SHINING SOME LIGHT ON MURKY PRACTICES

Excitingly, one of HSI’s Humane Choice certified egg producers willbe stocked in Coles supermarkets by August.

Buckleberry Farm is a commercial, true free-range chicken farm in

Winchelsea, Victoria. Owner Garry Bowkett recognised the potential

of free-range eggs and also wanted his farm to care for its hens. His

expertise has seen low stocking densities combined with animal welfare

principles hit production not typically seen on free-range farms.

Every aspect has been thought through, down to soil type and the

slope of the land. Purpose-built, mobile sheds allow for farm rotation

while hens enjoy a temperature-controlled nesting environment.

Plant species have been chosen for grazing hens and an irrigation

scheme ensures grasses are maintained. Sheds are on individual 3-

hectare paddocks and house 2,500 hens. While there are four sheds

operating, another ten are under construction and eventually 60 sheds

will house 150,000 hens.

Buckleberry Farm’s market acceptance is down to its independent

farm certification. Garry Bowkett and Humane Choice were a natural

partnership and we are thrilled they’re

certified. Look for them at your Coles.

HumaneChoiceEggs inColes byAugust

to see truth in labelling, we took our concerns to the ACCC and a new

chapter began. The ACCC were expected to review and accept the

AECL’s application for a Certified Trademark but when they called for

public submissions we knew the issue was being taken seriously, finally.

We sent complaints about false and misleading advertising by

individual egg producers to the ACCC and some are now working

their way through the system. Hopefully, the rulings will help the Fair

Trading Ministers produce an acceptable legislated standard.

In December 2013 we wrote to all ministers attending the December

Legislative and Governance Forum of Consumer Affairs, advising them

of current industry issues and calling for truth in labelling with a legal

definition of ‘free range’ eggs being tabled at the meeting. They’ve

now said it is on the agenda for their next meeting.

You were a big part of this.Members and supporters sent in 40,000 postcards and this helped

drive awareness. Now we need to build on this success: help us

protect true free-range producers AND the chickens. Please

write to your state ministers urging that standards dicating

stocking at 1,500 hens per hectare be enshrined in law.

Below are the contact details for your minister.

WA The Hon. Michael Mischin MLC, Minister for Commerce (WA) [email protected]

TAS Dr Vanessa Goodwin MLC, Minister for Justice (TAS) [email protected]

ACT The Hon. Katy Gallagher MLA, Chief Minister (ACT) [email protected]

NT Hon. Johan Wessel Elferink MLA, Attorney-General & Minister for Justice (NT) [email protected]

king progress—please help us to keep it up

In June, 2014 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) proclaimed

Saskia Beer’s Barossa Farm Produce had made false and misleading claims as to the

heritage Berkshire, black and free range pork used in its Black Pig products.

Her products were not from Berkshire (or other heritage breeds) and weren’t free range.

Disappointingly, there was no fine but the ACCC has demanded Ms Beer’s website

acknowledges her fault and it holds her accountable should it happen again.

Say it ain’t so, Saskia…

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“…Barossa FarmProduce madefalse or misleadingrepresentations…”

SASKIA BEER.COM



Threatened Ecological CommunitiesBanksia dominated woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain bio-region

Cooks River and Castlereagh ironbark forest of the Sydney basin bio-region

Eucalypt woodlands of the Western Australian wheatbelt

Hinterland sand flats forests and woodlands of the Sydney Basin bio-region

Hunter Valley remnant woodlands and open forests

Natural grasslands of the South Gippsland Plains

Natural temperate grasslands of the southern tablelands of NSW/ACT

Posidonia seagrass meadows

Shale-sandstone transition forest

Weeping myall-coobah-scrub wilga shrubland of the Hunter valley

Heritage PlacesBeekeepers-Leseur-Coomallo

Chillagoe Karst Region

Coral Sea

Fitzgerald River Ravensthorpe

14CRITICALHABITATSThe minister is looking for advice, let’s ensure he gets the very best.

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Leading up to November’s prestigious World Conservation Union’s

World Parks Congress (Sydney), we want the Federal Environment

Minister, Greg Hunt, to announce or foreshadow the protection

of 14 conservation areas.

Ten of these highly endangered or biologically important areas

were proposed by HSI scientific nominations for protection under

the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act,

1999 (EPBC Act).

The Commonwealth’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee

is due to advise the minister before the end of December as to

whether these places require protection. Urge him to list all of these

important wildlife places under the EPBC Act in the lead up to

and/or during the World Parks Congress (you can just attach

the list (above) to your letter or scan it into your e-mail.

Please write to: The Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for the

Environment, PO Box 6022, House of Representatives,

Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600

or by e-mail to: [email protected]

ACTION NEEDED

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Nominations that must be included inthis year’s Finalised Priority Assessment:

Threatened Ecological CommunitiesFreshwater Floodplains of the Timor Sea drainage division

Swamp oak (Casuarina glauca) Coastal floodplain forest

Bangalay Sand Forest of the Sydney basin, South East Corner and East Gippsland bio-regions

Banded ironstone formation vegetationcomplex of the Yalgoo, Coolgardie and Avon wheatbelt bio-regions

Threatened SpeciesSouthern hairy-nosed wombat

Oceanic whitetip shark

Key Threatening ProcessFatal injury to marine mammals, reptiles and other large marine species through boat strike

WOMBATS,WETLANDSAND WHITETIPSTime is running out to get them on this year’s list—please help.

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HSI and the Wildlife Land Trust have nominated four threatened

ecosystems for protection under Commonwealth environment law.

Part of our annual Threatened Ecological Community nomination

program, this year we’re focusing on freshwater floodplains (NT),

ironstone formations (WA), and coastal floodplains and sand

flats forest (southern NSW).

With threats including land clearing, mining and invasive species,

it’s crucial for HSI/WLT’s nominations to drive interest in

conserving these habitats and their inhabitants.

Other HSI submissions included threatened species nominations

for the southern hairy-nosed wombat and the oceanic whitetip

shark and their vulnerability to human-generated factors.

A verdict on our nominations is expected soon so your support

is key in getting Minister Hunt to include our nominations on this

year’s Finalised Priority Assessment List. Please write to:

The Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment,

PO Box 6022, House of Representatives, Parliament House,

Canberra ACT 2600

or by e-mail to: [email protected]

ACTION NEEDED

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No greatwhite sharksand no proof or reason for the killing

Safe but theykeep tryingCrocodile safaris have been denied again and must never be allowed

In our last issue, HSI reported on the newly introduced WA policy tokill sharks to reduce attacks on humans.

We’ve maintained considerable focus on shark control programs (we

also object to the long-running programs in NSW and Qld) as they

have major impact on harmless marine life and yet can’t show any

proven reduction in the risk to ocean users.

In 2003 HSI successfully obtained the joint listing of the NSW Shark

Meshing Program as a Key Threatening Process (KTP) under both the

NSW Fisheries Management Act, 1995 and the Threatened Species

Conservation Act, 1995. This was official and scientific recognition thatshark nets were a major threat to marine life but governments have

done little to take this issue seriously.

Recently however, sharks and shark-control programs have become a

focus point, locally and globally. And HSI has, as always, been actively

engaged in this public debate.

HSI has supported billboards and other efforts against the WA shark cull,

in coalition with other groups, to drive the protest. And thanks must go to

the thousands of HSI supporters who responded to our call to action.

From the letters sent to Commonwealth Environment Minister Greg Hunt

and the WA Government, much of the Australian public and the world

oppose the killing and aren’t looking favourably on WA.

Of the 180 animals caught on drumlines, 172 were sharks, seven were

stingrays and also one Northwest blowfish. Sadly, a breakdown reveals

163 were tiger sharks, one a bull shark, one spinner, one undetermined

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Tiger sharks are not known to attack people

but the WA government killed 163 of them

HSI’s Australian supporters responded mightily

and our Washington office saw another

33,000 email their agreeance

In March this year, HSI welcomed Federal Minister for the EnvironmentGreg Hunt’s rejection of the Northern Territory Government’s plannedsafari hunting of saltwater crocodiles.

HSI has campaigned against hunting and export of crocodile trophies

since 1994 as it resurfaces every three years or so, with the Territory

Government putting forward the same proposal. Their most recent

one came in 2012 and we’ve been anxiously awaiting this verdict.

Australia is at the forefront in promoting a non-lethal approach to our

wildlife (shown by campaigning against Japan’s lethal whaling), so the

‘safari’ was rightly adjudged as outdated, cruel and inhumane. Again.

The NT Government must consider other avenues, particularly with

ecotourism which could provide long term income for indigenous

communities, using its wondrous, large saltwater crocodiles as a draw.

Unfortunately, the Management Program for the Saltwater Crocodilein the Northern Territory of Australia, 2014-2015 expires at the end of

2015, potentially triggering yet another application for safari hunting.

HSI will continue opposing any future requests to ensure Australia’s

long-held drive for non-lethal alternatives extends to protect its own

saltwater crocodiles.

Many thanks to all HSI supporters who wrote to the minister urging

him to deny the proposal.

species and five federally-protected mako sharks. Sixty-seven were killed

or found dead and 18 (27%) of these were smaller than the targetted

three-plus metres. But not a single one of the targetted great whites.

Thankfully, the drumlines are out now until the end of April. But, while the

killing is suspended for winter, our work is not over as it’s proposed

drumlines be used from 15 November–30 April for another three years.

Their proposal is under assessment and HSI has sought clarification of

the federal government’s national/international obligations in great

white conservation. And how the WA, NSW and Queensland shark

control programs impact on these. We will continue to oppose all

shark control programs and draw the world’s attention to Australia’s

failure to conserve its marine life.

Please write to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt MP, asking

for help in meeting our domestic and international commitments by

ending all shark control programs. Non-lethal measures can be used

to keep the already low risk of shark bites to ocean users. And ask

WA Premier Colin Barnett to reconsider three more years of culling.


We must stop this unnecessary killing, write to:The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment,

PO Box 6022, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600

or by email to: [email protected]

and to: The Honourable Colin Barnett MLA,

1 Parliament Place, West Perth WA 6005

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NATIONAL PORK SURVEYProducers telling porkies andconfusing theirmarket

Our National Pork Survey makes one thing clear about the labellingof free range pork: we’re all confused.

Animal welfare remains the key driver in choosing free range products

with 98% of participants holding pigs’ well-being as an important

buying decision. But things blur when buyers are asked what they

expect from labels using ‘free’ or ‘free range’.

76% think ‘bred free range’ means the pigs have unrestricted outdoor

access. Unfortunately, it means only the sow (mother pig) lives and

gives birth outdoors, her offspring are raised indoors after weaning.

63% of participants also took products labelled with ‘free range’ to be

derived from pigs that are raised freely on pasture in paddocks. The

truth is unless these pigs are Humane Choice (and therefore truly ‘free

range’) it’s likely they’ve lived indoors with only token access to an

overcrowded dirt lot.

Not surprisingly, over half of respondents believe that ‘sowstall free’

means just that, never confined in a sowstall. Sadly, the Australian Pork

Industry standard determines that sows held in sowstalls for a period

after weaning can still be ‘sowstall free’. Farrowing (giving birth) crates

are also allowed under this standard.

However, one thing’s clear: the producers are damaging their ownmarket. 22% of respondents no longer buy pork because they

do not trust or are confused by misleading labelling.

Consumers are trying to make ethical purchases in buying free range

pork but the lack of an enforceable definition is confusing them. While

our survey shows this, it also highlights the consumer as well-intended

with 96% of respondents supporting national legislation to define all

‘free range’ claims.

…likely they have lived indoors with only token access to an overcrowded dirt lot

HSI congratulates Joan Pearson, long-time supporter andfund-raiser extraordinaire, on her 2014 Queens Honour forservice to animal welfare and wildlife fundraising efforts.Joan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia(OAM) for many, many years of fundraisers, raising millionsof dollars for animal welfare in Australia and the world.

HSI is particularly grateful for her ongoing financial supportfor leopard and elephant protection projects (throughWildlife SOS, India) and lions and rhinos at SanWild WildlifeSanctuary in South Africa.

Congratulations and enormous thanks to Joan!

We are very sad to say goodbye to Bill Wiseman, the ex-Chairof the Board of The Humane Society of the United States(HSUS)/HumaneSocietyInternational(HSI).Hispassing at 93 inJune has seen us lose a great, great friend.

Bill and wife Madge began with HSUS in 1966 and he remainedan active adviser and supporter. As an ex-Mobil Oil man,Bill recognised the need for global reach and managementand backed the development of Humane Society Internationalin 1991 and was critical to HSI Australia’s establishment .

Bill chaired the HSUS Board from 1987–1994, the year HSIAustralia began. Always in contact, his inspiration, leadership–and most of all friendship–will be acutely missed.

As Wayne Pacelle, the current President and CEO of HSUSrecently stated, Bill “was a humanitarian and a gentleman,through and through”.

Royal honour for a right royal supporter

Vale Bill WisemanAn inspiration and a true friend

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FederalPrime MinisterThe Honourable Tony Abbott MP

PO Box 6022House of RepresentativesParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Tel: (02) 6277 7700Fax: (02) 6273 4100Visit www.pm.gov.au and use the‘Contact Your PM’ facility.

Minister for the EnvironmentThe Honourable Greg Hunt MP

PO Box 6022House of RepresentativesParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Tel: (02) 6277 7920Fax: (02) 6273 [email protected]

Minister for Climate Change andEnergy EfficiencyThe Honourable Greg Combet AM MP


Minister for AgricultureThe Honourable Barnaby JoycePO Box 6022House of RepresentativesParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Tel: (02) 6277 7520Fax: (02) 6273 [email protected]

Leader of the OppositionThe Honourable Bill Shorten MP


Leader of the Australian GreensSenator Christine MilnePO Box 6100SenateParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Tel: (02) 6277 3170Fax: (02) 6277 [email protected]

VictoriaVIC PremierThe Honourable Dr Denis Napthine MLA

Level 1, 1 Treasury PlaceMELBOURNE VIC 3002Tel: (03) 9651 5000Fax: (03) 9651 [email protected]

Minister for Agriculture and Food Security*The Honourable Peter Walsh MP

Level 20, 1 Spring StreetMELBOURNE VIC 3000Tel: (03) 9637 9940Fax: (03) 9637 [email protected]

Minister for Environment and Climate ChangeThe Honourable Ryan Smith MP

Level 17, 8 Nicholson StreetMELBOURNE VIC 3002Tel: (03) 9637 8890Fax: (03) 9637 [email protected]

Minister for Energy and ResourcesThe Honourable Nicholas Kotsiras MLA

Level 2, 3 Treasury PlaceMELBOURNE VIC 3000Tel: (03) 9938 5963Fax: (03) 9938 [email protected]

New South WalesNSW Premier**The Honourable Mike Baird MP

GPO Box 5341SYDNEY NSW 2001Tel: (02) 9228 5239Fax: (02) 9228 [email protected]

Minister for Primary Industries*The Honourable Katrina Hodgkinson MP

Level 30 Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer PlaceSYDNEY NSW 2000Tel: (02) 9228 5210Fax: (02) 9228 [email protected]

Minister for Environment and HeritageThe Honourable Rob Stokes MP

Level 32 Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer PlaceSYDNEY NSW 2000Tel: (02) 9228 5253Fax: (02) 9228 [email protected]

QueenslandQLD PremierThe Honourable Campbell Newman MP

PO Box 15185CITY EAST QLD 4002Tel: (07) 3719 7000Fax: (07) 3220 [email protected]

Minister for Natural Resources and MinesThe Honourable Andrew Cripps MP

PO Box 15216CITY EAST QLD 4002Tel: (07) 3719 7360Fax: (07) 3220 [email protected]

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry*The Honourable John McVeigh MP

GPO Box 46BRISBANE QLD 4001Tel: (07) 3719 7560Fax: (07) 3220 [email protected]

Minister for Environment and Heritage ProtectionThe Honourable Andrew Powell MP

GPO Box 2454BRISBANE QLD 4001Tel: (07) 3719 7330Fax: (07) 3220 [email protected]

Western AustraliaWA PremierThe Honourable Colin Barnett MLA

1 Parliament PlaceWEST PERTH WA 6005Tel: (08) 6552 5000Fax: (08) 6552 [email protected]

Minister for Agriculture and FoodThe Honourable Ken Baston MLC

4th Floor, London House, 216 St George's TerracePERTH WA 6000 Tel: (08) 6552 5400 Fax: (08) 6552 5401 [email protected]

Minister for Forestry/WaterThe Honourable Terry Redman MLA

9th Floor, Dumas House, 2 Havelock StreetWEST PERTH WA 6005Tel: (08) 6552 6700Fax: (08) 6552 [email protected]

Minister for the Environment and HeritageThe Honourable Albert Jacob MLA


Minister for Mines and PetroleumThe Honourable Bill Marmion MLA

29th Floor, Allendale Square,77 St George’s TerracePERTH WA 6000Tel: (08) 6552 6800Fax: (08) 6552 [email protected]

Minister for FisheriesThe Honourable Troy Buswell MLA

13th Floor, Dumas House,2 Havelock StreetWEST PERTH WA 6005Tel: (08) 6552 6400Fax: (08) 6552 [email protected]

Minister for Local Government*The Honourable Tony Simpson MLA


South AustraliaSA PremierThe Honourable Jay Weatherill MP

GPO Box 2343ADELAIDE SA 5001Tel: (08) 8463 3166Fax: (08) 8463 [email protected]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries*, Minister for ForestsThe Honourable Leon Bignall MLC


Minister for Sustainability,Environment and ConservationThe Honourable Ian Hunter MLC


Northern TerritoryNT Chief MinisterThe Honourable Adam Giles MLA

GPO Box 3146DARWIN NT 0801Tel: (08) 8928 6500Fax: (08) 8928 [email protected]

Minister for Primary Industry andFisheriesThe Honourable Willem Westra van Holthe MLA


Minister for Lands, Planning and theEnvironmentThe Honourable Peter Glen Chandler MLA


Minister for Parks and WildlifeThe Honourable Bess Price MLA


Minister for Local Government*The Honourable David Tollner MLA

GPO Box 3146Darwin NT 0801Telephone: (08) 8999 7540Facsimile: (08) 8928 [email protected]

TasmaniaTAS PremierThe Honourable Will Hodgman MP

11th Floor, Executive Building15 Murray StreetHOBART TAS 7000Tel: (03) 6165 7650Fax: (03) 6234 [email protected]

Minister for Primary Industries and WaterThe Honourable Jeremy Rockliffe MP

10th Floor, Executive Building15 Murray StreetHOBART TAS 7000Tel: (03) 6165 7754Fax: (03) 6234 [email protected]

Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage*The Honourable Matthew Groom MP

10th Floor, Ministerial Office10 Murray StreetHOBART TAS 7000Tel: (03) 6165 7739Fax: (03) 6223 [email protected]

Australian Capital TerritoryACT Chief MinisterThe Honourable Katy Gallagher MLA

GPO Box 1020CANBERRA ACT 2601Phone: (02) 6205 0840Fax: (02) 6205 [email protected]

Minister for the Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentThe Honourable Simon Corbell MLA

GPO Box 1020CANBERRA ACT 2601Phone: (02) 6205 0000Fax: (02) 6205 [email protected]

Conservationand AnimalWelfare Ministers

* Animal welfare minister**Climate change issues now fall under the responsibility of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet 11



Our Be Cruelty-Free campaign is building around the world and now

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is to end animal testing

and become South-East Asia’s first cruelty-free cosmetics’ zone.

The news comes just weeks after China declared that, thanks to the Be

Cruelty-Free Campaign and grants from HSI, they can revise regulations

on animal testing within the year, and train scientists in non-animal testing.

Disappointingly, there is no similar legislation in Australia so ingredients

for cosmetics are often imported from countries still harming animals.

And while none do, there’s also no rules against companies here using

animals in tests.

It’s a barbarous and out moded way of testing. HSI calls upon federal

and state ministers to make Australia a cruelty- free zone.

India ends animal testingHSI’s Be Cruelty-Free chalks up another victory

Dramane’s one of a kindSociety for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA)

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SPANA, our North African project partner, helps developing countries

with the welfare of working animals through free veterinary care, training

and emergency response. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters,

they’ve had a permanent program in Mali but a lack of vets and the

unsettled security has seen us having to approve the advancement of

one of SPANAs part-time vet technicians into the full-time role.

Fortunately, Dramane Dissa has worked with SPANA since 2010 and

can cover clinical cases and is skilled in lab work and animal husbandry.

He is also active in teaching children to interact with and appreciate

theiranimals.We’repleasedthatDramane’senthusiasmanddedication

have been rewarded and we know that the real winners will be the

animals now in his care.

Avoid products tested on animals

Visit our website to see whichcompanies comply with ChooseCruelty Free’s non-animal testingcriteria and support them.

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Documents

federal court

japanese whaling company

court appearances

court papers

important legal victory

application withthe

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