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ABOUT LFA

Lawyers dogged about animal rights [PDF: 268KB]
LFA in The Law Institute Journal (July 2005)

BY LFA

Is common law the key to upholding an animal’s right not to suffer? [PDF: 114KB]
LFA in The Australian Law Reform Commission Journal (3 April 2008)

Animal cruelty laws lack punch [PDF: 20KB]
LFA in The Age Newspaper (26 January 2008)

Why do animals need lawyers? [PDF: 150KB]
LFA in the Young Lawyers Journal (2005)

Live Export

During the last three decades Australia has exported over 150 million live sheep and cattle for slaughter in the Middle East and South East Asia. Livestock ships can carry 100,000 animals on voyages lasting up to three weeks.

Some two million animals have died in transit, while the remaining ’survivors’ are subject to barbaric methods of killing and/or further transport, upon arrival.

Due to its international element, the Federal Government is responsible for this area of animal welfare. Pressure on the Government to stop live export is gaining momentum, with recent surveys showing that Australian’s overwhelmingly oppose it.


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