Before You Buy That: Ad Campaign

In May 2011, Lawyers for Animals is publishing a series of ads in the Melbourne and Sydney editions of the MX about the suffering of millions of factory farmed animals in Australia, in particular, pigs, chickens and dairy cows.

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Battery Hens

Australia is home to over ten million egg-laying hens, 90% of whom are held in battery cages.

Battery hens live in a space smaller than a sheet of A4 paper, restricting any freedom to express natural behaviours.

Numerous European countries – including Germany, Austria and Sweden – have banned battery cages, and the EU has a total ban set for 2012.

Unfortunately, Australian politicians have not followed this global shift.


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