Australia’s native animals are protected by law — but that protection comes with caveats. Across every state and territory, permits are routinely issued that allow property owners to kill native wildlife. Known in many jurisdictions as “damage mitigation permits,” these licences have quietly sanctioned the deaths of millions of animals...
Humane Society International Australia, along with FOUR PAWS and the Australian Alliance for Animals, released The Broken Promise report in 2024 to bring to light the twenty-year failure of Australia’s wool industry leaders on the issue of live lamb cutting (mulesing).
