Humane World for Animals Australia has welcomed the NSW Government’s recognition that the state’s wildlife harm licensing system requires overhaul, following a parliamentary inquiry but wants to see commitments to meaningful reforms to protect native animals. SYDNEY (November 6, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australia is welcoming the government’s plan to...
Humane World for Animals Australia says the Minns Government's ‘independent’ Office of Animal Welfare as outlined in the Bill lacks the autonomy and expert advice required to make the Office effective. Humane World for Animals Australia says a Bill to establish the state’s first Office of Animal Welfare tabled in...
The debate over mulesing is too often framed as a contest between animal welfare advocates and farmers. But calls to phase out this practice are not driven by ideology. They are driven by veterinary advice, animal welfare science, growing market demand and the experience of wool producers who have already...
93% of Australians polled in a new YouGov national survey commissioned by Humane World for Animals Australia think that the Albanese Government should be delivering on its election promise to expand the nation’s list of species that cannot be imported as hunting trophies. At the May 2025 federal election, the...
The 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission this week in Hobart will see NGOs and governments from around the world gather to discuss and vote on some of the most pressing issues related to great whales, including the future of the global moratorium on commercial whaling. Humane World for...
Shark nets will be returned to 51 beaches between Newcastle and Wollongong today, in a move that Humane World for Animals Australia’s marine biologist Lawrence Chlebeck said is “like bringing a typewriter to a coding class” when compared with the precision of the NSW Government’s recently expanded, high-tech drone monitoring...
Every now and then I bring Remy into the Humane World for Animals office, and it doesn’t take long for everyone to gather around him. He has become loved by the local community, with regular visitors always asking if he's about. Remy has a way of winning people over. It’s...
Every two years, member nations of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) convene to discuss matters under the Commissions charter. This year is Australia's turn to host the 70th meeting of the Commission (IWC70) in Hobart, Tasmania between 27th September and 2nd October. This timing could provide a front row seat...
Shark bites over the last two years have rocked the New South Wales surfing and ocean-going community and understandably, it’s left everyone asking what can be done about them. In response, the NSW Government have unveiled a substantial investment in drone patrols that will undoubtedly make our waters safer. But while these will help, modern, effective technologies like drones and AI stand in stark contrast to archaic and ineffective shark...
Australia’s leading animal protection organisations have united to welcome the Australian Veterinary Association's (AVA) new policy that strongly advocates for the phase-out of mulesing (otherwise known as live lamb cutting), which would ultimately spare more than 10 million Australian lambs from the painful procedure each year. Humane World for Animals...
Humane World for Animals Australia welcomes key recommendations, urges NSW Government to act without delay. SYDNEY (July 28, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australia has welcomed the findings of a New South Wales Animal Welfare Committee inquiry into the licensed killing of native animals in the state, which has recommended significant changes to the way permits for...
Dame Judi Dench and a host of other high-profile stars have written a letter urging Iceland to ban whale hunting, expressing their "deep sadness" that 18 fin whales have been slaughtered since this year’s hunt began last month. The letter to Icelandic Minister Hanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir follows the resumption of commercial whaling after a two-year...
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