BRISBANE (June 10, 2026)—A humpback whale entangled on the Gold Coast today is the latest victim of the Queensland state government’s shark nets which endanger the lives of whales during their migration season every year and are responsible for the entanglement of countless other marine animals. A traumatising four-hour long rescue was required to free the humpback whale from a shark net this morning. Humane World for Animals Australia...
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).
