Humane World for Animals Australia has applauded imagery unveiled by City of Sydney Council, detailing the bulldozing of the greyhound racing track SYDNEY (21 October 2025) Humane World for Animals Australia is applauding City of Sydney Council and Lord Mayor Clover Moore, offering support for the Council’s plans for Sydney’s...
17 October 2025 The animal protection charity says reforms are positive but fall short | Shortfall in effective reform of the Act closely follows the release of figures showing that 2,692 wombats were killed in Victoria in 2024 (a 30% increase from 2023). Humane World for Animals Australia says reforms...
SYDNEY (October 2, 2025)―Humane World for Animals Australia is honouring the life and legacy of Dr Jane Goodall DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and U.N. Messenger of Peace. The primatologist’s name became synonymous with conservation and animal protection due to her contributions to improving the lives of animals, including...
Urgent action needed as new study reveals grey nurse sharks closer to extinction than once thought. SYDNEY (September 30, 2025) Study utilising cutting-edge genetic technology reveals fewer than 1500 adult grey nurse sharks remain on Australia’s east coast | Conservation groups call for action from governments as shark nets in...
Report of a second humpback whale with calf caught in shark net near Noosa | Calf released by authorities narrowly escapes drowning | Uncertain whether all four whales will make it to their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. SYDNEY, 18 September 2025 | Humane World for Animals Australia...
Report of a mature humpback whale with calf caught in shark net dragged 100km from Rainbow Beach confirmed by Department of Primary Industries | Injury, trauma and possible drowning are yet another reminder of the impact of shark nets on Australian marine life. SYDNEY, 17 September 2025 | Humane...
It’s now been twenty-one years since the wool industry promised to phase out live lamb cutting (mulesing). That promise was supposed to be fulfilled by 2010. Instead? Broken. Ignored. Forgotten. And while industry leaders squabble and the government continues to ignore its critical role in protecting animals, supporting farmers, and...
Last week the Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors (ACWEP), the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia (NCWSBA), and WoolProducers Australia (WPA) united to call for a national coordinated strategy to address live lamb cutting (mulesing). The Australian Alliance for Animals, FOUR PAWS Australia and Humane World...
Humane World for Animals Australia has stated that the NSW Government’s scrapping of their proposed shark net removal trial from three Sydney beaches this summer “does not make sense for public safety or wildlife”. On Tuesday, 10 September New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty confirmed that the NSW...
Humane World for Animals has applauded decisions by three Sydney Councils to take part in a trial removal of one shark net from each of their respective Local Government Areas this summer (1 September 2025 – 31 March 2026). Central Coast, Northern Beaches and Waverley Councils each accepted the invitation...
Expedited assessments of impacted species welcomed Strong nature laws are the safety net the ocean, and communities that depend on itneed. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane World for Animals have welcomed today’s announcement by Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to expedite an assessment of the impact...
A Daily Telegraph article today revealed that the state government has asked three councils to choose one beach that they would like to see net-free for this next season—Waverley, Northern Beaches and Central Coast. All three councils (which include Liberal, Labor, Greens and Independent members) have long opposed the use...
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