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 of...
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...
Research shows that Australia’s great white sharks are highly related to each other and may consist of fewer than 500 breeding animals. SYDNEY, 24 June 2025: Latest research has found Australia’s great white shark population is much smaller than expected, increasing their vulnerability to further population threats. The population...
SYDNEY 25 MAY 2025: The Queensland Crisafulli government’s ‘new’ Shark Control Program—that will amp up the slaughter of sharks—looks like it was written in the 1900’s and flies in the face of conservation science while doing nothing to improve swimmer safety. The news was revealed today in a Courier Mail...
Almost 90% of animals caught in shark nets were non-target species SYDNEY (20 MAY 2024)―Figures just released under Freedom of Information have again shown the overwhelming failure of the NSW’s shark nets with almost 90% of the animals caught during the 2024/25 season being non-target species. Of the 223 animals...
Parliamentary inquiry into the management of blue gum plantations and koalas. Humane World for Animals is relieved to report that the koala shooting in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has stopped, with helicopters grounded last Friday, 25 April. Following fires in the area known to be home to a large...
Aerial shooting of koalas in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park Humane World for Animals is deeply concerned about reports that several hundred koalas have been shot from helicopters in Budj Bim National Park, parts of which were heavily impacted by bushfires beginning seven weeks ago on March 10. Following the...
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