“H5N1 may have arrived on the wings of a migratory seabird. But the scale of what comes next will depend entirely on choices made here at home.” — Louise Morris from @marineconservation.org.au thepoint.com.au/opinions/aus...

The H5 strain of bird flu has reached Australia. Governments are taking emergency action to stop its spread. Yet they still support recreational shooting of native birds — driving terrified animals from the habitats meant to protect them. You can't protect wildlife while supporting its slaughter.

Bird flu is now on the Australian mainland. Many will focus on eggs and industry impacts. We're thinking about the animals. Around the world, this strain has killed hundreds of millions of birds. And it's intensive animal production systems that helped create the conditions for its spread.

On #BanLiveExports Awareness Day, we honour every animal still caught in this cruel trade. Until *every* live export ship is empty, our work is not done.

Today, more than 1M readers of The Age & Herald Sun newspapers will see our full-page open letter. Because native ducks are paying the price for a regulator that has failed them — and now the Allan Government wants to give that agency even more power. ACT: https://animalsaus.co/4eyezqX

This should not need saying. Native ducks and the people who rescue them deserve better than a government agency with one foot in 'regulation' and the other in promotion.

Victoria's duck shooting watchdog is run by duck shooters. Now the state govt wants to give it *more* power. Don't let it happen: https://animalsaus.co/4eyezqX

Disturbing footage from @geelongduckrescue.bsky.social: a shooter tries to kill a native duck by firing at point-blank range. With shattered bones she can't escape him and almost drowns as he tries — and fails — to kill her. Can you imagine her pain & fear? 💔 URGENT: Act now: animalsaus.co/4eyezqX

The ‘season’ for shooting on Victoria’s wetlands is now over for the year, but our fight for ducks is not. Decision-makers are moving. We need your voice to meet them. Please — take action today: https://animalsaus.co/4x6qpQw

A philosophy to live by 🧡

Whistleblowers have reported that officers within Victoria's duck shooting regulator openly identify as duck shooters themselves. Fresh allegations of misconduct and bullying have now been confirmed by a damning ABC investigation. Read more & act urgently: animalsaus.co/4x6qpQw

The decisions we make every day can shape the world we want to live in #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌏🧡

Every duck shooting season, wildlife rescue volunteers wade into Victorian wetlands to save injured native birds left for dead by shooters. If the Outdoor Recreation Bill passes, they could face jail time for doing so. animalsaus.co/4x6qpQw

BREAKING: Fresh allegations of misconduct, bullying, and officers who openly identify as duck shooters have confirmed what a 2017 government review first found — Victoria's Game Management Authority is a fox in charge of the henhouse

Victoria's duck shooting 'regulator' promotes the very activity it's supposed to oversee. The Allan Govt wants to make it official — a hunting 'superagency' with even greater powers. An ABC exposé confirms it: conflicted and compromised. 🚨 ACT NOW to scrap this Bill: animalsaus.co/4x6qpQw

Glenbog State Forest in NSW is a wildlife refuge, but logging machinery is scheduled to destroy it all. Let decision makers know that this thriving forest is more valuable than cheap exports, and the wildlife currently living here should be protected: animalsaus.co/4t1CpQ9

You were never meant to see this. New and confronting evidence is circulating in the international media, revealing the hidden animal suffering behind regulatory toxicity testing for pharmaceuticals, chemicals and other products sold around the world. Learn more, and take action now: toxicity.inc

UPDATE: Debate on the Tasmanian government’s legislation to ban greyhound racing has been delayed. While we would have loved for this bill to protect greyhounds to be passed today, this vote is important and it is down to the wire. Tasmania, it's time to speak up: https://animalsaus.co/4d7RNWT

Published in The Point, our own CEO Glenys Oogjes writes about how nations around the world are walking away from greyhound racing, and how Australia may finally be next. Read the article in full here: https://animalsaus.co/41yWWQJ

We're not born with intentions to treat other animals like products, we’re taught to. As we grow older, we unconsciously copy those around us. We have all inherited so much of what we believe and how we live. Children see animals as friends, not food — a reminder of the compassion within us all.

BREAKING: Legislation to end greyhound racing has now officially been made law in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today marked the third and final reading of the bill in Parliament, which passed with overwhelming support 112 votes to 11. The ban will take effect from 1 August 2026.

Fish not only feel fear — they can sense when their friends are afraid too. Whether we have feet or fins, we all want the same basic things — safety, respect, freedom. 💙

A new independent report shows greyhound racing in Western Australia is draining public value, while dogs and the community continue to bear the cost.

URGENT: In a matter of weeks, Tasmania’s upper house will decide whether greyhound racing is phased out. Tasmania, speaking up right now matters. The vote will be close. Every message counts: https://animalsaus.co/4d7RNWT

Thank you to everyone with the courage to be the change they wish to see 🧡

Thank you to the helpers ❤️‍🩹

Senedd (Parliament) Regional Member Jane Dodds said “by passing this bill, we will be saying as a nation that forseeable and unavoidable harm to animals cannot be justified in the name of sport or in the service of gambling revenues.” 🧡👏

South Australia friends: Only days away from the state election, do you know where the parties stand on key animal protection issues? Our friends from Australian Alliance for Animals have put together this handy scorecard: Full guide available on their website: https://bit.ly/47HnId1

83 days of senseless slaughter of Victoria's native waterbirds has officially begun. 💔 Speak up for wildlife urgently: https://animalsaus.co/4jRrqp3

Precious native animals shot, maimed and terrorised for 'fun'.

There is so much joy in sharing kindness. 🧡

Wombats in the ACT could lose their protected status and be legally killed. Help stop this dangerous change before it becomes law. https://animalsaus.co/3P03STP

There’s still time to stop this. Speak up for pigs now: https://animalsaus.co/4k1h4Dj

He can’t lay eggs, so his life is thrown away 💔 While it may seem obvious that only female chickens can lay eggs, most people have never considered what happens to the males who hatch in the egg industry — they’re killed in their first day of life.

Many Australians think they have stopped buying cage eggs, without realising that most cage eggs aren’t sold in cartons. Take a quiz to find out if you are accidentally buying cage eggs, and order your FREE guide to giving all hens a life worth living: https://animalsaus.co/3ZGzujz

Most caring Australians would never knowingly buy cage eggs. But more than half of all cage eggs never reach a carton — they’re hidden in every day foods. We're shining a light on these ‘hidden eggs’ with our new ad campaign, now playing on major radio networks and popular podcasts. Listen here ▶️

As volunteer vets and wildlife carers fight to save survivors of the devastating fires throughout Victoria, the government has other plans — to decimate hundreds of thousands of native species by allowing another ‘recreational’ duck shooting season. Speak up now: https://animalsaus.co/4jRrqp3

Fires burn with terrifying speed, but recovery takes time. There is a long road ahead, and thanks to you, we will stay with animals every step of the way.

Are you coming to the Animal Rights Forum? Come say hi!

What if the science meant to help us is causing harm we never see? A groundbreaking documentary will air this week at Sydney’s Antenna Film Festival, revealing a hidden world where outdated and unreliable science is harming animals — and people too. antennafestival.org/films/sentie...

It's time for their stories to be told. Four years in the making, and including world-first vision contributed by Animals Australia, the groundbreaking new documentary 'Sentient' has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. This is just the beginning.

BREAKING: Late last year the Supreme Court decided our case challenging the routine and horrific gassing of pigs in Australian slaughterhouses would not proceed to trial. We have now decided to appeal. An application was filed in the Supreme Court late last week, and the process is now underway.

High temperatures are forecast across large parts of Australia this weekend and into next week. Please remember to put water bowls out everywhere you can 💦

Media coverage of fires, floods and other disasters always speaks of “livestock losses”. The lives of tens of thousands of animals reduced to financial assets. But they were more than “stock”. They were individuals. Individuals who were trapped and terrified. Individuals who suffered.💔

Bushfire response update ⛑️❤️‍🩹

An update on our bushfire response ❤️‍🩹🙏

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Although fireworks are a favourite among humans, they can be pretty terrifying for our furry and feathered friends. Here are a few things you can do to make sure your best friends are kept safe on NYE ✨👉 https://animalsaus.co/3TCNLfd

Many of us will be spending time with family in the coming days - with people who love us and make us feel safe. Just like us, kangaroos form strong and complex family bonds. But these gentle families are being torn apart after the sun goes down across their homeland 💔