Protesters have called for an abattoir to be shut down, after covert footage filmed by an activist showed treatment of sheep which slaughterhouse bosses described as "shocking and disturbing". Three ...

The RSPCA is calling for surveillance cameras to be installed in all abattoirs after distressing footage emerged of calves being beaten with poly pipes and thrown to the ground by their ears, tail or ...

Animal rights groups are furious a cruelty investigation into two Tasmanian abattoirs is still ongoing, eight months after it was launched. In late 2016, Animal Liberation forwarded anonymous video ...

Wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party MP Caroline Lucas have quit as president and vice-president of the RSPCA after a campaign group alleged animal cruelty at some of the charity ...

A WESTERN Sydney abattoir has been served with a notice to appear on cruelty charges including the illegal use of an electrical device on an animal. The RSPCA said it served the notice on the abattoir ...

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Apart from the cruelty aspect, I can't understand the Indonesian people tolerating the unhygienic conditions under which their beef is slaughtered. It's a wonder they don't all become ill with food ...

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A HALAL slaughterhouse at the centre of horrific animal cruelty allegations has gone into administration, six months after covert footage of practices in the abattoir was revealed. The move came as ...