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Factory farming

It's a common belief we inherit as children, that farms are happy, peaceful places. But for the millions of animals locked inside factory farms, there is no happiness, peace, or basic laws to protect them - or their babies - from suffering.

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    Eggs, demystified.

    How much do you really know about how eggs are produced in Australia? We've demystified egg production systems – from cage to free range and beyond – so you can make a truly informed choice.

    28 March 2012

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    Battery cages banned in Europe

    On the first of January this year a ban on the barren battery cage took effect across the whole European Union in what has been heralded as the greatest animal welfare advancement in our history.

    27 March 2012

Animals Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
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