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EPBC Act Reform

Read about the Commonwealth's attempt to dilute our strong national environment laws click here

Protect our Whales

HSI campaigns on many fronts to bring about an end to commercial whaling and better protection for whales and dolphins. Find out more...

Consumer Guide

Truth in Labelling (Free Range Eggs) Bill - Integrity for the Free Range Industry click here

This online consumer guide provides a simple tool which can be used to compare animal welfare standards and allow consumers to make informed purchasing decisions Click here for full details

Critical Marine Habitat

The Australian Government is consulting on a network of marine protected areas around Australia's coast - find out more about HSI's campaign for marine sanctuaries

climate change

HSI has been at the forefront of the campaign to protect biodiversity from dangerous climate change for nearly 15 years. Further details are here

Campaign Feature

HSI's Threatened Ecological Community Nominations Program identifies habitat under threat and prepares submissions for listing under both Federal and NSW environment legislation. To learn more click here

Protect Marine Life

Illegal dog fur trade

Truth in Labelling

HSI is calling for the world’s largest network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves to be established to protect Antarctica’s Southern Ocean, as part of the Antarctic Ocean Alliance. Find out more about this campaign here

Read more about HSI's investigations into illegal dog imports into Australia. (warning, links to video footage may be disturbing to some viewers)

Click here to sign HSI's petition and help take action

Learn more about the dog and cat fur trade

HSI with George Negus click here

HSI calls for Meat & Livestock Australia to step down from Animal welfare roles click here

Australia needs to know what goes on behind farm industry doors. Click here.

Sign petition over new free range egg standards. Click here.

HSI campaigns for truth in product labelling. Read more.

ABC Radio National interviews Verna Simpson. Click here.

Wildlife Land Trust

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Your land is critical for saving wildlife - click here to access the all new WLT Australia website and learn more.

Read the latest WLT newsletter.

Take a look at the new WLT brochure by clicking here.

The WLT welcomes:

Wingura; a 16.5 ha coastal sanctuary located near Cape Liptrap in southern Victoria. Click here to read more.

Australian WLT tally:

Hectares: 29,518

Recent Publications

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HSI's Technical Bulletin Issue 20 download PDF (4.5 MB)

Read or download HSI's March 2012 Newsletter
download PDF (1.4 MB)

Truth in Targets Part 3

Read or download HSI's 2011 Campaign Report download PDF (1.6 MB)

Technical Bulletin Issue 19

Read or download HSI's Technical Bulletin Issue 19 download PDF (3.4 MB)

To access more HSI publications click here.

Take Action

Australian Government turning blind eye to cruel dog fur trade click here

Australian Sea Lions need your help click here

For actions and information to stop Live Export Trade click here

Help protect endangered orangutans, tigers and elephants in Sumatra by signing a global petition to the company planning to destroy their forest homes click here

For a list of conservation and animal welfare Ministers to contact click here.

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March 2012 Newsletter

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Technical Bulletin Issue 20

Read our latest Technical Bulletin

Update from our project partners ProFauna on HSI's work to protect orang-utans - click here.

Koala's protected, but for how long click here

Environmental and humane groups praise Costa Rica for groundbreaking proposal on the international protection of hammerhead sharks download PDF (380.3 kB)

HSI/Australia, Choose Cruelty Free and Humane Research Australia back Global Campaign download PDF (486.1 kB)

HSI/Canada statement: Multi-Million dollar handout hasn't saved the sealing industry - it's time to end it click here

HSI and Lush launch global campaign to end cosmetic testing on animals click here

Commonwealth fast-tracks demolition of national environment laws click here

Canada's cruel seal hunt underway - 400,000 seals set to die click here

Second horse destroyed just two weeks into jumps racing season click here

Stop horsing around and ban the whip click here

HSI Agricultural Submission to UNFCCC download PDF (428.7 kB)

HSI applauds Mexico City Committee for approving ban on bullfighting click here

Beyond doubt - intensive egg farming results in stressed birds click here

Further Australian sea lion deaths reiterate importance of fishery management measures click here

One year on: Read about HSI's continuing support of Japanese animal welfare organisations following the 2011 tsunami disaster click here

Environment, welfare groups call for ban on flying-fox killing to remain download pdf (349.1 kB)