Animal Liberation (organisation)
| Founded | 1976 |
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| Founder | Christine Townend |
| Focus | Animal rights |
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Key people
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Lynda Stoner |
| Mission | Working to end the suffering of exploited and confined animals through legislation, consumer advocacy, action and humane education |
| Website | http://www.animal-lib.org.au/ |
Animal Liberation is a nonprofit animal rights organisation based in Sydney, Australia, founded by Christine Townend and led by current CEO Lynda Stoner. It was formed in 1976, one year after the release of Animal Liberation by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. Animal Liberation's primary campaigns are to advocate against the use of animals for food (factory farmed or free range), clothing, research, sport and entertainment, by promoting a vegan lifestyle.
Animal Liberation's activities and campaigns include:
Animal Liberation continues to oppose live export, with campaigns dating back over 30 years with original founder Christine Townend.
In 1995, Mark Pearson and 32 others chained themselves to sow cages at Parkville piggery, part-owned by then prime minister Paul Keating. The result of this action was a subsequent ban on the tethering of sows.
Animal Liberation maintains an active campaign against pig-dogging since its legal status was declared in 2006. In 2010, Lynda Stoner went undercover to a two-day workshop on pig-dog hunting to gather information and footage of the practice. Stoner has remained outspoken against all forms of hunting. In May 2013, Stoner compared hunting photos to images of child pornography, bestiality, snuff murders, rape and torture.
The organisation consistently holds protests outside circuses with performing animals, such as lions and monkeys. One goal of this campaign is to encourage local councils to amend their policies to exclude animal circuses from public land, such as in 2013 when members of Gosford City Council put forward a motion for a ban in that area. In July 2013, circus campaign spokesperson Phillip Hall drew media attention to the life of captivity awaiting newborn lion cubs born into Stardust Circus. The escape of a performing monkey from Lennon Bros Circus in July 2014 was also heavily criticized by Animal Liberation.
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