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AACT Raffle

The AACT Raffle was drawn at 4pm on Friday the 22nd of February. Our winners were:

First Prize: J McNeice
2nd Prize: Lynne Hamilton
3rd Prize: Rachel Long

Animal Justice Fund Launch

AACT announce the launch of the Animal Justice Fund (AJF) a unique opportunity to promote animal justice in Tasmania. Find out more about the Animal Justice Fund

World Farm Animals Day - Action Saturday 6 October

AACT members handed out leaflets on Parliament Lawns on Sunday 7 October, 2007, accompanied by a range of animals. Find out more about factory farming issues in Tasmania.

AACT on Stateline - Battery Hens

AACT members exposed the cruelty of battery hen farming on ABC Stateline, Friday 13 April, 2007. See the transcript of the report on the Stateline website: www.abc.net.au/stateline/tas

Read the article in The Mercury on this topic, 20 April 2007.

Check out the footage on You Tube: Shed 1/ Shed 2. Download and print our petition.

Recent Protests

AACT has organised many protests over the last twelve months, below are a few examples:

Protest outside ZooDoo about their plans to bring tigers into Tasmania

Protests about duck season have been held, including this one outside Parliament House with 1000 duck cut outs in November 2006. More planned.

Live Export Protests against Roberts are continuing. Keep an eye on our 'what's on' page for more information.

Regular Stalls

AACT held a stall at the Cygnet Health Herb & Organic Expo and at the Sustainability Expo in Hobart during October 2007. AACT held stalls at the Million Paws Walk in May 2007, and also at the Cygnet Folk Festival Market in January 2008.

See "What's On" for details of upcoming stalls or fundraising activities.

AACT Now

Duck Shooting

You are needed to join the Duck Rescue team as the slaughter has begun anew in 2008. Drought has reduced duck numbers to record low levels but the Minister has given the shooters a season yet again. Find out more about the annual murder of our native waterbirds and how you can pressure the Tasmanian Government to put a stop to it.

Intensive Pig Industry

Intensive piggery Like the majority of Australian pigs, Tasmania's pigs are intensively factory farmed. Find out more about this abhorent industry and how you can be part of the force for change

The Plight of Australian Greyhounds

Up to 20,000 greyhounds are killed in Australia annually. Many greyhounds are disposed of by extremely cruel methods or sent to Asia. Find out more about the cruelty of the greyhound racing industry.

Live Export

The voyage of the “Al Messilah” which left Devonport in February 2006 was a “reportable voyage” because it exceeded the “acceptable” mortality rate for the sheep on board. Action is still taking place on this important campaign. Keep up to date by reading our media releases (see right) and checking the live export page and what's on page for details.

Battery Hens

Find out about the cruel plight of the battery hen, constantly caged and never seeing the sun, and how you can help.

Tasmania - Waging War on Wildlife

Find out about the numerous ways in which wildlife in Tasmania is exploited and abused. Download a brochure (pdf document).

Zoo Doo

Zoo Doo, of Richmond, has brought tigers into Tasmania. Find out what AACT thinks of tigers kept in captivity.

Donate to AACT

AACT is an incororporated non-profit organisation. We rely on fundraising activities and donations from members of the public to fund our campaigns. You can make a secure online donation to AACT using your credit card by clicking on the Paymate button below.