So this is a wild ride. The 2024 Tasmanian of the year Stephanie Trethewey has threatened legal action against the tiny independent news site, The Tasmanian Times, for posting a press release from an animal rights organisation accusing her of owning an abattoir at which there was video evidence of animal cruelty.

https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/01/more-animal-abuse-revealed-linked-to-tasmanian-of-the-year/

Her argument is that, because she divested her shares from Local Meat Co in December 2023, it is defamatory to say that she is an owner of the abattoir. The footage in question was taken in August and September 2023, when she held shares in the business, and the sole remaining owner is her husband, so defamation seems a long bow to draw.

The Local Meat Co website also appears to have removed an article that references Sam and Stephanie Trethewey purchasing the abattoir at some point since late October (when the last Wayback Machine capture was taken: https://web.archive.org/web/20231028214520/https://www.tasagco.com.au/blog/author/stephanie/).

Instead of accepting some level of responsibility for the animal abuse that occurred at the facility that she co-owned with her husband, it appears that Mrs Trethewey's instinct was to attempt to protect her reputation with cover-ups and legal threats. As is often the case, this appears to be backfiring.

#Tasmania #AnimalRights #FarmTransparencyProject

Would you like to make a meaningful impact on the lives of farmed #pigs? If so, we need you!

Public submissions are open for the #Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into #pig welfare, which was initiated after #FarmTransparencyProject exposed the use of gas chambers in #Australian slaughterhouses. Chaired by #AnimalJusticeParty MP, #GeorgiePurcell, the inquiry will investigate the welfare of farmed pigs in #Victoria, and prepare a report suggesting improvements to the government.

Vegan Australia is preparing a submission that calls for an end to the breeding, using and killing of animals in #Australia. In order to ensure that the #vegan voice is fully represented, we want to encourage as many individuals as possible to write their own submission.

The deadline for submission is the 12th of January. For guidance in writing your submission, click through to this link:

https://mailchi.mp/veganaustralia/88digkpuuu

Let's work together to build a kinder world for pigs, and all animals.

#vegans #veganism #AnimalRights #AJP

I can't believe I forgot to share these pics from the #FarmTransparencyProject 4:30am Vigil, at Diamond Valley Pork last month.

I might look like a yeti (this disabled gal needs to keep warm in the elements at that time of morning), but it was definitely worth it.

We must keep educating people about the atrocities that these pigs experience in gas chambers; they are intelligent sentient beings and deserve better from us humans.

Find out more at: www.bangaschambers.com.au

#BanGasChambers #govegan #pigs #piglover

Original toot date: 16 June, 2023

We have been here since 4:30am, bearing witness and remembering the pigs that were killed for your food.
Pigs that screamed in fear as they awaited their turn to be sent to the gas chamber and where they would meet their demise at Diamond Valley Pork!
Don't let the slick adds fool you; these pigs suffer, they feel pain and the experience fear.

It is time to #bangaschambers now. Even better, #GoVegan!

Thank you to #farmtransparencyproject and #dominionmovement

Original toot date: 05 April, 2023

Sorry, no Who Am I Wednesday post this week, as I was busy advocating for pig welfare at the Vigil for Animals - Australian Food Group Abattoir today.

Watch Chris Deforce's address from today here:
https://tinyurl.com/FTPVigil1

Find out more at bangaschambers.com.au

#farmtransparencyproject #bangaschambers ##animalwelfare #animalcruelty #animalrights #animalrightsactivist #animalactivists #GoVegan

We have been here since 4:30am, bearing witness and remembering the pigs that were killed for your food.
Pigs that screamed in fear as they awaited their turn to be sent to the gas chamber and where they would meet their demise at Diamond Valley Pork!
Don't let the slick adds fool you; these pigs suffer, they feel pain and the experience fear.

It is time to #bangaschambers now. Even better, #GoVegan!

Thank you to #farmtransparencyproject and #dominionmovement

Continuing on from my little #vegan film watching phase, I finally made time to watch #Earthlings, and if I haven't made the connection by now, I would have after watching this film.

Directed by #ShaunManson and fantastically narrated by #JoaquinPhoenix, it gives an overview of how humans use (abuse) other animals. The film is categorised into #pets, #food, #clothing, #entertainment, and #ScientificResearch. The scenes were difficult to watch, and I couldn't help but simply feel sad. 😞

The quality of the footage shows it's age (2005), though it doesn't change the fact that all the horrendous ways animals are treated in the hands of human, no matter how grainy the footage may appear.

Quality of film footage is far more superior in the film #Dominion (directed by #ChrisDelforce, from #FarmTransparencyProject), which was filmed in 2018. The film footage is of a higher quality and is also categorised by animal, going into excruciating detail about how these poor creatures suffer, by the billions (or rather, trillions).

Despite this, I wouldn't disregard Earthlings, and recommend it to anyone who wants to have their eyes opened!

Both films are rated well on #imdb and sadly both aren't rated on #RottenTomatoes (I wonder why there haven't been any critical film reviews of both these films?).

Both are free to watch on YouTube and on their official website.

#Vegans #Veganism #GoVegan #VeganForTheAnimals #AnimalRights #VeganForTheMovies #MakeTheConnection #Speciesism

Watch the short video I made of my activism for pigs during FTP's 'Week of Action'.

More information 👇
BanGasChambers.com.au

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#BanGasChambers #GoVegan #Dominion #farmtransparencyproject #animalwelfare #AnimalCruelty #AnimalRights #dominionmovement #vegan #vegans #animallover #animallovers #piglover #piglovers #pig #pigs

https://youtu.be/ArseRtJ5uQY

Sorry, no Who Am I Wednesday post this week, as I was busy advocating for pig welfare at the Vigil for Animals - Australian Food Group Abattoir today.

Watch Chris Deforce's address from today here:
https://tinyurl.com/FTPVigil1

Find out more at bangaschambers.com.au

#farmtransparencyproject #bangaschambers ##animalwelfare #animalcruelty #animalrights #animalrightsactivist #animalactivists #GoVegan