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Many industries rely on word games. They constantly change language to distance themselves from the reality of what they do: breed animals, exploit them, and ultimately kill them for profit. The sheep industry is one of the worst offenders when it comes to this manipulation. For years we’ve heard terms like pastoralist, producer, and grazier. All carefully chosen words that soften what the industry actually is. But recently a new term has appeared that is so misleading it’s a

Welfare Risk, Scientific Gap, and Regulatory Failure Assessment Compiled and written Sheep Advocate Australia 1. Executive Summary This report documents significant welfare concerns associated with the use of mechanised sheep handling devices across Australia, with a primary focus on systems that restrain, clamp, and mechanically invert animals. Evidence gathered demonstrates that: · Sheep are subjected to mechanical compression, particularly across the rib cage. · Anim

Scope, Transparency, and Public Accountability This submission is provided as both a formal response and a public education statement regarding the current draft of the Animal Care and Protection Bill (Exposure Draft) . With a focus on Farmed animals. We make it clear that this paper is based on the draft Bill as it currently stands. At the time of writing, there has been no transparent public explanation of how prior consultation submissions have been acknowledged, assessed,

Mismothering remains one of the most significant contributors to lamb mortality in Australia. The mechanisms driving these deaths - including immature mothers, low birth weight, exposure to harsh weather and extensive production systems - are well documented. Yet despite decades of research, the industry continues to operate systems in which more than 10 million lambs die each year shortly after birth.

The environmental destruction caused by the sheep industry

Dear Victorian Parliamentarians, I am writing to you on the eve of Victoria’s first extreme heatwave. An extreme weather warning has been issued for large parts of the state. While many Victorians will seek shelter indoors, millions of sheep across Victoria will remain in open paddocks, enduring extreme heat with little to no protection. This suffering is not incidental - it is legal. If you are unfamiliar with Sheep Advocate Australia, we are an organisation that exposes fai