We are incredibly excited to invite you to a session that promises to be as informative as it is empowering. This webinar is your front-row seat to the frontlines of Animal Liberation's work, and how you can come involved. You’ll hear firsthand from a panel of visionary speakers whose dedication and expertise are driving real, tangible change. Join us to discover how our collective action is breaking down barriers, and leave feeling truly inspired and equipped to help us build a more compassionate future.
When: Thursday, 5 March at 6:30pm
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Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85849119342
FIRST SPEAKER: Alex Vince - Director, Campaign Marketing and Engagement - Animal Liberation
Toxic Time Bombs: The Urgent Fight to Ban SGARs
Right now, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is reviewing the future of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) - the deadly rat poisons responsible for silently decimating wildlife across Australia. A single poisoned rodent acts as a “toxic time bomb”, transferring a lethal dose to the owls, eagles, possums, and companion animals who consume them. With over 90% of sampled birds of prey testing positive for toxic SGAR contamination, these chemicals are a structural failure that proposed reforms simply cannot fix.
Animal Liberation’s Director of Campaign Marketing and Engagement, Alex, will join our webinar to call for an urgent action. This critical campaign update will show how we can advocate for an urgent end to the use of these poisons before public consultation closes on March 16.
The APVMA is currently only proposing a temporary suspension, leaving the door wide open for the chemical industry. In this campaign update, we’ll break down the devastating science behind the crisis, explore the regulatory loopholes keeping these poisons on supermarket shelves, and guide you step-by-step through making a highly effective submission that the Government cannot ignore.
SECOND SPEAKER: Helle Erhardsen - General Manager for the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses
Helle Erhardsen is the General Manager for Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses. Originally from Denmark where she first got involved with the animal rights movement and commenced her career as an investigative journalist.
Join to gain some insight into the life of a racehorse from the horse’s perspective, illustrated by recent case stories from NSW and gain a brief oversight of the main deficiencies in the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996, that is currently undergoing an independent Government review.
THIRD SPEAKER: Jacki Largo - Founder of the nonprofit organisation, Paws and Recover
Paws and Recover provide emergency pet respite care services to people during times of adversity and sudden crisis.
Jacki is a serving New South Wales police officer and sees first hand every day the dilemma owners face when they are suddenly unable to provide care for their pet.
Jacki created Paws and Recover in 2011, in direct response to this gap in the animal welfare sector, with the aim of giving people an alternative to abandoning, rehoming, or surrendering their pets to the pound.
We hope you can join us for another informative webinar.
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