In the lead up to yesterday morning’s action on the Tasman Bridge, Animal Liberation Tasmania worked hard to address its concerns over investigative video footage, released by Animal Liberation NSW, via official channels.
Our spokesperson made contact with police, who in a brief dismissive comment directed us to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE). When contact was finally able to be made with the department, Tuesday’s (18/10/2016) killings had already gone ahead.
We were informed the Department had someone present for this slaughter, but we have to question the reasoning behind making observations based on an operator who will be on their best behavior while under investigation. The proof is not in his actions moving forward, but what occurred while he was under the impression no one was watching.
This is what disturbs and enrages us, and should stir these emotions in you also.
Why was this facility allowed to continue operating?
The RSPCA called for the immediate closure of this slaughterhouse following the release of footage which exposed severe animal cruelty. RSPCA chief science and strategy officer Bidda Jones said the video was sickening to watch and called for the facility to be closed while the state’s Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) investigated. Full article here.
Head of RSPCA Tasmania Peter West, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie and Greens MP Andrea Dawkins have all called for the facility (Gretna Quality Meats) to be shut down, at least while there is an ongoing investigation.
Following the release of the footage Friday night, media attention quickly halted, and this case was soon to become invisible, as have the 11 other Australian abattoirs exposed for horrendous cruelty in the past four years. This violence is systemic in the animal killing industry. As Michael Munnings said himself, “everything on the video was done according to the code.” If this is according to code, as a society we have an ethical responsibility to write a new one. One that doesn’t cause millions of animals to suffer and be killed unnecessarily.
We have compiled this album to help the public understand why we took the action we did. Please read the brief captions, explaining the final moments of these animals lives, and contemplate if this is the type of violence we should be silent to.
You can view the anonymous investigative footage at www.AussieAbattoirs.com, and we thank the brave people who risked their own lives to help the animals. Thank you.


She is shot twice with a bolt gun before they begin tipping her into the next room where she will have her head hacked off, and her body cut apart. Blood can be seen pouring from her head. There is then a third shot to the head as the worker points out that her eye movement says something. That she is still alive.

In this image you can clearly see she has suffered several large cuts to the throat, but is still alive. The worker is firing another bolt into her head, we hope her pain is finally over after this.


She is shot once, twice, with the bolt gun but workers fail to kill her quickly. She is trying to dodge the bolt gun by the third shot. “Ah calm down ya bastard,” a worker yells. And after the fourth shot shows a strong pain reaction. An animal should be killed after the first bolt if done to guidelines, after several attempts to her head with the bolt gun, workers are heard to say “Go and get the f***ing rifle, f*** this.” (rifle is pictured here.) With four metal rods shot into different parts of her head and face, this individual must be experiencing extreme pain. Visible bullet wounds can be seen bleeding on her left cheek. She is still fighting to escape her confinement.
After two shots to the head with the rifle she is still conscious and is thrashing her head. The third shot with the rifle, finally ends her suffering.









They do not want to be killed, they do not want to die.

Pigs are highly social, intelligent creatures and it is devastating to see this killing happening in front of him.










“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming ALL other living beings, we are still savages.”
Thomas A. Edison