History:

Animals Australia was formed in 1980, founded by Dr Christine Townend and philosopher Peter Singer, who is also a prominent figure in the
Effective Altruism movement. Animals Australia advocates for the rights and wellbeing of animals, as well as investigate and expose animal
cruelty. It is also a peak body representing over 40 groups around Australia: http://www.animalsaustralia.org/about/member_societies.php
Notable Accomplishments:
Live exports
Animals Australia's investigations in the Middle East in 2006 resulted in the first suspension of the live export trade and a benchmark prosecu-
tion of a live export company for cruelty. Their investigations into the export of Australian cattle to Indonesia in 2011 led to a temporary sus-
pension of the trade to Indonesia. The Indonesian investigation led to an expose by ABC TV's Four Corners program entitled "A Bloody Busi-
ness" which earned the reporters a Gold Walkley Award and Logie for 'Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report'.
Factory farming
In October 2012 Animals Australia launched its largest ever public awareness campaign initiative called "Make it Possible", with the goal of
ending factory farming in Australia. A series of advertisements, featuring animated pigs and chickens was played on commercial television
stations and in cinemas. The two-minute film received the 2012 Mobius Award for excellence in advertising for the cinema/in-flight category.
The film was accompanied by celebrity endorsements, such as from Michael Caton, Missy Higgins, Dave Hughes, Michelle Bridges, Rove
McManus and others. In response to the Make it Possible campaign, Coles supermarkets announced a fast-tracked phase out of battery cage
eggs and pork products produced with the use of sow stalls for their home brand products by January 2013.
Greyhound racing
Following joint investigations with Animal Liberation Queensland, in February 2015 Animals Australia exposed 'live baiting' training methods
in the greyhound industry, reigniting the campaign to end greyhound racing. The campaign reveals some top figures within greyhound racing
using live possums, rabbits and piglets as 'bait' to train their greyhounds. It also focuses on the widespread abuse of greyhounds in the indus-
try, including the killing of thousands of young and healthy dogs every year. In December 2015, Animals Australia exposed the export of Aus-
tralian greyhounds to China and Macau. At the Canidrome racetrack in Macau life-threatening injuries are a daily occurrence, and no Australi-
an greyhound is on record as surviving for longer than 3 years. Canidrome has a 100% euthanasia rate of Australian greyhounds.https://
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Animals Australia has been one of ACEs Standout Charities in its annual
recommendations since Dec 2015. ACE designates as Standout Charities
those organizations which they do not feel are as strong as their Top Chari-
ties, but which excel in at least one way and are exceptionally strong com-
pared to animal charities in general.

In its December 2015 review of Animals Australia, ACE cites Animals Aus-
tralia's strengths as their "ability to steer public
conversation in Australia in a more animal
friendly direction", concrete successes such as
getting McDonald's to phase out battery eggs, a
self-critical mindset, and significant growth in
recent years. Their weaknesses, according to
ACE, include significant spending to help much
smaller populations of animals (e.g. those used
in live export or puppy farming, as opposed to
animal agriculture), and the fact that its activi-
ties are largely confined to Australia