Animal rights groups demand 10-year dairy industry phase-out

Colin Bettles
Updated December 12 2016 - 5:13pm, first published 4:55pm
Animal rights groups believe Australian agriculture should transition to plant based industries, rather than continue producing commodities like dairy.
Animal rights groups believe Australian agriculture should transition to plant based industries, rather than continue producing commodities like dairy.

VEGAN Australia and the Animal Justice Party (AJP) have told federal politicians the best long-term solution to the dairy sector’s farm-gate pricing crisis is to phase-out the industry over a decade.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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