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TripAdvisor pulls support for venues featuring captive animals

TripAdvisor pulls support for venues featuring captive animals

by Bailey Mason | Oct 21, 2019 | Featured, Society, TBS Next Gen, TBS Next Gen, The Big Smoke Next Generation

TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to attractions such as Sea World on the Gold Coast, on the grounds of animal welfare.

Darren Weir is just one horse trainer, animal cruelty is an industry problem

Darren Weir is just one horse trainer, animal cruelty is an industry problem

by Bailey Mason | Oct 11, 2019 | Featured, Society, TBS Next Gen, TBS Next Gen, The Big Smoke Arena, The Big Smoke Next Generation

This week, Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer Darren Weir was charged with animal cruelty. I fear he is the just the tip of an industry-wide iceberg.

The Facebook account that stole my identity made nationwide news – I’ve had to deal with the abuse

The Facebook account that stole my identity made nationwide news – I’ve had to deal with the abuse

by Bailey Mason | Sep 8, 2019 | Featured, Ladder, Media

Last week, I made headline news with an anti-vegan barbecue I organised on Facebook. The problem is that it wasn’t me. Disappointingly, the police and the media are disinterested regarding the identity theft of a minor.

TBS Next Gen: Dolphin show protest sparks debate on performing animals 

TBS Next Gen: Dolphin show protest sparks debate on performing animals 

by Bailey Mason | Jan 3, 2019 | Animals, Featured, My take on.., Residents, TBS Next Gen, TBS Next Gen, The Big Smoke Next Generation

As part of The Big Smoke’s Next Gen program, Bailey Mason (15) was at the recent protest that questioned Sea World’s dolphin captivity program.

TBS Next Gen: The Melbourne Cup is nothing to celebrate

TBS Next Gen: The Melbourne Cup is nothing to celebrate

by Bailey Mason | Nov 6, 2018 | Featured, Society, TBS Next Gen, TBS Next Gen, The Big Smoke Next Generation

As part of The Big Smoke’s Next Gen program, Bailey Mason believes that the Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation, should be stopped indefinitely.

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