Animal rights and animal wrongs: the conflicts and compromises of Animal Liberation Queensland with the animal agriculture industries, 1980–1989

Throughout the 1980s, the mission of the recently formed Animal Liberation Queensland (now known as AnimalKIND) led the group to interact regularly with the animal agriculture industries. The relationship between the animal rights organisation and animal agriculture groups was fraught with tension due to the incompatibilities of their goals. This article explores the ways in which Animal Liberation Queensland navigated the context of 1980s Queensland and their relationship with the animal agriculture industries with a focus on their campaign against caged egg production. This article investigates framing, resource mobilisation theory, and the shifting conceptualisation of animal rights throughout the 1980s and 1990s to contextualise the strategies and motivations of Animal Liberation Queensland in their early years of operation.