There are over 400 feedlots in Australia, and the majority of beef sold in supermarkets- around 80% - is sourced from the feedlot sector. Despite this, most people have never seen a feedlot, and are unaware of this industry's detrimental impacts.
This website aims to highlight Australian feedlots, for land owners, domestic and overseas consumers and governments. We have documented almost a quarter of the accredited feedlots in the country, to provide an honest and transparent glimpse of this industry, and the harm it causes to animals, the environment and human health.
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Deepwater Feedlot
Deepwater Feedlot is located on Bigambul country near St George in the Balonne region of Queensland. Deepwater Feedlot is a lamb feedlot that opened in 2022 , and the Queensland Government supported the construction of the feedlot through a Rural Economic Development (RED) Grant of up to $250,000. The feedlot has been built on top…
Double D Cattle Co Feedlot
Double D Cattle Co’s Feedlot is located on Barunggam country near Dalby in the Toowoomba region of Queensland. The small feedlot is in the process of expanding to its licenced operating capacity of 3,000 cows. The cows are provided with no access to shade, and on the day the footage was taken, a very young…
Enarra Feedlot
Enarra Feedlot is located on Bigambul country near Westmar in the Balonne region of Queensland. This is a multi-species feedlot containing both lambs and cows. In 2022, the feedlot was granted approval to expand to 4000 sheep and 19,500 cows. On the day we visited, we saw several dead lambs lying uncovered near the compost…
Freestone Feedlot
Freestone Feedlot is located on Bundjalung country near Warwick in the Southern Downs of Queensland. This feedlot is situated atop a hill just 660 metres from Campbell Gully. When we visited this feedlot, we observed several dead cows near the compost pile and piles of bones around the compost pile. Cows at this feedlot are…
Gibbs Feedlot
Gibbs Feedlot is located on Wakka Wakka country, near Biggenden in the North Burnett region of Queensland. On the day the footage was taken, at least 6 young calves were seen to be in the feedlot pens, and a dead cow was seen to be lying just outside one of the feedlot pens. This feedlot…
Glen Gowrie Feedlot
Glen Gowrie Feedlot is located on Bundjalung country, near Warwick, in the Southern Downs region of Queensland. This feedlot is located just 200 metres from the Condamine River. Part of the pens and all of the effluent ponds are in mapped flood hazard areas. On the day the footage was taken, there were many scattered…
Glenrock Feedlot
Glenrock Feedlot is located on Wakka Wakka country, near Murgon in the South Burnett region of Queensland. This feedlot does not provide any shade or shelter for the cows. There is also a small piggery on the property, very close to the feedlot. On the day we visited, we observed a large hole containing the…
Goonoo Feedlot
Goonoo Feedlot is located on Gangulu country near Emerald in the Central Highland region of Queensland. This large feedlot is located only 450 metres from the Comet River, and a large section of the property, including the effluent ponds, is situated in mapped flood hazard areas. The feedlot is mostly shaded, however at the time…
Grassdale Feedlot
Grassdale Feedlot is located on Barunggam country near Dalby in the Toowoomba Region of Queensland. This is the largest feedlot in Australia, and is owned and operated by Mort & Co. AnimalKIND has been documenting repeated effluent spills at Grassdale Feedlot since 2022. The feedlot expanded to the current size in 2020. The expansion was…
Harrow Feedlot
Harrow Feedlot is located on Burunggam country near Pittsworth in Queensland’s Toowoomba region. This feedlot is operated by Edwards Livestock, who specialise in the live export of Wagyu cows to Japan, where they will be kept on another feedlot for up to 500 days. Whilst at Harrow feedlot, the cows have no access to shade…
Hatcham Downs Feedlot
Hatcham Downs Feedlot is located on Yiman country near Taroom in the Banana region of Queensland. This feedlot does not provide any shade or shelter for the cows. It is located 2.4 km from Eurombah Creek, and a large portion of the property is mapped as a flood hazard area. On the day that the…
Kerwee Feedlot
Kerwee Feedlot is located on Barunggam country near Jondaryn in the Toowoomba region of Queensland. Kerwee Feedlot is owned and operated by Stockyard Beef who refer to this feedlot as a ‘5 Star Hotel’. Cows remain at this feedlot for either 200 or 400+ days. There is a small strip of shade in each pen,…