article_snippet: The nonprofit organisation, which has almost 500 registered volunteers, was sued for defamation by an employee at the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) three years ago and lost the court battle on January 22 of this year. '
article_snippet: I sent an email to minister a few years ago about an animal welfare case outlining my concerns and the individual mentioned in an email to minister a few years ago believed the individual mentioned in the email was defamed and launched defamation proceedings against me and the organisation,' Mr Machado explained. '
highlights_snippet: It was sued for defaming a state government worker in an email .
  