Huge news! As you know, I love a good protest, and we've got a huge one coming up in just over a week. The Animal Justice Party has teamed up with over 15 national and international organisations to protest the slaughter of kangaroos at NIKE's flagship Australians...
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MEDIA RELEASE: kangaroo populations plummeting, citizen science project shows, as Animal Justice Party MP calls for a moratorium on killing
by Elena Wewer | Dec 1, 2021 | Community, Kangaroo, Media Releases, News
The results of the 2020-2021 Summer Kangaroo Count, a citizen science project running out of the office of NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson, has revealed: Of the 496 respondents who had kangaroos in their area of residence 10 years...
Join me and March to Save Sydney’s Koalas this Friday, November 26
by Elena Wewer | Nov 23, 2021 | Community, koalas
JOIN US IN STANDING UP FOR KOALAS THIS FRIDAY! I will be speaking at the March to Save Sydney's Koalas this Friday, November 26 at NSW Parliament. This week is the last sitting week of NSW Parliament for 2021, and the perfect opportunity to make some noise for...
Gallery: World Kangaroo Day 2021 and the Yuin Declaration for Kangaroos
by Elena Wewer | Nov 11, 2021 | Community, Kangaroo, News
Last month on World Kangaroo Day, October 24, I was honoured to attend a Yuin Ceremony at Wild2Free Inc. - Kangaroo Sanctuary celebrating the gorgeous, gentle creature that is the kangaroo. The event...
Explainer blog: Wombat mange – Australia’s secret animal welfare crisis
by Elena Wewer | Jul 1, 2021 | Community, News, Wombat mange, Wombats
Imagine your entire body is covered in an unbearably itchy rash so bad that when you move, your thickened skin cracks along ridges all across your body. These infected fissures, wet with blood and pus, are slowly drying out and splitting even deeper. Soon they’ll be...
MEDIA RELEASE: New interactive website shows plight of NSW koalas and outlines key inquiry recommendation
by Elena Wewer | Jun 29, 2021 | Community, koalas, Media Releases, News
An illustrator and designer have today launched koalas.fyi, an interactive guide to the findings and recommendations of the NSW koala inquiry. The website was created and developed by illustrator Alannah Milton and designer/developer Brody Smith. Upper House MP for...
MEDIA RELEASE: Greyhounds gather at Martin Place as peaceful protestors stand against the racing industry as Greyhound Racing NSW parties just 200 metres away
by Elena Wewer | Jun 22, 2021 | Community, Greyhounds, Media Releases, News
A vigil for the victims of the greyhound racing industry will be held at Martin Place at midday, Sunday 27 June. The event will take place at the same time as Greyhound Racing NSW’s annual “Greyhound of the Year Award” function, just 200 metres away at the...
We’re about to make history: join us at the hearings for the kangaroo inquiry at NSW Parliament House
by Elena Wewer | Jun 10, 2021 | Community, Kangaroo, News, Parliament, Uncategorized
After six years of fighting, we finally got what we wanted: an inquiry into kangaroos in NSW. This is our opportunity to find out what’s really happening to kangaroos and other macropods, and expose the cruelty so many kangaroos are victim to. The inquiry’s...
Here’s what I told Premier Gladys Berejiklian when she texted me about her work at the Koala Hospital
by Elena Wewer | Jun 7, 2021 | Community, koalas, News
On Saturday, which was World Environment Day, I spoke at the #KoalasNeedTrees rally. The turnout was incredible - you can see photos here. If you couldn't make it, you can still watch the speech I gave here. In the speech, I talked about: What I wrote back to...
A tribute to Helen Marston
by Elena Wewer | Jun 4, 2021 | Community, Motions, News, Parliament
If you're involved in the animal protection movement in Australia, you know Helen Marston. Maybe not personally. Maybe not by name. But by legacy and by credence, you know Helen. Helen Marston was active in the animal protection movement for many years, during which...
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