Summary post: Recommendations from the inquiry. Quotes attributable to the Hon. Mark Pearson, MLC – Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party NSW “50 years since a Commonwealth inquiry investigated the conservation and exploitation of kangaroos, New South Wales has...
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MEDIA RELEASE: “Gross mismanagement” sees NSW Government called back for second kangaroo inquiry hearing
The NSW Government is being called back for a second hearing after failing to explain “biologically impossible” data and other concerns about kangaroo management at the NSW kangaroo inquiry. The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) were...
MEDIA RELEASE: “New coronavirus” a risk of proposed kangaroo farming, with “mystery” disease already spreading
The risk of a new zoonotic disease like covid-19 is one of many reasons Australia can’t risk farming kangaroos, says Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson. “Australia's kangaroo trade is sickening enough as it is – we don’t want to cause another...
MEDIA RELEASE: Kangaroo controversy as NSW Government quietly allows killing plan to progress before welfare inquiry tables evidence, as outraged wildlife groups call for federal intervention
A number of wildlife organisations have called on Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley to refrain from signing off on kangaroo killing quotas before a NSW parliamentary inquiry into kangaroo welfare tables its final report. The Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan...
We’re about to make history: join us at the hearings for the kangaroo inquiry at NSW Parliament House
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...
MEDIA RELEASE: Wildlife activists brace for more “death pits” ahead of Canberra killing of 1,500 kangaroos by Labor-Greens ACT Government
Animal advocates are preparing for a month-long sit-in and are calling on others to join them after confirmation that the ACT Government will kill 1,568 kangaroos across six nature reserves commencing Sunday 16 May. “A very small, dedicated group of us will go out...
MEDIA RELEASE: Commercial shooter filmed killing kangaroos next to a kangaroo sanctuary, despite low population numbers
Video footage has emerged of a commercial shooter harvesting kangaroos next to a kangaroo sanctuary just two weeks after National Parks and Wildlife Service declined the landholder permission to cull kangaroos due to low population density. The incident occurred on...
Guest blog: Aunty Ro Mudyin Godwin responds to The Guardian on commercial kangaroo killing
On March 14, The Guardian published an article titled 'Like champagne, mate': how a US kangaroo ban could kill off an Indigenous opportunity. The article alleges Aboriginal people are pushing for a "culturally-appropriate" commercial kangaroo industry on country, and...
MEDIA RELEASE: Inquiry into kangaroo welfare announced as Animal Justice MP celebrates “monumental win” in fight against cruelty and population threats
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the health and welfare of macropods (kangaroos, wallabies, and wallaroos) has been announced. The decision received unanimous support from members of the NSW Legislative Council’s Planning and Environment committee today...
MEDIA RELEASE: Farmers, shooters, and “kangaroo haters” encouraged to join kangaroo population survey
An eyebrow-raising public notice has called on farmers, shooters, and kangaroo haters and lovers alike to join a nation-wide project, the Aussie Summer Kangaroo Count. “Hate kangaroos? Love kangaroos? Shoot kangaroos? No matter your opinion, we need to know how...
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