Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has introduced a bill to NSW Parliament with the aim of banning the use of whips, tongue-ties and spurs in horse racing. Mr Pearson spoke to the Racehorse Legislation Amendment (Welfare and...
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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...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Koalas are worth more than timber”: damning logging survey shows community groups are picking up the slack of NSW Government’s environmental incompetence, says Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson
A critical new logging survey shows environmental community groups are doing more than their fair share and it’s time for the NSW Government to act, Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has warned. “The NSW Government is consistently...
MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Government response to state koala inquiry is “dangerous lip service”
The NSW Government has sidestepped major koala-saving recommendations put forward by a state inquiry into koala populations. “The NSW Government has failed to commit to action or resources in crucial areas of koala population and habitat management that have already...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Animal cruelty will remain the status quo”: the NSW Government’s rejection of an Independent Office of Animal Protection is a fatal blow for animals, says Animal Justice Party MP, Mark Pearson
The state government has condemned millions of animal to needless suffering by rejecting a key finding of a recent parliamentary inquiry into NSW’s animal cruelty laws, NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson has said. “The government’s rejection...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Koalas need all the friends they can get”: Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson to launch the proposal of a new mid-north coast nature reserve
EVENT: 12-2pm, Saturday, November 28 at Bellinger Valley Lodge. NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, will visit Bellingen this month to launch the proposal of a new nature reserve for the Upper Kalang, Middle Bellinger and Nambucca Rivers...
MEDIA RELEASE: “We need guardianship payments now”: Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson urges NSW Government to prevent private landholders from selling koala habitat to loggers
More national parks and state reserves won’t be enough to stop the localised extinction of NSW koala populations, NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson has said. Mr Pearson is urging the government to introduce “guardianship payments” to...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Two death knells for NSW’s koalas”: AJP MP Mark Pearson warns of environmental impact of government koala policy and Santos Narrabri gasfield
Koalas on the north coast and the Pilliga region will face extinction if the NSW Government and Santos get their way, NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson has said. “In less than a week two death knells have sounded for koalas in NSW,” Mr...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Read the room and put the animals first”: AJP MP Mark Pearson slams Deputy Premier Barilaro over logging decision, calls for a state moratorium on koala habitat logging
John Barilaro’s decision to ignore EPA advice and insist Forestry Corp continue logging is a “prime example” of the NSW Government’s prioritisation of money over the environment, NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson has said. “The Deputy...
MEDIA RELEASE: “The government is censoring the people who actually care about greyhounds”: AJP MP Mark Pearson slams “hypocritical” government review of greyhound racing act
A mandatory review by the NSW government into the Greyhound Racing Act 2017 is censoring opinion from the public, Mr Pearson claims. The review is currently accepting submissions from the public, but does not include consideration of a greyhound racing ban. “It’s...
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