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...
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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...
MEDIA RELEASE: “Farmers know the industry will bleed to death if mulesing continues”: AJP MP Mark Pearson praises new industry report that supports calls to abandon mulesing
Mulesing will cost the Australian woolgrowing industry its future if it continues, AJP MP Mark Pearson has reiterated following the release of a new industry report. “Moving away from mulesing makes ethical and economic sense, and this report has proven that from the...
MEDIA RELEASE: Six million lambs mutilated without pain relief in NSW every year: NSW Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson calls on the community to give their feedback on a new bill that would mandate pain relief for mulesing
A bill that mandates pain relief for mulesing and would eventually ban the practice entirely in NSW has been sent to an inquiry for consideration. The inquiry will allow the public to comment on the bill, which AJP MP for NSW, Mark Pearson, has encouraged the...
MEDIA RELEASE: Koalas to be extinct in NSW before 2050: MP Mark Pearson condemns prior government inaction on habitat protection “a chainsaw to the last koala tree in the bush”
A NSW Upper House committee inquiring into koala populations and habitat in New South Wales today tabled its report, urging the government to act to protect koalas and their habitat or else koalas will be extinct in NSW before 2050. Deputy Chair of the Committee, the...
MEDIA RELEASE: “It’s battery cages for dogs”: NSW Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson condemns government’s new welfare code for greyhounds
Mark Pearson, NSW MLC for the Animal Justice Party, has spoken out against the NSW government’s draft ‘welfare code of practice’ for greyhounds. The code would allow the greyhound racing industry to keep dogs in 3-square-metre cages for 24 hours a day. “These are...
MEDIA RELEASE: Independent Office of Animal Protection Recommended To Government
A NSW Upper House committee inquiring into animal cruelty laws in New South Wales today tabled its report, urging the government to establish an independent statutory body, the Independent Office of Animal Protection, to oversight the animal welfare framework. The...
MEDIA RELEASE: Manyana bush clearing and development is “a nail in the coffin for local wildlife”
Mark Pearson, NSW MLC for the Animal Justice Party, has spoken out against the clearing of bushland at Manyana for development just months after the region was decimated by fires. The only unburnt area of bushland around the Conjola National Park, on the New South...
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