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...
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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...
Justice for Animals in NSW at last
8th August 2019 Today I secured an inquiry into animal welfare investigation and enforcement powers. Details of the inquiry are here.
Support for Sydney nightlife
Being an openly gay man and having enjoyed the gay strip from as far back as the controversial late 1970s I appreciate and support the importance of a relaxed, diverse and unfettered Sydney night life. Before the last NSW parliament rose Robert Borsak had introduced a...
THE GREENS – THEY SHOOT HORSES DON’T THEY
12th November 2018 “Even when the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party condemns aerial shooting of horses along with the Nationals and every other party, the Greens condone this brutal Rambo type slaughter of animals” says Animal Justice Party MLC Mark Pearson. The...
NOTICE OF NOTION – THAT THE LIVE ANIMAL EXPORT INDUSTRY SHOULD BE CONDEMNED FOR SYSTEMIC CRUELTY
17th May 2018 Notice of motion. Live animal export industry. https://youtu.be/G4eDIYfHrdo Motion objected to and debated by the Government. Read the full debate. (1) That this House condemns the live animal export industry, which has a 40-year history of systemic...
MEET THE NSW SOUTH COAST GRASSROOTS AJP MEMBERS
19th February 2018 Mark Pearson addressed an enthusiastic and concerned local crowd of animal lovers and advocates at the Soldier's Bay club in Batemans bay on Monday 19th of February. Mark discussed his work in parliament and his proposed bills on banning the...
THE ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY CALLS FOR MANDATORY CCTV CAMERAS IN ABATTOIRS
17th November 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Animal Justice Party MP, Mark Pearson calls for mandatory CCTVs in all abattoirs after yet another expose of animal cruelty; the latest in a poultry processing plant in Melbourne where footage shows spent layer hens entering scalding...
MARK PEARSON VISITS POZIERES TO PAY RESPECT TO THE ANIMALS FALLEN IN WAR
10th November 2017 Lest We Forget Throughout history, in war and in peace, animals and mankind have worked alongside each other. As "beasts of burden", messengers, protectors, mascots, and friends, the war animals have demonstrated true valour and an enduring...
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