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...
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MOTION PASSED: Securing covered-up kangaroo concerns
This week I took to the chamber to call on the government to release documents that prove its own bureaucrats raised concerns about kangaroo killing in NSW. The motion passed unanimously. I was already furious at how badly the Department of Planning,...
Kangaroo populations are plummeting: the results of the 2020-21 Aussie Summer Kangaroo Count are in
Kangaroo populations across Australia are plummeting. Last year, my office ran the Aussie Summer Kangaroo Count, a citizen science project which 661 people across the country took part in. The results are in, and they paint a bleak picture. Key Findings: Of the 496...
Gallery: World Kangaroo Day 2021 and the Yuin Declaration for Kangaroos
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...
MEDIA STATEMENT: CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON KANGAROO SLAUGHTER AFTER EXPLOSIVE 7:30 REPORT
Quotes attributable to the Hon. Mark Pearson, MLC Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party NSW “Last night’s 7:30 report has blown the lid off the kangaroo industry. Fixing this industry is impossible. We need a moratorium on all killing of kangaroos and we...
THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24: get an incredible insight into kangaroos from key witnesses of the NSW kangaroo inquiry
Join us for a special World Kangaroo Day webinar at 4pm this Sunday, October 24. Last Friday the NSW kangaroo inquiry's final report was tabled, and I posted about what the recommendations to the government could mean for kangaroos. If you haven't had a chance to read...
MEDIA STATEMENT: NSW kangaroo inquiry reveals disturbing evidence of failed welfare regulation, lack of transparency and “scientific fraud”
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...
MEDIA RELEASE: Sick and suffering wildlife seen on Deputy Premier’s Southern Highlands property: the disturbing detail no one noticed in the infamous ‘Bruz’ video
A wildlife rescue group has revealed a sad detail in a viral video recorded at John Barilaro’s Southern Highlands property. The YouTube video “Bruz” by Friendlyjordies shows footage of at least one wombat on the Deputy Premier’s property exhibiting fur-loss and...
MEDIA STATEMENT: What happened to the Scone dingoes is cruel but legal
Statement from the Hon. Mark Pearson, MLC: "Yesterday morning the Animal Justice Party was made aware of two photos circulating on social media of two dingoes caught in traps, apparently in the Scone region of NSW. There were claims these dingoes had been trapped for...
MEDIA RELEASE: Live export debate rages after cruelty incident as MP calls for industry ban
Australian sheep were shipped to Jordan to be sold for slaughter during the Festival Eid held in July, with Animals Australia alleging that at some point a breach of the ESCAS animal welfare requirements occurred. No official statement has clarified whether the...
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