MEDIA RELEASE: kangaroo populations plummeting, citizen science project shows, as Animal Justice Party MP calls for a moratorium on killing
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Join the Aussie Summer Kangaroo Count to help protect kangaroos
We need your help to protect kangaroos - and it's as simple as taking a few minutes to fill out this survey. Dead or alive, we want to know how many kangaroos you see in your area or out on the road...
KANGAROO GENOCIDE IN NSW
https://youtu.be/Liv1tGitpoc ONGOING KANGAROO KILLING 6th June 2019 The Hon. MARK PEARSON (15:18):In August last year the New South Wales Government changed the rules to make it easier to shoot...
THE ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY DEFEND WILD HORSES WHILST THE GREENS ADVOCATE FOR INHUMANE AERIAL CULLING
6th June 2018 During a heated debate, Mark Pearson delivers a powerful and thought provoking speech that clearly differentiates the Animal Justice Party from the Greens. The Greens may care about...
TROPHY HUNTING OF NATIVE ANIMALS
14th July 2017 Notice of motion. Trophy Hunting of Native Animals That this House condemns the killing of kangaroos, Australia’s national symbol, in canned hunting game parks such as the Ox Ranch in...
MEDIA STATEMENT
I wanted to personally apologise to all my supporters who may have read media reports about an error of judgement with my eating habits. As a long term animal rights campaigner I am fully aware of...
THE BRUTALITY AND CRUELTY OF THE KANGAROO MEAT INDUSTRY
23rd August 2016 Adjournment speech. The brutality and cruelty of the kangaroo meat industry. https://youtu.be/TFrnY0Q_m8g KANGAROO MEAT INDUSTRY The Hon. MARK PEARSON (18:41:2): I draw to the...
PLANNED KANGAROO SLAUGHTER AT PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE
12th August 2016 Relocation not Extermination for Penrith Anglican College Kangaroos There has been a justifiable outcry against plans by the Penrith Anglican College to ask the NPWS to kill 15...
PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE PLANNED KANGAROO SLAUGHTER
9th August 2016 Questions without notice. Proposed kangaroo slaughter. https://youtu.be/LC5nSmBYUWM PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE KANGAROO MANAGEMENT The Hon. MARK PEARSON (16:09): My question is...
VISIT TO BROKEN HILL – ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRESPASS
18th April 2016 The Hon Mark Pearson, MLC for the Animal Justice Party is visiting Broken Hill on the 18 and 19th April to attend the Stock Theft and Trespass Review public meeting to participate in...
VOICELESS – RETHINKING KANGAROOS
6th April 2016 Last night I was privileged to be a panellist on the Voiceless Rethinking Kangaroos seminar. The seminar was a great success and brought together the different perspectives of...
