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Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson has slammed the NSW Government for allowing horse racing and greyhound racing to continue as the state’s Covid-19 situation worsens. Both horse racing and greyhound racing are set to continue across the state, with a Rosehill Gardens race set to go ahead in Sydney’s […]
Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson has alleged Australian racehorses are already being killed at knackeries and slaughterhouses, and says news of overseas killing is a reminder of law reform needed in NSW. In February, Mr Pearson introduced a bill to NSW Parliament that would criminalise the slaughter of ex-racehorses […]
Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has condemned the killing of around 50 pigeons in Moree, saying the incident is emblematic of a wider problem. “The suffering these animals endured for their apparent crime of existing is inexcusable,” Mr Pearson said. “The deaths of the pigeons appears to be deliberate, and […]
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 welfare tables its final report. The Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2022-26 would allow the commercial killing of millions of kangaroos in NSW to continue. The public […]
Racehorse “My Cousin James” had to have part of his necrotic tongue surgically removed after trainer Steven Phelps failed to remove a tongue tie, a Racing NSW Steward’s Report has revealed. Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson issued a formal complaint to the RSPCA on 6 July 2021, and is calling […]
Imagine your entire body is covered in an unbearably itchy rash so bad that when you move, your thickened skin cracks along ridges all across your body. These infected fissures, wet with blood and pus, are slowly drying out and splitting even deeper. Soon they’ll be flyblown. You can’t sleep and you’re exhausted from scratching. […]
An illustrator and designer have today launched koalas.fyi, an interactive guide to the findings and recommendations of the NSW koala inquiry. The website was created and developed by illustrator Alannah Milton and designer/developer Brody Smith. Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson, who was Deputy Chair of the inquiry, has praised the […]
In a motion given to Upper House on Wednesday (June 23), MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson called on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to remove Nationals MP’s John Barilaro and Adam Marshall from their office over their disregard of animal sentience. “The New South Wales people, animals and the environment deserve better than the […]
Sunday’s vigil for greyhounds has been postponed. Due to Sydney’s new COVID-19 restrictions, Greyhound Racing NSW has postponed its awards luncheon at The Fullerton Hotel on 27 June. This means the vigil organised by Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds, which was to take place at the same time and which I was due to […]
A vigil for the victims of the greyhound racing industry will be held at Martin Place at midday, Sunday 27 June. The event will take place at the same time as Greyhound Racing NSW’s annual “Greyhound of the Year Award” function, just 200 metres away at the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney. The vigil has […]
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 expose the cruelty so many kangaroos are victim to. The inquiry’s first hearing is kicking off tomorrow (Friday, 11 June) with […]
On Saturday, which was World Environment Day, I spoke at the #KoalasNeedTrees rally. The turnout was incredible – you can see photos here. If you couldn’t make it, you can still watch the speech I gave here. In the speech, I talked about: What I wrote back to Premier Gladys Berejiklian after she texted me about her work at […]
If you’re involved in the animal protection movement in Australia, you know Helen Marston. Maybe not personally. Maybe not by name. But by legacy and by credence, you know Helen. Helen Marston was active in the animal protection movement for many years, during which time she was Chief Executive Officer of Humane Research Australia for […]
Wildlife conservationists from multiple organisations will rally together at Hyde Park this weekend in a #KoalasNeedTrees campaign, condemning the NSW Government’s inaction on koala conservation. The protest will take place from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, June 5 at Sydney’s Hyde Park. It will see a number of organisations come together, including Nature Conservation Council […]
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 commencing Sunday 16 May. “A very small, dedicated group of us will go out every night of the cull and sit in our cars to […]