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Dingoes should not be punished with death because of the mistakes humans are making, NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson has said the Legislative Council chamber. In a Member’s Statement to Parliament, Mr Pearson commented on MidCoast Council’s recent killing of five dingoes after an apparent “escalation in negative interactions”. […]
Mid North Coast residents, farmers, veterinarians, wildlife rescuers, and online animal advocates have been praised for their efforts to save animals during the March floods. A motion put forward by Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson was agreed to in the NSW Legislative Council today. “From individual life-saving actions to the […]
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 cull kangaroos due to low population density. The incident occurred on the night of Friday, April 30th, with footage uploaded by charity Kangaroos Alive showing gunshots ringing out in […]
Wollondilly Shire Council will tonight vote on a divisive motion that could see Council commit resources to supporting the greyhound racing industry. If passed, the motion put forward by Councillor Matthew Deeth would see Wollondilly Council commit its support to “the Greyhound industry, its breeders, trainers and its many benefits to Wollondilly”, by working with […]
Saturday April 17 10:30am to 1pm Royal Randwick Racecourse Sydney Peaceful protestors dressed to impress will converge at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse this weekend to oppose the Championships, the biggest race horsing event in the NSW autumn racing calendar. The event’s keynote speaker is Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, who in February […]
A bill that would see single-use plastics phased out in NSW is the focus of a new parliamentary inquiry, with the community being urged to have their say. The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021 would phase out single-use plastics, polystyrene packaging, products containing plastic microbeads and other plastic products. “With current […]
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 the NSW Legislative Council’s Planning and Environment committee today (March 15). Deputy Chair of the committee, Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has welcomed the decision as an […]
Across Australia, fencing is used to mark the perimeter of properties and control the movement of animals, including wildlife. Simple wire fencing that marks property boundaries has typically allowed at least some, if not most, movement of wildlife between different properties and environments. Now, farmers are increasingly opting for taller and stronger fences that cover […]
Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has introduced a bill to NSW Parliament with the aim of banning the use of whips, tongue-ties and spurs in horse racing. Mr Pearson spoke to the Racehorse Legislation Amendment (Welfare and Registration) Bill 2020 in NSW Parliament on February 17, 2020. “The so-called sport […]
Today is World Wildlife Day – a day not only to celebrate the world’s wildlife, but more importantly, to raise awareness of the threats facing the environment and all the animals who call our planet home. One of these threats we barely hear about, and urgently need to make a priority of public environmental discussion: […]
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 kangaroos? Shoot kangaroos? No matter your opinion, we need to know how many kangaroos you’ve seen this summer,” states the notice, placed in the February 25th […]
Last week, I introduced a critical bill to the NSW Upper House: the Racehorse Legislation Amendment (Welfare and Registration) Bill 2020. This bill is crucial to reducing suffering and deaths in the NSW horse racing industry, as it would: ban whips, tongue ties, and spurs criminalise sending ex-racehorses to knackeries put in place a birth-to-death […]
— This is just a quick update to tell you that my Facebook posts have all been taken down from my Facebook page. I expect my Instagram page will be next to go, given Instagram is owned by Facebook. Why has this happened? The page take-down is a result of bargaining between the Australian Government […]
A critical new logging survey shows environmental community groups are doing more than their fair share and it’s time for the NSW Government to act, Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, has warned. “The NSW Government is consistently failing the environment, leaving community groups to desperately try to prove the […]
The NSW Government has sidestepped major koala-saving recommendations put forward by a state inquiry into koala populations. “The NSW Government has failed to commit to action or resources in crucial areas of koala population and habitat management that have already been proven to need major improvement,” NSW Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, […]