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September 04, 2024
Submission Guide: Protect the ban on live sheep exports!
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) has pushed for an inquiry into the impact of the live export ban on NSW farmers. Their goal is to reverse the ban on live...
July 16, 2024
Submission Guide: Rosehill Racecourse
in 2023, Australia wide, 168 Thoroughbreds died on track or shortly after as a direct result of racing, with the most common injury being a catastrophic front limb injury. New South Wales...
April 07, 2022
Greyhound Racing Act review
Greyhound racing and gambling are intimately connected. This inevitably leads to overbreeding and the killing of healthy dogs. The industry has also demonstrated a level of mendacity and cruelty that indicates it...
April 07, 2022
Inquiry into cats
The AJP acknowledges that non-native animal species, introduced to Australia by people for varying activities, are modifying the environment, competing with native species and contributing to biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline. While...
June 21, 2020
Animal welfare reforms
The Animal Justice Party strongly supports the development of a modern, compassionate animal protection framework that recognises the sentience of animals and the intrinsic worth of each animal, regardless of their assigned...
December 21, 2019
Commercial kangaroo Code of Practice
We completely reject the view that native animals such as kangaroos should be slaughtered for the commercial trade in meat and skins. Our goal is to rapidly phase out the commercial killing...
November 28, 2019
Animal cruelty laws in NSW
The AJP is of the view that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (POCTAA) is an inadequate, inappropriate and outdated legal framework to prevent cruelty to animals. The Act is fundamentally...
November 22, 2019
Exotic animals in captivity
The ‘captive animal industry’ justifies its existence by claiming that it is not just providing entertainment but also education to the public. Exotic animals in captivity are significantly impeded from expressing their...