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    The Animal Justice Party has a long term vision for a kinder Australia, and recognises that change can't happen over night. Our policies recognise this and therefore incorporate our vision as well as the steps required to get there.

     

    Policies and Positions: What's the difference?

    Policies focus on issues that the Animal Justice Party and Members of Parliament will actively campaign on. Policies are our core business, and include issues like improving protection of pets, puppy farming, factory farming, live animal export and hunting.

    We also recognise that voters need to know how the Animal Justice Party will vote on important non-animal issues, and therefore have developed positions to address these. Our positions are developed in line with our core values of Kindness, Equality, Rationality and Non-Violence.

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    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Join the Fight to Ban 1080 Poison in Victoria

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) will never support lethal population control measures for any animal. But 1080 poison especially should be banned immediately. It is not just deadly and uncontrollable, it also kills slowly...

    Planet Policy | Animal Policy (Captive)

    Transforming Animal Agriculture: Our Vision for a Kinder Victoria

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to the exploitation of animals through farming and slaughter for meat, dairy, eggs, fibre, fur and other products. The animal agriculture industry is immensely harmful...

    Animal Policy (Captive) | Animal Policy (Domestic) | Animal Policy (Wild)

    Animal Definition

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises the complexity and extent of the non-human animal world, and values and respects all animal forms. Humans are animals too, but the focus here is on...

    Animal Policy (Domestic)

    Animal Law

    We seek a new legal status for animals, acknowledging their right to live protected from human harm. Key Objectives To establish a federal Animal Rights Commission to investigate commercial animal exploitation and promote...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Animal Experimentation

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) will seek to rapidly phase out animal experimentation throughout Australia because it is cruel, outdated and ineffective. We must urgently stop funding animal experimentation and transition towards...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Animals In Entertainment

    Formidable animal welfare challenges exist around Australia with regard to the unnatural use of animals in commercially-operated entertainment enterprises. These enterprises include: performing animal circuses; rodeos; horse and greyhound racing; jumps racing;...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Aquaculture

    Animal aquaculture causes enormous suffering to animals. It is also responsible for environmental problems and the harming of wild species such as whales, dolphins, seals, birds and other aquatic animals. The Animal...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Bats And Flying Foxes

    The AJP values flying foxes and bats for their intrinsic worth and believes we should provide and maintain their basic needs, instead of seeing them as ‘pests’. Key Objectives To address misinformation focusing...

    People Policy

    Biosecurity

    Biosecurity is a word describing procedures to protect people from biological dangers such as infectious diseases. It includes measures designed to prevent new diseases evolving. Factory farms pose significant biosecurity risks to all...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Brumbies

    Brumbies are introduced free-roaming horses that have existed in Australia since European invasion. Brumbies are sentient animals that are worthy of protection, yet they have also attracted controversy due to competition with...

    Planet Policy

    The Climate Emergency

    The AJP is the only political party with policies that comprehensively take into account all sources of emissions, including the impact of animal agriculture and land clearing on the global climate, and...

    Animal Policy (Domestic)

    Companion Animals

    The Animal Justice Party cherishes the role of companion animals in the average Australian family. While your own cat or dog may receive constant care and affection, the sad reality is that thousands of companion...

    People Policy

    Cultured Meat

    Meat cultured from individual animal cells has the potential to replace meat produced from killing animals. But if cultured meat is identical to normal meat, it will cause the same health problems....

    People Policy

    Decent Work

    The emerging literature on the psychological effects of slaughterhouse work on humans is substantive(1,2,3). We already know that farming animals for food is harmful to animals, the environment and human health. Now...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Dingoes

    The AJP sees dingoes as a valuable part of the eco-system; being a native apex predator. The economic impact of dingoes on meat producers has driven their persecution since white arrival. The...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Duck Shooting

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to shooting flying birds with shotguns, regardless of the purpose. Key Objectives That recreational duck and quail shooting be immediately banned. That an enquiry be established...

    People Policy

    Education

    The AJP believes that the exploitation of animals is not only unnecessary but detrimental to education. Furthermore, whilst education is a right that should be respected, it should not come at the...

    People Policy

    An Ethical Economy

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) believes in an economic system in which ethics, the protection of the natural world and its inhabitants, and all beings are highly valued for their intrinsic worth....

    Planet Policy

    Powering Change: How AJP Victoria Advocates for Renewable Energy

    The AJP Climate Change policy supports any clean energy source because the consequences to all animals of further climate destabilisation will be dire (see climate change fact sheet). But not all clean...

    Planet Policy

    Environmental Law

    The AJP advocates for a new way of thinking about and relating to nature. Scientists can measure human disturbances in the ecosystem with a precision never dreamed of in the past. How...

    People Policy

    Family or Domestic Violence

    ‘Domestic and family violence’ is defined as violence by a family member or current or former intimate partner. It may involve attempts to gain and/or maintain power and control over another through...

    People Policy | Planet Policy | Animal Policy (Domestic) | Animal Policy (Wild)

    Fireworks

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to fireworks because of their impact on wildlife and domesticated animals, which outweighs any engaging and exciting display. Key Objectives End the use of fireworks....

    People Policy

    Genetic Manipulation

    GM has the potential to bring both benefit and harm. The Animal Justice Party (AJP) will therefore create policy regarding genetic manipulation on a case-by-case basis, drawing on the value base of...

    Planet Policy | Animal Policy (Wild)

    Forestry

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises that the value of native forests, including old-growth forests, is greater to animals, biodiversity and the climate than the commercial value of harvested material. Logging of...

    Planet Policy

    Great Barrier Reef

    For thirty years the biggest factor affecting the Great Barrier Reef has been the increased sediment and fertiliser carried into reef waters by all the rivers flowing eastwards in far north Queensland. This sediment...

    Animal Policy (Captive) | Animal Policy (Wild)

    Fur

    The Animal Justice Party opposes the production and use of animal fur. This includes both the import into and export from Australia of fur from purpose-built fur farms, as a by-product of...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Greyhound Racing

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to greyhound racing and the use of animals for “sport” and entertainment. Specifically, we do not believe that the greyhound racing industry can be safely...

    People Policy

    Gun Control

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) supports the 1996 National Firearms Agreement (NFA). Gun violence has no place in Australia and yet the proliferation of firearms puts innocent lives in danger. AJP will...

    People Policy

    Health

    The AJP supports a universal publicly funded healthcare system. We want to broaden the focus in health policy from just treating disease to also improving health. We believe the biggest gains in...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Horse racing, jumps, harness

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to horse racing and the abuse of animals for “sport” and entertainment. Key Objectives As the industry cannot be regulated, rather than push for an integrity...

    People Policy

    Human Population & Planning

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises that our species is just one member of a wider Earth community, and supports taking direct steps to reduce the ecological impact of human populations. The...

    People Policy

    International Affairs

    The AJP wants Australia to be a good global citizen who can lead by example in transforming from a country heavily dependent on animal exploitation to one driven by empathy and compassion....

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Introduced Animals

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) objects to the use of vilifying imagery and language (‘feral’, ‘noxious’, ‘vermin’, ‘invasive’ and ‘pest’) that is used to develop a lack of empathy for introduced animals...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Invertebrates

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) values and respects invertebrates as important members of the animal world and for their importance to biodiversity and ecosystem function. The AJP calls for more education to increase public awareness...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Kangaroos

    Kangaroos are sentient and sociable native Australian animals with strong cultural significance for First Nations and the nation as a whole. We must cease treating kangaroos as a ‘resource’, or a ‘pest’...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Koalas

    Koalas must not be judged on the basis of their impact on development or tourism. Their habitat must be protected, particularly given their current vulnerable status in Queensland, NSW and ACT. They...

    Planet Policy

    Land Clearing

    The AJP considers Australia’s land clearing rates to be both an environmental and animal welfare disaster. We propose to reverse land clearing by addressing the underlying causes. Animal agriculture is overwhelmingly the...

    People Policy | Planet Policy

    Land Transport

    Vehicles, roads and internal combustion engines have disastrous side effects for animals, the environment and people. The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises that Australia needs a national shift away from road transport...

    People Policy

    Law and Social Justice

    The Animal Justice Party believes animal rights is the biggest social justice issue of our time. Achieving animal rights will not only benefit non-human animals but immensely improve the lives of humans....

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Live Animal Export

    The AJP opposes the commercial export, whether by sea or air, of live animals; this includes, but is not limited to, cows, sheep, buffaloes, camels, alpacas, goats, horses, and greyhounds. Key Objectives...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Marine Animals

    Many marine animals, including fish, feel joy, suffering and pain just as land animals do. The Animal Justice Party believes their current treatment is inconsistent with these basic scientific facts and must...

    People Policy

    Mental Health

    AJP will work with existing mental health experts to integrate animal care and interaction with existing programs. The AJP believes that just as diet and exercise are crucial for physical wellbeing, caring...

    Animal Policy (Wild) |

    Mouse Populations

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to reactionary approaches to high numbers of house mice (Mus musculus), and believes that proactive strategies are more humane and effective. More must be done...

    Planet Policy

    Natural Gas

    Fossil fuels, including natural gas, will not be part of any final clean energy solution to climate change. It makes no sense to transition to natural gas, only to have to replace...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Native Birds

    The AJP wants to increase biodiversity and to promote practices that enable a flourishing native bird population, coexisting with humans throughout Australia. The AJP recognises the importance that biodiversity plays for birdlife...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Platypus

    The indirect threats to platypus are dealt with in the Animal Justice Party (AJP) policies on diet and population. In particular, our food policies allow us to halt and reverse our appropriation of wildlife...

    People Policy

    Processed Meat

    Processed meat should not be sold to people under 18 years of age. Health warnings should be placed on all processed meat packaging. This policy is consistent with other potent carcinogens like...

    Animal Policy (Domestic)

    Puppy and Kitten Farms

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises that people love companion cats and dogs, they care about their wellbeing, and we do too. Therefore, the AJP calls for an immediate end to puppy...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Rodeos

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to rodeos and the use of animals for sport or entertainment (see our policy on Animals in Entertainment). Specifically, we do not believe that rodeos can be safely...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Sharks

    Sharks are an essential part of ocean eco-systems and the AJP advocates complete protection for them; from both culling and harvesting. We also call for a ban on the importation of all...

    Planet Policy

    Waste

    The AJP aims to eliminate food waste and environmental pollution while reducing energy and material use. We support recycling and a “circular economy” where these have positive impacts. We recognise that the...

    Planet Policy

    Water Management

    Water is necessary for all life on Earth and the right to clean water must be protected. The Animal Justice Party (AJP) supports water management that is responsive to climate change and...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Wet Markets

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is opposed to wet markets that sell and slaughter live animals. Wet markets are cruel and contribute to wildlife exploitation and the spread of zoonotic diseases. The...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Wildlife Care

    The Animal Justice Party believes that if wildlife is killed, injured, sick, orphaned or displaced as a result of direct or indirect human activities, we have a duty to rectify the harm caused, by...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Wildlife Protection

    The Animal Justice Party recognises wild animals as individuals with unique needs, and believes that humanity has a duty to allow them to live their lives unimpeded and unharmed by human actions to the...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Wombats

    The AJP recognises that wombats and their rights to protection, quality of life and habitat preservation are the responsibility of all Australians. We have a unique role in caring for this iconic...

    Animal Policy (Wild)

    Urban Animals

    The Animal Justice Party recognises the inherent value of liminal animals and their right to continue living in our towns and cities. We reject violence as a form of population control and...

    Animal Policy (Wild) | Animal Policy (Domestic)

    Veterinary Care

    Many Australians live with and care for companion animals. The overall wellbeing of all animals is a foundation for a good society. The Animal Justice Party (AJP) believes that animals should receive...

    Animal Policy (Captive)

    Zoos

    The AJP only supports zoos, marine parks and aquariums where they function in the service of animals. Functions may include breeding of endangered animals, rescue and rehabilitation and serving as a permanent...

    Position Statements

    Abortion

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) believes that access to abortion and contraceptive services is a fundamental component of a person’s right to make reproductive choices and control their own body. The AJP...

    Position Statements

    Rethinking Responsibility: AJP Victoria's Stance on Criminal Age and Responsibility

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) believes that 10 years old is too young for any child to be considered a “criminal”. Australia must adopt the United Nations suggested age of 14 years...

    Position Statements

    Asylum Seekers

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) will act upon its core principles of Kindness, Equality, Rationality and Non-Violence, by responding to the suffering of those persons who are forced to leave their countries of origin...

    Position Statements

    Cannabis

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) supports decriminalising the use of cannabis and calls for regulations to enable a lawful and safe supply. The AJP acknowledges the evidence of adverse side effects and...

    Position Statements

    Corruption

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) relies upon our core values of Kindness, Equality, Rationality and Non-Violence in forming our position to stamp out corruption in all of its forms and in all levels and arms...

    Position Statements

    Democracy

    Democracy has multiple attributes, it isn’t just one thing.  The AJP agrees that a strong and robust democracy is required to achieve lasting reform in animal and environmental protection. Animals, nature and people will suffer...

    Position Statements

    Equality

    Equality is one of the AJP’s four core values. The AJP has a proud history of supporting progressive human causes and is committed to: 1. building an inclusive society with strong awareness of historical, systemic...

    Position Statements

    First Nations

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises the horrific treatment of First Nations people since European arrival and endorses every effort to rectify these long-standing injustices. We understand that First Nations communities that...

    Position Statements

    Gambling

    Gambling has many adverse impacts on animals as well as people The Animal Justice Party (AJP) isn’t anti-gambling per-se. If people wish to bet on cards, dice or any other non-animal activity, that’s their choice....

    Position Statements

    Gender Equality

    The AJP recognises and celebrates the substantive contributions and achievements of women and gender-diverse persons. The AJP wants to see a society where all people are affirmed and valued; however, women and...

    Position Statements

    Homelessness

    People without a home is an indictment on our society Everyone has the right to adequate housing. The Animal Justice Party urges the Australian Commonwealth, state and territory governments to meet their international obligations to...

    Position Statements

    Marriage Equality

    The Animal Justice Party supports equal marriage for all. This flows easily from our core value of equality.

    Position Statements

    Vaccinations

    The Animal Justice Party (AJP) acknowledges that vaccination has been among the most successful of all modern medical interventions, significantly reducing illness and mortality rates amongst humans and non-human animals. Vaccination protects...

    Position Statements

    Voluntary Euthanasia

    The AJP supports voluntary euthanasia with appropriate safeguards to ensure that the choice is free and well informed. This choice should only be available when a person is diagnosed with a disease, illness or...