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Which Political Parties Are Standing up for Animals?
Which political parties are standing up for animals? Has a formal animal Supports Independent Supports end to welfare policy? Office of Animal Welfare? live export? Australian Labor Party (ALP) YES YES1 NO Coalition (Liberal Party & National Party) NO2 NO NO The Australian Greens YES YES YES Animal Justice Party (AJP) YES YES YES Australian Sex Party YES YES YES Pirate Party Australia YES YES NO3 Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party YES No policy YES Sustainable Australia YES No policy YES Australian Democrats YES No policy No policy 1Labor recently announced it would establish an Independent Office of Animal Welfare if elected, however its structure is still unclear. Benefits for animals would depend on how the policy was executed and whether the Office is independent of the Department of Agriculture in its operations and decision-making.. Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) NO No policy NO4 2The Coalition has no formal animal welfare policy, but since first publication of this table they have announced a plan to ban the sale of new cosmetics tested on animals. Australian Independents Party NO No policy No policy 3Pirate Party Australia policy is to “Enact a package of reforms to transform and improve the live exports industry”, including “Provid[ing] assistance for willing live animal exporters to shift to chilled/frozen meat exports.” Family First NO5 No policy No policy 4Nick Xenophon Team’s policy on live export is ‘It is important that strict controls are placed on live animal exports to ensure animals are treated in accordance with Australian animal welfare standards. However, our preference is to have Democratic Labour Party (DLP) NO No policy No policy Australian processing and the exporting of chilled meat.’ 5Family First’s Senator Bob Day’s position policy on ‘Animal Protection’ supports Senator Chris Back’s Federal ‘ag-gag’ Bill, which could result in fines or imprisonment for animal advocates who publish in-depth evidence of animal cruelty The WikiLeaks Party NO No policy No policy from factory farms. -
Right to Farm Bill 2019
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Industry Right to Farm Bill 2019 Ordered to be printed 21 October 2019 according to Standing Order 231 Report 41 - October 2019 i LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Right to Farm Bill 2019 New South Wales Parliamentary Library cataloguing-in-publication data: New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Portfolio Committee No. 4 – Industry Right to Farm Bill 2019 / Portfolio Committee No. 4 – Industry [Sydney, N.S.W.] : the Committee, 2019. [68] pages ; 30 cm. (Report no. 41 / Portfolio Committee No. 4 – Industry) “October 2019” Chair: Hon. Mark Banasiak, MLC. ISBN 9781922258984 1. New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Assembly—Right to Farm Bill 2019. 2. Trespass—Law and legislation—New South Wales. 3. Demonstrations—Law and legislation—New South Wales. I. Land use, Rural—Law and legislation—New South Wales. II. Agricultural resources—New South Wales III. Banasiak, Mark. IV. Title. V. Series: New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Portfolio Committee No. 4 – Industry. Report ; no. 41 346.944036 (DDC22) ii Report 41 - October 2019 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE NO. 4 - INDUSTRY Table of contents Terms of reference iv Committee details v Chair’s foreword vi Finding vii Recommendation viii Conduct of inquiry ix Chapter 1 Overview 1 Reference 1 Background and purpose of the bill 1 Overview of the bill's provisions 2 Chapter 2 Key issues 5 Nuisance claims 5 Balancing the rights of farmers and neighbours 5 Deterring nuisance claims 8 The nuisance shield: a defence or bar to a claim? 9 Remedies for nuisance -
(Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 Submission
SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 Submission My farming background The community is increasingly aware of farming practices – but wants to know more Key reasons why I oppose the bill Why is farm trespass happening? Productivity Commission – Regulation of Agriculture final report 2016 Erosion of community trust Biosecurity First World countries’ view of our farming practices Futureye Report – Australia’s Shifting Mind Set on Farm Animal Welfare The major new trend – plant-based food and lab meat Ag-gag laws Who are these animal activists? Conclusion Attachment – additional references regarding Ag-gag laws 1 Thank you for the opportunity of making a submission. My farming backgrond Until the age of 35, I experienced life on a dairy and beef farm in northern Victoria. In the 1960s I used to accompany our local vet on his farm rounds, because I wanted to study veterinary science. I saw all sorts of farming practices first-hand. I saw the distress of calves having their horn buds destroyed with hot iron cautery. I saw the de-horning of older cattle. I saw the castration of young animals by burdizzo. All these procedures took place without pain relief. I saw five-day old bobby calves put on trucks destined for the abattoir. I heard cows bellowing for days after their calves were taken. One Saturday I saw sheep in an abattoir holding pen in 40- degree heat without shade as they awaited their slaughter the following Monday. These images have remained with me. The community is increasingly aware of farming practices – but wants to know more Nowadays pain relief is readily available for castration, mulesing etc, but it is often not used because of its cost to farmers. -
Which Political Parties Are Standing up for Animals?
Which political parties are standing up for animals? Has a formal animal Supports Independent Supports end to welfare policy? Office of Animal Welfare? live export? Australian Labor Party (ALP) YES YES1 NO Coalition (Liberal Party & National Party) NO2 NO NO The Australian Greens YES YES YES Animal Justice Party (AJP) YES YES YES Australian Sex Party YES YES YES Health Australia Party YES YES YES Science Party YES YES YES3 Pirate Party Australia YES YES NO4 Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party YES No policy YES Sustainable Australia YES No policy YES 1Labor recently announced it would establish an Independent Office of Animal Welfare if elected, however its struc- ture is still unclear. Benefits for animals would depend on how the policy was executed and whether the Office is independent of the Department of Agriculture in its operations and decision-making. Australian Democrats YES No policy No policy 2The Coalition has no formal animal welfare policy, but since first publication of this table they have announced a plan to ban the sale of new cosmetics tested on animals. Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) NO No policy NO5 3The Science Party's policy states "We believe the heavily documented accounts of animal suffering justify an end to the current system of live export, and necessitate substantive changes if it is to continue." Australian Independents Party NO No policy No policy 4Pirate Party Australia policy is to “Enact a package of reforms to transform and improve the live exports industry”, including “Provid[ing] assistance for willing live animal exporters to shift to chilled/frozen meat exports.” 6 Family First NO No policy No policy 5Nick Xenophon Team’s policy on live export is ‘It is important that strict controls are placed on live animal exports to ensure animals are treated in accordance with Australian animal welfare standards. -
Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) Bill 2015
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) Bill 2015 June 2015 © Commonwealth of Australia 2015 ISBN 978-1-76010-195-4 This document was prepared by the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia License. The details of this licence are available on the Creative Commons website: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/. Membership of the committee Members Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan, Chair New South Wales, LP Senator Glenn Sterle, Deputy Chair Western Australia, ALP Senator Joe Bullock Western Australia, ALP Senator Sean Edwards South Australia, LP Senator Rachel Siewert Western Australia, AG Senator John Williams New South Wales, NATS Substitute members for this inquiry Senator Lee Rhiannon New South Wales, AG to replace Senator Rachel Siewert Other Senators participating in this inquiry Senator Chris Back Western Australia, LP Senator David Leyonhjelm New South Wales, LDP Senator Nick Xenophon South Australia, IND iii Secretariat Mr Tim Watling, Secretary Dr Jane Thomson, Principal Research Officer Ms Erin East, Principal Research Officer Ms Bonnie Allan, Principal Research Officer Ms Trish Carling, Senior Research Officer Ms Kate Campbell, Research Officer Ms Lauren Carnevale, Administrative Officer PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Ph: 02 6277 3511 Fax: 02 6277 5811 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.aph.gov.au/senate_rrat iv Table of contents Membership of the committee ........................................................................ -
AJP Policy Summary
Contents 1 Vision 1 3 Environment 6 3.1 Environment ........... 6 2 Animals 1 3.2 Climate Change .......... 7 2.1 Farming .............. 1 3.3 Natural Gas ............ 7 2.2 Companion Animals . 2 3.4 Wildlife And Sustainability . 8 2.3 Live Animal Exports . 2 3.5 Great Barrier Reef . 8 2.4 Animal Experimentation . 2 2.5 Bats And Flying Foxes . 3 4 Humans 8 2.6 Greyhound Racing . 3 4.1 Animal Law ............ 8 2.7 Wombats ............. 3 4.2 Biosecurity ............ 8 2.8 Brumbies ............. 3 4.3 Cultured Meat .......... 9 2.9 Dingo ............... 4 4.4 Economy ............. 9 2.10 Sharks ............... 4 4.5 Education ............. 9 2.11 Introduced Animals . 4 4.6 Employment . 10 2.12 Jumps Racing ........... 4 4.7 Family Violence . 10 2.13 Kangaroos ............. 4 4.8 Health . 10 2.14 Koalas ............... 5 4.9 Human Diet And Animals . 10 2.15 Native Birds ............ 5 4.10 International Affairs . 11 2.16 Marine Animals .......... 5 4.11 Law Social Justice . 11 2.17 Animals In Entertainment . 6 4.12 Mental Health . 11 2.18 Zoos ................ 6 4.13 Population . 12 . Introduction This is a compendium of new policy Summaries and Key Objectives flowing out of the work of various policy committees during 2016. Editing has been made in an attempt to ensure consistency of style and to remove detail which is considered unnecessary at this stage of our development as a political party. Policy development is an on-going process. If you have comments, criticisms or sugges- tions on policy please email [email protected]. -
Animal Justice Party
Poultry Public Consultation Animal Justice Party February 2018 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 IS THIS CONSULTATION BEING DONE IN GOOD faith?3 3 Biased REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSES4 4 Misuse OR NEGLECT OF SCIENTIfiC EVIDENCE5 4.1 ReferENCES........................................6 5 GenerAL COMMENTS ON THE RIS AND StandarDS7 6 Poultry AT SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS (Part A, 11)7 6.1 SpecifiC RECOMMENDATIONS..............................8 6.2 Why LIVE SHACKLING SHOULD BE PHASED OUT......................9 6.3 PrOBLEMS WITH THE SHACKLING PROCESS........................ 10 6.4 PrOBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL STUNNING.......................... 11 6.5 End-of-lay HENS..................................... 11 6.6 ReferENCES........................................ 12 1 7 Laying ChickENS (Part B, 1) 14 7.1 WELFARE.......................................... 14 7.2 Cages AND WELFARE OF ‘Layer Hens’ .......................... 15 7.3 Public Attitudes TO INDUSTRIALISING Animals..................... 15 7.4 The Cost OF WELFARE................................... 16 7.5 IN Conclusion...................................... 16 7.6 ReferENCES........................................ 16 8 Meat ChickENS (Part B, 2) 17 8.1 Lameness........................................ 18 8.2 Contact DERMATITIS................................... 20 8.3 Recommendations................................... 20 8.4 ReferENCES........................................ 21 9 Ducks (Part B, 4) 24 9.1 ReferENCES........................................ 26 2 1 INTRODUCTION This SUBMISSION IS IN RESPONSE TO -
WP05 Steven Van Hauwaert ESR Final Report
SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME THE PEOPLE PROGRAMME MARIE CURIE ACTIONS – NETWORKS FOR INITIAL TRAINING (ITN) ELECDEM TRAINING NETWORK IN ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER: 238607 Deliverable D5.1 – Institutional Structures and Partisan Attachments Final Report Early Stage Research fellow (ESR) Steven Van Hauwaert Host Institution University of Vienna, Austria The ELECDEM project was funded by the FP7 People Programme ELECDEM 238607 A. ABSTRACT The academic literature proposes a wide variety of factors that contribute to the explanation of far right party development. However, these constructs are typically structural in nature, rather variable-oriented and are not necessarily able to explain far right party development as a whole. Much too often, the existing literature assumes far right parties develop independently from one another, even though processes such as globalisation make this highly unlikely. Therefore, this study refutes this assumption and claims far right party development is much more interdependent than the literature describes. To do so, this study proposes to complement existing explanatory frameworks by shifting its principal focus and emphasising more dynamic variables and processes. This innovative study’s main objective is to bring time and agency back into the analysis, thereby complementing existing frameworks. In other words, the timing and the pace of far right party development should be considered when explaining this phenomenon, just like it should include the far right party itself. Largely based on social movement and policy diffusion literature, this study identifies, describes and analyses the different facets and the importance of diffusion dynamics in the development of West-European far right parties. The focus on the similarities and differences of diffusion patterns and the ensuing consequences for far right party development, allows this study to explore the nature, the role and the extent of diffusion dynamics in the development of West-European far right parties. -
Review] a Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Gonzalo Villanueva, a Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015
Animal Studies Journal Volume 7 Number 1 Article 16 2018 [Review] A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Gonzalo Villanueva, A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Christine Townend Animal Liberation, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj Part of the Art and Design Commons, Australian Studies Commons, Creative Writing Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Education Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, Fine Arts Commons, Philosophy Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, and the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Recommended Citation Townend, Christine, [Review] A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Gonzalo Villanueva, A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015, Animal Studies Journal, 7(1), 2018, 322-326. Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol7/iss1/16 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] [Review] A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Gonzalo Villanueva, A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Abstract This is a book that every student of politics would enjoy reading, and indeed should read, together with every person who wishes to become an activist (not necessarily an animal activist). This is because the book discusses, in a very interesting and exacting analysis, different strategies used to achieve a goal; in this case, the liberation of animals from the bonds of torture, deprivation and cruelty. Gonzalo Villanueva clearly has compassion for animals, but he is careful to keep an academic distance in this thoroughly researched, scholarly book, which is nevertheless easy to read. -
AJP Submission on Dairy Inquiry
1 This is the Animal Justice Party’s submission to the Australian government’s senate committee inquiry into Australia’s dairy crisis. The inquiry’s terms of reference include establishing a fair and long-term solution to Australia’s dairy crisis with particular reference to milk security. There are several fundamental reasons why the very focus of the inquiry is significantly flawed. They include: 1. The extreme animal cruelty issues involved in the dairy industry 2. The harmful effects to human health caused by the consumption of dairy 3. The environmental harm caused by the dairy industry and its fundamentally unsustainable nature People are turning away from dairy in droves largely as a result of the above reasons along with increased awareness. Considering the facts and science about dairy, as will be reviewed in more detail below, it is clear that the most responsible course of action for the government to take, is to transition away from animal-based milk and dairy, to humane, healthy, and sustainable plant-based milks. Instead of focussing on trying to rescue an unsustainable industry that is harmful to humans and animals, the government should be turning its attention to innovative transition solutions. Consumers are increasingly embracing plant-based milks and it is the position of the Animal Justice Party that the government should embrace this trend and promote plant-based milks as healthier, more humane and more sustainable industries. 1. Animal Cruelty Dairy cows have been genetically manipulated through selective breeding to produce around 35-50 litres of milk per day, which is around 10 times more than calves would need if they were allowed to suckle from their mother (Dairy Australia, 2014). -
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LEC Judicial Newsletter Volume 12 Issue 3 October 2020
Land and Environment Court of NSW October 2020 Volume 12 Issue 3 Judicial Newsletter Legislation Legislation Statutes and Regulations• o Planning Statutes and Regulations: o Land and Environment Court’s Jurisdiction • o Local Government Planning: o Biodiversity o Water Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (COVID-19 Prescribed Pollution Period) Regulation 2020 commenced 18 September 2020. The object of this o Regulation was to extend the period during which Ministerial exemptions from o Miscellaneous provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 may have Bills been made in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. State Environmental Planning Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (St Leonards and Crows Policies [SEPP] Nest Special Contributions Area) Order 2020 commenced on 31 August 2020. State Environmental Planning The object of the Order was to create a special contributions area consisting of Policies [SEPP] Amendments certain land in St Leonards and Crows Nest. Civil Procedure Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sydney Metro West) COVID-19 Response Order 2020 commenced 16 October 2020. The object of this Order was to declare Judgments certain development for the purposes of the Sydney Metro West Project to be State significant infrastructure and critical State significant infrastructure. The United Kingdom Supreme Court relevant development included the construction and operation of new passenger Victorian Court of Appeal rail infrastructure between Westmead and the central business district of Sydney New South Wales Court of and the modification of existing rail infrastructure. Appeal Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Supreme Court of New South commenced on 1 September 2020. The object of this Act was to prevent Wales developers from carrying out building work that may have resulted in serious Land and Environment Court of defects to building work or result in significant harm or loss to the public or current New South Wales or future occupiers of the building.