South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. The AJP is the first political party in Australia formed solely to advance animal welfare issues.
The preamble of the AJP charter says the party has be formed as a response to growing public concern about the neglect of animals and animal protection issues by political parties and states its mission is to secure the interests of animals and nature through Australia’s democratic institutions of governmt.
The AJP's vision is a planet on which animals and nature have the right to live and thrive free from negative human interferce and a human society which functions with kindness and compassion within its ecological limits as a responsible member of the Earth community. The ideology of the party has 5 guiding principles:
Animal Politics Foundation Chairwoman Elze Boshart Talks At The Launch Of 'dieranimal' A New Political Party Focusing On Animal Rights, Monday 19 February 2018 In Brussels. Belga Photo Benoit Doppagne Stock Photo
Additionally, the AJP has 'positions' which are stances on human social issues that do not affect animals and which the AJP says flow clearly from its core values: Kindness, Equality, Rationality and Non-violce.
The party advocates for the abolition of factory farming, greyhound racing and the live export trade. The party also advocates for the termination of governmt funding for all animal product industries and for the advertising of animal products to be banned.
In 2011, following the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television footage showing abuse and the slaughter of cattle from the Northern Territory in conditions that would not have be permitted in Australia, as well as the consequtial nationwide protests by supporters of animal welfare,
Party For The Animals
AJP, along with Animals Australia, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU), The Gres and a range of other NGOs sought a ban on live animal exports. Banning live animal exports remains a core commitmt on the AJP's election platform.
At the 2015 New South Wales election, Mark Pearson gained 1.8% of the primary vote and won a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Council, giving the party its first parliamtary represtation.
At the 2019 New South Wales election the AJP increased its primary vote to 1.95% of the state total and winning a second seat filled by Emma Hurst MLC.
Animal Rights Party
The AJP won its first seat in the Victorian Legislative Council at the 2018 Victorian election elected Andy Meddick MLC. The party also increased its primary vote over that of the 2014 Victorian election. Bruce Poon, the party's presidt, stood at the 2018 by-election for Lord Mayor of Melbourne achieving 1.63% of the vote. In 2020, the party's first ever local governmt represtatives were elected: Charlie Vinct in the Alpine Shire and Julie Sloan in the City of Greater Bdigo.
The researcher found that more than 70% of AJP members are wom, far higher than other Australian political parties, and that m [in the party] have a heighted awaress of any gder gap in leadership. Other findings included: greater opportunities for wom to run for elected office, that wom seize leadership opportunities, and that the gder of candidates mirrors the gder composition of the membership.
In 2017, Animal Justice Party MP, Mark Pearson was allegedly found to have eat seafood at a Japanese restaurant located in Sydney. Pearson acknowledged that whilst he eats an almost vegan diet, he strayed for that morsel [of fish]. This incidt resulted in backlash from the vegan community of Sydney, particularly on their Facebook pages, where they accused Pearson of being a traitor and a hypocrite. In response, Pearson asserted that the main constituts of the party are not vegans or vegetarians and that We did not get elected by the vegan community.
Animal Defenders Office
The AJP won its first seat in the Victorian Legislative Council at the 2018 Victorian election elected Andy Meddick MLC. The party also increased its primary vote over that of the 2014 Victorian election. Bruce Poon, the party's presidt, stood at the 2018 by-election for Lord Mayor of Melbourne achieving 1.63% of the vote. In 2020, the party's first ever local governmt represtatives were elected: Charlie Vinct in the Alpine Shire and Julie Sloan in the City of Greater Bdigo.
The researcher found that more than 70% of AJP members are wom, far higher than other Australian political parties, and that m [in the party] have a heighted awaress of any gder gap in leadership. Other findings included: greater opportunities for wom to run for elected office, that wom seize leadership opportunities, and that the gder of candidates mirrors the gder composition of the membership.
In 2017, Animal Justice Party MP, Mark Pearson was allegedly found to have eat seafood at a Japanese restaurant located in Sydney. Pearson acknowledged that whilst he eats an almost vegan diet, he strayed for that morsel [of fish]. This incidt resulted in backlash from the vegan community of Sydney, particularly on their Facebook pages, where they accused Pearson of being a traitor and a hypocrite. In response, Pearson asserted that the main constituts of the party are not vegans or vegetarians and that We did not get elected by the vegan community.
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