Original toot date: 24 January, 2023

“We like to call ourselves the progressive state in Victoria, but we are left behind Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales in terms of getting the start here.”
- #GeorgiePurcell for giving this issue the mighty push it needs!

Help put pressure on our government by writing to your MPs here 👇

Animal Justice Party Victoria:
https://tinyurl.com/AJPducks

Animals Australia:
https://tinyurl.com/AAduckshooting

#BanDuckShooting #savetheducks #duckshooting #saveourwildlife #animalwelfare #animalrights #AnimalJusticeParty #AJP

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/calls-for-victoria-to-join-other-states-to-outlaw-duck-hunting/news-story/a38b5a8e923d702dce5866498ea809b0

@nm I have sent an email to #AnimalsAustralia and the #AnimalJusticeParty (Australia) asking them if they would be interested in having a presence on Mastodon, but you are welcome to email them as well as you would be asking them officially. ☺️

I would also like to recommend: #VeganSociety (UK), #VeganAustralia, #PHAIRsociety, #PlantBasedNews, #SharkLab, #abillion, #voiceless (Australian), #AnimalLiberationVictoria, and possibly the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (#PCRM) - founded by Dr Neil Bernard.

If I think of any more I will let you know!

I invite all people, #vegan, #vegetarian, #omnivore, that love animals and are against needless cruelty, to sign this petition which calls for an end to the live sheep export trade. It is truly ridiculous that a pet #dog or #cat is not allowed on the majority of cruise liners (perhaps there is a single exception or two out there and not counting for service dogs), to accompany you on a cruise, yet #sheep, #horses, #goats, #cattle #buffalo and #camels are perfectly able to travel thousands of kilometres in conditions one step above a shit hole, only to be slaughtered/killed in ways seriously suspect of Australias laws against animal abuse.

There is talk of ending the trade, specifically the live sheep export trade, but this petition by the #AnimalJusticeParty will go a long way in making that reality come so much sooner.

And of course money comes into the picture. Ending all 'livestock' export will result in a loss of $1.6 billion dollars to the Australian economy, the money which predominantly goes in rural communities. In addition to the ban of this export, alternatives need to be incorporated so that the community doesn't suffer.

https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/banliveexport

I do not normally ask this, but if you could boost this toot so that more people can sign this petition on behalf of all the sheep out there, that would be much appreciated. 🐑🐏

#vegans #Veganism #GoVegan #AnimalRights #VeganForTheAnimals #BanLiveExport #PleaseBoost #AJP #VeganForTheSheep #AusPol #LiveExport

“We like to call ourselves the progressive state in Victoria, but we are left behind Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales in terms of getting the start here.”

Thank you #GeorgiePurcell for giving this issue the mighty push it needs!

Help put pressure on our government by writing to your MPs here 👇

Animal Justice Party Victoria:
https://tinyurl.com/AJPducks

Animals Australia:
https://tinyurl.com/AAduckshooting

#BanDuckShooting #savetheducks #duckshooting #saveourwildlife #animalwelfare #animalrights #AnimalJusticeParty #AJP

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/calls-for-victoria-to-join-other-states-to-outlaw-duck-hunting/news-story/a38b5a8e923d702dce5866498ea809b0

I get really into elections, voting, and democracy here in Australia. It sounds silly, but I get more excited watching the vote counts on election day than I ever did watching a sports game (Editors comments: talk about alienating people, go on and tell us you are #vegan too!).

As it may not be too surprising, I am quite left leaning and have always placed my vote towards the leftish side of politics, think, #TheGreens / #ALP.

However, I am no longer feeling connected towards the Greens or Labor. So for this Saturday, I placed my vote for the Victorian State election with the #AnimalJusticeParty.

It is impressive seeing the #AJP party grow, having nearly 100 candidates running this year. I have high hopes for their chances in picking up a few wins. I am not expecting a miracle, but I know that they will get more votes than they did in 2018, and foolishly optimistic that this will translate to a seat or two.

As time goes on, people will become more aware of:
-The cruelty of factory farming and the exploitation of animals
-The impact of #ClimateChange and the #ClimateEmergency
-Small parties and independents capable of pushing bigger parties into action

And for that, I believe change is coming. Hopefully not before it is too late.

"A better world for animals, people, planet."
🌱🤺🌏 #VoteAJP

#vegans #veganism #GoVegan #VeganForTheAnimals #VeganForDemocracy #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare​ #auspol

@monika Yeah I was very disappointed in this article. Greens are great and all but ignoring the #AnimalJusticeParty is a bit odd. I am not sure what their chances are, but considering they have a candidate running in every lower house, the number of votes they get should increase on that alone.

If you want to see #animalwelfare #animaljustice then check out a politician #StandingUp4Animals #MarkPearson is the man. Retiring from the State#NSW #nswPol needs a #animallover replacement #AnimalJusticeParty #Vote4Koalas #Vote4Kangaroos
https://www.facebook.com/MarkPearsonMP

I've been here for a couple of weeks, and I've not yet done the polite thing of an #introduction post, so here goes.

My day job is in #webdev for a small company in #Hobart working mostly in #WordPress (reluctantly), as well as #Laravel and #React.

I live in #Glenorchy, #Tasmania (part of Greater Hobart, for those not from these parts) and am interested in how the community and governments can work together to make local communities a better place to live: #urbanism, #walkability, #biking, #housing (as a human right), #coops, #PublicTransport, #TacticalUrbanism, #cycling, #UrbanMobility, #MissingMiddle, #BikeTooter, #StrongTowns, #Trains, #CarDependency (against, obviously).

I’m a #vegan #AnimalRights advocate, and am on the Tasmanian state committee of the #AnimalJusticeParty. I’m also interested in the #environment (read: our ability to continue living on this planet): #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityCrisis, #LandCare, #LandClearing (against, obviously).

That’s enough #hashtag stuffing for one introduction.

Gotta give it to the Animal Justice Party on this one! Brilliantly played! XD #AusPol #VicVotes #SpringSt #AnimalJusticeParty

Make sure you know where your preferences are going for the upper house, and if you don’t trust your first preference to make good choices vote BELOW the line! Stay informed :)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/preference-whisperer-glenn-druery-falls-for-animal-justice-partys-victorian-election-sting