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Animals
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma Gandhi.
Humans have a duty to minimise cruelty to animals from human activity. We must protect native animals and their habitats and strengthen animal welfare laws that prohibit cruelty. It is vital to inform community members about the needs of animals as well as the impacts of our choices on animal welfare and the environment.
Lynn is committed to raising the status of animals and to working towards ending their exploitation through community education and greater protection under the law. Animals have intrinsic value separate from the needs of humans, who have a responsibility to ensure that animal rights are protected.The welfare of animals must be respected with regard to both the survival of species and the protection of individual animals.
In Western Australia, the priorities for improving animal welfare are in the areas of intensive farming of pigs and chickens; live export of animals (WA is the biggest exporter of live sheep – 4 million are shipped by sea to the middle east from Fremantle Port.); the conservation of habitat for endangered and threatened species and the translocation of fauna when habitat is destroyed; the culling of wild animals; and the control and welfare of cats.
Our goals are:
- To ban the export of live animals.
- To restore and extend the current natural habitats of protected native animals.
- To end cruel and unnecessary animal experimentation.
- To increase community understanding of the impacts of consumer choices on animal welfare and on the environment.
- To strengthen animal welfare legislation that prohibits cruelty and ensure that acts of cruelty are treated as criminal offences.
- To ban genetic engineering involving animals.
- To support the research, development and implementation of more humane methods of introduced pest and introduced species management and control To foster community education about the needs of animals and our responsibilities to them.
Useful Links:
Australian Greens Policy on Animals
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
World Wildlife Federation (WWF)
More posts about Animals
- Barnett Government upstaged by Federal Government on protection of biodiversity - 22/01/16
- Animal Welfare Review Exposes Deficits say Greens - 02/12/15
- Biodiversity Bill long overdue and much-needed: Greens - 25/11/15
- Premier contradictory over Cottesloe shark proof enclosure omission - 17/08/15
- Live Animal Export Industry reaches a new low - 24/07/15
- Government leaves $2.5 million white elephant in the ocean - 22/06/15
- Greens condemn cuts to “world class” shark research - 19/06/15
- Recreational hunting on public land gets shot down - 16/06/15
- National ‘free range’ eggs standard in Ministers hands today - 12/06/15
- State’s environmental agencies fail native fauna over Wheatbelt waste tip - 04/06/15
- Select Committee into the Operations of the RSPCA - public submissions invited - 02/06/15
- Greens aim to refocus RSPCA debate on animal welfare concerns - 13/05/15
- Shooters and Fishers try to shoot down RSPCA - 07/05/15
- Attack on RSCPA a deliberate distraction - 23/04/15
- Government must step in to save WA's State Emblem - 26/03/15
- Urgent, independent inquiry into greyhound racing needed - 16/02/15
- Public will oppose Premier’s decade-old rogue shark obsession - 09/12/14
- Greens support $90 000 crowd fund campaign to save Margaret River’s Mowen Forest - 05/12/14
- 1500 Petition Parliament to save Mowen Forest near Margaret River - 27/11/14
- Government admits there is no reason to kill sharks - 21/11/14
- WA Greens: It was only a matter of time before more distressing live export footage emerged - 23/10/14
- Premier's rogue shark nonsense is endangering Western Australians - 17/10/14
- Shark focus should be on preventative action - 03/10/14
- Dunsborough swimming enclosure “success” not supported by evidence - 25/09/14
- Court decision proves urgent need for truthful egg labelling bill: Greens - 24/09/14
- Greens confirm: Premier to seek Federal approval of drum line program - 17/09/14
- Green light for summer 2014 drum line operation warrants re-examination - 12/09/14
- EPA common sense on sharks welcome although some questions remain - 11/09/14
- Government continues shark survey cover-up in WA Parliament - 29/08/14
- Carnaby’s Cockatoos facing extinction, Greens call for new laws - 25/08/14
- Liberals right to be queasy over shark cull costs and lack of logic - 20/08/14
- Premier draws blank on future drumlining costs - 15/08/14
- Geraldton shark confirms all that’s wrong with culling - 17/07/14
- Shark mitigation policy - Questions - 07/07/14
- Lynn MacLaren's submission Public Environmental Review (PER), Western Australian Shark Hazard Mitigation Drum Line Program 2014- - 07/07/14
- Shark drum line program - Questions - 20/06/14
- Shark drum line program - Questions - 20/06/14
- Shark drum line program: Beach closures - Questions - 20/06/14
- Great white shark: Threatened species list - Questions - 20/06/14
- Shark drum line program - Questions - 20/06/14
- Shark drum line program - Questions - 20/06/14
- No congratulations to the Premier for this year’s most anticipated load of codswallop - 17/06/14
- Common sense and evidence still missing on sharks - 10/06/14
- Greens urge submissions on three year shark cull plan, PER opens today - 09/06/14
- International shark conference confirms culling concerns - 05/06/14
- Director-General’s actions deepen doubts over Department of Fisheries role - 15/05/14
- Drum line ‘success’ exposed as furphy - 15/05/14
- Why Blame the Tiger Shark? - 08/05/14
- Greens condemn final stats on shark drum lines - 07/05/14
- Greens Welcome EPA Assessment on Shark Drum Lines - 29/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions 5 - 16/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions 4 - 16/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions 3 - 16/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions 2 - 16/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions - 16/04/14
- Sharks - drum line program: Questions 2 - 16/04/14
- Sharks - drum line program: Questions - 16/04/14
- Numbat habitats: Questions - 16/04/14
- Lynn's submission to the EPA: Western Australian Shark Hazard Mitigation Drum Line Program 2014-2017 - 15/04/14
- Strong concerns about Fisheries’ advice on drum lining plan - 15/04/14
- Greens criticise growth of inhumane Live Export Trade that is exporting Australian jobs - 10/04/14
- Public urged to speak up now against formal proposal for a 3-year drum line programme: Greens - 08/04/14
- State Government requests to extend worrying drum line programme - 08/04/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions 2 - 26/03/14
- BIODIVERSITY LEGISLATION (PRIORITY REFORMS) BILL 2014 - Second Reading - 26/03/14
- Poultry Farms: Questions - 26/03/14
- Shark drum line program: Questions - 26/03/14
- Community outrage at EPA’s rejection of 22000 submissions - 12/03/14
- Liberal-National MP undermines Premier Barnett’s key argument for shark cull - 06/03/14
- Drumlines to remain as injunction refused - 05/03/14
- Minister confirms tiger sharks are not associated with fatalities in WA - 27/02/14
- Millions of farm animals better off as cages, sow stalls, beak trimming banished in ACT - 25/02/14
- Shark attacks - Hazard mitigation strategy: Questions - 21/02/14
- Genetically modified crops - Map: Questions - 21/02/14
- Bottlenose dolphins - Koombana Bay: Questions - 21/02/14
- Shark proof enclosures - Western Australian beaches: Questions - 21/02/14
- Department of Fisheries - Shark hazard mitigation strategy: Questions - 21/02/14
- Numbat - Population: Questions - 21/02/14
- What was under the tarp, Minister? - 20/02/14
- Shark protestors take to steps of Parliament - 18/02/14
- Shark cull a costly exercise in futility - 13/02/14
- Greens slam irrational growth in volatile live export trade - 11/02/14
- Greens label dropping of metro drum lines ‘a disgrace to Western Australia' - 31/01/14
- #noWAsharkcull team will continue to challenge indiscriminate shark cull - 28/01/14
- MEDIA ALERT: Response to first WA shark cull Media Conference - 28/01/14
- Environment Minister fails evidence test on sharks - 21/01/14
- Shark cull policy turns shambolic - 20/01/14
- Greens call for immediate end to live exports amidst more deaths - 16/01/14
- Killing Sharks - The Case Against - 09/01/14
- Barnett botches shark tender - 06/01/14
- Shark fishers back the Greens in condemning drum lines - 24/12/13
- South African experience shows folly of WA Government’s proposed shark cull - 23/12/13
- Greens MP joins Fremantle bridge protest to ‘Stop Live Export Human Chain’ - 09/12/13
- Greens spokesperson for Biodiversity opposes suggested shark culling - 26/11/13
- WA’s biggest national park is under threat from uranium mining at Kintyre. - 21/11/13
- Post-sentencing supervision orders - GPS Tracking: Questions - 07/11/13
- Captive breeding programs: Questions - 07/11/13
- Dog Amendment Bill 2013 - Committee 2 - 07/11/13
- Minister reveals WA sheep are slaughtered without pre-stunning - 05/11/13
- Small victory in Parliament for man’s best friend - 28/10/13
- Dog Amendment Bill 2013 - Committee - 25/10/13
- Dod Amendment Bill - Committee - 25/10/13
- Live sheep exports to Jordan and Kuwait - Questions - 25/10/13
- Breed Specific Legislation - Questions - 25/10/13
- Western ringtail possums - Questions 2 - 25/10/13
- Western ringtail possums - Questions - 25/10/13
- Dog Amendment Bill 2013 - Questions - 25/10/13
- Live Cattle Transport: The Pearl of Para - Questions 2 - 24/10/13
- Tougher dog rules challenged by Greens MLC - 23/10/13
- Cruelty evidence sparks new move to end live exports - 15/10/13
- Greens MP to re-introduce free-range egg bill, welcomes decision by Woolworths - 07/10/13
- Greens budget reply - 20/09/13
- Live export breakdowns prove that the pain-staking trade is not working - 16/09/13
- Live export sheep reported to have suffered in WA - 03/09/13
- Greens welcome federal promise to ban animal testing for cosmetic products - 29/08/13
- WESTERN RINGTAIL POSSUMS — RELOCATION - 22/08/13
- SHEEP PRODUCTS —WORKING GROUP INVESTIGATIONS - 28/06/13
- Greens Bill to Give Animals A Voice - 28/05/13
- Consumers Demand Truth on Eggs - 17/05/13
- Live Export Suspension Too Little, Too Late - 07/05/13
- Folly of Port Plan on Fading Industry - 07/01/13
- Animals - Greens (WA) Policy 2012 - 31/12/12
- Greyhound Racing Industry - 10/12/12
- Animal Welfare Act 2002 —Westpork, Ferguson and Massam —Charges - 10/12/12
- Pigs —Breeding Facilities and “Free Range” Definition - 10/12/12
- Breeder Cattle —Indonesian Rejection - 10/12/12
- Swan Valley Egg Farm - Statement - 10/12/12
- Swan Valley Egg Farm - 10/12/12
- Live Export Market — Modelling - 10/12/12
- Live Animal Export Trade - 10/12/12
- Human Chain to Stop Live Exports - 19/11/12
- Pigs - Factory Farming - 12/11/12
- Free Range Eggs Labelling Bill 2012 - 07/11/12
- Live Cattle Trade Petition - 07/11/12
- Jobs in Local Meat Industry Must Replace Live Exports Pain - 06/11/12
- Greens Bid for Truth in Free-Range Egg Labelling - 22/10/12
- Port Action Stops Exporters - 19/10/12
- Free Range Eggs Labelling Bill 2012 – Second Reading Speech - 18/10/12
- Human Chain - 10/10/12
- Community Call to Phase Out Live Export - 25/09/12
- Live Sheep And Cattle Exports - 25/09/12
- Momentum Strong to End Live Exports - 24/09/12
- Fateful 45 Days of Unnecessary Suffering - 18/09/12
- Animal Welfare Act 2002 —Breaches - 17/09/12
- Kuwait sheep slaughter: control over supply chain a failure - 07/09/12
- Get sheep off ships - end live exports - 04/09/12
- Animal Welfare Act 2002 —Fish - 21/08/12
- Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo numbers down - 16/07/12
- ALP Neglects Animal Welfare Again - Government missed the boat on live exports - 11/07/12
- Overview of Petitions - 27/06/12
- FREE RANGE EGG INDUSTRY — STOCKING DENSITY - 11/05/12
- THE GREAT COCKY COUNT 2012 - 19/04/12
- Greens Congratulate Fremantle end live export protestors - 04/04/12
- Consumers duped by free-range claims - 07/03/12
- Poultry farming - stocking densities - 07/03/12
- Get up close and personal with our beautiful cockatoos - 06/03/12
- No third chance for live exports - 29/02/12
- Shocking live export footage shows cracks in Ludwig’s new laws - 28/02/12
- Kaarakin - Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre - 20/02/12
- Live export protest at Fremantle Port - 21/12/11
- New legislation protects cats - 19/12/11
- Media release: Minister’s head in sand on live exports - 16/12/11
- Westpork cruelty case delayed again - 25/11/11
- Overview of Petitions - live exports and GM crops - 23/11/11
- Meat and Livestock Australia damaged: Ludwig should step in - 17/11/11
- Industry Feathers its Own Nest with Misleading Free Range Logo - 20/10/11
- Cat Bill 2011 - 19/10/11
- Cat Bill 2011 - 18/10/11
- World Farm Animals Day - 03/10/11
- Cat Bill 2011 - 28/09/11
- Live animal trade - cruelty - 27/09/11
- Liberal Senator should retract live export claims - Greens - 15/09/11
- Fundraiser for Stop Live Exports - 15/09/11
- Greens join protest as sheep shipment reaches Fremantle - 08/09/11
- Urgent live exports protest, Fremantle - 06/09/11
- Port Adelaide sheep should be processed in Australia - 02/09/11
- Help stop slaughter cruelty - 02/09/11
- Live animal trade - cruelty - 30/08/11
- New evidence of cattle cruelty should prompt live exports ban - 25/08/11
- Live export decision out of touch with community wishes - 18/08/11
- Lynn MacLaren defends the RSPCA and live export stance - 12/08/11
- Rally to Ban Live Exports - 11/08/11
- Barnett Government MPs seek to muzzle the RSPCA - 11/08/11
- Live cattle trade to Indonesia - statistics - 09/08/11
- HSI welcomes continued support for conscience vote on ending live trade - 19/07/11
- WA pork industry chairman should step down over cruelty charges - 13/07/11
- Greens condemn decision to resume live exports - 06/07/11
- Live cattle trade - visits to Indonesia by Minister for Agriculture and Food - 28/06/11
- Live cattle trade - visits to Indonesia by Minister for Agriculture and Food - 22/06/11
- National Week of Action to Ban Live Exports - 15/06/11
- Greens introduce bill to end live exports - 15/06/11
- Greens continue push for live exports ban - 06/06/11
- Australians should unite against live exports till the cows come home - 02/06/11
- Greens announce legislation to end live exports - 31/05/11
- Greens call for an end to live exports - 31/05/11
- Big Dollars lauded for agricultural and companion animal welfare - 25/05/11
- Live cattle exports to Indonesia - 18/05/11
- Enough porkies: when will the stalling in WA be over? - 14/04/11
- Greens vow to keep up the fight against sow stalls - 07/04/11
- Animal Welfare (Pig Industry) Regulations 2010 - Disallowance - 05/04/11
- Pork industry cries wolf on sow stalls - 05/04/11
- Greens push for an end to the use of sow stalls in WA - 04/04/11
- Shark fisheries - 24/03/11
- Live export trade abuses human rights and animal welfare - 24/03/11
- Lynn talks to Howard Sattler about live animal exports - 15/02/11
- Pregnant Aussie cows sent to slaughter in Indonesia - 14/02/11
- Greens Repeat Call for Pig Farmer to Stand Down from Industry Boards - 10/02/11
- Piggery cruelty charges ring alarm bells about industry board member - 08/02/11
- Help save bobby calves from further cruelty - 07/02/11
- RSPCA Paws For a Cause Day - 07/02/11
- WA pig legislation left outdated after APL votes to phase out sow stalls - 18/11/10
- Death not the best measure of cruelty according to Animal Welfare Unit - 10/11/10
- Death not the best measure of cruelty according to Animal Welfare Unit - 08/11/10
- Black Cockatoo Symposium - 01/11/10
- Federal Investigation Finds Cattle Suffered Slow, Cruel Deaths - 26/10/10
- Department of Local Government Strategic Plan 2010-2015- Animal Welfare Act - 25/10/10
- Live animal exports - hurting more than just the animals - 28/09/10
- Live Exports- Abattoir Closures - 24/09/10
- Dolphin Deaths- Swan River - 24/09/10
- Henderson Waste Recovery Park- Bird Deaths - 24/09/10
- Threatened Tuarts - 24/09/10
- National Threatened Species Day - 24/09/10
- Australian Standards for the export of livestock- Enforcement - 24/09/10
- Sheep-Live Export and Domestic Processing- ACIL Tasman Report - 24/09/10
- Sheep- Live Export and Domestic Processing- ACIL Tasman Report - 24/09/10
- Conservation Agreement relating to development proposals affecting Carnaby's Cockatoo habitat - 24/09/10
- Piggeries- Animal Housing 1 - 21/09/10
- Piggeries- Animal Housing - 21/09/10
- Carnaby's Black Cockatoo - 21/09/10
- Support A Fully Functional Animal Welfare Unit in WA - 21/09/10
- Fire at Westpork Gingin Property - 20/09/10
- Animal Welfare Branch General Inspectors - 20/09/10
- Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Domestic Poultry Code (Agriculture and Food) - 20/09/10
- Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Domestic Poultry Code - 20/09/10
- Piggeries in Western Australia - 20/09/10
- Preston Beach Golf Course- Kangaroo Culling - 20/09/10
- Piggery- Animal Cruelty Case - 20/09/10
- Voiceless People's Choice! Awards - 07/09/10
- Animal Welfare Investigation- Sheep Deaths in Scientific Trials - 23/08/10
- Bats in Your Backyard - 16/08/10
- Live Sheep and Cattle Exports - 16/08/10
- Animal Welfare Unit - Complaints Received - 16/08/10
- Cat Legislation Submission - 10/08/10
- RSPCA CupCake Day - 05/08/10
- Cattle deaths on shipment to Egypt - 26/07/10
- Free the Bears Fund Charity Ball 2011 - 05/07/10
- Rally at Parliament To Ban Live Animal Exports - 21/06/10
- Thousands Sign Petition To Ban Live Animal Exports - 21/06/10
- Cat legislation: Have your say - 18/06/10
- Lynn congratulates City of Freo for taking live export stance - 16/06/10
- Stop Live Animal Exports Rally - 14/06/10
- Greens welcome historic decision on live animal exports - 27/05/10
- May 16 - Annual RSPCA Million Paws Walk - 05/05/10