Animals

In our 11th hour bid to try to save the mature trees along Manning Road, I met Chris Phillips, general manager of Kaarakin, located in 40 hectares of bushland in the Darling Ranges near Gosnells. The Centre is not only about the rehabilitation of the Forest Red-tailed Black and Carnabys cockatoos, both native to Western Australia and critically endangered, although these magnificent birds are its focus and reason for being. It is also about preserving biodiversity, the rehabilitation of the forest, and building an education and scientific base of which future generations will be proud. Read more »

The Cat Bill has now gone through both houses of Parliament, has received the Royal Assent and is now law. The main provisions in the Act regarding sterilisation, microchipping and registration will become effective in November 2013.

As the Greens WA spokesperson for Animals I supported the Bill primarily on animal welfare grounds - in order to reduce the large number of strays and abandoned cats that are euthanased each year); on social grounds - to safeguard the vital role that companion cats have in our society; and on environmental grounds – to protect native birds and animals from predation from cats. Read more »

"Australians should commend the Australian Beef Association for moving to abolish Meat and Livestock Australia after evidence revealed their performance in export destinations is costly yet has failed to protect exported livestock from cruelty," said Lynn MacLaren MLC.

"I'm sure it's not the last time that we will see the beef industry move to clean up their act in the wake of evidence of suffering that most Australians abhor." Read more »