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Animal Welfare and Companion Care

Support responsible pet ownership, ethical breeding, and transparency in shelters and adoption processes.
Protect farmers, hunters, and regional Australians from radical anti-animal-use legislation.
Defend the use of working animals, including dogs and horses, in rural and traditional industries.
Establish a nationally coordinated register of persons convicted of serious animal cruelty offences, with state and territory cooperation, privacy protections, clear eligibility criteria and appeal rights.
Provide grants for community desexing and low-cost vet care in partnership with councils and local vets.
Oppose replacing legal animal ownership with a compulsory guardianship model while maintaining enforceable welfare and care obligations.
Promote nationally consistent ethical breeding, recognised animal association standards and education for breeders and owners.
Support lawful farming, racing, animal sports, zoo and aquarium conservation, and fishing with rigorous animal welfare and sustainability measures.

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Seek removal of GST from household pet food.
Support investment in alternatives to animal experimentation and nationally consistent ethical oversight where scientifically necessary animal research remains approved.
Respect informed, voluntary dietary choices in Commonwealth institutions and programs, without imposing mandatory plant-based diets.

For our full 12-part policy response to the Animal Justice Party’s platform, see our Response to the Animal Justice Party (AJP)

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Animal Welfare and Companion Care

Support responsible pet ownership and ethical breeding, defend working animals and protect lawful animal activities under enforceable welfare safeguards.

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Support community-led conservation, protect productive land and water, coordinate national feral-animal and invasive-weed programs, and protect lawful fishing.

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Conduct a full audit of government programs to fund cost-of-living relief, flatten income tax brackets, pursue GST relief on essentials and propose a temporary halving of fuel excise.

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