Where do the parties stand on animal welfare this election?
Federal Election 2025
About the animal welfare policy asks
Protecting the live sheep export phase out
Support the current legislative phase out of live sheep exports by 1 May 2028.
Establishing a National Animal Welfare Commission
Establish a national Animal Welfare Commission/Office as recommended by the Productivity Commission to coordinate the states and territories in developing and implementing national animal welfare standards and to provide independent science-based advice to Government on animal welfare.
Note: amber tick available for supporting either of the following policies:
expand the functions of the Inspector-General for Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports to include other areas of Commonwealth responsibility for animal welfare beyond live exports, including export abattoirs
allocate sufficient funding to enable the Australian Government to lead the development of the national animal welfare standards and guidelines on the Animal Welfare Task Group’s work plan.
Funding for the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
Support the ongoing development and implementation of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy with a funding commitment of $14 million over 4 years.
Supporting animal welfare advocacy by expanding DGR status
Extend eligibility for deductible gift recipient (DGR) status to all animal welfare charities and support charity advocacy, as recommended in the Productivity Commission’s Future Foundations for Giving report and the Not-for-profit Sector Development Blueprint.
Promoting animal welfare in trade agreements
Establish a formal animal welfare trade policy to inform the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s approach to negotiating trade agreements.
Expanding the trophy hunting import ban
Extend the existing ban on hunting trophies under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which currently includes African lions, elephants and the southern white rhino, to all species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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About the scorecards
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At the start of the election campaign we contacted all major parties and listed candidates in key electorates asking for their responses to key Alliance policies. Six of these policies are featured on the scorecards. In completing the scorecards, we took into consideration responses to our emails as well as previous public comments, voting patterns and policy decisions.
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The scorecards have been prepared to raise awareness of the interests of animals and prevent animal suffering by summarising the position of political parties on the key animal welfare policy issues relevant to the charitable purposes of the Australian Alliance for Animals.
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The Alliance does not promote or oppose political parties or direct people on how to vote.
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The scorecards refer to the parties by the following abbreviations.
Animal Justice = Animal Justice Party
Fusion = FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation
Greens = Australian Greens
Jacqui Lambie = Jacqui Lambie Network
KAP = Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Labor = Australian Labor Party
Liberal = Liberal Party of Australia
National = National Party of Australia
One Nation = Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Sustainable Australia = Sustainable Australia Party - Universal Basic Income
