Take Action
Law reform for all animals in Australia is desperately needed. You don’t need to be a lawyer to tell politicians and others responsible for administering animal laws how important animal welfare is to you. There are a range of ways you can take action, from writing a letter or making a phone call, to making a submission on an Act, Regulation, Code or Policy which is under review.
You can also support organisations like ours, so that we may undertake more work for animals. To find out how to become a member of Lawyers for Animals, please click here.
For practical suggestions on how to lobby for animals, please see Animals Australia.
For information and guidance on writing submissions to government on animal issues, Voiceless has a guide to help which you can find by clicking on this link – Voiceless Submissions Guide.
Please contact us if you have any questions, or know of a legal issue you think we should campaign about, or if you would like to use Lawyers for Animals’ name and resources for your own lobbying campaign.
Previous letters and submissions by Lawyers for Animals may be found in Projects.
ANIMAL LAW IN AUSTRALIA
- See here for where to study animal law in Australia
- Animals Australia’s ‘History of animal law in Australia: 22 years of change’
- Summary of Australia’s current animal welfare responsibilities and legislation
- Federal Government’s Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS). The AAWS will guide the development of new, nationally consistent animal welfare policies and laws. It remains to be seen whether this will result in actual improvement in animals’ welfare.
LEGAL CHALLENGES IN ANIMAL WELFARE
- Information and statistics on animal cruelty issues in Australia: see Animals Australia and Voiceless
- For more information about current issues and challenges in Australian animal law please refer to the Barristers Animal Welfare Panel and their papers
JOURNAL ARTICLES
List of animal law journal articles
CASES
BOOKS
ANIMAL LAW SUBJECT PROPOSAL
Animal Law in Universities (2006) [PDF: 91KB]