We Need an Independent Office of Animal Protection

We initially asked for 3,500.

You gave us more than 6,500.

This Petition has closed.

What happens next

The honest answer? A petition doesn't pass a law.

What it does is make it very hard for a chamber to wave this off as a fringe concern. Our IOAP legislation is before the WA Parliament this month, and the petition will be tabled alongside it — every one of those names goes into the chamber with Amanda.

8 in 10 Australians believe animal welfare decisions should be made by an independent, impartial authority — and WA still doesn't have one. But WA now has a number attached to that demand, on the parliamentary record.

You did that. Not us.

Thank you.

Why an IOAP? (the short version)

One government department is responsible for growing WA's animal industries and for writing and enforcing the welfare rules inside them. An Independent Office of Animal Protection removes that conflict: an independent, professional, properly resourced body whose only job is protecting animals.

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From all of us at the Animal Justice Party — thank you for being a voice for the animals.

WA Parliamentary e-petition 26-0012 closed on 5 August 2026. This page previously hosted our campaign to gather signatures.

A thank-you from Amanda Dorn

Thirteen seconds, from the person carrying your names into the chamber.