Delia Richardson - Candidate for Midland

I’m Delia Richardson, and I am proud to be standing as a candidate for Midland in the 2025 WA State Election with the Animal Justice Party.

My journey as an animal and environmental advocate began in childhood. Growing up in the Wheatbelt, I quickly realised that farm animals were treated differently from the pets we love and cherish. Animals deserve more than just our compassion, they deserve protection under the law.

With a deep love for native wildlife, I have spent decades protesting native forest logging, writing submissions to preserve what remains of WA’s forests, and volunteering at Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and Native Animal Rescue. Over the past year, I have focused my efforts on saving WA’s last colonies of Little Penguins, fighting to protect these vulnerable animals from habitat destruction and climate change.

"The fight to protect animals and the environment is far from over. We need stronger laws, greater accountability, and real action — not just words."

I joined the Animal Justice Party after realising that real and lasting change happens through legislative reform. Protests, petitions, and rescues are vital, but without political power, the same cycles of exploitation and destruction continue. That’s why I am running — to ensure animals and the environment have a true voice in Parliament.

Beyond my advocacy for animals, I am deeply committed to social justice. As someone who has lived with, supported, and advocated for a family member with disability, I understand the intersections between ableism and speciesism. Both people with disabilities and animals face oppression in a society that too often prioritises profit over care, and I will fight to ensure that all vulnerable beings receive the dignity, respect, and rights they deserve.

More than anything, I want to protect this world for my daughter—to ensure she grows up in a society that values compassion over cruelty, conservation over destruction, and justice over exploitation.
With postgraduate qualifications in Communications, I am passionate about helping the voiceless be seen and heard—whether they be animals, people, or our fragile environment.

Delia's Key Priorities in this Election Include:

• Strengthening animal protection laws, ensuring animals are recognised as sentient beings and that animal abusers are held to account.
• Protecting WA’s native wildlife, including urgent measures to safeguard the last colonies of Little Penguins.
• Ending native forest logging, tackling species extinction and preserving WA’s environment for future generations.
• Fighting for disability rights, advocating for policies that empower people with disabilities and challenge systemic discrimination.

"The time for change is now. If elected, I will be a tireless advocate for animals, people, and the planet, pushing for a future where compassion and justice guide our policies."

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With someone in the halls of power fighting for animals, we can transform animal protection laws and influence critical decision-making that affects animals, people and our environment.