Animal Welfare

• To effectively ban the production of battery eggs in the ACT and encourage ACT consumers to buy free range eggs.

Justice

• Improved methods of reporting instances of cruelty to animals, for the benefit of humans and animals. There is a strong link between animal cruelty and violence against humans. In the U.S., animal welfare agencies, law enforcement officials and social workers are working together to break the cycle of violence.

• Rigorous enforcement of animal cruelty laws.

Fair Trading

• Stop pet shops from selling live animals, including native reptiles.

• Ban sale of live animals at markets and fetes.

• Outlaw the retail sale of fireworks.

Environment

• Humane methods to manage problem populations of wild animals, such as fertility control.

• A ban on 1080 poison.

• Ban keeping native animals as pets.

• Ban plastic bags.

• Improved rescue services for when wildlife are found in suburban areas.

• Classify Paterson's curse as a noxious weed.

Urban Services

• Strengthen ban on circuses to ban all performing animals, including domestic animals.

• Encourage responsible pet ownership through running discount desexing programs and dog obedience training classes.

• Increase off-lead walking areas for dogs.

• Encourage insurance companies to offer discounts to motorist who equip their cars with wildlife deterrents in order to reduce road kill and automobile damage.

• Reduce speed limits in hot spot where there is a high incidence of wildlife road kills.

• Increase the number of wildlife underpasses that are constructed under roads and provide safe corridors for the movement of wildlife.

Public transport

• Establish a light rail system to reduce car traffic levels and make Canberra a greener city.

Education

• Make humane education part of the syllabus.

• Ban school hatchery projects and animal experiments in schools.

Health

• Promotion of vegetarian diet and healthy lifestyle.

Community Services

• Encourage the use of RSPCA or pound companion animals in nursing homes. These animals are in need of new homes and pets provide positive human health benefits.