The Animal Justice Party is proud to announce Carolyn Drew as our candidate for Ginninderra in the upcoming ACT Legislative Assembly election.

As a long-time member of the Ginninderra community, Carolyne is standing as an election candidate in order to protect the environment that animals and people call home.

With the ACT facing encroaching development as our population expands, Carolyne wants to bring about a new model of sustainability which prioritises our community and the environment we call home.

A passionate advocate for animal rights, Carolyne has a particular interest in ending the annual kangaroo slaughter and banning landholder licences that allow killing of kangaroos in rural zones. In addition, Carolyne wants to end the scientific experimentation on animals such as the kangaroo fertility program and develop instead positive relationships to living with kangaroos in our green capital. Along with this she wants to ban the use of poisons as an animal control method because of its inherent cruelty and its threat not only to wildlife, but the well-being of peoples’ pets as well.

Further Carolyne wants to see the introduction of Veticare which will enable families to take better care of their pets when the need arises. It would allow them to choose treatment instead of facing the prospect of ending their pet’s life because of financial struggles.

Carolyne has a Bachelor of Communication and Master of Education. Carolyne has taught in the university education sector for over 20 years advocating for education as the pathway for change. Her life-long passion is to change the way we see our relationship with animals and the environment, from an often negative and destructive one to one of care and concern and that in caring for the environment and other animals we, in turn, are developing a healthier, more caring relationship with one another.

Here is your chance to vote for a kinder vision by voting number “1” for the AJP in Ginninderra.