Call for Nominations: Animal Justice Awards – Australia

Every year they will provide Awards and one-off financial grants to support outstanding animal charities, thought-leading activists, cruelty-free brands and innovative community organisations who are progressing animal justice. Awarding those who foster sustainable behavioral, social, political, economic, cultural and technological change to save animals is one of the ways the foundation aims to support the movement.

Categories

• The Peter Singer Award for Lifetime Achievement: This will be awarded by Peter Singer to an individual who has provided outstanding service to the movement over a long period (more than 20 years).
• In Memoriam for Animal Justice: This will be awarded to an individual who has provided outstanding service to the movement and has passed away in the preceding period.
• Award for Outstanding Activism for Animal Justice: This will be awarded to an individual or organisation that has undertaken outstanding activism in the previous period (2024) to fund further effective activism.
• Animals Australia Award for Effective Advocacy: This will be awarded to an individual or organisation that has undertaken innovative and effective values-based advocacy to further the animal cause through a shift in the human/animal relationship in the previous period (2024).
• The Gillies Foundation Award for Exemplary Commitment to Companion Animal Rescue: This will be awarded to an Australian Rescue Group that has demonstrated exemplary commitment towards the protection, care and well-being of vulnerable companion animals at risk in the community in the previous period (2024).
• Australian Alliance for Animals Award for Young Political Advocacy: This will be awarded to a young person, or group of young people, who have undertaken effective political advocacy to represent the interests of animals to government in the previous period (2024).

Funding Information

• Award for Outstanding Activism for Animal Justice:
  • This accolade includes a $10,000 grant.
  • The winner will receive a bespoke Outstanding Activism for Animal Justice Award in recognition of their work and a $10,000 cheque to support their ongoing work for animals.
• Animals Australia Award for Effective Advocacy:
  • The winner will receive a bespoke award in recognition of their work and a $5,000 grant from Animals Australia to fund further similar advocacy.
• The Gillies Foundation Award for Exemplary Commitment to Companion Animal Rescue:
  • The winner will receive a bespoke award in recognition of their work and a $10,000 grant from The Gillies Foundation to fund similar work.
  • Australian Alliance for Animals
• Award for Young Political Advocacy:
  • The winner will receive a bespoke award in recognition of their work and a $2,000 grant from the Australian Alliance for Animals to support their ongoing political advocacy.

Eligibility Criteria

• Groups do not require incorporation.
• With the intention of promoting animal protection to a wider community, there is no political belief or orientation requirement to be eligible for an award or grant.
• With the intention of promoting animal protection to a wider community, there is no strict dietary or lifestyle requirement to be eligible for an award or grant, though these factors may be considered by the Award Selection Panel.
• It is anticipated that the majority of grants monies will be used to fund projects within Australia.
• It is anticipated that individuals or organisations will only be recognised within a category on one occasion (i.e. the same person or entity cannot win it in multiple years)
• The Animal Justice Awards will largely be directed towards initiatives that can be described as “abolitionist”, that is, ultimately directed towards rights or justice for animals, rather than improved welfare.
• The decision of the Award Selection Panel is final and correspondence will not be entered into.
• The Animal Justice Awards are contingent on the growth of the AJF’s annual revenue and comprise a small proportion of the annual income earned from investments, philanthropy and donations.
• The awards sponsored by Animals Australia, the Australian Alliance for Animals, and the Gillies Foundation will only consider work that is legal under state and national laws applicable at the time.

For more information, visit Animal Justice Foundation.