Amanda Dorn introduces motion to investigate ending cruel dingo control methods

In this Second Reading Speech supporting her motion before Parliament, Amanda calls on the WA Government to investigate removing dingoes from Western Australia’s biosecurity laws as “pests” and to review the widespread use of 1080 poison baiting and strychnine trapping.

Her motion raises serious concerns about the ecological, cultural and animal welfare impacts of current dingo management practices, including the suffering caused by lethal control methods and the consequences of disrupting apex predator populations.

Amanda also highlights the importance of First Nations knowledge, coexistence approaches and evidence-based wildlife policy, arguing that Western Australia’s treatment of dingoes is increasingly out of step with science and community expectations.