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The Law Finally Recognises Pets Are Family
For many Victorians, animals are not just pets. They are family, companions, and sources of comfort who stay beside us through grief, illness, loneliness, and change.
That is why Georgie Purcell's successful change to Victorian cemetery law matters. Victorians can now be buried with the remains or ashes of their already deceased companion animals, where cemetery trusts allow it.
For people who want their final resting place to reflect the bond they shared with a beloved animal, the law can now make space for that wish.
This change gives families greater certainty, and cemetery trusts clearer authority, while allowing
people to plan for death in a way that reflects the relationships that shaped their life.
Why Georgie’s Voice in Parliament Matters
This long-awaited reform shows the difference that having an Animal Justice Party MP in Parliament can make.
Major parties often overlook animal issues. For the people who love animals, care for them, grieve them, and build their lives around them, these issues are profoundly important. Without Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell in Parliament, this reform may never have been raised, let alone passed.
Animal Justice Party representation gives animals a voice in Parliament and ensures the people who love, protect, and advocate for them are heard where laws are made.
If we want compassionate reforms like this to keep happening, we need Georgie in Parliament.
