Welcome to Our Advocacy Hub
At Lucy’s Project, advocacy is at the heart of everything we do. Here, you’ll find updates on our campaigns, collaborations, and the vital work we’re doing to create safer futures for people and animals impacted by domestic and family violence.
Explore our initiatives, learn how to take action, and join us in driving meaningful change. Together, we can amplify voices, influence policy, and build a more compassionate world.
Submissions
Lucy’s Project is committed to driving systemic change through informed and impactful advocacy. Our submissions to government inquiries, reviews, and policy consultations reflect our dedication to improving safety and support for people and animals impacted by domestic and family violence.
Below, you’ll find a list of our recent submissions, highlighting the critical issues we’ve addressed and the collaborative efforts we’ve championed to create meaningful change.
Legislative Change
At Lucy’s Project, we believe that lasting change begins with strong, compassionate legislation. Our advocacy efforts are focused on influencing policy and law to better protect both people and animals affected by domestic and family violence. By highlighting the critical intersection of human and animal welfare, we work to ensure that animals, like their human companions, are recognized as essential in the fight against domestic violence.
Through strategic campaigns, partnerships, and expert research, we strive to create a legal framework that offers comprehensive protection and support for survivors—human and animal alike. Explore the key areas of legislative change we’re actively pursuing and learn more about our efforts to shape a future where everyone, both people and animals, is safe from violence.
We’re thrilled to announce that a motion supporting the protection of animals and people affected by domestic and family violence has officially passed in NSW Parliament!
Introduced by Abigail Boyd, this motion recognizes animals as victim-survivors of domestic violence, calling for animal-inclusive policies to better protect people and animals. This achievement is a testament to the power of collective advocacy—thank you to all who attended our 2024 conference and helped drive these critical conversations forward! Together, we’re creating a safer future for all victim-survivors.
We are also thrilled to share another incredible milestone—the Family Violence Amendment (Protecting People and Their Pets Bill) 2024 has passed the Upper House and will now become law in Tasmania! This landmark legislation ensures that harm or threats to animals, used to coerce, intimidate, or control a partner, are explicitly recognised as a form of family violence. It’s a groundbreaking step forward in protecting both people and animals affected by domestic and family violence.
Lucy’s Project is proud to have campaigned for this amendment alongside Engender Equality, Women’s Legal Service Tasmania, Tenants’ Union Tasmania, and Huon Domestic Violence Service, bringing to life a vital recommendation from the Australian Law Reform Commission. This achievement highlights the power of advocacy, research, and cross-party collaboration in driving meaningful change. Together, we are shaping a safer future for everyone—human and animal alike.
Thank you to everyone who supported this effort and helped turn this vision into reality. Let’s continue building momentum and creating a world where safety and compassion prevail.
Campaigns
Lucy’s Project, runs and supports campaigns that drive meaningful change for both people and animals impacted by domestic and family violence. Our campaigns aim to raise awareness, influence public opinion, and push for policy reforms that ensure everyone—human and animal alike—has access to safety and support.
By amplifying survivor voices, collaborating with like-minded organizations, and mobilizing communities, we work tirelessly to bring attention to the issues that matter most. Explore the campaigns we’re currently leading, and discover how you can get involved in making a difference for those affected by violence. Together, we can create lasting change and build a safer, more inclusive future.
Lucy’s Project was proud to be part of the Homes for Everyone campaign, a vital initiative advocating for animal-inclusive rental housing in New South Wales.
This campaign highlighted the heartbreaking reality that 1 in 5 animals surrendered in NSW are separated from their families because of restrictive rental policies. For families escaping domestic and family violence, this lack of animal-inclusive housing creates devastating barriers to safety. Survivors are often forced to make an impossible choice: leave their beloved animals behind or remain in dangerous situations.
Through powerful social media advocacy, meaningful partnerships with organizations like DVNSW, Cat Protection Society, Tenants Union NSW, Sydney Dogs and Cats Home, Australian Companion Animal Network, and Animal Welfare League NSW, and the amplification of survivor stories, the campaign brought urgent attention to the need for change.
Together, we called on the NSW Government to reform rental laws and make animal-inclusive housing the default. This critical step will ensure families—human and animal alike—can find safety and stability together.
Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign by raising their voices and contacting policymakers. Change begins with collective action, and we’re one step closer to a future where safe homes are for everyone.
