Animal Justice Fund

The Animal Justice Fund (AJF) is a multi-million dollar fund established to promote the cause of animal welfare through strategic litigation, public awareness campaigns and the prosecution of persons or businesses who commit offences against animals used in intensive farming or through commercial and/or recreational practices.
The AJF's aims will be achieved, in part, by the payment of rewards for information relating to animal cruelty.

The Animal Justice Fund will provide rewards from $5000 to a maximum of $30,000 on the provision of information and/or evidence from employees/informants exposing animal cruelty that leads to a successful prosecution under state animal welfare legislation or a significant animal welfare outcome as judged by the AJF.

The AJF will also offer rewards, where appropriate, for information that leads to the identification and prosecution of offenders in extreme cases of animal cruelty under investigation by the police or the RSPCA.

Information may be judged of value whether or not a practice involving cruelty may possibly be subject to a legal exemption. Information obtained will be referred where appropriate to the Barristers Animal Welfare Panel for advice. The AJF is administered by Animals Australia.