If you're a Victorian, and have turned 18, you'll be rocking up to the voting booths at some point this Saturday. I know you care about animals and want them to be heard in Government. So we've put together a handy guide which shows which parties have which policies for animals. (Phew. That was a lot of whiches.)

Sorry. Tangent. Back to politics.

Click here for the lowdown on where parties in the
Victorian election stand on animal welfare.

If you're not yet old enough to vote, no probs. There are 4 animal issues that are in the political spotlight at the moment and your voice can make a huge difference. I've listed the issues and how you can take action below :)

Thanks for being a voice for animals!

Puppy factories
Discover the truth about where pet shop puppies come from ...
Make the pledge to always adopt rather than buy companion animals

Duck shooting
Ask the SA, Tas, Vic and NT Governments to ban duck shooting

Jumps racing
Urge SA and Vic to ban cruel jumps racing
Pledge to never bet on racing while horses die

Factory farming
Ask Hungry Jacks to join Macca's and Subway and ditch cage eggs
Pledge to save animals every day by taking them off your plate

Well my heart beamed out a giant rainbow like a little care bear when I read this story. Benjy is a bull who likes bulls. And sadly, Farmer Joe don't want none unless you gunna knock up some cows hun. So poor Benjy was going to get slaughtered. Killed for being gay. That's rough.

BUT Gay UK magazine and Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) started a campaign to save Benjy from slaughter and give him a safe and happy life at Hillside Animal Sanctuary. You can check out their Crowdfunding campaign here.

Sam Simon, Simpsons co-creator, who you might remember from previous awesomeness such as buying zoos and freeing all the animals and saving hundreds of chinchillas from a fur farm, heard about Benjy and jumped at the chance to help! Simon put up the funds needed to give Benjy a home for life :)

A long-time vegan, Simon said he was glad that Benjy's future was now "a sanctuary rather than a sandwich". Wouldn't it be great if all animals got to look forward to a life of freedom and happiness, rather than being someone's sandwich. But for most bulls, (gay, straight or otherwise), that's sadly not the case. They are born for one reason and one reason only -- their meat.

The good news is, no Benjy's have to die for your sandwich if you simply make the choice to have a no-bull sandwich today, and every other day. To get you started here's a tonne of delicious meat-free sandwich recipes :)

Have an awesome animal rescue story? Share it below.

There's nothing more AWESOME than sticking up for the little guy, don't you reckon? Here's 3 minutes of a whole lotta awesome:

How good was that? :)

Sadly, there's still some people who wanna shoot ducks. (Cray.) And what's worse, in some Australian states, they're allowed to!

We're calling on politicians to STICK UP FOR DUCKS and ban duck shooting! Because our wildlife should be safe, not shot.

Click here to add your voice. Thanks for being a hero for ducks :)