Positions - Farmed Animals

​SPCA advocates for goats to be provided with a properly fenced area which allows them to have a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.

SPCA advocates for farming systems that provide farmed animals with opportunities for positive mental experiences. This includes positive behavioural interactions and the ability to make choices, such as between indoor and outdoor access.

SPCA supports the minimisation of disease risk through keeping animals in high welfare conditions that promote their immunity and by breeding farmed animals for natural immunity.

SPCA advocates for an end to the beak trimming of poultry.

SPCA opposes the routine killing of young animals in the dairy industry.

SPCA supports the use of preventative management practices to reduce the likelihood of down cows.

SPCA advocates for the importation of slower-growing, more humane chicken breeds.

SPCA supports farming systems that provide crustaceans with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.

SPCA opposes the amputation of velvet antler for commercial purposes.

SPCA supports housing systems that provide ducks and geese with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met. For ducks and geese, this includes access to water to satisfy their water-related needs.