Positions - Animals in the Wild

​SPCA advocates that the chosen method of tagging and marking minimises the welfare impacts on wildlife.

Crayfish, crabs, rock lobster and kōura are sentient animals, meaning they can feel pain and distress, and they are covered by New Zealand’s Animal Welfare Act 1999. If these animals are captured, handled, transported and killed for human consumption, it is critical that this is done so humanely.