Companion Animals
Results 51-60 of 60, sorted by relevance
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Guinea Pigs
SPCA advocates that guinea pigs must only be kept as companions when a person has the knowledge, ability, and means to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.
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Keeping People and Pets Together
SPCA supports efforts to keep animals healthy and happy in their existing home or community through supportive services, including education, supplies and other resources.
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Pet-friendly Communities
SPCA supports initiatives which make communities more animal-friendly. This includes pet-friendly public transport, workplaces and cities.
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Pets as Presents/Animals as Gifts
SPCA advocates that when animals are given to a recipient as a gift, the recipient should have expressed an ongoing interest in being an animal owner and be able to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.
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Taping/gluing of puppies’ ears
SPCA is concerned about the practice of taping or gluing puppies’ ears to achieve breed standards.
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Transport of Companion Animals
SPCA advocates that companion animals should be securely and appropriately contained during transport to protect them from causing an accident or being injured.
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Rabbits
SPCA advocates that rabbits must only be kept as companions when a person has the knowledge, ability, and means to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.
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Mandatory Desexing of Cats
SPCA advocates for the New Zealand Government to implement legislative requirements for companion cats to be desexed by the age of four months unless the cat is a registered breeding animal or a veterinarian has deemed this would be detrimental to the health and welfare of the cat.
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National Cat Legislation
SPCA advocates for the New Zealand Government to implement comprehensive legislation for cat management to reduce the negative impacts of cat overpopulation. SPCA advocates that companion cats are required to be desexed, microchipped, their microchipped registered, and kept at home and prevented from roaming.
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Artificial Insemination of Companion Animals
SPCA advocates for breeding practices that protect the welfare of breeding animals and offspring.
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