Companion Animals
Results 51-60 of 72, sorted by relevance
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Obesity
SPCA is concerned about the current levels of obesity in companion animals.
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Pet Shops and the Online Retailers Selling Animals
SPCA supports pet shops and online retailers acting as a rehoming point for shelter animals, provided the animals’ physical, health and behavioural needs can be met. SPCA supports the rehoming of desexed, vaccinated and microchipped animals, as appropriate to the species and individual animal.
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Pet-friendly Communities
SPCA supports initiatives which make communities more pet 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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Pets in Costumes
SPCA is concerned about the practice of dressing pets up in novelty costumes.
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Pinch and Prong Collars
SPCA opposes the production, importation, sale, or use of pinch and prong collars due to the pain and distress they cause to animals.
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Prolonged Tethering and Confinement of Dogs
Regulations have been introduced to address prolonged tethering of dogs. SPCA advocates for regulations via an amendment to the Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018 to address the prolonged confinement of dogs.
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Quarantine
SPCA supports the principle of controlled entry of animals into New Zealand to protect the country from potential biosecurity risks.
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Responsible Animal Ownership
SPCA advocates that animals 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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Selective Breeding
SPCA supports responsible breeding practices which prioritise animal welfare and advocates for desexing of non-breeding animals. SPCA opposes the selective breeding of any animal that results in behavioural or physical diseases or defects that negatively affects the health and welfare of the animal concerned.
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