SPCA New Zealand
Animal Advocacy

Position Statements

Companion Animals

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  • Shelter Medicine
    SPCA advocates for community-centred approach to animal care and shelter management that focuses on prevention and provides animals in shelter care with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.
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  • Shows
    SPCA advocates that people involved in the showing and breeding of animals must prioritise health, welfare, and behavioural traits, when choosing which animals to breed, permit for entry to shows and select as winners.
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  • Socialisation
    SPCA advocates for appropriate socialisation of companion animals to facilitate development into confident, well-adjusted adults and minimise the risk of behavioural problems.
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  • Stray Cats
    SPCA advocates for the implementation of humane and sustainable management strategies, including effective non-lethal cat management, such as managed targeted trap-neuter-return programmes with the overall goal of no stray cats in New Zealand.
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  • Tail Docking (Companion)
    SPCA opposes the prophylactic and cosmetic docking and banding of dogs’ tails.
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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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  • Tasering Animals
    SPCA advocates that police officers are trained and use appropriate methods to safely and humanely de-escalate situations with animals.
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  • Training Methods and Devices
    SPCA advocates for the use of low-stress, force-free training methods, which focus on positive reinforcement.
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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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  • Trap Neuter Return (TNR)
    SPCA supports the use of managed and targeted Trap-Neuter-Return methods to manage populations of stray cats, providing it is carried out according to best practice.
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