Entertainment, Sport and Work
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Animals in Entertainment, Sport, and Work (ESW)
SPCA advocates that animals in entertainment, sport, and work must have a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.
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Animals Used to Train Other Animals
SPCA opposes the use of live animals to train other animals where there are negative welfare impacts on the training animal.
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Breed Shows
SPCA advocates for human and animal interactions that promote a Good Life where the animal experiences positive welfare and where the physical, health, and behavioural needs of animals are met before, during, and after the show.
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Bunny Jumping Competitions
SPCA supports rabbit jumping competitions for exercise and enrichment provided steps are taken to ensure the animal's physical, health, and behavioural needs are met and the rabbit has an appropriate personality and fitness level.
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Circuses / Travelling Menageries
SPCA opposes the use of animals in circuses or travelling menageries because the demands placed on the animals to meet the travel schedule result in negative impacts to their welfare.
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Competitive and Fundraising Events
SPCA advocates for organisational responsibility for competitive and fundraising events to ensure that all animals involved have a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and have their physical, health, and behavioural needs met.
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Falconry for Entertainment, Sport, and Work
SPCA opposes the hunting of animals by humans with birds of prey for entertainment, sport, and work.
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Farm Dogs
SPCA advocates that farm dogs must only be kept where 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 for their whole life.
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Feeding of Live Animals to Captive Animals.
SPCA opposes the feeding of live prey to captive animals.
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Fighting Animals
SPCA opposes animal fighting for sport or entertainment, for example dog fighting and cock fighting.
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