SPCA advocates for continuous improvement in the use of animals in animal behaviour research, testing, and teaching.

SPCA advocates for all children in early, primary, and secondary education to receive animal welfare education to help promote empathy and respect for all living beings, including people.

SPCA only supports the keeping or using of animals in schools if they have a Good Life, experience positive welfare, and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met for the entirety of their life.

SPCA advocates that the most humane options of killing are used for animals used for research, testing, and teaching. SPCA opposes the current use of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a killing method for animals used in research, testing, and teaching because of the length of time it can take before an animal is unconscious before death and the negative experiences an animal feels during this time.

SPCA advocates for the use of humane alternatives to animals for classroom dissection.

SPCA recognises there may be potential value in using genetic technologies that improve the welfare of animals. SPCA advocates for a precautionary approach to the use of genetic technologies.

SPCA advocates for continuous improvement in weighing the harm and benefits of the proposed use of animals in research, testing, and teaching.

SPCA supports the inclusion of animal welfare science and ethics of animal use components in all higher education or vocational animal-related, farming, and biological science courses.

SPCA supports continuous improvements in animal management practices and environments to ensure animals used in research, testing, and teaching have a Good Life where they experience positive welfare for the entirety of their life and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.

SPCA advocates that the definition of animal in the Animal Welfare Act 1999 be broadened to include larval fish.