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Hoarding
SPCA is concerned about animal hoarding and recognises that it is a complex issue which encompasses mental health, animal welfare, and public safety concerns.
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Horses in Sport and Entertainment
SPCA advocates for the horse sport and entertainment industries to improve practices to provide horses with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and meet the physical, health, and behavioural needs of the horses for the whole of their life.
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Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Hybrids (General)
SPCA advocates that all persons involved in the breeding, keeping, or use of horses, ponies and other domesticated equines must have the facilities, skills, knowledge, and resources to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and meet their physical, health and behavioural needs throughout their life.
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Housing and Handling in RTT
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.
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Hunting or Killing Wild Animals for Food
SPCA advocates that the hunting or killing of wild animals for food must only be done in ways that minimise negative impacts on animal welfare.
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Hunting with Dogs
SPCA advocates animals should only be hunted with methods that minimise the negative welfare impacts.
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Identification of Companion Animals
SPCA advocates that owners of a companion animal ensure that the animal is appropriately identifiable.
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Intensive Farming
SPCA advocates for farming systems that provide farmed animals with opportunities for positive mental experiences. This includes positive behavioural interactions and the ability to make choices, such as between indoor and outdoor access.
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Intensive Winter Grazing
SPCA advocates that winter grazing of cattle is only undertaken when the welfare of the animals is adequately protected.
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Keeping Animals in School Classrooms
SPCA only supports the keeping of animals for research, testing, and teaching in ways that ensure animals used in research, testing, and teaching have a “Good Life” where they experience positive welfare for the entirety of their life and meet the animals’ physical, health, and behavioural needs.