SPCA New Zealand
Animal Advocacy

Position Statements

All animals

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  • Goats
    SPCA supports farming systems that provide goats with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.
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  • Greyhound Racing
    SPCA advocates for the end of commercial greyhound racing in New Zealand, with a transition period to allow for rehoming of greyhounds currently in the industry.
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  • Groomers
    SPCA advocates for groomers to be independently inspected for compliance with welfare legislation.
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  • Grooming
    SPCA advocates for all companion animals to be regularly groomed, as appropriate for the species and coat type.
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  • Guard Dogs
    SPCA advocates that aggressive behaviour in dogs must not be encouraged as this poses a significant, avoidable, and indiscriminate risk to people and other animals. SPCA opposes the use of dogs specifically for the purposes of guarding commercial or private properties.
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  • Guinea Pigs
    SPCA advocates that guinea pigs 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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  • Handling of Farmed Animals
    SPCA advocates that all farmed animals be handled using low-stress, force-free handling techniques.
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  • Harm/Benefit Analysis of the Use of Animals in Research, Testing, and Teaching
    SPCA advocates for continuous improvement in weighing the harm and benefits of the proposed use of animals in research, testing, and teaching.
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  • Higher / Tertiary Education
    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.
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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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