All animals
Results 41-50 of 182, sorted by relevance
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Rodeos
SPCA advocates for an end to the use of animals in rodeo events in New Zealand. While rodeo continues in New Zealand, SPCA advocates for those involved in rodeos to improve practices and to provide a Good Life where rodeo animals experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met for the whole of their lives.
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Recreational Hunting
SPCA opposes the shooting of animals for sport or recreation where it is done solely as entertainment for people.
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Use of Animals in Films and Television
SPCA advocates that animals may only participate in films, television, advertisements and theatre if a Good Life can be provided where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met before, during, and after the performance.
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Zoos and Aquariums
SPCA advocates that animals must only be kept in zoological institutions if they are provided with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met.
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Animals in Law Enforcement
SPCA supports the use of dogs and horses in police work only where they are provided with a Good Life with positive experiences and their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met throughout their life.
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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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Organised school and community events that promote the killing or use of dead animals
SPCA advocates for children’s involvement in activities that help develop an understanding of and empathy for all animals. SPCA opposes animal hunts and trapping, and use of dead animals in contests, taking place in association with schools or communities and with the involvement of children.
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Disability Assist Dogs
SPCA supports the use of appropriate companion animals in human assistance programmes provided they are trained using reward-based methods and assessed as suitable for participation in the programme and that their physical, health, and behavioural needs are met for the whole of their life.
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Trade in Wild Animals
SPCA advocates for people to choose wildlife interactions that minimise the impact of human activity on the physical, health, and behavioural needs of wild animals.
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Animals in the Wild (General)
SPCA is concerned with the welfare of wild animals, both native and introduced.
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