Animal Care Australia

Animal Welfare is Animal Care

Animal welfare by the experts

Those who keep, care for, and breed animals

Animal Care Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we reside, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Current education campaigns and initiatives

H5 Bird Flu Advice for pet owners

Travelling with pets

Securing your pets’ future

Pets in natural emergencies

Animal Welfare Commission


Companion animals represented by our committee

Dogs

Cats

Birds

Reptiles & Frogs

Small Mammals

Horses & Livestock

Native Mammals

Exhibited Animals

Insects

Fish

Who is Animal Care Australia?

Animal Care Australia is a national incorporated association whose primary purpose is preventing and relieving the suffering of animals through education and advocacy.

Animal Care Australia advocate for responsible pet ownership and acknowledgement of society’s need for a human-animal bond by representing the interests of all animal hobbyists, keepers, carers and breeders.

Led by a strong committee composed of representatives for each major animal group – as pictured and outlined above. To find out more about how Animal Care Australia is representing your favourite animals simply follow the links above.

Animal Care Australia works to support the millions of Australians who live with pets and companion animals, so join Animal Care Australia today!

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Why Animal Care Australia

Animal Care Australia was established as an independent animal welfare organisation, by uniting experienced animal keepers, carers and breeders.

Extreme animal rights and animal liberationist ideologies have been influencing government legislation, regulation and policy development & implementation, without proper consultation, at the expense of you and your animals.

We are here to provide a trustworthy, balanced voice – protecting you and your animals.

You can have a voice too – Animal Care Australia has established Animal Advisory Groups for each main species. Individual members and member organisations can request to be included in these groups – and help by having your say!

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Latest Issues

Understanding welfareAnimal welfare means the physical and mental state of an animal in relation to the conditions in which it lives and dies.An animal experiences good welfare if the animal is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear and distress, and is able to express behaviours that are important for its physical and mental state.Good animal welfare is achieved by following the Five Domains. This requires disease prevention and appropriate veterinary care, shelter, management, nutrition, a stimulating and safe environment, humane handling, and a stable mental health outcome. The Five Domains is a science-based structure for assessing animal welfare, which recognises that animals can experience feelings, ranging from negative to positive. It provides a best-practice framework to assess welfare in animals of all species.What is animal welfare? www.animalcareaustralia.org.au/aca-welfare-policies/?#AnimalCareAustralia #EducateNotRegulate #AnimalWelfareIsAnimalCare #animalwelfare #ResponsiblePetOwnership #MakeADifference #VolunteerToday #pets #animals #foryoupage #fyp ...
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