Positions - Companion Animals

​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.

​SPCA supports efforts to keep animals healthy and happy in their existing home or community through supportive services, including education, supplies and other resources.

​SPCA supports initiatives which make communities more animal-friendly. This includes pet-friendly public transport, workplaces and cities.

SPCA advocates that when animals are given to a recipient as a gift, the recipient should have expressed an ongoing interest in being an animal owner and be able to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.

​SPCA is concerned about the practice of taping or gluing puppies’ ears to achieve breed standards.

SPCA advocates that companion animals should be securely and appropriately contained during transport to protect them from causing an accident or being injured.

SPCA advocates that rabbits 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.

This article covers useful information to consider when planning for the future for your pets. These are important things to consider, in case a time comes when you are no longer able to care for them.

Adoption events with reduced fees are proven to increase adoptions, but there are many myths surrounding the removal or reduction of those fees. As an evidence-based organisation, SPCA examines the research to explore these myths.