All articles

SPCA advocates for non-lethal methods of shark attack prevention, for example, patrols and surveillance, and educational programmes on shark awareness. SPCA opposes the culling of sharks, i.e., the baiting and killing of sharks, to reduce shark attacks.

SPCA values the lives of all animals and recognises that they are all equally deserving of protection from experiencing pain or distress.

SPCA advocates that only methods that minimise negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used to kill animals.

SPCA advocates that only trapping methods that minimise the negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used to trap animals.

SPCA advocates that only methods that minimise the negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used to trap or kill animals.

SPCA believes that drivers of vehicles in road accidents which involve animals have a responsibility to ensure that any injured animal is quickly given appropriate veterinary treatment or is humanely killed.

SPCA advocates that only trapping methods that minimise the negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used for trapping.

With a large portion of the population living in densely populated cities and urban suburbs, preventing your cat from roaming from your property is an increasingly common practice.

SPCA opposes the live export of any farmed or wild-caught animals by sea.

The issue of pest control, poisons and how to humanely ensure our native species are protected is a very important one. SPCA often receives enquiries and feedback about our organisation’s position on this topic. We’ve created this article to help answer some of our most frequently asked questions.