SPCA New Zealand
Animal Advocacy

Position Statements

Animals in the Wild

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  • Poisons
    SPCA advocates that only methods that minimise negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used to kill animals. SPCA opposes the current use of poisons to kill animals because of the level of pain and distress caused to animals.
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  • Road Collisions with 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.
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  • Sea Lions
    SPCA opposes human activities that result in the injuries or deaths of New Zealand sea lions. SPCA advocates for increased protection of sea lion welfare and recover the species to non-threatened status. Our organisation is concerned with fisheries activities that impact sea lions, particularly around breeding populations.
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  • Sharks
    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.
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  • Snares
    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.
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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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  • Trapping
    SPCA advocates that only trapping methods that minimise the negative welfare harms caused to targeted and non-targeted animals be used to trap animals.
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  • Using Wild Caught Fish in Animal Feeds
    SPCA opposes the practice of feeding farmed fish with purpose-caught wild forage fish.
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  • Wild Animals Killed for Food
    SPCA advocates that the killing or capturing of wild animals for food must only be done in ways that minimise negative impacts on animal welfare.
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  • Wildlife Contraception and Non-surgical Sterilisation
    SPCA advocates for research and funding to develop viable contraception options for wildlife as an alternative to lethal control for targeted species.
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