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

Should Australia's veterinarians be expected to treat injured wildlife for free?While not all vets continue to treat for free, many are expected to, and governments don't get involved, despite our wildlife being their responsibility. What are your t#AnimalCareAustraliaeA#OpinionPollpinionPoll ...
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National Threatened Species DayNational Threatened Species Day marks the day the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) died in captivity. Accidentally left outside his enclosure at Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo, the thylacine was exposed to a cold snap overnight and caught pneumonia in 1936. His species had been given ‘protected’ status less than two months earlier. The tragic story of the extinction of the thylacine in the early 20th century is not unlike what is happening to our current threatened species. A range of factors contributed to thylacine extinction – hunting, habitat loss due to land clearing, disease, and competition with other introduced species, such as dogs.The most prominent factor, however, was the expansion of farming in the 1800s by European settlers in Tasmania. As farmers established sheep and cattle farms the reclusive thylacine was feared and hunted as a threat to livestock. By the 1930s only a few remained. The last known wild thylacine was killed in 1930, the last captive one died of neglect in 1936.Today, many of our threatened species are under increasing pressure from habitat destruction for agriculture, mining, and urban sprawl, as well as bushfires, floods and predation from invasive species.Australia has 2,316 nationally threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems listed under federal law as of early 2026. Listed Items:🌾Flora (plants): 1,514 species🐨Fauna (animals): 694 species🍃Ecological communities: 108 ecosystemsWe all must do more. Protecting Australia's unique wildlife starts with us. #AnimalCareAustralia #NationalThreatenedSpeciesDay ...
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