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

Securing your pets’ future

Pets in natural emergencies

Travelling with pets

Animal cruelty on social media

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

NEWS AT NOON: Massive seizure of illegal exotic cockroaches prompts warning.UPDATE to our previous post: "The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has issued a warning to pet-related businesses and reptile keepers after more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches were seized this week from a commercial breeder in Bathurst, New South Wales.These species cannot be legally imported into Australia. This also means they cannot be legally kept, bred, or sold no matter how they were obtained."More information: www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/massive-seizure-illegal-exotic-cockroaches-prompts-warningNOTE: Animal Care Australia has written to both the Minister and the department in relation to this matter. In that correspondence, we are supporting the application lodged by the Pet Industry Association of Australia to have the dubai roach legalised for trade etc. (www.facebook.com/share/p/18oomBppXg/) Until that can be processed, we urge the reptile community not to panic and most importantly DO NOT release any of the roaches you may have into your yard or the environment, as that is also illegal.Feed them out to your reptiles or humanely euthanise them by placing them in a sealed container. Place that container in a freezer for a minimum of 24 hours before placing that in a sealed bag in your garbage bin. Should the application be processed by DCCEEW there will be a public consultation and we will promote that if/when we are made aware of it. In the meantime, purchase other (legal) insects for your reptiles, such as those known as 'woodies' (Nauphoeta cinerea). ... See MoreSee Less
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Housekeeping. Starting Monday our weekly survey will be posted on Mondays. This is to ensure there is a Team member available to monitor and reply to comments or questions arsing from the survey. Coming soon: New Weekly campaigns. A theme all week. Office hours are changing to Mon-Wed (ex public hols). Midday to 6.00pm. As a volunteer run organisation we need to prioritise our time and focus. If you need to contact us, you can still do so by email, our website or our Facebook page.It just might take us a little longer to reply.Join ACA today: www.animalcareaustralia.org.au/join/#AnimalCareAustralia ... See MoreSee Less
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