By: Joanne Payne – Animal Care Australia Reptile Representative – Originally published: March 2020 ACE Newsletter. Well show season is upon us! The time of the year when all avid keepers wait patiently for the first expo which signals a couple of months of pure bliss as they peruse the aisles, picking up much needed … Read more

Why are Vegans so universally maligned and ridiculed? Why do we not see their efforts as commendable, and even aspirational? Surely the diet someone chooses is not worthy of such contempt, whether or not we choose to follow it as well. Yes, Veganism is a diet. Its a diet devoid of animal products, and a … Read more

In recent times there has been numerous stories around the temperament testing of dogs for re-homing, in recent weeks we have been alerted to the story of Franklin a greyhound who unfortunately found his way to a Victorian shelter after his owner was no longer able to care for him, there were offers from a … Read more

On Thursday 13th February 2020, Michael Donnelly (President) and Sam, Davis (Vice President) appeared as witnesses to provide testimony to the Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South. Wales. This is the first time Animal Care Australia has received such high acknowledgement and recognition. In their opening statement the representatives from the Pet … Read more

In this current climate we are facing a lot of change in the ownership of dogs, we have seen revision’s to the animal Acts and Codes nationwide which in some cases are decreasing our ability to own dogs and in a lot of cases the ability to breed dogs for the future, and  now we … Read more