Closer links between animal welfare organisations and mental health services are desirable.doi:10.1111/avj.12806R ElliottSentient, PO Box 223 Oatley New South Wales 2223 AustraliaJ SnowdonDiscipline of Psychiatry University of Sydney NSW Australia Concord Centre for Mental Health, Sydney Local Health ...
The RSCPA operates through member societies across the nation. It operates shelters and clinics, runs education and advocacy programs, and plays a critical role in enforcing animal welfare legislation. The NSW RSPCA Society is undertaking a digital modernisation designed to support its 500 employees ...
Animal rights organisations Aussie Farms and Animals Within have released new footage captured by a hidden body-worn camera at the Picton Meatworx (formerly Wollondilly Abattoir), a multi-species slaughterhouse south of Sydney, amid efforts by the NSW and Federal Governments to severely increase penal...
In addition to the work being done by the Koala Hospital, there are also a number of other organisations in Port Macquarie that are working to save these animals. The Port Macquarie Koala Preservation Society is one such organisation, and they are involved in a number of initiatives including ...
A One Welfare study describes consecutive cases of animal hoarding that were reported to the RSPCA NSW.3 Animal hoarding is being increasingly recognised as a cause of compromised welfare of both the animals and the human hoarders, especially as a cause of spread of zoonotic diseases, and is on...
Efforts to promote social and environmental justice for humans and their co-inhabitants should support the welfare of both humans and animals in disaster settings. Four recommendations were developed based on these findings to increase the inclusion of HAI in research, policy, and practice. ...
Another recommendation is to introduce rabies and dog welfare into the curriculum of school children. Being the most vulnerable group, they could be primed early, not only about the dangers of dog-bites, but also about the welfare of FRD. The creation of e-learning modules for the ...
Despite these misgivings, members of animal welfare organisations have proven to play a significant role on AECs. The Code is a living document; to be relevant and influential it needs to respond to emerging community concerns and to reflect advances in scientific knowledge whether that be ...