Articles tagged with 'Animal welfare policies'

5. 1 RSPCA Australia is opposed to the genetic selection of traits for enhanced production capacity where this causes or predisposes the animal to poor welfare, including metabolic or skeletal defects, chronic lameness or pain 5.

5. 1 RSPCA Australia considers that there are significant animal welfare problems inherent in the horse racing industry. These include problems with over-supply, housing, feeding, socialisation, training, injuries, whipping, administration of banned or unregistered substances, physical overexertion and fatigue and the fate of unwanted horses (wastage). 5.

5. 1 RSPCA Australia advocates that the results of all research involving animals must be made available to the wider scientific community through published journal articles, conference proceedings or complete data sets, including inconclusive results or where project objectives are not met. 5. 2 Animal use statistics 5. 2.

5. 1 The RSPCA opposes the taking of animals from the wild for public exhibition, due to the risk of injury, pain, suffering, or distress arising from the capture, transport, handling, and long-term confinement of these animals, and potential effects on the ecosystem from where they are taken. 5.

5. 1 The RSPCA believes that horses must only be transported in single-deck vehicles specifically designed for horse transport. 5. 2 Horses, with the exception of wild horses transported from the wild, must be appropriately habituated (e. g.

6. 1 RSPCA Australia recognises the significant impact that climate change is having on the welfare of animals, whether living in the wild or in the care of humans. 6.

6. 1 The RSPCA is opposed to uncontrolled and irresponsible breeding of companion animals because this contributes to the number of unwanted animals in our communities, resulting in welfare, community, and environmental issues. 6.

6. 1 RSPCA Australia encourages farming enterprises to participate in independent audit schemes that improve animal welfare. 6.