Recent News and Activites

Petcare Information & Advisory Service (PIAS) release 'Living Well Together'. 

The handbook has been designed to assist local authorities and other interested parties tap into an often under-utilised avenue for building sense of community and social capital - the power of pets. To download a copy, click here: Living Well Together - How Companion Animals can help Strengthen Social Fabric (pdf)

Australian Companioin Animal Council release 'The Power of Pets'

This brochure overviews the many benefits of pet ownership. To download a copy. click here: The Power of Pets (pdf)

NSW Department of Local Government SPOT (Safe Pets Out There) Program

The SPOT program has been developed under the umbrella of the Australian Companion Animal Council by the Animal Welfare League, the Australian Veterinary Association, Delta Society Australia and the RSPCA.

Funded for three years 2007 through 2009 by the NSW Department of Local Government, SPOT (Safe Pets Out There), is a unique school program about pet care, kindness and respect for all animals. It also incorporates a specific module about safe behaviour to reduce the incidence of serious dog bites in children.

The SPOT program is targeted specifically to junior primary school children in classes K to 2 in New South Wales and includes three modules:-

1. Kindness and Humanity (RSPCA, AWL NSW)
2. Safe Behaviour Around Dogs (Delta Dog Safe)
3. Pet Care (Australian Veterinary Association)

For more information on SPOT visit the SPOT website.  www.spot.nsw.gov.au