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Animal Welfare in Auckland

Our Animal Welfare course is for you if you want to make a difference and support animal shelters, nutrition, and humane handling.
Animal welfare course

What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

  1. 1. Subject 1 – Animal Healthcare
  2. 2. Subject 2: Animal Wellbeing
See the full Animal Welfare course outline

Animal welfare in Auckland

Animal welfare work in Auckland is concentrated at the SPCA's centre on Westney Road in Māngere. As well as rehoming animals, the centre has a specialised call centre and a large team of warranted animal welfare inspectors who cover about 7,980 square kilometres of the Auckland region. It also has a farm area, so its work is not limited to cats and dogs.

For anyone studying welfare standards, the centre shows how a large urban shelter deals with intake, treatment, rehabilitation and adoption on one site. The SPCA advertises a range of volunteer roles there, including animal care, canine, cattery and front-of-house work, and a student placement role for people who need practical animal experience.

Animal Welfare in Auckland: questions

Who investigates animal welfare complaints in Auckland?

The SPCA's Auckland centre in Māngere has a large team of warranted animal welfare inspectors. The SPCA says they cover a 7,980 square kilometre area across the Auckland region, and the centre also runs a specialised call centre.

Can students get hands-on animal experience at the SPCA in Auckland?

The SPCA has listed a student placement volunteer role at its Auckland centre for students who need practical animal experience, with a regular shift of at least six months. Other listed roles include animal care, canine and cattery volunteering. Vacancies change, so check the SPCA volunteer pages first.

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