1. Subject Index | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, great & small.
and the law: 20
Assessing pain in animals: 3 , 23
Confinement: 20
Global animal welfare: 20 , 24
Is pain special?: 8
Reducing pain associated with animal husbandry procedures: 2 , 23
Science in the Service of Animal Welfare: 8
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2. Five Common Problems in Pedigree Dogs | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures...
spinal cord, causing extreme pain and potential neurological problems.
Symptoms
Severe pain
Neurological deficits - disruption of normal nerve signals leading to movement problems, including difficulty walking and in severe cases,
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3. New model tackles urgent animal welfare problem | RSPCA Australia | For all ...
animal's capacity to feel
pain, fear and distress.Â
"This has meant that several totally unacceptable methods are still in
use in Australia. Chloropicrin
(a type of tear gas), which causes intense pain and distress, is still used as
a
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4. Pedigree Dogs Exposed - FAQs | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, great &a...
breathe easier, walk without pain or discomfort and once again give birth naturally.
Pedigree Dogs Exposed - The documentary
What are some of the problems facing the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) in Australia?
Syringomyelia is a
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5. Report exposes cattle cruelty in Indonesia | RSPCA Australia | For all creat...
to significant levels of pain,
fear and distress during handling and an inhumane slaughter.â€
Of most concern to the RSPCA:
The
continued installation of restraint boxes that are inhumane and would not be
used legally
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6. Mulesing phase-out must continue | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, grea...
call on all producers to use pain relief.
The wool industry must not lose momentum in its quest to phase out mulesing and today's announcement should not be treated as an excuse to relax or slow down.
The RSPCA supports an integrated
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7. Report exposes cattle cruelty in Indonesia | RSPCA Australia | For all creat...
to significant levels of pain,
fear and distress during handling and an inhumane slaughter.â€
Of most concern to the RSPCA:
The
continued installation of restraint boxes that are inhumane and would not be
used legally in
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8. Mulesing Alternatives | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, great & small.
flesh-eating maggots create painful wounds, causing the sheep significant suffering and distress. Without fast treatment, flystrike is fatal.
Around 54% of lambs born in Australia in 2008 were mulesed. Mulesing is an extremely painful procedure
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9. The only loser is the horse | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, great &a...
They may not cause as much pain as traditional contact whips but they are painful, why else would you use them?
Jockeys need to focus on changing the way they ride and trainers and owners should support their efforts to have less reliance on
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10. Say NO to croc hunting | RSPCA Australia | For all creatures, great & small.
capacity
to suffer or feel pain. What it does mean though is that it would take a lot of
skill and precision to kill a crocodile humanely. We certainly don’t believe
tourists should be armed with this responsibility, especially tourists
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