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Full Submission from Animals Need Shade to ACPA
Review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 The following submissions are made by the community group Animals Need Shade. Parliamentary privilege is being utilised. Submission on shade/shelter May 2021
Suggested Answers for Review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
The Queensland Government is reviewing the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (the ACPA). The review marks 20 years since the ACPA commenced. Animals are an important part of life for most Queenslanders and their welfare is held in high regard by the community. The...
Dog Tethering – Submission to the review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
Submission to the review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 The Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 is the principal animal welfare legislation in Queensland. The government has finally decided it’s time for a review - 20 years after the act came into force....
Shade Shelter – Submission to Review Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
Review Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (ACPA). Animals Need Shade is a volunteer organisation that has been operating since 2019 and in just two years has...
Tips on writing a shade/shelter submission to Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 review
Tips on writing a shade/shelter submission to Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 review, May 2021 The Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 is the principal animal welfare legislation in Queensland. The government has finally decided it’s time for a review - 20 years...
Queensland Heat is Deadly
The State Government is set to change the way animals are treated in Queensland. It’s announced a review of the 20-year-old Animal Care and Protection Act. But an animal advocacy group says it’s ignoring one of the Sunshine State’s most basic animal welfare needs –...