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Taking your new dog or puppy home is exciting, but there are a few things to consider for the best start.

If you’ve adopted a cat or kitten, it’s important that you understand the different types of vaccinations available to them, and how these protect your pet’s health and wellbeing.

SPCA advocates that birds must only be kept as companions when a person has the knowledge, ability, and means to provide them with a Good Life where they experience positive welfare and their physical, health and behavioural needs are met.

Dogs need a premium food for energy and health, and access to water at all times.

Once you have decided that you are going to bring a cat into your life (after some research and careful thinking about whether a cat is right for you and how to look after a cat), it is important that you make some preparations before getting your cat/kitten.

Greyhounds can make wonderful companion animals. Their early experiences may be quite different from those of many other dogs, and some greyhounds may need time and support as they adjust to life as a companion animal. Understanding their unique characteristics and care needs can help greyhounds and their families build a happy life together.

Rabbits are sociable animals who will enjoy lots of attention and company from you. However, some rabbits may not be used to being handled.

SPCA advocates for the creation and use of educational resources that provide humane alternatives to live-surgery practicals, such as the use of ethically sourced cadavers and body parts and computer software and simulations.

SPCA advocates that all animals kept for companionship are provided with suitable shelter, exercise, companionship (where appropriate), veterinary treatment, and food and water to provide a Good Life with positive experiences and meet their physical, health and behavioural needs.

SPCA supports pet shops acting as a rehoming point for shelter animals, provided the animals’ physical, health, and behavioural needs can be met. SPCA supports the rehoming of desexed, vaccinated, and microchipped animals, as appropriate to the species and individual animal.