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Certificate of Animal Welfare

The Certificate of Animal Welfare is a professional development program that covers a wide range of animal welfare topics, such as how animal welfare is implemented in society and what protection, rescue and health services are available in Australia. In this online program, you'll also gain knowledge in animal psychology and sentience, and understand how laws and regulations protect pets and companion animals, work animals and animals in sport.
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Study Hours
50 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

Are you an animal lover with a passion for making a difference in the animal welfare space? If so, you can turn your concern for animals into a career.

The Certificate of Animal Welfare is a professional development program that covers a wide range of animal welfare topics, such as how animal welfare is implemented in society and what protection, rescue and health services are available in Australia.

In this online animal welfare course, you’ll also gain knowledge in animal psychology and sentience, and understand how laws and regulations protect pets and companion animals, work animals and animals in sport.

On completion of this course, you will feel confident to act as an animal welfare activist or to pursue a career working with animals, such as an animal shelter attendant, animal welfare inspector or many other professions where animal welfare is a priority.

Printed learning materials may be available free to print for this course. Requests can be made by contacting us. 

Course Structure
Unit - Animal Welfare

Unit 1 – Scope and Nature of Animal Welfare

  • History
  • Nature of animal welfare
  • Definitions
  • Scope of animal welfare
  • Considering Animal Ethics
  • Moral status of animals
  • Moral equality theories
  • Widely accepted animal ethic theories
  • Animal rights
  • Animal welfare

Unit 2 – Psychology and Sentience

  • The science and philosophy of psychology and sentience
  • Sentience
  • Sapience
  • Anthropomorphism and transference
  • Compassionate conservation
  • Sense and perception
  • Cognition
  • Animal emotion
  • Animal psychopathology
  • Depression in animals
  • Stress in animals
  • Eating disorders in animals
  • Activity anorexia
  • Over-eating and under- eating
  • Weight loss
  • Coprophagia
  • Thin sow syndrome
  • Behavioral disorders
  • How an understanding of sentience can influence animal welfare

Unit 3 – Managing Animal Welfare

  • Managing animal welfare
  • Duty of care
  • Assessing animal welfare
  • Preventing disease and injury
  • Health checks and observations
  • The importance of good nutrition
  • Provision of water
  • Exercise and stimulation
  • Appropriate and safe environment
  • Controlling pests and diseases
  • Veterinary prevention
  • Common ectoparasites and endoparasites

Unit 4 – Animal Protection Services

  • Animal protection organisations
  • Types of animal protection activities
  • Companion animals
  • Protection of farm animals
  • Understanding and inspecting health issues
  • Viral diseases
  • Bacterial diseases
  • Fungal diseases
  • Protozoa micro organisims
  • Parasites
  • Ectoparasites (fleas, ticks, lice, mites)
  • Genetic disorders
  • Metabolic and nutritional disease
  • Inspecting the health of animals
  • Temperature, pulse and respiration
  • Signs of ill health
  • Differential diagnosis

Unit 5 – Animal Rescue Services

  • The fundamental aims of animal rescue
  • Shelters
  • Health and welfare
  • Reminder of basic animal needs
  • Animal first aid
  • Types of wounds
  • Treating wounds
  • Cleaning wounds
  • Granulating wounds
  • Stitching a wound
  • Fly control
  • Bone & joint problems
  • Sprains broken bones, bone infections and bone diseases
  • Tendon injury
  • Contusions or muscle strain
  • Poisoning
  • Chemicals
  • Poisoning from grazing
  • Restraining animals during first aid
  • First aid for wildlife

Unit 6 – Animal Health Services

  • Veterinary services, or animal hospitals
  • Routine health treatments
  • Animal rescue organisations
  • Immunisation
  • The vaccination debate
  • Quarantine
  • Euthanasia
  • De-sexing
  • Complementary animal health services
  • Homeopathy & flower essences
  • Naturopathy
  • Natural nutrition
  • Tactile therapies
  • Acupuncture
  • Frequency specific microcurrent
  • Microwave therapies
  • Ayurvedic medicine
  • Traditional Chinese medicine
  • Employment opportunities

Unit 7 – Welfare for Companion Animals

  • Welfare for companion animals
  • Welfare for work animals
  • Welfare for animals in sport

Unit 8 – Animal Welfare for Farm Animals

  • Welfare for farm animals
  • Intensive farming
  • Pigs
  • Cattle
  • Dairy cows and calves
  • Veal calves
  • Poultry
  • Laying hens
  • Cage eggs
  • “battery cages”
  • Barn laid eggs and free range eggs
  • Organic farming
  • Other aspects of animal welfare
  • Animal welfare during transport
  • Animal slaughter
  • Animal welfare labelling
  • Welfare issues – farm animals bred for alternative products
  • Down and wool
  • Tail docking
  • Mulesing
  • Fois grois

Unit 9 – Animal Welfare for Wild Animals: Free and Captive

  • Welfare for captive wild animals
  • Zoos & wildlife parks
  • Pet trade
  • Welfare for free wild animals
  • Destruction of native habitat
  • Protection of wildlife
  • Protection against hunting and trapping
  • The land and marine environments
  • Legislation
  • Australian legislation
  • Codes of practice
  • Animal behaviour
  • Environmental law enforcement
  • Case studies
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Estimated Duration
50 hours
Course Delivery and Start
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Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Approval and Recognition

Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.

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Career Outcomes

Professional Development for:-

  • Animal Shelter Staff
  • Rescue Officers
  • Pet Resort Attendant
  • Pet Trainer
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Certificate of Animal Welfare
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