Take your learning to the next level. The information provided on this page is to give you the opportunity to further broaden your knowledge on the topic of companion animal care. You can pick and choose from the suggestions below and follow your own personal interests.
Watch - Mātakitaki (Video):
Video Title: How to read Safety Data Sheets Webinar
Watch Time: 33.16
Video Summary: This webinar covers the intricacies of the Material Safety Data Sheet, or SDS for short.
Pre Watch Question: Do you work in a workplace with hazardous chemicals? Have you been trained how to handle them yet?
Source: Chem safety Ltd
Post Watch Task: If you are working in the animal care industry and have to use chemicals check to see where your employer keeps the Safety Data Sheets.
Watch - Mātakitaki (Video):
Video Title: Animal hospital cleaning / Commercial cleaning training video
Watch Time: 55.05
Video Summary: This video takes you through a very detailed look at how to clean an animal hospital to a commercial cleaning level. Feel free to skip to the chapters which you think will be most useful to you.
Reading
Five Freedoms vs Five Domains
This article is about the Five Freedoms model which is widely used internationally, and the Five Domains which was developed in New Zealand.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pre Read Question: Make a list of the similarities and differences between the two models as you read
Post Read Task: Which model do you agree with? Why? Make notes for your own reference as this information may be useful your assessment and your further learning.
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A Good Life for the Children of Tāne: Toward a mātauranga Māori conception of animal welfare
This is a thesis written for a master’s degree. While it is long, parts of this are very relevant for the learning in Module One. Don’t worry about it being a thesis, as it is written in plain language and is easy to read.
Duration: 1 hour +
Pre Read Question: Make notes about the Māori values discussed in key parts of the thesis and compare them to your own learning.
Post Read Task: What was the most interesting thing for you about the findings in this thesis? Make notes on why you think so.
URL: A Good Life for the Children of Tāne: Toward a matauranga Māori conception of animal welfare
Reading
How Do Animals Communicate: 4 Types of Animal Communication you Need to Know
This article is about how understanding animal behaviour can help us humans understand them better.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pre Read Question: Write down the key points of the article as you read.
Post Read Task: How does what you just read apply to companion animals? Write down your thoughts.
Reading
Animal Products Act 1999
This is the official legislation from the New Zealand government – we’ll talk more about legislation in the next module, so this is just an introductory activity to prepare you.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pre Read Question: Skim read the main points.
Post Read Task: Keep notes on the main points for future reference when writing your assessments.
URL: Animal Products Act 1999 No 93 (as at 06 April 2023), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation
Reading
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
This is the official legislation from the New Zealand government – we’ll talk more about legislation in the next module, so this is just an introductory activity to prepare you.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pre Read Question: Skim read the main points.
Post Read Task: Keep notes on the main points for future reference when writing your assessments.
You may have come across the terms Te Whare Tapa Whā (Te Whare Tapa Whā | Mental Health Foundation), and Te Wheke (Māori health models – Te Wheke | Ministry of Health NZ). These are models of Māori health and wellbeing used widely in the health and education sector.
In animal welfare in New Zealand, we use two models: the Five Domains model, and the Three Circles model.
The Five Domains model consists of:
- Nutrition – Freedom from hunger and thirst
- Environment – Freedom from discomfort
- Health – Freedom from pain, injury and disease
- Behaviour – Freedom to express normal behaviour
- Mental State – Freedom from fear and distress
The Three Circles model consists of a Venn diagram made up of overlapping circles:
- physical health and functioning
- affective states
- and natural living
Activity
Compare the human models of health with the animal models. What’s the same and what’s different? What do you like and dislike? Do you think there is anything that could be updated about the models based on what you have learned?
