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Welcome to the Companion Animal Network - Australia CAN Media Center showing our latest media releases.
For more information or an interview with a CANA spokesperson, please contact:
Trish Ennis, CEO, Companion Animal Network – Australia CAN
tennis@australiacan.org.au
or
Caroline Zambrano, PR Manager
media@australiacan.org.au
Our latest media releases
March 2025
CANA calls for Pet-Friendly Aged Care: Have your say in the 2025 Survey!
No one in aged care should face losing their cherished pet. With 95% of people believing that pets contribute to improved health outcomes for older people*, having access to pet-friendly aged care should be far more common.
January 2025
CANA Impact Report Highlights 15,619 Pet Adoptions in 2023–24
Leading national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (CANA or Australia CAN) highlights the complex realities of animal welfare in Australia in its 2023–2024 Impact Report.
December 2024
Adopt or Foster a Pet This Christmas - Give the Gift of a Home Amid Rising Pet Surrenders
With a steady rise in pet surrenders, national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN or CANA) is urging Australians to adopt or foster this festive season to provide much-needed relief to animal shelters and give animals the gift of a home.
November 2024
Companion Animal Network Australia leads Animal Shelter Awareness Week, highlighting shelter staff amid rising surrenders and low adoptions
National Animal Shelter Awareness Week (Nov 4 – 10) serves as a reminder of the unwavering dedication of animal shelter staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to care for animals in need. Companion Animal Network Australia applauds the remarkable efforts of its member shelters, which work not only to provide essential care for thousands of stray and abandoned animals but also to keep people and their pets together, especially during challenging times.
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Our media releases
March 2025
CANA calls for Pet-Friendly Aged Care: Have your say in the 2025 Survey!
No one in aged care should face losing their cherished pet. With 95% of people believing that pets contribute to improved health outcomes for older people*, having access to pet-friendly aged care should be far more common.
January 2025
CANA Impact Report Highlights 15,619 Pet Adoptions in 2023–24
Leading national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (CANA or Australia CAN) highlights the complex realities of animal welfare in Australia in its 2023–2024 Impact Report.
December 2024
Adopt or Foster a Pet This Christmas - Give the Gift of a Home Amid Rising Pet Surrenders
With a steady rise in pet surrenders, national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN or CANA) is urging Australians to adopt or foster this festive season to provide much-needed relief to animal shelters and give animals the gift of a home.
November 2024
Companion Animal Network Australia leads Animal Shelter Awareness Week, highlighting shelter staff amid rising surrenders and low adoptions
National Animal Shelter Awareness Week (Nov 4 – 10) serves as a reminder of the unwavering dedication of animal shelter staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to care for animals in need. Companion Animal Network Australia applauds the remarkable efforts of its member shelters, which work not only to provide essential care for thousands of stray and abandoned animals but also to keep people and their pets together, especially during challenging times.
August 2024
Australia CAN calls to embrace pet-friendly rentals in Tasmania amid rising pet surrenders due to rental issues
Australia’s leading animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN or
CANA) underscores the significant benefits of pet-friendly rentals amid concerns from real estate
leaders and property owners in Tasmania about the state government's pet-inclusive rental reforms.
June 2024
Pets in Business: A pet-friendly policy could be the boost for a happier and more productive workplace
• Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day on June 21
• Australia CAN launches Pets in Business program to helps set up pet friendly policies in the workplace
• 9 in 10 employees are highly bonded to their employer when pet friendly benefits are offered
• Australia CAN launches Pets in Business program to helps set up pet friendly policies in the workplace
• 9 in 10 employees are highly bonded to their employer when pet friendly benefits are offered
Latest news
July 2023
Interview with John Deeks for Your Life Choices
Listen to our latest interview with John Deeks for Your Life Choices, including Sam Jewell the CEO from Lifeview residential care.
September 2021
Major funding win for SAFE Inc to continue life-saving work
CANA's WA member SAFE Inc is celebrating a major win with the City of Karratha that will allow SAFE Karratha's branch to carry on its life saving work!
