The GUSPCA is a university-based animal welfare organisation that was established in 2004 by RSPCA Inspector and GU Law and Arts student Jed Goodfellow. The mission of the GUSPCA is to ‘contribute to reducing the suffering of animals by assisting and supporting the work of already established animal welfare and rights organisations’. GUSPCA achieves this mission largely through the work of its sub-committees: Welcome to GUSPCA
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Coffee Mornings
Upcoming for Semester One 2008. Meet at the Common at Nathan Campus to discuss the issues. First Monday of each month at 9:00am.
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Submission to the Draft National Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs.
The Griffith University Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“GUSPCA”) would like to thank the Primary Industries Standing Committee Animal Welfare Working Group for providing the opportunity to comment on the Draft National Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs (the “Draft Code”). CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD the complete 20-page submission (in pdf format)
Education Committee
Education Committee: Within the animal rights movement, education is recognised as being arguably the most important tool in the fight to reduce the suffering of animals.
Legal Research
The GUSPCA Legal Research Committee (LRC) offers law students with a unique opportunity to gain real life experience in a newly emerging legal discipline – animal law. In the USA there are approximately 40 law schools that offer courses in animal law including the prestigious Harvard Law School. Australia is now following suit.