Our Achievements

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

CANZ has produced several publications on companion animal welfare published in peer reviewed journals. Check these out in the publications section of our website.

biANNUAL CONFERENCES

Companion Animals New Zealand Conferences have been held since 1990 throughout New Zealand, including in: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua, Hamilton, Palmerston North and Nelson. The conferences have welcomed international speakers from the UK, USA and Australia as well as leading animal welfare scientists from New Zealand.

For more information about future and past conferences please visit the Conference page.

NEW ZEALAND COMPANION ANIMAL REGISTER

The New Zealand Companion Animal Register (NZCAR) is NZ’s only lost & found microchip register for pets. We have registered over one million animals since 2007, and helped countless lost animals get home to their worried families.

All funds from the NZCAR go back to CANZ and we invest in various animal welfare charities, in research and in other projects to support responsible companion animal guardianship in New Zealand. CANZ has invested over $5 million to improve animal welfare since 2007.

CANZ accreditation

In 2020 CANZ launched an accreditation scheme for animal behaviour professionals. Accredited professionals are committed putting animal welfare first using least invasive minimally aversive training methodologies. Learn more here.