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Welcome- AMRRIC is an independent group of Veterinarians, academics, health workers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We facilitate sustainable dog programmes in remote Indigenous communities to improve the health and wellbeing of the entire community.

AMRRIC Member of the Month Lisa Hansen July 09

Lisa Hansen works along side Dr Stephen Cutter at the Ark Animal Hospital, she co-founded the Ark animal Hospital with Stephen and later the Ark Animal Welfares Services. Under this umbrella she works with both the Darwin city council Pound and with Palmerston city council pound. Lisa is committed to indigenous dog health programs and believes strongly that Human and dog health issues are closely related and that understanding the importance of dogs in communities is key to better dog health programs. Education is a large part of having healthier dogs but opportunity to do right by the dogs is also a key factor. If the shops don’t sell dog food or tick treatments then it is hard to access what is needed for healthier dogs without outside help. It is hoped that as local councils move more towards less traditional methods of dog control, pounds etc that we will in the future be able to assist with training opportunities. Lisa is committed to working with AMRRIC in providing the right style programs for people in remote communities and to enabling communities to better care for their dogs.