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Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
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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-web.JPGLisa 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.


DOG HEALTH PROGRAMS

Current and Affiliated Programs

Supporting NT Shires

AMRRIC and the University of Melbourne in Gunbalunya

TRAINING

Training Environmental Health Workers and Animal Management Officers

Training Vets to work in Remote Indigenous Communities 

RESEARCH

ARC Linkage Project

Papers and Academic Research

Collaboration with Wellcome Institute UK, Menzies School of Health Research NT and James Cook University QLD

CONFERENCES

AMRRIC 2008 Conference Proceedings CD Available now

AMRRIC Programs Manager Speaks at ‘Protection, Production and Progress in the Pacific Samoa Conference

AMRRIC presented at AVA Conference in Darwin May 2009

AMRRIC at the AAWS International Conference Gold Coast 2008

AMRRIC at the 2007 National Summit to End Pet Overpopulation

PARTNERSHIPS and PROJECTS

 Supporting NT Shire Animal Management Programs and Strategic Framework Development

QLD Health/AMRRIC Vet Training Workshops and Full report

NT Department of Health/Environmental Health funding AMRRIC Environmental Health Practitioner Manual

AAWS Australian Animal Welfare Strategy funded AMRRIC Education DVD

Australian Research Council Linkage Project

VOLUNTEERING WITH AMRRIC

 Volunteers reflect on their experiences

Thankyou for visiting us.

AMRRIC Partners
AMRRIC gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of all contributors, including:
The Honourable Jenny Macklin, Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
IFAW, International fund for Animal welfare

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