Public animal welfare discussions and outlooks in Australia

Although most countries use animals as companions, for production and for sport and entertainment, the scale and variety of animals in Australia is unparalleled. Community attitudes to livestock animal welfare can impact on how Governments either react to publicized "animal welfare events" or regulate management practices in industry. There has been a trend for community behaviors that can impact on the livestock industries to become more prevalent over time. The livestock industries increasingly see that changing community values need to be addressed in a proactive way in order not just to maintain markets, but also to protect license to farm.