Health & Welfare
The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the governing body in Australia.
Their website address is: www.ankc.org.au
To read up about the latest Health and Welfare issues, please click the link above and visit their website.
HEALTH NEWS!
Orivet have now made available Merle testing for Chihuahua's.
https://www.orivet.com/store/single-assay-test-canine/merle---single-assay-test
A fact sheet on Merle by Orivet is available to download;
https://webs.dogs.net.au/nationalchihuahuacouncil/uploads/documents/merle-fact-sheet.pdf
Please Note: That each State and Territory also has a controlling body. ALL of them have a "Code of Ethics" as well as "Health and Welfare Policies" that are easily accessible from their websites.
For your further information please look at the links below.
| Australian Capital Territory | Dogs ACT |
| New South Wales | Dogs NSW |
| Northern Territory | Dogs NT |
| Queensland | Dogs QLD |
| South Australia | Dogs SA |
| Tasmania | Dogs TAS |
| Victoria | Dogs VIC |
| Western Australia | Dogs WEST |