Share your feedback on the renewed Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS).
The Australian Government is renewing the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS). This work reaffirms Australia’s commitment to modern, sustainable, evidence- and science-based animal welfare practice.
We have now released a complete draft of the renewed AAWS and invite you to share your feedback. Your input will help us identify areas of improvement and shape the final strategy. This will be the final round of public consultation on the strategy.
The development of this draft was informed by feedback received through extensive consultation undertaken since 2024, including 2 previous rounds of public consultation, which can be accessed in the section below.
Have your say
To share your feedback on the draft strategy, please:
read the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: development process summary
read the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: feedback guidelines
read the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: Have Your Say consultation draft
take our survey, provide a written submission, or both.
Please note that only submissions received via the Have Your Say platform will be considered. Submissions received outside the platform will not be accepted.
Submit your feedback by 5 pm (AEDT) on Friday 13 November 2026.
Key documents
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: development process summary [PDF 245 KB] [Word 255 KB]
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: feedback guidelines [PDF 237 KB] [Word 251 KB]
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: Have Your Say consultation draft [PDF 828 KB] [Word 847 KB]
Previous consultations
There have been 2 previous Have Your Say consultations:
Round 1 Have Your Say consultation March – June 2024 informed the development of the National Statement on Animal Welfare which underpins the renewal of strategy. Submissions to round 1 with permission to publish are available here.
Round 2 Have Your Say consultation 17 March 2025 – 14 April 2025 focused on whether actions under the previous strategy remain important for a renewed, modern and future-focused strategy.
Summaries of the stakeholder feedback received through the consultation process are available here:
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: consultation summary 2026 [PDF 507 KB][Word 1.4 MB]
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: consultation summary 2025 [PDF 600 KB] [Word 746 KB]
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: consultation summary 2024 [PDF 580 KB] [Word 1.2 MB].