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Welcome to the Pets in Aged Care Media Center showing our latest media releases.
For more information or an interview with a CANA spokesperson, please contact:
Julie Jensen, Acting CEO, Companion Animal Network – Australia CANjjensen@australiacan.org.auor
Caroline Zambrano, PR Managermedia@australiacan.org.au

October 2025

Australians Rally for Pets in Aged Care: 96% Believe Residents Should Be Able to Own a Pet, CANA Report Reveals

Australia may be a nation of animal lovers, but new research from Companion Animal Network Australia’s (Australia CAN or CANA) 2025 Pet Friendly Aged Care Survey shows most aged care facilities still don’t allow residents to keep their pets, even though 96% of Australians believe they should be able to.

June 2025

Survey results spell out need for urgent action to keep older people and their pets together to ease loneliness and prevent unnecessary surrenders

While we’ve always recognised the benefits of owning a pet, CANA’s 2023 Aged Care Survey shows the Australian government and aged care providers have been slow to understand the enduring value of the human-animal bond for older people.

June 2025

Victoria Leads Nation With Pet-Friendly Aged Care Reform

CANA urges national action to keep older people and pets together

March 2025

CANA calls for Pet-Friendly Aged Care: Have your say in the 2025 Survey!

No one in aged care should face losing their cherished pet. With 95% of people believing that pets contribute to improved health outcomes for older people*, having access to pet-friendly aged care should be far more common.

January 2025

Companion Animal Network Australia aims to improve older adults’ assisted living and prevent their pets from being surrendered

There is a painful absence of government support for older adult pet owners in in-home care, resulting in much-loved animals being surrendered to shelters across the country, according to national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN).

November 2023

Companion Animal Network Australia calls for urgent Government support for older pet owners at home in aged care reform

Please support CANA’s Petition for #PetFriendlyAgedCare