The changing laws of pet ownership

<p>Did you know that rules of pet ownership are changing in Australia? Well, kind of.</p> <p>At the start of this month, the ACT revealed a new draft code of practice that sets out mandatory rules of dog ownership in the territory. Among the new rules is a required minimum time of three hours spent with a dog every day.&nbsp; Now that is just for the ACT. <a href="https://hdp-au-prod-app-act-yoursay-files.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/7017/4908/3635/Draft_Code_of_Practice_for_the_Welfare_of_Dogs_in_the_ACT_A52614760.pdf">Read the ACT's full draft Code of Practice here</a>.</p> <p>But it comes a month after new laws at the federal level came into effect that changed how pets are seen in the family law system. It means pets won&rsquo;t just be seen as property, and there will be new special considerations to who took the best care of the pet.</p> <p>Today, we&rsquo;re looking at how the rules of pet ownership are changing.</p> <p><strong>Hosts: </strong>Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons<br /><strong>Producer:&nbsp;</strong>Orla&nbsp;Maher</p> <p>Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click &lsquo;follow&rsquo; on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful.</p> <p>The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Want more from TDA?<br /></strong><a href="https://thedailyaus.com.au/newsletter/">Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thedailyaus">Subscribe to The Daily Aus&rsquo; YouTube Channel</a><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Have feedback for us?<br /></strong>We&rsquo;re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you&rsquo;ve got feedback, we&rsquo;re all ears.&nbsp;<a href="https://thedailyaus.typeform.com/to/D0EhJI4S">Tell us here</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>