Dog People was a conference exploring world’s best practice for animal management in Indigenous communities. International experts, Vets, health workers and Indigenous representatives created an event that was both academic and practical... and it was GREAT!

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“A large proportion of the literature available in this field originated at the last conference. I’m very excited about the next one.”

Dr Tony English

Six days at the front line: 16 to 21 July, 2006

Everyone agrees... Dog People was a resounding success. The conference ran for six days in tropical Darwin, Australia from Sunday 16 to Friday 21 July, 2006. The programme featured a huge range of speakers, stimulating forums in separate streams and opportunities to visit local Indigenous communities.

Veterinary, socio-cultural, political and environmental issues were covered. Sustainability, regulation, mythology, zoonoses, parasites, nuisance dogs and the links between animal care and domestic violence were just some of the topics on the agenda. All of this from the Australian and an international perspective... it was vigorous, challenging and inspiring.

Caring for Indigenous communities

The link between the dog and the people is a complex matrix of companionship, mythology and interdependence. Understanding the role that the dog plays in the life of the community is the first step towards enhancing the lives of the dogs and inevitably, improving the lives of the people around them.

Five years on

Dog People built on the enormous success of our first conference ‘A (better) Dog’s Life’ held in Darwin, 2001. The papers published as a result of this conference represented a large proportion of the academic material available internationally.

Dog People was six stimulating, ground-breaking days where the spotlight was put, once again, on the many practitioners, issues, theories and practices in this field.

Making history

Dog People has set new standards in international practice. It consolidates the amazing work being done across the world and will prove instrumental in setting future directions for companion animal care in remote, first nation communities.

We are grateful to our sponsors for their help in making this conference possible

Dog People is an initiative of AMRRIC and we acknowledge the continuing support of the following:
The Honourable Mal Brough, federal minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Nigel Scullion, Senator for the Northern Territory