{"id":4592,"date":"2024-07-22T03:57:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T03:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/?page_id=4592"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:39:46","slug":"wafa-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/en_us\/wafa-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFA Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4592\" class=\"elementor elementor-4592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cb7e43d gold-hero-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cb7e43d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ef0ba\" data-id=\"35ef0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-268efc74 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"268efc74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15c049ea\" data-id=\"15c049ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567fe161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"567fe161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WAFA Blog<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0ab2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b0ab2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Working Animals Federation of Australia (WAFA) values diverse perspectives and experiences in the working animals community. Our blog provides a platform for members, trainers, handlers, and supporters and community members to share insights, stories, research, and ideas. If you would like to contribute, we welcome your submissions \u2014 please contact us via email at <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a class=\"ql-link\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:admin@workinganimals.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admin@workinganimals.com.au<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c68dd1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c68dd1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a7591f\" 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class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/assistance-animal-safety.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/workinganimals.com.au\/en_us\/assistance-animal-attacks\/\" 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