Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a unique world view. Relationships with animals are an integral part of the fabric of their societies and culture. Drawing on their lived experiences, this wonderful collaboration between Christine Ross, an Arrernte/Kaytetye woman from Alice Springs NT and Dr Ted Donelan, an Australian-born Anglo-Celtic male veterinarian with decades of experience in animal management and the human-animal bond, explores and explains the cultural background, complexity, sophistication, immediacy and ongoing nature of these relationships with animals.The health and welfare of animals in remote communities is inextricably linked to the health and wellbeing of people in those communities. The management of these animal populations and the ways in which people and animals interact presents additional complexities compared to urban Australian communities. This results from a range of factors including not only the tyranny of distance, lack of infrastructure and access to services and facilities, but also traditional cultural attitudes towards animals and animal behaviour, and the role of animals in communities. This presentation will describe the very real problems relating to animal health and welfare, nuisance, and public health and safety that arise when there is a lack of animal management and control and little access to products and services. There will be a discussion of the implications of the practical and cultural considerations that are critical to the success of programs designed to address these problems. There will be a particular focus on the culturally appropriate, community based approach developed by the NFP organization Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) to address these issues, including the positive results that have been achieved.