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Animal Welfare Regulatory Proposals
Animal Welfare Regulatory
Proposals
The Dairy Companies Association
of New Zealand (DCANZ) welcomes the initiation of
consultation by the Ministry of Primary Industries on the
proposed animal welfare regulations for care & conduct and
surgical & painful procedures.
New Zealand’s reputation as a country with strong outcome focused animal welfare frameworks is important to New Zealand dairy companies, and to the dairy industry as a whole.
Based on an initial review, the proposals appear to represent a positive move to reinforce New Zealand’s animal welfare system, which is already recognised as world leading by the global animal welfare charity World Animal Protection. The proposed regulations would provide further clarity of minimum standards expectations, and enable MPI’s compliance team to use a greater range of tools to enforce compliance.
The dairy industry Strategy for Sustainable Dairy Farming sets a target for 100% compliance with New Zealand animal welfare standards, and individual dairy companies have reinforced expectations of compliance in their farmer supply contracts.
Dairy farmers are supported to achieve good animal welfare outcomes through the work of DairyNZ in developing, and promoting, industry best practice guidance.
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