December 8, 2011 The Australian Horse Industry Council, along with other major horse organisations, is represented on working groups associated with the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS).
As a part of working collaboratively with other animal representative groups, the horse industry and all levels of government, a set of goals have been identified for the horse sector in the medium term.
These are:
- to develop and promote the Australian Horse Welfare Protocol as a stepping stone to Standards & Guidelines for Horses
- to undertake a national survey to gather baseline data about horse care and welfare in Australia, to validate the Protocol, support continuous improvement and feed into the first annual review
- to conduct a national horse welfare forum, with the key purpose to review and update the Australian Horse Welfare Protocol and to consider other industry-wide issues & topics
This is the survey, supported by the AAWS Working Group: Animals in Work, Entertainment, Recreation & Display. The summaries of the survey will be made public.
Closing date: Sunday 4 March, 2012
Enquiries: Australian Horse Industry Council or email secretary@horsecouncil.org.au