Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle
The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle, initiated by the Federal Government, is a set of new Standards (legislated and enforceable = must) and Guidelines (non-legislative =should) supporting cattle welfare at the farm level in Australia.
These welfare standards and guidelines are based on the revision of the current Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Animals. The Cattle Standards and Guidelines are currently in the development process.
Cattle Council is ensuring that the beef cattle industry is tightly engaged throughout the development of the Standards and is consulting directly with state farming organisation members to ensure the best possible outcome for beef producers.
A formal consultation process with individual beef producers and the general public will occur during the public consultation phase. Cattle Council strongly encourages your participation as a beef producer and will advise of the public consultation phase date when it is set.
Cattle Council continues to lobby the federal and state governments to achieve consistent implementation of the Standards in all state and territory animal welfare legislation.
