Animal Health Legislation 1 Animal Welfare Act 2006

Animal Health Legislation

1. Animal Welfare Act 2006 2. Welfare of Animal (Transport) Order 2006 3. The Animal Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1993 4. The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 5. The Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007 6. The Welfare of Animals Regulations (slaughter or killing) 1996 7. Horse Passports Regulations (England) 2009

Task • In groups you will be allocated 1 piece of legislation to research • You need to create a fact sheet • Cover the following: – – – The aims of your legislation Examples Details Penalties Why is this piece of legislation important to animal health? What might happen to animal health if this legislation did not exist?

• Pass: Cover the points to a basic standard • Merit: Describe the legislation in detail • Distinction: Cover the points in comprehensive detail and evaluate their effectiveness

Animal Welfare Act 2006 • http: //archive. defra. gov. uk/foodfarm/farma nimal/welfare/act/ • www. defra. gov. uk • https: //www. gov. uk/animal-welfare • http: //www. rspca. org. uk/inaction/changingthelaw/whatwechanged/an imalwelfareact

The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006 • https: //www. gov. uk/animal-welfare • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/uksi/2006/ 3260/made • http: //www. defra. gov. uk/ahvlaen/keeping-animals/welfare/duringtransport/

The Animal Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1990 • https: //www. gov. uk/farmed-animalwelfare-at-shows-and-markets • http: //adlib. everysite. co. uk/adlib/defra/c ontent. aspx? doc=18089&id=18091 • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/uksi/1990/ 2628/contents/made • http: //www. findlaw. co. uk/law/small_bus iness/agriculture/animals/farmed_anim als/10733. html

The Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007 • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/uksi/2000/ 1870/contents/made • http: //archive. defra. gov. uk/foodfarm/far manimal/welfare/onfarm/othersps/ • https: //www. gov. uk/government/publica tions/farmed-animal-welfare-guidanceon-the-regulations

The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/ukpga/19 66/36 • http: //www. rcvs. org. uk/about-us/therole-of-the-rcvs/veterinary-surgeons-act -1966/ • http: //archive. defra. gov. uk/foodfarm/pol icy/animalhealth/vservices/act. htm

The Welfare of Animals Regulations (slaughter or killing) 1995 • https: //www. gov. uk/farm-animal-welfare -at-slaughter • http: //adlib. everysite. co. uk/adlib/defra/c ontent. aspx? id=18595 • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/uksi/1995/ 731/contents/made

Horse Passports Regulations (England) 2004 • http: //www. legislation. gov. uk/uksi/2004/ 1397/contents/made • http: //archive. defra. gov. uk/foodfarm/far manimal/movements/horses_qa. htm • http: //www. theequine. co. uk/? Your_Hor se%26 nbsp%3 B%26 nbsp%3 B%26 nbsp%3 B%26 nbsp%3 B: Horse_Passpo