January 15, 2013

Australia to enforce new livestock welfare laws
 

The Northern Territory now enforces the new laws governing the treatment of livestock during road transport.

The laws are based on pre-existing industry codes of practice and are now being used by all states to ensure there's a consistent approach across Australia.

The Territory's chief vet Malcolm Anderson said the laws provide a way of enforcing acceptable animal welfare standards.

"It shouldn't have a big impact, in that most of these are best practices and general industry standards. What it does do is make sure that community expectations of welfare are enforceable," Anderson said.