Policies

The provision of optimum veterinary services to the horse racing industry

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 19/10/2018 Policy Veterinarians involved in the horse racing industry are required to abide by the rules of racing relevant to veterinarians in […]

Use of horses for entertainment

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 19/10/2018 Policy Horses can participate in public entertainment provided their needs for shelter, exercise, transport, rest and basic husbandry are met, and […]

Use of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary practice

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 16/08/2018 Policy Veterinarians must use antimicrobials judiciously, in order to provide optimal healthcare for their patients, reduce the development of antimicrobial resistance […]

Vaccination of dogs and cats

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 06/08/2018 Policy Every dog and cat should be appropriately immunised, and each individual animal should be vaccinated as frequently as considered necessary […]

Veterinary prescribing rights

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/08/2018 Policy Veterinary prescribing rights (to obtain, possess, administer, prescribe, supply or recommend veterinary chemicals, medicines or poisons) are a privilege conferred […]

Cosmetic surgery to alter the natural appearance of animals

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/08/2018 Policy Surgical procedures performed on animals for purely cosmetic reasons, such as tail docking and ear cropping, are unacceptable under any […]

Surgical alteration of companion animals’ natural functions for human convenience

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/08/2018 Policy Surgical procedures performed on companion animals primarily to provide a convenience or benefit to humans are not supported or recommended. […]

Greyhound racing

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/08/2018 Policy The primary concern of the Australian Veterinary Association is the health and welfare of the dogs involved in the Greyhound […]

Private veterinary engagement with Government veterinary services

Download Policy → Policies Home → Policy Schemes which seek to enhance collaboration between private and government veterinary services should be adequately resourced by government to optimize Australia’s emergency animal […]

Provision of Animal Health (Veterinary) Laboratories

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/08/2018 Policy Governments must ensure that veterinary laboratory capacity meets Australia’s needs, including those of regional and remote locations. This is essential […]