Policies

Keeping livestock in urban and peri-urban areas

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 09/12/2016 Policy Keeping livestock in urban and peri-urban areas may present special risks to animals, humans, the environment and livestock industries, and […]

Anaesthesia-free dentistry in dogs and cats

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 09/12/2016 Policy Performing anaesthesia-free dentistry on dogs and cats is not appropriate. Comprehensive examination, diagnosis and treatment cannot properly proceed whilst an […]

Tail docking and castration of lambs and sheep

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 29/07/2016 Policy Tail docking and castration of lambs under three (3) months of age by non-veterinarians are acceptable provided that: the procedures […]

Hunting

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 29/07/2016 Policy Terrestrial animals including birds should not be hunted purely for sport or recreation. Where animals are killed for food, or […]

Puppy farming

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 29/07/2016 Policy The AVA is opposed to puppy farming. Where companion animals such as dogs and cats are bred, the conditions must […]

Castration of adult rams

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 29/07/2016 Policy The castration of adult rams must be treated as a major surgical procedure and be performed only by a veterinarian. […]

Online advertising of dogs and cats

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 27/07/2016 Policy Websites or online trading platforms that advertise dogs and cats for sale must have in place and follow standards that […]

Organic livestock farming

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 29/07/2016 Policy The health and welfare of individual animals must always override maintenance of organic status, and animals must receive appropriate veterinary […]

Electronic identification of animals

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 08/04/2016 Policy Radiofrequency identification (RFID) is the preferred method of permanently identifying individual animals. Devices and systems used for electronic identification of […]

Companion animals in aged-care accommodation

Download Policy → Policies Home → Ratification Date: 03/12/2015 Policy The integration of companion animals into retirement and aged-care facilities has many potential benefits. The aged care industry are encouraged […]