LSAV has submitted the following response to the ABARE RIS on sheep and goat traceability options.
ABARE Sheep & Goats RIS
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Euthanasia Courses Completed
LSAV members recently successfully completed a series of animal euthanasia courses. These courses where conducted by Dr Tristan Jubb from Bendigo and covered a range of euthanasia options for saleyard staff to use when dealing with stock unfit for sale. The course included sheep and cattle options. A wide range of supporting documentation was also made available to participants and LSAV members. This course also received support from a number of animal welfare organizations.
A total of 4 courses where undertaken at Bendigo (two), Wycheproof and Horsham with 36 people receiving training. The feedback from members was very positive with many members able to receive a qualification for a task they had performed for many years. It was also useful for yards to consider their current euthanasia practices and a number of yards did update their protocols after attending the course.
LSAV intends to run additional courses in the future based on demand. These courses can also be available to other industry stakeholders.
Sheep and Goat RIS on RFID
Members are advised that at last weeks executive meeting the response to the above ABARE RIS was discussed. Based on our past position on Sheep RFID LSAV will be submitting a response that supports option 3 (Mandatory RFID with no exemptions).
The documentation for this response will be posted to members shortly.
The ABARE RIS document is attached here.
LSAV Conference 2014 – EOI
The memo related to next years hosting of the 2014 conference is detailed below.
Naracoorte Cattle Ramp Tender
Naracoorte Lucindale Council has opened a tender for the design and construction of cattle loading ramps and forcing pens at the Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange. The documents are available on Council’s website http://www.naracoortelucindale.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=545&t=uList&ulistId=0&c=9831
Sheep RFID RIS
Please find attached an appendix from the recently released RIS by ABARE regarding the various options for future sheep traceability.
One of these options is an enhanced mob based movement. The rules for this are detailed below and would involve considerably more effort and cos at EVERY sheep sale.
All saleyard managers and members should consider this appendix and how they would implement this procedure if this became the new protocol.
Euthanasia Course Documentation
Tristan has provided the following two additional documents to augment the recent euthanasia course material notes.
NLIS for Sheep and Goats – RIS Feedback
Dear all,
I am writing to invite you to provide feedback on alternative proposals for improving the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats, outlined in the consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) available at www.daff.gov.au/nlis.
To submit feedback or request more information about this consultation, please
Visit: www.daff.gov.au/nlis
Email: nlis.consultation@daff.gov.au
Write to: NLIS Consultation
ABARES Adaptation and Biosecurity Branch
Department of Agriculture
GPO Box 1563
Canberra City ACT 2601
Australia
Phone: 02 6272 2454.
This eight-week consultation period will close at 5pm AEDT, Friday, 6 December 2013.
I would appreciate if you could also encourage other stakeholders and/or your members interested in the issue, in making submissions.
For your information, I have attached a factsheet providing more information on the consultation RIS. You are welcome to use materials from the factsheet or any version of the attached texts on the consultation RIS, as appropriate, for your newsletter or information pack to members.
Look forward to receiving submissions from you and/or your members through the means identified above.
Regards,
Dr Kim Ritman
a/g Executive Director | ABARES
ALPA Position
POSITION VACANT ALPA SOUTHERN REGIONAL MANAGER:
Ashley Copping our Southern Regional Manager in Melbourne has decided that the time has come for her to move on to a new challenge.
Ashley finishes on 30 December 2013.
We are now searching for someone to fill the role of Southern Regional Manager.
This diverse role offers a strong mix of administration and event coordination responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the ALPA team in this position.
The position has become available in our Melbourne Office to commence approx mid-December.
There is some flexibility regarding the location of this position, although travel will be required within the Southern Region.
Could you please pass this around or you may know of someone who maybe interested.
Regards
Andy Madigan
Euthanasia Rules
Tristan Jubb who has been undertaking the recent Euthanasia courses has provided teh following information regarding the current law related to animal euthanasia. Please note that these will be replaced with new laws once the Livestock Management Act comes into place.
Kerrie, Below is extract from Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 re powers of saleyard superintendents. I have attached a copy of POCTA for reference.
Mark, This may be worth circulating to members.
24D Emergency powers of veterinary practitioners and
superintendents of saleyards
(1) A veterinary practitioner may, with any assistance
that is necessary, destroy any animal—
(a) that is behaving in such a manner and there
are such circumstances that the veterinary
practitioner reasonably believes that the
animal is likely to cause death or serious
injury to any person or another animal; or
(b) that is abandoned, distressed or disabled if
the veterinary practitioner reasonably
believes that the animal’s condition is such
that it would continue to suffer if it remained
alive.
(2) A superintendent of a saleyard may, with any
assistance that is necessary, destroy any animal in
any saleyard in the municipal district in respect of
which the superintendent is appointed—
(a) that is behaving in such a manner and there
are such circumstances that the
superintendent reasonably believes that the
animal is likely to cause death or serious
injury to any person or another animal; or
(b) that is abandoned, distressed or disabled if
the superintendent reasonably believes that
the animal’s condition is such that it would
continue to suffer if it remained alive.
(3) In this section, superintendent of a saleyard
means the person in charge of a livestock
saleyard.
24ZS Offences as to veterinary practitioners etc.
(1) A person must not assault, obstruct, hinder,
threaten, abuse, insult, intimidate or attempt to
obstruct or intimidate a veterinary practitioner or
superintendent of a saleyard (within the meaning
of section 24D) in the discharge of that
practitioner’s or superintendent’s powers under
this Part.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(2) A person must not contravene or fail to comply
with any direction or requirement of a veterinary
practitioner or superintendent of a saleyard
(within the meaning of section 24D) who is acting
in the discharge of that practitioner’s or
superintendent’s powers under this Part.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.