Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Agriculture Ministers' Forum
On 14 December 2015 the Agriculture Minister’s Forum endorsed the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for sheep.
The standards and guidelines are intended to provide furthher clarity around the treatment and welfare of sheep particularly in relation to practices including castration, mulesing, and tail docking. The RIS outlines national standards which will be adopted by each relevant state and territory in order to improve the sheep welfare practices.
The Decision Regulation Impact Statement was prepared by Animal Health Australia (AHA) and is available here.