Post on 30-Oct-2019
Contributing to OIE Animal
Welfare Standards;
A World Animal Protection
Update
Dr Joe Anzuino Veterinary Liaison Manager
JoeAnzuino@worldanimalprotection.org
26th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe, Bern, Switzerland
(22-26th Sept 2014)
www.worldanimalprotectio
n.org
Outline
• World Animal Protection programmes,
advocacy and education
• Global Veterinary Engagement Strategy
(GVES)
• International Coalition for Animal Welfare
(ICFAW)
• Animal Protection Index (API)
• 1964 ‘Operation Gwamba’ in Suriname
(Optional)
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Four main programme areas:
• Dog Population
Management
• Humane and
Sustainable
Agriculture
• Disaster
Management
• Wildlife
External Affairs, Research & Learning
(EARL)
• NGO engagement & Animal Mosaic (www.animalmosaic.org)
• Education & Science Departments
• UN: Sustainable Development Goals & Universal Declaration of Animal welfare (UDAW)
• Animal Protection Index (API)
• Global Veterinary Engagement Strategy ( GVES): – OIE
– Veterinary Associations
• OIE Animal Welfare
Standards
• Collaborating Centres
• RAWS
• Focal Points training
• Rabies control and ‘One
Health’
• Publications
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GVES: OIE
GVES: Veterinary Associations
• Agreements (MoUs) to support
initiatives on animal welfare with
private veterinary
professionals.
• Sept 2014: MoU with
World Small Animal
Veterinary Association
(WSAVA).
‘Veterinarians should be the
leading advocates for the
welfare of all animals’
OIE Day 1 Competency
Advocacy - think global act local
Stray dog
population control
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Animals in the Communities
campaigns
Dog Population Management
(Strategy Meeting Zanzibar Sept
2014)
Formally establish the Campaign working group & ToRs to:
‘Steer the global strategic direction, including setting the aims, objectives, theory of change and key targets for the campaign’
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Slaughter of animals
Animal welfare and
beef cattle productions
systems
Animal welfare and
broiler chicken
production systems 10
Humane Sustainable Agriculture
Campaigns
Humane & Sustainable Agriculture
1. 35 module teaching course
2. Undergraduate/CPD
3. Structure: 1. PowerPoint
2. Lecture Notes
3. Student Activities
4. Examples: 1. Introduction to animal
welfare
2. Assessing welfare in practice
3. Application of animal welfare ethics
A joint institutional
offering
When: 3 November
2014
Language: English
Duration: 14 weeks
Expected workload:
4-5 hours/week
plus 5-day workshop
(Bangkok)
Cost: USD 500
Post Graduate Continuing
Education in Advanced Animal
Welfare
Brief description
Animal welfare is a growing field of science and is gaining
more recognition within the veterinary profession as a
necessary competency for every veterinarian. This course
will focus on understanding the basic concepts behind
animal welfare science, ethics and law, and how these
concepts are relevant to veterinarians in Asia. It will also
look at how animal welfare can be assessed through a
hands-on workshop on animal welfare assessment. Website:
animalmosaic.org/education/onlinecourse
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The OIE World Animal Health
and Welfare Fund (the OIE World
Fund) • Established by the OIE “for the purpose
of projects of international public utility relating to the control of animal diseases, including those affecting humans, and the promotion of animal welfare and animal production food safety”.
• 2014 – IAWP (Philippines)
– European Animal Welfare Platform
– RAWS: Middle East
– Catalyst for other NGOs to engage
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Animal Protection Index (API)
• A ranked index of animal welfare policy and legislation in a range of countries.
• Animal welfare policy and legislation reviewed and assessed against specific indicators.
• CVOs can expect to receive, for review, their country report by the end of September.
• The consultation period will run for approx. 6 weeks.
• The website will be public soon after the end of the consultation.
• Launch: 18th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress, 29th Nov., Singapore.
Selected countries for the API
‘14 • Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• France
• Germany
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Italy
• Japan
• Kenya
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Myanmar
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United Republic of Tanzania
• United States of America
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• Viet Nam
The Animal Protection Index
(API)
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Mission Statement
• To work towards the highest possible animal welfare standards globally through active cooperative participation in the OIE’s consultation process of developing internationally recognized animal health and welfare standards.
• To provide a forum for information sharing and discussion on matters of common interest and, when there is a consensus , international cooperation among animal protection NGOs to present a strong, clear and unified common position on the implementation, enforcement and promotion of OIE animal welfare standards, to improve the lives of animals.
• To bring together the collective expertise and experience of the world-wide animal protection NGO community to contribute to OIE activities related to animal welfare.
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Vision Statement
• The ongoing refinement and enhancement of OIE animal welfare standards will reflect advances in animal welfare science and ethically-based societal expectations. This enhancement of standards will be complemented by improvement in effective implementation of adopted standards by the 180 OIE members, with the active involvement, where appropriate and where there is a consensus, of ICFAW in developing projects by member organisations and supporting OIE-led, or other agreed, promotion and implementation initiatives.
• The OIE values its partnership with ICFAW, whose membership will be truly international and include experience and expertise to cover all species.
• 2014 a year of
celebrations to highlight
a legacy of helping
millions of animals during
disasters
• Aim:
• Animal welfare - a
core part of
government planning
• Animal welfare - a
core consideration of
humanitarian action
• ….?
1964-2014
Working in Disaster
Management
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Role of veterinary
professionals is
central
OIE Guidelines on ‘Natural Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management in relation to
Animal Health and Welfare’
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Thank you for your attention – any
questions