Animal Welfare Standards—Codes of Practice

To ensure that animals have access to a reasonable standard of welfare it is necessary to define what the minimum standard of care should be for an animal.

To achieve good standards in animal welfare the ACT Government gazettes Codes of Practice.

Codes of Practice can be recommended to the Government by the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee or by the department following a ministerial agreement for national standards to be implemented.

The requirements of Codes of Practice must be met by all animal owners and animal users.

• Amphibians in Captivity ( PDF 115Kb )
• Animal Boarding Establishments ( PDF 50Kb )
• Companion Animals in Pounds and Shelters ( PDF 113Kb )
• Animals Used in Films ( PDF 55Kb )
• Captive Bird Welfare ( PDF 119Kb )
• Cattle Welfare ( PDF 124Kb )
• Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes ( PDF 469Kb )
• Cat Welfare ( PDF 70Kb )
• Dog Welfare ( PDF 111Kb )
• Farmed Deer Welfare ( PDF 86.8Kb )
• Ferrets Welfare ( PDF 67Kb )
• Goat Welfare ( PDF 91Kb )
• Greyhounds Welfare ( PDF 99Kb )
• Horse Welfare ( PDF 128Kb )
• Commercial Horse Riding Establishments ( PDF 84Kb )
• Humane Control of the Fox ( PDF 79Kb )
• Kangaroo Control ( PDF 45Kb )
• Kangaroos Kept Intentionally in Captivity ( PDF 53Kb )
• Pet Grooming Establishments ( PDF 78Kb )
• Pet Shops ( PDF 74Kb )
• Domestic Poultry Welfare ( PDF 208Kb )
• Rabbit Welfare ( PDF 208Kb )
• Rats and Mice Welfare ( PDF 108Kb )
• Animals at Saleyards ( PDF 117Kb )
• Sheep Welfare ( PDF 92Kb )
• Short Term Display of Animals ( PDF 50Kb )
• Trapping Code ( PDF 35Kb )
• Wildlife—Injured, Sick or Orphaned ( PDF 35Kb )