Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) Code of Welfare 2005

Anyone who intends to carry out any procedure, with or without instruments, which involves physical interference with the sensitive soft tissue or bone structure of an animal, and is carried out for non-therapeutic reasons, must be aware of the following codes of welfare. You must comply with the minimum standards in those codes and the general provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 .

• Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) Code of Welfare 2005 (4042 KB)
• Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) Code of Welfare 2005 report (998 KB)

Animal Welfare (Transport within New Zealand) Code of Welfare 2011

These are the species specific codes that are also mentioned in the Painful Husbandry Code of Welfare:

• Broiler Chickens: Fully Housed
• Dairy Cattle
• Deer
• Layer Hens
• Pigs
• Sheep & Beef Cattle

Here’s a list of other publications and guidelines:

• Disbudding and dehorning hurts – get it right! (179 KB)

Page last updated: 15 September 2011