date:May 17, 2012
Under the new requirements, each abattoir will be required to designate an Animal Welfare Officer to be present on the premises to monitor and take responsibility for the welfare of animals. Only employees that have undertaken specific animal welfare officer training will be eligible to be designated, Ms Hodgkinson said.
The new animal welfare package is part of the NSW Governments review of domestic abattoir operations following the incident at Hawkesbury Valley Meat Processors in February th