Ownership animal welfare information gaps Education - build on the current program to Program improve animal welfare content Action 3.4 Explore opportunities and funding for an State government Medium online animal welfare education program (lead) Investigate to complement the existing Responsible online school Pet Ownership Education Program to programs provide an appropriate model for high school students (years 7-10). Action 3.5 Address priority animal welfare issues Collaborative group Ongoing through targeted education and (co-lead) Target stakeholder engagement. education for State government priority issues For example: (co-lead) - promote communication at point of sale Animal sectors about the requirements to care for AWAC animals, particularly around peak sale Local government periods such as Christmas and Easter - improve training and competencies for high risk activities Action 3.6 Update ethics committee training for State government Medium animals in research and teaching to Improve facilitate more informed decisions by scientific ethics committee members. training Deliver education to improve knowledge of laws Action What will be done to improve animal Who will be Time frames welfare involved Action 3.7 Use opportunities to engage with animal State government Short sectors to improve knowledge of legal (lead) Provide
Ownership Education Program animal welfare information gaps - build on the current program to improve animal welfare content Action 3.4 Investigate online school programs Explore opportunities and funding for an online animal welfare education program to complement the existing Responsible Pet Ownership Education Program to provide an appropriate model for high school students (years 7-10). State government (lead) Medium Action 3.5 Target education for priority issues Address priority animal welfare issues through targeted education and stakeholder engagement. For example: - promote communication at point of sale about the requirements to care for animals, particularly around peak sale periods such as Christmas and Easter - improve training and competencies for high risk activities Collaborative group (co-lead) State government (co-lead) Animal sectors AWAC Local government Ongoing Action 3.6 Improve scientific ethics training Update ethics committee training for animals in research and teaching to facilitate more informed decisions by committee members. State government Medium Deliver education to improve knowledge of laws Action What will be done to improve animal welfare Who will be involved Time frames Action 3.7 Provide Use opportunities to engage with animal sectors to improve knowledge of legal State government (lead) Short