Online Submission Form - Review of Animal Welfare (Transport of Livestock) Regulations

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What are your views about the proposed changes to the maximum travel time and accompanying additional requirements for horse transportation?

What are your views on extending the ‘maximum travel times’ for horses travelling across Bass Strait with the provision that they are offered feed and water for the duration of the journey, checked, fed, and watered before and after the journey, and are provided with a spell no more than two hours after disembarking from the ship?

Do you think it would be useful to introduce a grading scale as a measure of determining the lameness of a horse at the walk and its fitness for transportation?

What are your views on introducing a body condition scale as a measure of determining the body condition of a horse and its fitness for transportation?

Do you support prohibiting the transportation of foals with unhealed umbilical cords without the written approval from a veterinarian?

What are your views on introducing additional detail regarding flooring and wall structure in relation to horse stalls used in transport?

Do you support the proposed requirement to have the hind shoes removed from horses that are transported unsegregated to a saleyard or slaughter establishment?

Do you agree with changing the wording regarding the management of protecting horses from the extremes of weather while in transport to ‘appropriate action’ and ‘corrective action at the first reasonable opportunity’?

What are your views on introducing a new regulation addressing the mitigation of heat stress on horses in transport and the responsibility of taking corrective actions if heat stress occurs?

Do you support permitting the use of only the lower deck of multi-deck vehicles on the provision that all space allowance and clearance standards are met?

What are your views on changing the need for written records of transportation from only journeys that exceed 24 hours travel time to any journey of 4 or more hours, and reducing the details required to “start and end time of journey” and “last access to water, rest and feed”?

What are your views on introducing a requirement to feed within six hours of transport, a maximum of 18 hours for time off feed for bobby calves 5-30 days of age?

Do you support introducing a maximum of 6 hours in transport for calves under 5 days old to a rearing facility only?

What are your views on introducing a maximum of 12 hours in transport for calves 5 to 30 days old?

What are your views on the additional requirements for bobby calves?

Do you have any other suggestions in relation to livestock transport legislation in Tasmania?