Submissions

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) appreciates the opportunity to contribute to reforming Victoria's animal care and protection laws.

The AVA’s over-arching recommendation in their submission to the proposed NT Management Program for the Saltwater Crocodile is that consultation with appropriate subject matter experts, including that of the veterinary profession, is undertaken wherever animal welfare is being considered.

The AVA has provided a submission to the NSW Inquiry into the operation of the approved charitable organisations under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979.

The Feral Cat Threat Abatement Plan (TAP) is an important document to assist with the protection of our threatened and vulnerable native species. It provides guidance to different stakeholders to help achieve consistency, efficiency, effectiveness, humaneness and best practice across jurisdictions and landscapes. Cats are intelligent, sentient animals who play a significant role in Australian society.

The AVA prepared a submission to not support the amendment to the Schedule 5 entry for OXYTETRACYCLINE in preparations to treat superficial skin infections, as the proposed change would mean that topical preparations of oxytetracycline for use in superficial skin infections (currently S4, and thus prescription-only) would be available over-the-counter and online to the public, to be used without veterinary oversight.