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Welcome to the Victorian Branch of the AHAA
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State Committee Members
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VICTORIAN BRANCH NEWSLETTER
January 2012
is available by clicking on the following:
Victorian Branch Newsletter Jan 2012
2012 VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
This year's Victorian State Championships will be held at Tatura
on the Friday 2nd March and Saturday 3rd March. Sunday 4th March will be an Open Dressage Competition with special AHAA classes.
The program is available by clicking on the following:
Victorian Championships Program
The program (with entry forms) is also to be found in the latest newsletter (see above).
From the AHIC
CHANGES IN VICTORIAN CoP FOR THE WELFARE OF HORSES
RE BRANDING
The AHIC would like to bring to your attention an important issue regarding identification in the Revision of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, which is under the Victorian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986.
The revision of the Code has reached its final draft and is to be presented to the Minister prior to being tabled in Parliament.
In the section on Identification (see below) horses must not be branded using corrosive chemicals or hot irons under the minimum standards to avoid cruelty to animals.
Whilst this revision of the Code is yet to be presented to Parliament it may be prudent for breed societies and organizations which currently use hot irons for identification purposes to consider an alternative method for the benefit at lest of their Victorian members.
16 IDENTIFICATION
Minimum Standards
S16.1 Horses must not be branded using corrosive chemicals or hot irons.
S16.2 Microchips must be inserted by a registered veterinary practitioner in accordance with the Domestic Animals Act 1994.
Guidelines
G16.1 Microchipping with animal owner details recorded on a Victorian Government licensed microchip registry, freeze-branding, DNA profiling and blood type profiling are acceptable methods of permanent identification.
G16.2 Hoof fire branding is acceptable as a short-term procedure.
G16.3 Horses should be permanently identified as early as management practices will allow, by persons experienced and proficient in performing the procedure.
G16.4 Where horses are kept at unoccupied premises, the contact details of the person in charge of the horse should be clearly displayed.
G 16.5Horse owners should regularly check that their contact details are correctly recorded with the licensed animal microchip identification registry. This information will be available two days after the horse has been microchipped.
G 16.6In accordance with the Domestic Animals Act 1994, microchips must be inserted into the nuchal ligament halfway along the left hand side of the horse’s neck.
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