National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee guidelines

Read guidelines about animal welfare published by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC).

About our guidelines

As part of NAWAC’s commitment to being a credible and trusted adviser, a NAWAC-led review of all guidelines took place in the 2023-2024 workplan period. The prioritisation of guidelines for review was based on age of the guidelines, relevancy, and urgency. The first updated guidelines as approved by NAWAC are located below.

These guidelines are not a legal interpretation of the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

Guideline 01: Guidance for the development, review, and content of Codes of Welfare pdf 263KB Guideline 02: Consultation pdf 131KB Guideline 03: Recommending regulations for the care and conduct towards animals pdf 143KB Guideline 04: Activities that use animals for Exhibition, Entertainment, and Encounter (the 3Es) pdf 168KB Guideline 05: Role of science in setting animal welfare standards pdf 154KB Assessing the welfare performance of restraining and kill traps pdf 361KB

Who to contact

If you have any questions about NAWAC, email nawac@mpi.govt.nz

Last reviewed: 23 Nov 2021
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