Proposed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Exhibited Animals Consultation Regulation Impact Statement March 2014
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A3.10 – Substrate and drainage requirements – S3.20Under proposed standard S3.20 the operator must ensure that substrate used within an enclosure: i. is not be harmful to the animal; and ii. is kept in a hygienic condition; and iii. permits effective drainage; and iv. allows for appropriate natural behaviours. However, it is assumed that facilities already provide for substrate that would comply with the aforementioned conditions. Furthermore, market forces, POCTA, NSW Code 14, WA Code 7, QLD Code (in part), would already necessitate these relevant conditions under the base case, which are deemed appropriate and necessary for the welfare of animals. A3.11 – Incremental cost of providing furniture for enrichment – S3.22Under proposed standard S3.22 an operator must ensure that enclosures contain furniture that contributes to enrichment of the enclosed animal’s life in captivity, unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian. This would entail 5%146 of mammal non-walk through enclosures for large medium and small facilities requiring a one-off capital investment in enrichment (including toys) of around $1000 on average. This is a conservative estimate as enrichment could range from $100 to $10,000 depending on the mammal. Also the incremental cost would not include facilities in NSW and WA, as enrichment is already required under NSW Code 15 and WA Code 21 under the base case. The estimated one-off cost of providing enrichment under proposed standard S3.22 would be $0.05m, as shown in Table A3.17. Table A3.17: Estimated one-off cost of providing furniture for enrichment under proposed standard S3.22
As shown in Table A3.18, the estimated one-off cost of providing furniture for enrichment under proposed standard S3.22 over 10 years would be $0.05m in present value 2012-13 dollars with 49.95% of the cost incurred by small size facilities. Table A3.18: Estimated one-off cost of providing furniture for enrichment under proposed standard S3.22 by state and territory and size of facility over 10 years – 2012-13 dollars
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