The Primary Production Committee has called for submissions on the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill. Two copies, by Monday, 15 March 2010, to
Primary Production Committee SecretariatOr you can submit online using the handy form here.
Parliament Buildings
Wellington
The bill increases penalties for animal cruelty and introduces a new offence of reckless ill-treatment of an animal. Its not a real solution - the real problem is enforcement, not penalties - but it does underline the seriousness of these offences. The greens have some idea about how the bill can be improved here.