30586 (2023). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Written Question

Published date: 23 Jan 2024

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30586 (2023)
Question asked:	17 Dec 2023
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Agriculture
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	16 Jan 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30586_2023
Document guid:	416e1cd6-b6f8-40cf-a51b-d9db43f0a6e2

30586 (2023). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture: What methods, if any, are used to kill dairy cows including bobby calves?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I am advised that the Animal Welfare Act 1999 (the Act) is the principal legislation on animal welfare in New Zealand. The Act makes it an offence to kill an animal in a way that causes unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress. I refer the member to The Code of Welfare: Commercial Slaughter, which contains minimum standards and recommended best practices for humane slaughter, including bobby calves, and The Code of Welfare: Dairy Cattle, which contains minimum standards and recommended best practices for emergency humane destruction, including bobby calves. The Code of Welfare: Commercial Slaughter - https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/46018-Code-of-Welfare-Commercial-slaughter The Code of Welfare: Dairy Cattle - https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/46024-Code-of-Welfare-Dairy-cattle