OIA20-0172
4 May 2020
R Y Ong
[FYI request #12559 email]
Dear R Y Ong
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 1 April 2020 requesting copies of the following reports.
•
Broiler welfare - a review of latest research and projects in progress
internationally, October 2001, C.S. Bagshaw and L.R. Matthews
•
Key indicators of poultry welfare in New Zealand, March 2006, C.S. Bagshaw,
L.R. Matthews, and A. Rogers
These reports are released to you in full under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA).
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) leads the management of animal welfare
policy and practice in New Zealand, and has developed New Zealand's animal
welfare strategy, ‘
Animal Welfare Matters’. This strategy highlights the importance of:
• Meeting animal needs and avoiding unreasonable or unnecessary harm
• Continuing to improve animal welfare
• Adding value to our exports and contributing to our reputation for integrity
Further information can be found on the MPI website - ‘
Animal welfare matters, New
Zealand Animal Welfare Strategy’, May 2013 -
www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/3963-
animal-welfare-matters-new-zealand-animal-welfarestrategy.
Please also refer to MPI’s response to your previous request,
OIA20-0099, for further
information on meat chicken welfare.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek an investigation and review
by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Yours sincerely
Chris Rodwell
Director Animal Health & Welfare
Agriculture & Investment Services
Animal Health & Welfare
Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen Street
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140, New Zealand
mpi.govt.nz