Guidance and regulation
Guideline 1: Guidance for the development, review, and content of Codes of Welfar [PDF, 263 KB]
Guideline 2: Consultation [PDF, 131 KB]
Guideline 3: Recommending regulations for the care and conduct towards animals [PDF, 143 KB]
Guideline 4: Activities that use animals for Exhibition, Entertainment, and Encounter (the 3Es) [PDF, 168 KB]
Guideline 5: Role of science in setting animal welfare standards [PDF, 154 KB]
Guideline 6: Wider issues relevant to setting minimum standards [PDF, 143 KB]
Guideline 7: Taking account of society’s ethical values, technical viewpoints and public opinion [PDF, 23 KB]
Guideline 9: Assessing the welfare performance of restraining and kill traps [PDF, 311 KB]
Guideline 10: Phasing out one animal management system in favour of another [PDF, 25 KB]
Guideline 12: Prioritisation Framework [PDF, 52 KB]
Guide 2: Dealing with practices which might be inconsistent with the spirit of the Animal Welfare Act [PDF, 43 KB]
Welfare of Yearling Fallow Deer During the Use of Rubber Rings to Prevent Antler/Pedicle Growth
Good practice guide for the use of animals in research, testing and teaching [PDF, 666 KB]
Fact sheets
How to measure leg-hold traps [PDF, 310 KB]
Leg-Hold Traps and the Animal Welfare Act 1999 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
OIE Collaborating Centre for Animal Welfare Science and Bioethical Analysis [PDF, 4.6 MB]
Preventing downer cows when transporting to slaughter [PDF, 316 KB]
Reports
Review of Transition Provisions for the Code of Welfare for Layer Hens [PDF, 590 KB]
MPI study of New Zealand lifestyle blocks and animal welfare [PDF, 316 KB]
Livestock Crate Design required to improve animal welfare during transport [PDF, 2.7 MB]
Policy papers and consultations
Best Practice Resources for Lab Animal Anaesthesia and Analgesia [PDF, 111 KB]
Research and statistics
Animal Use Statistics – Guidance [PDF, 399 KB]
Official information act releases
Napier City Council animal control and pound investigation
Toolkits
The Farmer Representatives Animal Welfare Toolkit [PDF, 6.5 MB]
Veterinarians Toolkit for dealing with animal welfare issues on farms and lifestyle blocks [PDF, 879 KB]
