NEWS
LIVERY YARDS - Online survey now available
Britain’s leading equestrian organisations are running a survey to find out more about the welfare standards in livery yards. Livery yards are very popular in the UK for those people who are unable to keep their horses and ponies at home, but there is no record of how many horses are currently at livery or indeed the number of operating yards and the welfare standards under which they operate. Horse owners, grooms, yard owners, veterinary surgeons, farriers and other equine professionals are invited to complete the online survey at www.liveryyardsurvey.co.uk so that the working party has the most up to date information on livery yards. You can read more by visiting World Horse Welfare which hosts the website.
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NATIONAL EQUINE WELFARE PROTOCOL - UPDATE September 2008
Following the large equine welfare case centred on Amersham the Princess Royal called together a meeting of the main organisations involved to see what improvements could be made to the handling of equine welfare problems in this country. The review was chaired by Major General Robert Gordon CMG, CBE and produced the National Equine Welfare Protocol on how welfare problems could be better handled in the future. Most of the leading welfare charities are signatories to the Protocol, as are the police and government, and they have agreed to work more closely together in the future. But, as always, it is easier to agree what needs to be done, than to actually arrange to do it. Read More >>_________________________________________________________
NEWC Member Horse Rescue Fund celebrated the opening of its new office building by Chairman Martin Taggart.
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NEWC Contact Details
You may now contact the NEWC Chairman, Martin Taggart and Vice Chairman, Kerstin Alford using direct e-mail addresses as follows: chairman@newc.co.uk or vice-chairman@newc.co.uk
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National Equine Welfare Protocol is launched by HRH The Princess Royal. Click here to read the Press Release. Click here to download a copy of The Protocol
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Defra/AHT/BEVA equine quarterly disease surveillance report.
The report covering the period January - March 2008 is now available. To view all reports or to receive information direct, please click here.
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Strangles Carriers - The Hidden Threat is the subject of a Seminar to be held by NEWC member Branbsy Home of Rest for Horses on Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at 1100 hours. Please telephone 01427 788464 for more details and to book a place. There is no charge for this event.
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Defra/AHT/BEVA equine quarterly disease surveillance report
The report covering the period October - December 2007 is now available. To view all reports or to receive information direct, please click here.
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Equine Hoofcare Code Consultation
The public consultation of the Code of Practice for Equine Hoofcare closed on 30th April 2008. For full details please click here.
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NEWC member Branbsy Home of Rest for Horses awarded the Lexington Insurance Voluntary Service Award at the Animal Health Trust Equestrian Awards for their excellent services in providing horses, ponies, donkeys and mules with a safe, permanent refuge. The award was accepted by Peter Hunt, Honorary Secretary and founder of Bransby.
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NEWC Vice President, Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, receives British Equine Veterinary Association Equine Welfare Award sponsored by Blue Cross which was presented at the BEVA Annual Congress 2007.
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Horse Owners and Carers - Can you be tested and not found wanting? Lantra & NEWC have joined together to offer the chance to attend a unique event 'Equine Health & Welfare - To Educate is to Understand' on Tuesday, 4th December at Wroxall Abbey. The Keynote Speaker at this free to attend event is Dr Derek Knottenbelt and the Equine Sector Skills Agreement will be formally launched. Click here to download a Programme for the day and click here for a Reply Form to reserve your place. Tickets are on a 'first come - first serve basis', so apply today. This is an Equine Health and Welfare Strategy initiative.
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Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy (AWDS) for England. Defra announces the publication of the Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy (AWDS) for England. The AWDS builds on the principles set out in the 2004 Great Britain Animal Health and Welfare Strategy and is consistent with the new Animal Welfare Act. The strategy has been developed with the help of external advisers and responds to requests from animal interest groups for more detailed information on the Government's priorities in this area.
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Restrictions placed on the entry of horses and ponies into Jersey on 25th September 2007. Please click here for more information.
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Emergency Services Protocol NEWC members work together. BHS, BEVA, RSPCA, The Horse Trust and ILPH have worked together with Chief Fire Officers Association and Association of Chief Police Officers on the protocol which will be delivered later this month to the police and fire and rescue services. Click here for more information
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Animal Welfare Act came into force in England - 6th April 2007
The new Animal Welfare Act came into force on April 6th in England and 27th March in Wales. Click here for more details
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Animal Welfare Act - Latest from Defra - 4th April 2007
Information on the following subjects can be found on the Defra website - Information for Local Authorities; Who enforces the Act?; Statement of Intent; Secondary legislation, including licensing regimes; Enforcement powers under the Act; Additional questions and links.
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Minister launches Equine Health and Welfare Strategy
Barry Gardiner, Minister for the Horse, launched the Equine Health and Welfare Strategy at the National Equine Forum on 22nd March. There will be an opportuntiy to meet those who have developed the strategy and have a hands on learning experience at a 'Free to Enter' Interactive Launch on May 23rd. Click here for more details.
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The Worshipful Company of Farriers invites you to a one day conference on Trimming For Soundness
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Extension of the Act to the Highland Region and Islands of Scotland
With effect from 30 March 2007 all those practising farriery in Scotland will need to be registered with the Farriers Registration Council (FRC). For more details please click here
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The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006.
From 5 January 2007, a new Regulation on the protection of animals during transport applies across the European Union (EU). For details of the implications for people transporting horses please click here
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The latest Defra/AHT/BEVA Equine Quarterly Disease Surveillance Report covering the period July to September 2006 has just been uploaded onto the Animal Health Trust website. To view this report , please click here
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Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Bill received Royal Assent on 8th November 2006 and is now officially the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
It will come into effect on 1 April 2007 in England, as far as we are aware, and at the same time or a little later in Wales.
Equine welfare organisations welcome this legislation which contains a 'Duty of Care' for all animal owners.
The key elements of the Act can be found on our current issues page
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Owner of dead and dying colts says court was 'a bit hard'
One horse dead and another dying in a pool of mud is what a field officer for an equine welfare charity found at a farm in Slaidburn.
ILPH & RSPCA obtain successful conviction and ban. Read more
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Industry Workshops on the Welfare of Animals during Transport regulations
On behalf of Defra's Animal Welfare Division, ADAS is running the above advisory campaign for livestock hauliers, veterinary surgeons and the allied industries by holding a series of workshops nationwide. Click here for more information
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New Vice Presidents appointed
Lesley Barwise-Munro and Dr Elisabeth Svendsen have been appointed as new Vice Presidents for NEWC. Please click here for further information.
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The Defra/AHT/BEVA Equine Quarterly Disease Surveillance Report covering the period April to June 2006 can be found on the Animal Health Trust website. To view the report , please click here
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NEWC Member The Blue Cross opens new Equine Centre at Rolleston, Staffordshire. For more information, please click here
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NEWC member The Home of Rest for Horses relaunches as The Horse Trust
'to promote the health & welfare of horses through knowledge and ethical scientific research to reduce disease and suffering'.
To visit the new website, click here
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Barefoot Trimmer found guilty.
Suffolk Woman using Strasser technique found guilty of cruelty. Click here
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Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines Compendium Second Edition
Launched 1st December 2005 by HRH The Princess Royal
Click here to learn more about the Compendium.
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