date:May 18, 2012
Abattoirs will now have to designate a trained animal welfare officer to avoid mistreatment.
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson said: This government takes non-compliance of food and animal welfare laws extremely seriously, and these tough new measures are being introduced to foster a culture in which abattoir management and employees fully understand and implement procedures that consistently comply with animal welfare standards.
The NSW Government will also introduce an