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Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan:

Appendicies

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Appendix 1: Further Information

Animal Welfare Service

Title

Location

Planning for animals in the event of an emergency

Farm and Livestock Bushfire Plan
Bushfires and Pets
Horses and bushfires
Horses and floods
Whole farm planning
Pets and emergencies

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Preparing your dairy farm for fire threat

www.dairyaustralia.com.au

Management of displaced animals (including evacuated animals)

Guidelines for the management of evacuated animals (under development)

 

Impounding of Livestock Act 1994, Procedure Manual

 

Identification of affected animals

Permanent Identification of Cats, Dogs and Horses

DPI Website: Animal Welfare

Animal assessment and treatment

Assessing sheep after a bushfire
Assessing cattle after a bushfire

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Humane destruction and salvage slaughter

Assessing sheep after a bushfire
Assessing cattle after a bushfire
Code of Accepted Farming Practice for the Welfare of
Animals
Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses
Code of Practice for the Welfare of Wildlife During Rehabilitation

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

www.dse.vic.gov.au

Carcass disposal

Disposing of Carcasses in response to Bushfire, Flood or Drought

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Emergency feeding

Weed warning: drought fire and flood
Farm water supplies
Drought feeding and management of sheep
Drought feeding and management of Beef Cattle
Drought feeding and management of horses
Feeding livestock water damaged fodder.

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Emergency water

Farm water supplies

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Emergency containment

Emergency Stock Containment Areas
Water supply for stock containment areas
Agistment of livestock that have been affected by bushfires

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Recovery

Managing farm waters supplies in drought
Water quality for farm water supplies
How to maintain your farm dam
Organic pollution of farm dams
Measuring the salinity of your water
Recovery of pastures after flood

DPI Website: Fire, Flood and Other Emergencies

Wildlife welfare - fire

Fire and Biodiversity - Responding to fire affected wildlife
Wildlife welfare FAQs
Wildlife rescue protocols
Wildlife protocols fact sheet for volunteers

DSE Website: Wildlife information

Wildlife welfare - other

Whale and Dolphin Stranding Fact Sheet
Whale and Dolphin Entanglement Fact Sheet
Oiled Wildlife Emergencies Fact Sheet

DSE Website: Wildlife Emergencies

 

Codes of Practice (Animal Welfare)

Amphibians

Code of practice for the keeping of amphibians in captivity

DPI Website: Codes of Practice for Animal Welfare

Birds

Code of practice for the housing of caged birds

Cats

Code of practice for the private keeping of cats

Cattle

Code of accepted farming practice for the welfare of cattle

Deer

Code of accepted farming practice for the welfare of deer

Dogs

Standard for Restricted Breed Dogs in Victoria

Code of practice for the private keeping of dogs

Dogs and Cats

Code of practice for the operation of boarding establishments *

Code of practice for the management of dogs and cats in shelters and pounds*

Emus

Code of Practice for the Husbandry of Captive Emus (Revision 1)

Goats

Code of practice for the welfare of goats

Horses

Code of accepted practice for the welfare of horses

Code of practice for the land transport of horses

Pigs

Code of accepted farming practice for the welfare of pigs (revision 2)

Code of practice for the land transport of pigs

Poultry

Code of accepted farming practice for the welfare of poultry
Code of practice for the land transport of poultry

Rabbits

Code of practice for the intensive husbandry of rabbits

Reptiles

Code of practice for the welfare of animals: Private keeping of reptiles

Saleyards

Code of practice for the welfare of animals at saleyards

 

Sheep

Code of accepted farming practice for the welfare of sheep (revision 2)

Tethering

Code of practice for the tethering of animals

Transportation

Code of practice for the welfare of animals during transportation

Wildlife

Code of practice for the welfare of wildlife during rehabilitation

 


Appendix 2: Generic Organisational Structure

Generic structure depicts:

  • Key points of animal welfare contact between the State Control Centre, Incident Control Centre, and Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre for a non DPI/DSE controlled incident.
  • Agencies/organisations represented in the State Emergency Animal Welfare Unit

Note:

  • Positions within the State Emergency Animal Welfare Unit may not all be located at a single site.
  • This diagram is intended to represent key roles relevant to animal welfare only. Additional line management may be inserted (depending on incident).
  • For Level 1 emergencies, reference should be made to animal welfare contacts listed in Municipal Emergency Management Plans.
Diagram showing the Generic structure for non DPI/DSE controlled incidents. At the top is the State Control Agency which feeds into the State Emergency Animal Welfare Coordinator with the State DSE Wildlife Contact to the left. Under the State Emergency Animal Welfare Coordinator is theState RSPCA Liaison Officer, the State AVA Liaison Officer, the DPI/BAW Support Officer, and the DPI Fodder Coordinator which then feeds into the DPI Animal Welfare Liaison Officer (Local/Incident Level) and then the Muncipal Emergency Coordination Centre

Appendix 3: Contacts

Note: A separate contact directory is available for emergency management agencies and key animal welfare groups. For further information email: stateanimalwelfare@dpi.vic.gov.au 

Agency or Organisation

Preparedness

Small or Local Incident
(Level 1)

Moderate or Major
Incident
(Level 2/3)

DPI

State:
State Manager Animal Health Field Services
Local:
Senior Animal Health Manager

State: NA
Local: Senior Animal Health Manager or delegate (as listed in Municipal Emergency Management Plan)

State:
State Emergency Animal Welfare Liaison Officer

Local:
Animal Welfare Coordinator

DSE

State:
Statewide Program Leader - Biodiversity
Local:
Regional Biodiversity Managers

Except cetacean emergencies: State Duty Officer via Whale and Dolphin Emergency Hotline.

State: NA
Local:
Incident Controller or Planning Officer (when DSE/CFA is control agency)

State:
Planning Officer
Local:
Incident Controller or Planning Officer or delegate (Wildlife Welfare Officer or Wildlife Field Operations Coordinator)

Local Government

State: NA
Local: Municipal Emergency Resource Officer

Local: Municipal Emergency Resource Officer

1) Municipal Emergency Resource Officer
2) Local Laws Manager

AVA

State: President
Local: NA

State and Local
N/A

State: State AVA Liaison Officer
Local: N/A

RSPCA

State: Senior RSPCA Inspector
Local: NA

State: N/A
Local: Senior RSPCA Inspector

State: State RSPCA Liaison Officer
Local: RSPCA Operations Officer

General Information:

Organisation

Phone Number

Website

Department of Primary Industries

136186

www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Bureau of Animal Welfare (DPI)

136186

www.dpi.vic.gov.au/animalwelfare

Department of Sustainability and Environment

136186

www.dse.vic.gov.au

Department of Human Services

1300 650 172

www.dhs.vic.gov.au

Australasian Animal Record

1800 025 461

www.aar.org.au

Australian Veterinary Association

03 9600 2930

www.ava.org.au

Cat Protection Society of Victoria

(03) 9434 7155

www.catprotection.com.au

Central Animal records

1800 333 202

www.car.com.au

Dog obedience clubs

 

www.vca.org.au

Dogs Victoria

(03) 9788 2500

www.dogsvictoria.org.au

Donkey Shelter Inc

9436 1713

 

Feline Control Council

(03) 9720 8811

www.hotkey.net.au/fccvic

Ferret Rescue

0428 553 609

www.vicferrets.org.au

Governing Council of Cat Fancy

(03) 9752 4217

www.cats.org.au

Help for Wildlife

0417 380 687

 

Local councils

 

www.mav.asn.au

Lort Smith Animal Hospital

(03) 9328 3021

www.lortsmith.com

National pet register

1300 734 738

www.petregister.com.au

Petcare Information and Advisory Service

 

www.petnet.com.au

Petsafe

02 9476 5631

www.petsafe.com.au

Project Hope Horse Welfare Australia Inc

1300 881 606

www.phhwv.org.au

Red Cross

03 8327 7700

www.redcross.org.au

RSPCA (Victoria)

(03) 9224 2222

www.rspcavic.org

The Lost Dogs’ Home

(03) 9329 2755

www.dogshome.com

VicRoads

131 171

www.vicroads.vic.gov.au

Victorian Animal Aid Trust

(03) 9275 5608

www.vaat.org.au

Victorian Bushfire Information Line

1800 240 667

 

Victorian Farmers Federation

1300 882 833

www.vff.org.au

Whale and Dolphin Emergencies Hotline

1300 136 017

www.dse.vic.gov.au

Wildlife Victoria

13000 94535

www.wildlifevictoria.org.au

Zoos Victoria

(03) 9285 9300

www.zoo.org.au

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