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Ken MACQUISTEN, D.V.M. Director / Veterinarian Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge #1500 Kicking Horse Trail Golden, B.C. Canada V0A 1H0
Tel: +1
250-439-5474 Dr. Ken Macquisten has been a wildlife and private practice veterinarian for 25 years. He is presently the Founder and Managing Director of two Canadian wildlife refuges, the Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge in Golden, B.C., and the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in North Vancouver, B.C. The refuges are research, conservation and education facilities dedicated to becoming world leaders in managing wildlife at risk. Dr. Macquisten’s work with grizzly bears has been extensively covered by the Discovery Channel and broadcast throughout the world. [ Back to Top ] |
Wired! Enhancing
the Lives and Prospects of Orphaned Grizzly Bears
Ken MACQUISTEN, DVM Director / Veterinarian Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge
The grizzly bear is North America’s second largest predator after the polar bear. On occasion grizzly cubs become orphaned. Their fate is to either die of natural causes or be rescued to a life in captivity, as there is presently no authorized rehabilitation and release programs for grizzlies in Canada. Dr. Macquisten's DVD presentation highlighted an innovative program designed to result in release of rehabilitated orphaned grizzlies to the wild, and described how a few kilograms of steel wire is an integral component in these programs.
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A SINGLE COST OF PRACTICE FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT |
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Peter LINHART Schönbrunner Tiergarten GesmbH Assistant to the Director Zoo Vienna Maxingstrasse 13b Vienna, A-1130 Austria Office: + 43 01 877 9294, ext 261 Fax: + 43 01 877 9641 Peter Linhart studied veterinary medicine and zoology at Vienna Universities but has not finished his studies yet. During his time at the Universities he worked as a part-time trainee at the Zoos of Vienna, Zoo-Berlin and Tierpark-Berlin and got degrees as a scientific commercial artist in 1988 and as an animal-keeper in 1990. Since 1992 he has worked as a zoological assistant and at higher levels. Since 1997 Peter has worked as the assistant of the director at the Schönbrunner Tiergarten, Vienna. The main focus of his work is training of animal-keepers and animal transport. Since 1996 he has been a consultant for animal transport of the VDZ (Conference of the German speaking Zoodirectors); since 2001, chairman of the EAZA-TWG (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Transport Working Group); 2001 accredited by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture he represents Austria at the CITES-AC (Animal Committee) and became chairman of the CITES-AC-TWG 2003.
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Why Is There a Need for A Single Code of Practice?
Peter
LINHART
One of the most challenging and sensitive areas of the transport industry is the transportation of live animals. No other issue brings together economical aspects and the idea of animal protection and welfare in such a close relationship. It is inevitable that this leads to conflicts which have to be resolved, mostly in a highly emotional manner. For more than 30 years, all participating parties in Live Animal transport aimed to place their ideas concerning transport on an international platform, Government authorities, animal keepers, transporters, Cargo forwarding agents, Animal Welfare organizations and private groups. The result was a massive release of regulations, laws, directives, standards and wishes which creates a challenge even for those involved in animal transport on a daily basis. One can imagine that the amateur, who is confronted with live animal transport only once every two years, is hopelessly confused by all there regulations, the Pro’s and Con’s and cannot compile all necessary information that conforms to all legal conditions. In most cases, the problem is not the lack of information – but to know the correct conditions for all areas of the world – but to know which of the organizations can supply the bits and piece to solve “my problem”! Some organizations have created “new procedures”, although these procedures lacked scientific background and the same procedure was already available in other organizations, but with a sound scientific basis. To overcome this unacceptable situation, all concerned Government agencies and independent organizations must work together to coordinate their individual activities to create an international information platform for all interested members. Our aim is to organize a meeting to enable all parties, organizations and Government offices to participate and evaluate which issues are already covered by which party, to have some issues negotiated by expert groups and to present a combined information system. Following participants met in Paris in March 2005:
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Senior Principal Research Scientist Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Tel: +61 2 6272-4051 Fax: + 61 2 6272-3150
David Adams has worked as a science advisor in the Australian Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry since 1990. His current focus is on veterinary public health and animal welfare. He obtained his degree in veterinary science from the University of Sydney in 1964 and worked in farm animal practice for several years before a long period of employment as an immunologist in Australia’s public science organization, the CSIRO. He has a doctorate degree in immunology from the University of Oxford. His interest in animal welfare commenced with laboratory animals. This continues with his membership the animal welfare committee of Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council. He has scientific publications in the areas of parasitology, immunology, and animal behavior. He has written reviews of the scientific aspects of laying hen welfare, animal transport and other topics in animal husbandry for the Australian government.
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An Overview of the
Progress by the OIE Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Land Transport of Animals
David Adams, M.V.Sc., D.Phil.
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Principal Research Scientist Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry The OIE ad hoc working group on the land transport of animals has produced its final output; namely, draft guidelines/standards for land transport for incorporation into the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. This will be considered at s 73rd General Session of OIE’s International Committee in Paris, 22 to 27 May 2005. The present paper gives an overview of what the draft contains and outlines some of the challenges involved in preparing a document that with relevance throughout the world. The issue of global relevance for OIE Codes is crucial. Accordingly, a decision was taken at the first meeting of the working group in August 2003 to spell out guiding principles specific for land transport that connect clearly with the generic OIE guiding principles and policies for animal welfare. An immediate venture into prescribing limits on matters such as on space allowances and duration of travel was rejected. The reason was that if limits were to be based on evidence, the line of thought that underlies them must be clearly set out and understood. With this notion of “evidence” in mind, the following proposition is put forward for discussion by the conference: “An evidence-based approach will lead to the ideal of a single code of practice for animal transport”. At least two questions apply. (1) What will the evidence be? (2) How will the evidence be assessed? Issues of scientific process underlie these questions and may be just as important as the scientific subject-matter itself. Helpful ideas can be imported. One source is the various models for risk analysis. Another source is the consideration of peer review undertaken by the UK organization, “Sense About Science”. Peer review is a pillar of good quality science. What peer review is appropriate when science is applied to animal welfare? A more comprehensive description of the contents of the draft OIE code on animal transport will be provided as a handout at the meeting. The key matters addressed in the draft guidelines are: the selection and preparation of animals and their fitness to travel; the handling of animals; and the infrastructure for transport. In short, the draft code is structured around the following headings: (1) Responsibilities; (2) Competence; (3) Documentation; (4) Planning the journey; (5) the pre-journey period; (6) loading; (7) travel; (8) unloading and post-journey handling; and (9) actions in the event of a refusal to allow the import of animals.
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Tim HARRIS, SDA Harris Associates Ltd. Managing Director P.O. Box 251 Redhill, Surrey RH1 5FU England, UK Tel: + 44 01737 82 22 49 Fax: + 44 01737 82 29 54 harrisassociates@btconnect.com
Tim Harris trained in Agriculture at Edinburgh University and returned to the family farm in 1961 to develop the production of pedigree breeding pigs. Exports in those days were handled by specialist export agents. It was a shipment of his animals for China in 1964 that resulted in one being left behind by one of these so-called 'experts' entirely due to inadequate paperwork. This was the trigger that made Tim decide to do all his own exports in the future.
Veterinarian Graham Joss, who was at that time advisor to British Airways and the IATA LAPB, introduced Tim to the AATA immediately after its inception in 1976. It was realised that a European Office was required to address animal transport issues outside the American continent which Tim has been administering since that time. Exports of animals have numbered several tens of thousands to over 40 countries, mainly breeding pigs, but also many other species from giraffes to gerbils.
He has contributed as a writer, speaker or member in many advisory groups including the American Society of Animal Science, British Society of Animal Science, British Veterinary Association, Council of Europe, Department of Trade and Industry/SITPRO, European Union, European Livestock Transporters, IATA, ILPH, Lloyds of London, OIE and the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council. He publishes the 'AATA Manual for the Transportation of Animals'. |
A Progress Report from the
OIE Sea Transport Working Group
The OIE [Organisation International des Epizooties] in Paris has traditionally concerned itself with disease issues, especially notifiable diseases. Transport of animals can spread disease. Welfare of animals includes disease as well as good management. OIE has begun to take a serious interest in the transport and welfare of animals. As such two expert groups have been established to define the minimum standards for transport by road and by sea. Tim Harris is a member of the Sea Transport Group. These recommendations have now been written and are presently being scrutinised by the 160 member countries. When these comments have been received and edited into the texts, they will be published in the OIE Journal. [ PDF of PowerPoint Presentation ] 326 kb |
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