An initial draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Horses document was developed in 2008-09 as part of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS). Since 2011, there has been no progress on the development of the draft Horse S&G due to funding issues.
A review of Horse Transport under the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Land Transport of Livestock is underway.
The Australian Horse welfare and well-being toolkit is a resource to assist organisations in determining policies, procedures and planning for the welfare of horses.
A review of Horse Transport under the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Land Transport of Livestock is underway. For current progress (as of June 2023), we suggest referring to:
The state and territory governments are responsible for the regulation of animal welfare in Australia. Each state and territory has an Animal Welfare Act outlining their animal welfare legislation.