Resilience strategies for small landholders: Duty of Care to Animals

This is the third webinar (part A) in a 3 part series to support small landholders during times of drought and the subsequent recovery processes.

In this session, join Tracy Longhurst (Senior Project Officer – Biosecurity Queensland) when she discusses your obligations for Duty of Care to your animals when faced with the challenges of dry conditions.

At what point do you make important decisions about the animals in your care?

Tracy will also expand on what your legal requirements are for managing the animals in your care. The Topics to be discussed include:
1. What is ‘Duty of Care’ for animals
2. What is appropriate care
3. Who is classed as a ‘person in charge’ of animals
4. Appropriate transportation of livestock / How to assess if animals are fit to load
5. What does transporting mean?

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