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Presentation from the Informal Consultation on Livestock Issues between the FAO Animal Production and Health Division and interested Non-Governmental Organizations. 1–2 December 2009 Italy, Rome FAO Headquarters. [ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]
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World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPAWorld Society for the Protection of Animals
Adolfo SansoliniPolicy Advisor
FAO-NGO meeting1-2 December 2009
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Over 1,000 member organisationsin over 150 countries
Regional offices in all continents
WSPA’s vision is of a world where animal
welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends
World Society for the Protection of AnimalsPeople in developing countries depend on People in developing countries depend on
animals for their livelihoodsanimals for their livelihoods
•• 60% of the worlds 1.3 Billion extremely poor are 60% of the worlds 1.3 Billion extremely poor are
dependent on animals for their livelihooddependent on animals for their livelihood
Protein supply, food security, transport, capital, Protein supply, food security, transport, capital,
drought powerdrought power
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Cooperation
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Four priority animal welfare areas:
Companion and working animals
Disaster management
Farm animals
Wildlife
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Four priority animal welfare areas:
Companion and working animals
Disaster management
Farm animals
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Companion and Working Animals
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Population Management
• Our aim is to replace cruel methods of dog population control with humane and comprehensive alternatives
• Working with IGOs (e.g. WHO, PAHO and OIE) to develop policy and practical guidance on humane population management including rabies control
World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPA Action
• Support for 12 population management projects around the world (south hemisphere focus)
• Advocating for humane management in many more countries - lobbying for an end to cruel control and providing advice and practical training
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Working Equines
• Working equines are an essential part of livelihoods
• Our aim is to provide local NGOs
with capacity and tools to improve the welfare of working equines
• Welfare problems are usually caused by a misunderstanding of
equine needs as opposed to conscious cruelty
World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPA Action
• WSPA supports 8 working equine projects around the world
• Changing human behaviour is the key to preventing equine welfare issues
• We invest in developing and training local NGOs in participatory and meaningful tools to change human behaviour
World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPA Approach
• Provide access to resources required to meet needs, for example
• Affordable and accessible veterinary care
• Farrier skills
• Access to water / shade / suitable diet
Our solutions• Develop understanding of equine needs in owners and users to
ensure that
• Care/husbandry provided suits equine needs
• Work matches equine capacity
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Disaster Management
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Disaster “the serious disruption of the functioning of society causing widespread human material or environmental losses, which exceed the ability of the affected communities to cope using their own resources.”
UNISDR 2009
• Minor: exceeding individual capacities e.g. farm fire, chemical spills, transport accident
• Major: exceeding local/national capacities e.g. Floods, Storms, Nuclear accident, infectious disease outbreak etc.
• Fast onset: e.g. Earthquake
• Slow onset: e.g. Drought
World Society for the Protection of Animals
General examples of General examples of
animal welfare needs in disastersanimal welfare needs in disasters
� Trauma
�Trapped/crush syndrome
�Electricity failure
�Feed/ water supply
�Infra-structure impacted > space
�Absence of shelter
�Escaped/ roaming animals
�Infectious diseases
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Not considering animals in contingency planning in Not considering animals in contingency planning in
developing countries means for their owners :developing countries means for their owners :
� Fail to evacuate
�Enter debt spiral/ loss of livelihood
�Security implications for vulnerable groups (e.g. women)
�Food security
�Recovery period extended
�Extended stay in IDP/ refugee camps
World Society for the Protection of AnimalsAim:
To protect animals and thereby the livelihoods of their owners from the impact of disasters by increasing their resilience and preparedness planning
Picture reference: UNDP (http://data.undp.org.in/dmweb/Article-DRM%20Assam.pdf)
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Local Risk Reduction projects
•Awareness raising/ Behaviour change
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Local Risk Reduction projects either as follow
up to major intervention, in areas of high risk or on
request from authorities
Increase of local response capacityDisaster management course in local veterinary universities &the creation of veterinary emergency response units (VERU), training of WSPA Member Societies
Advocacy for the integration of animals in national
contingency plans and guide implementation
WSPA Risk Reduction Framework
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Response:
• Emergency veterinary
treatments, feed supplies
Recovery:
• Veterinary infrastructure
improvement
WSPA in action
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Farm Animals
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Focused on the "three Es" of
• Environment (securing the planet in the face of the challenge of
climate change)
• Economics (food must be affordable)
• Ethics (food must be produced safely and with the welfare of the
animal in mind)
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Maps::www.maps.com
TWO TARGET COUNTRIES:
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Brazil
Humane Slaughter Programmes
China
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Trade opportunitiesAnimal Welfare + Development
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20 million chicks per year
Free-range chickensCage-free eggs
Working mainly with the rural poor
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Over 5 million chicks a year
SINCE 1993
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20 years of free-range egg production
No mutilations or beak trimming allowed
Beefmaster and Boran beef
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Regularly audited slaughterhouses
Only cage-free eggs
Other animal welfare policies
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Bilateral trade agreements for training and capacity building
UE - Canada
UE – South Korea
CAFTA
EEUU - Peru
UE - Chile
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Stakeholder involvement…globally
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…and much more can be done…
Together?
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Thank you