date:May 21, 2012
to Animals Act (POCTA). The abattoir could face additional penalties under POCTA for acts of animal cruelty.
Other measures are being imposed as a condition of receiving an abattoirs license:
All domestic abattoirs, by Jan. 1, 2013, are required to designate a trained Animal Welfare Officer to be on the premises while processing is occurring. Only employees that have been trained in the relevant component of the of the MTM11 Australian Meat Industry Training Package will be eligible to be a d