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The Animal Welfare Institute of New Zealand was
formed as a charitable trust in 1999.
The Ministry of Agriculture approved the organization under the
Animal Welfare Act 1999 in February 2001.
The purpose of the trust is to promote the welfare of animals
and in furtherance of this purpose:
a. To prevent ill treatment to and relief of suffering animals,
b. To promote animal welfare services,
c. To encourage and develop by humane education individual
responsibility for the welfare of animals and the promotion of
humane attitudes in society to animals and people.
d. To establish a quality assurance body for the enhancement of
quality assured standards in animal welfare compliance
activities, animal care and animal utilization,
e. To support and encourage the study of animal welfare issues,
f. To cooperate with government agencies in the reform of laws
for the welfare of animals, and the promotion of humane
attitudes in society to animals and people.
g. To advance the aims of the Trust by seeking the support and
advice of all available moral, educational, legislative and
scientific institutions, and strategic powers,
h. To maintain effective liaison and to seek co-operation with
organizations in New Zealand and elsewhere in the world having
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