You have been invited to participate in a research project to collect data from working dog industry representatives in Australia.
The aim of this project is to assist in development of the Australian Working Dog Action Plan, a national strategy to improve the welfare of working dogs in Australia. This industry consultation is being conducted on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) as part of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy.
The categories of working dog that we are interested in collecting stakeholder feedback from include:
1.1 Private Industry: Farm, Hunting, Security/Guard, Detection
1.2 Government: Australian Customs Service, Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, Correctional Services, Fire Brigade, Australian Defence Force, Police, Royal Australian Engineers
1.3 Service: Hearing Assistance, Physical Assistance, Guide/Seeing Eye, Search & Rescue, Therapy
1.4 Sport: Greyhound, Sled, Sheep Trial, Cattle Trial, Schutzhund
Participation in this study will take less than 5 minutes and involves completing a short anonymous online survey to seek input from working dog industry representatives regarding the recommendations that arose from the results presented in the Australian Working Dog Survey Report.
Participation in this survey will allow you to provide input into the development of a national strategy for improving the welfare of dogs in the Australian working dog industry.
The results of this research will be made available through the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy website: http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/welfare/aaws
The research will be monitored by the Deakin University Human Ethics Advisory Group.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Principal Researcher, Nick Branson whose contact details are available on the web survey
