Council for Animal Affairs
(Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden, RDA)
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Scope/Mission statement:
The Council for Animal Affairs is an expert panel advising the minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation on issues regarding animal welfare and animal health. The Council's advice is based on the latest scientific, social and ethical developments.
Short outline of structure:
The Council for Animal Affairs consists of independent experts. These experts are either scientific experts or experts in a specific field of animal husbandry. Experts of the latter category are appointed in the Council for their specific knowledge and/or their network in their respective fields.
All members of the Council are appointed in a personal capacity: their membership is therefore independent and without charge or consultation. Members of the Council working in a specific field of animal husbandry are by no means representatives of any sector or organisation.
The Council comprises of a wide range of experts. As the members of the Council will be asked to participate in a certain Forum (see Outline of working methods underneath) when their specific expertise is required there is no formal restriction set to the number of members in the Council.
Recent reports:
Visibly Better; a report on the roles and responsibilities of veterinarians.
Download English translation here.
Responsible Animal Keeping; a fundamental approach to the roles and responsibilities regarding captive animals.
Download English translation here.
Moral Issues and Public Policy on Animals; introducing the Assessment Model for Animal Policy.
Download English translation here.
Breeding and Reporoductive Technologies; introducing a framework for adressing moral issues regarding animal breeding and reproductive technologies.
Download English translation here.
Contact details:
Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden
Mr. L. (Laurens) Hoedemaker, DVM
First Secretary
telephone: ++ 31 70 378 5258
mobile: ++ 31 6 5207 7070
e-mail: l.hoedemaker@rda.nl
Mrs. S.T.M. (Sandra) van der Nat, secretary
P.O. Box 20401
2500 EK THE HAGUE
The Netherlands
telephone: ++ 31 70 3785266
e-mail: s.vd.nat@rda.nl
Publications:
All publications of the Council for Animal Affairs from 1995 till now can be found on the website www.rda.nl. Some of them are available in English.
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