Improving AAWCS understanding and international benchmarking
19 May 2025
Focus area: Animal welfare
Program stream: Industry excellence
Project number: 2024-1031
This project aimed to support red meat processors in understanding and complying with evolving animal welfare regulations. With the transition from Model Codes of Practice to new national and state-level welfare standards, there was a clear need for industry-specific guidance.
The project focused on delivering training and comparing Australian standards to international frameworks. Training was well received, and the benchmarking exercise determined that AAWCS is the world’s best practice for animal welfare at processing.