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<blockquote data-quote="Maggie" data-source="post: 6583" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>I do have a number of queries:</p><p>I read somewhere that the Minister wants beekeeping to come under the Animal Welfare Act. Why?</p><p>If honey bees come under the Animal Welfare Act, what are the implications for future research? e.g. will the researcher have to submit evidence on how bees will be killed, maimed, pain inflected in the research? Currently we don't have to do that. This would just be another task in our incredibly bureaucratic world.</p><p>My understanding is that humanely refers to animals and humans. Do bees actually feel pain? Although I do know from past practical experience there are happy bees and unhappy bees!</p><p>What is the likelihood of MPI or any other government dept adopting the Bee Care Code as enforceable? i.e. are we going to be regulated, fined, whatever if we are found to be not complying. In this draft, we have all be non compliant through no fault of our own.</p><p>Is there any way a Bee Care Code could be worded into just several paragraphs? The briefer the better. If it's too long we are going to tie ourselves in knots, also risk readers comatosing before they get to the end of the document.</p><p>In NZ, we use UK English, not American or Canadian English. practice = noun. practise = verb. My grammar won't always be perfect, but I think it's a better look in an official quality assurance document to get it correct.</p><p></p><p>If putting an industry tick on a label of honey helps sell, then yes a draft code is a start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maggie, post: 6583, member: 71"] I do have a number of queries: I read somewhere that the Minister wants beekeeping to come under the Animal Welfare Act. Why? If honey bees come under the Animal Welfare Act, what are the implications for future research? e.g. will the researcher have to submit evidence on how bees will be killed, maimed, pain inflected in the research? Currently we don't have to do that. This would just be another task in our incredibly bureaucratic world. My understanding is that humanely refers to animals and humans. Do bees actually feel pain? Although I do know from past practical experience there are happy bees and unhappy bees! What is the likelihood of MPI or any other government dept adopting the Bee Care Code as enforceable? i.e. are we going to be regulated, fined, whatever if we are found to be not complying. In this draft, we have all be non compliant through no fault of our own. Is there any way a Bee Care Code could be worded into just several paragraphs? The briefer the better. If it's too long we are going to tie ourselves in knots, also risk readers comatosing before they get to the end of the document. In NZ, we use UK English, not American or Canadian English. practice = noun. practise = verb. My grammar won't always be perfect, but I think it's a better look in an official quality assurance document to get it correct. If putting an industry tick on a label of honey helps sell, then yes a draft code is a start. [/QUOTE]
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