NSW EFA
Tuesday 15th
Important message to members: The EFA NSW previously announced on this site that we were asking for members to register with us if they were in the purple/red zones and had EFA competition horses that could be vaccinated. We have now undertaken to contact personally over the next few days all members with horses with perfomance cards in the purple and red zones so that we can be sure we have included everyone.
DPI and EI – Where Now?
Thursday 11th October 2007
On the basis of meetings David Lawrence and Judy Fasher attended yesterday there are a few things we need to report to our members.
There is no doubt that DPI is committed to the aim of burning out EI in Australia by means of vaccinating in buffer zones to control the spread of the disease.
The difficulty is to balance this aim with all its undoubted benefits against the desire of our members to resume their normal activities, most importantly earning a living.
It is clear that the racing industry have embraced vaccination as the most effective way of getting their horses up and running. Our members rightly feel that we deserve the same consideration. This fact was strongly stated at the meeting yesterday. The response was that DPI would vaccinate horses in the Red and Purple area as well as those in the buffer zones at no costs to the owners.
DPI is of the view that our horses in the amber and green zone are comparatively safe from the disease. They hope the vaccination program envisaged in the identified buffer zones will give further protection. Despite this, they have allowed vaccination of a few horses who are listed on the National Squads and the NSWIS Squads. They do not advise vaccination of other horses in these zones at this stage.
DPI and the Minister have been made aware that many of our members in these zones want their horses to be vaccinated. The availability of sufficient vaccine is an immediate problem.
The killed vaccine is not subject to the rigorous protocols involved with the ‘live’ canary pox vaccine and could readily be available to private vets, but it is likely that the use of the killed vaccine would be at the owners cost.
In the interest of fairness and equity, Chairman David Lawrence has written to the Federal Minister, Hon. Peter McGauran, asking for financial assistance in this matter so that vaccination can be offered to all our members.
Important message to members: The EFA NSW previously announced on this site that we were asking for members to register with us if they were in the purple/red zones and had EFA competition horses that could be vaccinated. We have now undertaken to contact personally over the next few days all members with horses with perfomance cards in the purple and red zones so that we can be sure we have included everyone.
DPI and EI – Where Now?
Thursday 11th October 2007
On the basis of meetings David Lawrence and Judy Fasher attended yesterday there are a few things we need to report to our members.
There is no doubt that DPI is committed to the aim of burning out EI in Australia by means of vaccinating in buffer zones to control the spread of the disease.
The difficulty is to balance this aim with all its undoubted benefits against the desire of our members to resume their normal activities, most importantly earning a living.
It is clear that the racing industry have embraced vaccination as the most effective way of getting their horses up and running. Our members rightly feel that we deserve the same consideration. This fact was strongly stated at the meeting yesterday. The response was that DPI would vaccinate horses in the Red and Purple area as well as those in the buffer zones at no costs to the owners.
DPI is of the view that our horses in the amber and green zone are comparatively safe from the disease. They hope the vaccination program envisaged in the identified buffer zones will give further protection. Despite this, they have allowed vaccination of a few horses who are listed on the National Squads and the NSWIS Squads. They do not advise vaccination of other horses in these zones at this stage.
DPI and the Minister have been made aware that many of our members in these zones want their horses to be vaccinated. The availability of sufficient vaccine is an immediate problem.
The killed vaccine is not subject to the rigorous protocols involved with the ‘live’ canary pox vaccine and could readily be available to private vets, but it is likely that the use of the killed vaccine would be at the owners cost.
In the interest of fairness and equity, Chairman David Lawrence has written to the Federal Minister, Hon. Peter McGauran, asking for financial assistance in this matter so that vaccination can be offered to all our members.
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