AAWS WorkingDogs

This is not a repeat survey. The Australian Working Dog Action Plan is a follow up project to the inaugural Australian Working Dog Survey (conducted through the University of Sydney) that was conducted in 2009 as outlined in the original post above with the link to the Australian Working Dog Survey Report.

You can find information about the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy on the DAFF website: http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/welfare/aaws In short, it's a federal government initiative to advance the welfare of all animals in Australia.

If you would like hard copies or to complete it via phone, please contact the principal researcher.

We believe it’s important that the survey capture the opinions of as many stakeholders from within the working dog industry as possible. This is why we’ve posted the information about the survey here at Dogz Online. We are also posting the information in other online working dog forums, directly emailing professional membership groups, working dog organisations and individuals within the industry. We encourage you to participate in the survey and to also share the link with your other working dog industry contacts to ensure that all stakeholder (from all working dog sectors across Australia) have the opportunity to take part in the survey. If you have further suggestions, please email the principal researcher whose contact details are included in the explanatory statement that the weblink directs you to prior to commencing the online survey.

The Australian Working Dog Action Plan Industry Consultation Survey is being conducted on behalf of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy. 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). 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. It would greatly assist us if you would be willing to distribute this online survey link to your colleagues, other working dog industry contacts, social media and/or professional organisation member contact list. 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 The Survey can be accessed via the following weblink: http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?CBEF8399C3819C9CC9 If you are able to post a link to the Australian Working Dog Industry Consultation Survey on a website, we request that it remain there until COB Friday 25 May 2012. As described on the weblink, the survey is designed to completed anonymously – no identifying personal or contact information is requested or recorded from respondents. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Principal Researcher, Nick Branson whose contact details are available on the web survey’s explanatory statement. Thanks in advance for your assistance in providing your contacts with the opportunity to contribute to the Australian Working Dog Action Plan.