all profit reinvested into business to pay for causes
Government may help, but help may be denied by government or not-for-profit
help people/animals in need
Social enterprise - trades and makes profits used to pay for events
Mutual organisation - profits reinvested to reduce prices
Charities - make money from donations and fundraising which funds activities
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Welfare Organisations
Influence society in three main ways:
campaigns
lobbying
direct animal protection
to alter people's attitudes towards animal welfare issues
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Charities
help and raise funds
promote knowledge
provide the opportunity for rehoming or release of animals
have a 6-digit registration number (must be shown on all documentation)
most welfare organisations are registered charities
all charities must produce a 'governing document'
4 types of charity structure:
Charitable incorporated organisation (e.g., WWF)
Charitable company
Unincorporated association (RWAF for example)
Trust (smaller charity structure)
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Regulatory Bodies
A regulatory body is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity.
An examples of a regulatory agency in the UK would be CITES.
The government also have an area called the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England and DEFRA
set codes of practice
disease control of notifiable diseases
NOAH regulates medicine use
local authorities (e.g. county councils)
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Representative Organisations
membership organisation which represents both its members and the wider sector
provides public support for or recommendations of a particular cause of policy
professional bodies
trade associations
breed councils
Trade Associations and Professional Bodies
NarpsUK; Beta and Repta and trade associations
RVC, BVA and RABDF are professional bodies
Trade Association: members are businesses
Professional Bodies: members are individual people
An organisation that is found and funded by a group of businesses that operate in aspecific industry
collaboration between companies
participate in public relations activities
advertising
education
lobbying
publishing
political donations
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Representative Organisations
improve industry standards
promote best practice in animal welfare
support and guide businesses to abide by legislation and give good customer satisfaction
Breed Societies and Councils
promote, preserve and improve their particular breed
maintain important records
regulate breeding or raise funds for research related to the breed
lobbying for legislation changes
see standards for Health and Safety and/or ethical conduct hold events
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British Horse Society
breed society
promotes and advance the education, training and safety of the public in all matters relating to the horse
promotes the use, breeding, well-being, safety, environment, health and management of the horse for the public benefit
improve the bridleway networks
the BHS is consulted about proposed legislation, government planning guidance, definitive maps and road schemes
influenced legislation
campaign for recognition and safe conditions for riders on British roads
give safety advice
report safety incidents
use the data to lobby for better conditions
helped influence changes to the dangerous dogs bill after incidents involving dog attacks were reported
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