BREED DATA on Extreme conformation

BREED DATA on Extreme conformation

APGAW has worked on the issue of extreme Conformation (i.e. a body shape that limits the capacity of the dog to fully perform all the natural canine activities, such as easily breathing, running, etc) in dogs for several years and recently launched the Innate Health...
The Four Stages to Better Enforcement

The Four Stages to Better Enforcement

Our new parliamentary report warns that animals across England and Wales are being failed by inconsistent and under-resourced enforcement, despite the UK having some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the world. The Four Stages to Better Enforcement sets out a...
The innate health assessment tool

The innate health assessment tool

Today APGAW has launched the Innate Health Assessment website and tool which was built by PetProov. There are a significant number of animals bred that can never experience a life worth living because they have been born with physical problems and pain from the very...
Frontier Economics Publishes Report into APGAW IHA

Frontier Economics Publishes Report into APGAW IHA

Frontier Economics, one of the largest economic consultancies in Europe, has undertaken an independent forward-looking economic appraisal of the potential benefits of introducing the APGAW Innate Health Assessment (IHA) into the regulatory landscape for dog breeding...
UPDATED Good Practice Code for Rabbit Welfare

UPDATED Good Practice Code for Rabbit Welfare

APGAW is pleased to announce the launch of the updated Good Practice Code for Rabbit Welfare having been trialling the first draft of the Code for the last couple of years. We are thrilled with the results but have now updated the Code to reflect the developing...