ThewelfarebasisforeuThanasiaofdogsandcaTsandpolicydevelopmenTInternationalCompanionAnimalManagementCoalition3Introduction5Theinternationalcompanionanimalmanagementcoalition5whoisthisguidancefor?5whatiseuthanasia?5whyconsidereuthanasia?6euthanasiaasawelfaretool6fivewelfareneeds6Whyisitimportanttohaveaeuthanasiapolicy?7whyaeuthanasiapolicyisbeneficial7Howtodevelopaeuthanasiapolicy8creatingamulti-stakeholdercommittee8developingyourpolicy9initialreview–understandingyoursituationandtheneedforeuthanasiadevelopinganoverarchingeuthanasiapolicydevelopingadetailedassessmenttoolfortheeuthanasiaofindividualanimalsHowtoimplementandcommunicateyourpolicy21staffselectionandtraining21Trainingeuthanasiaoperatorscommunicatingyourpolicy22monitoringandreview22Annex23Theinternationalfundforanimalwelfare’seuthanasiadecisionalgorithmandnotesforuse23Contents45TheinternationalcompanionanimalmanagementcoalitionTheinternationalcompanionanimalmanagement(icam)coalitionismadeupofrepresentativesfromtheworldsocietyfortheprotectionofanimals(wspa),thehumanesocietyinternational(hsi),theinternationalfundforanimalwelfare(ifaw),theinternationalarmoftheroyalsocietyforthepreventionofcrueltytoanimals(rspcainternational),theworldsmallanimalsveterinaryassociation(wsava)andtheallianceforrabiescontrol(arc).Thisgroupwassetuptofulfilseveralobjectives,includingthesharingofinformationandideasoncompanionanimalpopulationmanagement,withaviewtocoordinatingandimprovingmemberorganisations’recommendationsandguidance.Eachorganisationhasagreedthatitisimportanttostrivetoimproveourmutualunderstandingthroughcollaboration.Wehavearesponsibilityasfundingandadvisorybodiestoensureweareofferingthemostaccurateguidance,basedonthelatestavailabledataandconcepts,tothoseinvolvedwithdogandcatpopulationmanagementinthefield.Wealsobelieveitisimportantthatweendeavourtobetransparentandtodocumentouropinionsandphilosophywheneverpossible.Itistothisendthatthisdocumenthasbeenproduced–itrepresentsourrecommendationsatthetimeofwriting,basedonthe...
