Colombia: The Animal Welfare Conditions Manual came into force, approved in 2020

This October 29 marked three years since the issuance of Resolution 253 of 2020 of the Ministry of Agriculture “By which the Manual of Animal Welfare Conditions specific to each of the production species in the agricultural sector is adopted: bovine, buffalo , poultry and aquatic animals.” There it is indicated that "as of the entry into force of this resolution, the owners and/or holders of properties in production of the Bovine, Buffalo, Poultry and Aquatic Animal species in the agricultural sector will have a period of 36 months to implement and comply with the Animal Welfare conditions specific to each of the production species in the agricultural sector; Bovine, Buffalo, Poultry and Aquatic Animals, contained in this Resolution and the manual that is adopted.” This means that this deadline was met last Sunday and failure to comply with the provisions of the resolution will lead to the application of health measures and sanctions, in accordance with current regulations and, if ...