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Animal Welfare Organisation Funding
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Animal welfare groups can apply for funding to help them carry out their work. More than 100 organisations across the country received funding in 2019.
In order to receive funding animal welfare organisations have to meet a series of operational standards to ensure the funds are used effectively.
Welfare organisations should:
- be a registered charity
- have appropriate facilities and the necessary expertise to manage rescued animals
- have transport available to enable them to respond to calls for assistance
- have an active re-homing policy.
- have a policy which clearly states the maximum period of time for which they will hold an animal.
- maintain a detailed record of ALL animals including horses and farmed animals, which show date of intake, date of neutering/micro-chipping, date of re-homing, premises re-homed to and as appropriate, date euthanized
The Five Freedoms outlined below provide an overall concept of animal welfare and should underpin animal welfare best practice at your organisation:
- freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition
- freedom from discomfort
- freedom from pain, injury and disease
- freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour
- freedom from fear and distress.
Organisations seeking funding must complete an application process each year and comply with all the conditions of the scheme .
A total of 109 organisations received funding from the department in 2019, getting grants ranging from €1,000 to €485,000 depending on the nature and scope of their work. The total granted in 2019 was €2,906,000.
For 2019 funding, the closing date for receipt of completed application forms, reports of expenditure and supporting documentation was Friday 26 July 2019.
List of awards to animal welfare organisations - 2020
DownloadFor further information contact:
Animal Health and Welfare Division
Address:
4C Agriculture House, Kildare Street
, Dublin 2
Phone number:
Animal welfare body funding application form 2019
This form must be completed as part of the application process for funding for animal welfare groups in 2019.
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