New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Definition of physical, health, and behavioural needs

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the term physical, health, and behavioural needs, in relation to an animal, includes—

  • (a) proper and sufficient food and water:

  • (b) adequate shelter:

  • (c) opportunity to display normal patterns of behaviour:

  • (d) physical handling in a manner which minimises the likelihood of unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress:

  • (e) protection from, and rapid diagnosis of, any significant injury or disease,—

  being a need which, in each case, is appropriate to the species, environment, and circumstances of the animal.

  Compare: 1960 No 30 s 3(b)