WHY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO OIE STRAY DOG INITIATIVE Dogs & People 2016: Mastering Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Impacts Dr Mark Schipp OIE Delegate Australia Vice-President of the OIE Council Australian Chief Veterinary Officer December 3, 2016 The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
CONTENT OIE INTRODUCTION OIE CHAPTER ON STRAY DOG POPULATION CONTROL OIE EXPERIENCE IN THE BALKANS 2
THE WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) was created in 1924 to provide international cooperation and coordination against the spread of animal disease «dedicated to improvement of animal health, veterinary public health, and animal welfare world-wide» 3
180 OIE MEMBERS IN 2016 Europe (53) Middle East (12) Americas (29) Africa (54) Asia and the Pacific (32) 4
THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE OIE Improving animal health and welfare worldwide STANDARDS for international trade of animals and animal products TRANSPARENCY of the world animal disease situation EXPERTISE Collection and dissemination of veterinary scientific information SOLIDARITY between countries to strengthen capacities worldwide under the mandate given by the WTO including zoonoses animal disease prevention and control methods Capacity building tools and programmes 5
THE OIE AND ANIMAL WELFARE: A STRATEGIC COMMITMENT The OIE s longstanding commitment to Animal Welfare was recently reaffirmed in its 6 th Strategic Plan (2016-2020). Why: Historic role of the OIE in protecting animal health and Animal health is a key component of animal welfare. 6
OIE ANIMAL WELFARE COLLABORATING CENTRES AMERICAS LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EUROPE VETERINARY TRAINING, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE ITALY ASIA, FAR EAST AND OCEANIA ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE AND BIOETHICAL ANALYSIS; THE DAVID BAYVEL CONSORTIUM AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AMERICAS ANIMAL WELFARE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS MÉXICO URUGUAY CHILE
THE OIE TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE AND ONE WELFARE The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (the Terrestrial Code) sets out standards for the improvement of animal health and welfare and veterinary public health worldwide, including through standards for safe international trade in terrestrial animals (mammals, reptiles, birds and bees) and their products. 8
OIE STANDARDS ON ANIMAL WELFARE Terrestrial Animal Health Code: Section 7 (http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/) Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare (2003) Transport of animals by land (2005) Transport of animals by sea (2005) Transport of animals by air (2005) Slaughter of animals (2005) Killing of animals for disease control purposes (2005) Control of stray dog populations (2009) Use of animals in research and education (2010) Animal welfare and beef cattle production systems (2012) Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems (2013) Animal welfare and dairy cattle production systems (2015) Welfare of working equids (2016) Aquatic Animal Health Code: Section 7 5 chapters
OIE STANDARD ON STRAY DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT Terrestrial Animal Health Code: chapter 7.7 (http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/) Chapter content: Article 7.7.1. Guiding principles Article 7.7.2. Definitions Article 7.7.3. Dog population control programme objectives Article 7.7.4. Responsibilities and competencies Article 7.7.5. Development of a dog population control programme Article 7.7.6. Control measures Article 7.7.7. Monitoring and evaluation of dog population control programmes Article 7.7.8. Overview of appropriate methods for estimating the size of dog populations
OIE STANDARD ON STRAY DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT Terrestrial Animal Health Code: chapter 7.7 (http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/) From Art. 1 Guiding principles, in addition to principles in Chapter 7.1. Promotion of responsible dog ownership can significantly reduce the numbers of stray dogs and the incidence of zoonotic diseases. The dog ecology is linked to human behaviour. Need to change human behaviour to be successful in stray dog population management programs.
WHY DID THE OIE DEVELOP THIS CHAPTER? More than 55 000 people die each year from rabies. A majority are children and in many cases the source of infection is a stray dog. 99% human rabies deaths due to dog bites Many millions of animals contract and die of rabies each year. Stray dogs pose serious human health, animal health, animal welfare, socio-economic and political problems in many countries of the world, and especially in developing countries and in least developed countries.
COMPLEXITY OF RABIES CONTROL Policies, Laws and Regulations Values Ministries WHO FAO Public Health Services Donors Wildlife and Environmental Agencies OIE Public Veterinary Services Livestock sector Private Vets NGOs Attitudes and Expectations Industry Public and consumers Local authorities Culture and Religion
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT Other Government Authorities National Veterinary Services Private vets Dog Population Control Program Animal Welfare NGOs Dog Owners Universities, Vet Faculties and Institutes Mass Media Local Government Authorities
OIE REGIONAL STRATEGIES ON ANIMAL WELFARE Regional strategies for the implementation of OIE standards by Member Countries Asia, Americas, Middle-East and the OIE platform on animal welfare for Europe, Address the specific needs of each region. Purpose: improve animal health and welfare by promoting the development and adoption of OIE animal welfare standards.
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE AT A GLANCE Objectives Action Plan Improve AW in Europe (first) 2014 2016 adopted in Dec 2013 Empower VS to take actions in AW - Raise awareness - Improve implementation - Improve standard setting 3 priority topics: - Transport (long distance) (chapter 7.3) - Slaughter (chapter 7.5) - Stray dog pop. control (chapter 7.7) (more than 20 activities) Governance Budget - Steering Group (15 Members Member countries: RU/SB/TK/IR/SP) - Observers - Secretariat (OIE sub-regional Representation in Brussels) - 3 year budget: approx 450 K - EU + several other donors have joined - In-kind contributions from hosting countries - World animal health and welfare Fund
Topics Activities 1 st Action Plan (2014 2016) Slaughter 1 st ToT Workshop on T&S 2 nd ToT Workshop on T&S Evaluation of the Evaluations of Workshops on ToT Workshops T&S Long distance Transport by land Preparation of training modules ToT workshop on long distance transport Whole journey seminar Stray dogs Self-assessment tool (SAM Tool) Regional initiative for the Balkans Regional initiative for West Eurasia Governance / collaboration Steering committee meetings Platform website Consultation meetings (1 st ; 2 nd ) 2 nd Action Plan (2017 2019)
OIE SELF-EVALUATION AND MONITORING TOOL Articles turned into questions ( questionnaire with 32 questions) Objectives: to measure and improve compliance with Chapter 7.7 Developed with the support of IZSAM Teramo Online questionnaire http://oiestraydogs.izs.it/limesurvey/w/ p2/index.html To be used as a self-assessment (full / partial / insufficient compliance) Identification of weak areas for improvement (and thereby the design of Roadmaps)
OIE SELF-EVALUATION AND MONITORING TOOL Online tool OIE stray dog self-assessment and monitoring tool (SAM Tool) Specific rabies section added in 2015 Other possible updated
OIE SELF-EVALUATION AND MONITORING TOOL National Report: For countries (provides a series of activities to build a first 3-year Roadmap) [prepared for 10 Use of the results Regional Report: For partners / stakeholders Online first stray dog self assessment in the Balkans: first semester 2015 list a series of capacity building activities that could be supported by Online first stray dog self assessment in West Eurasia: first semester 2016 (Russian Balkans version) countries] regional partners in support of countries efforts
REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR THE BALKANS (SDB) Kick-off: First regional Stray dog Workshop, Bucharest achieved / Romania, June 2014 (SDB1) 11 countries (2025) SDB1 SDB2 June 2014 Agreed Vision by countries: to become compliant with OIE chapter 7.7 by 2025 SAM1 Main outcomes: June 2016 Vision Feb 2015 SDB1 (Bucharest, Romania) June SDB2 (Tirana, Albania) June 2016 2014 A common vision at Sub-Regional Objective: to SDBx build level national was agreed: to become fully compliant with the OIE Standard on stray dog population control Objective: by 2025 to define (implying and agree that the on stray a dogroadmaps population(2016-2018) is reduced to to an achieve acceptable the level and the risk regional of transmission Vision of rabies and other zoonosesvision to humans through stray dogs is To present mitigated) the Chapter 7.7 and the Enhanced rabies focus linked with Development SAM tool of National Roadmaps to achieve the global the framework Vision by addressing for the the identified To discuss key challenges initial needs and gaps elimination of dog-mediated rabies Organisation of follow-up (SDB) Workshops every 2 years to monitor the progress using the OIE Self-Assessment and Monitoring Tool (SAM)
STRAY DOG REGIONAL INITIATIVES SDB1 (2014) SDB2 (2016) SDB3 (2018?) Partners / stakeholders Legislation seminars
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON STRAY DOGS IN THE BALKANS Campaign Package prepared by the OIE, delivered to the national Delegate (in their national language) in charge of implementing the Campaign at national level National and international partners supporting the Campaign
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON STRAY DOGS IN THE BALKANS Official launching: 13 May 2016
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Implementing mechanism To improve AW in Europe by empowering VS First Action Plan (2014 2016) 2nd Action Plan (2017 2019)
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Also mechanism to facilitate collaboration on AW in Europe ( umbrella ) OIE partners/stakeholders on AW Participation in Platform Steering Group meetings Participation in Platform activities Utilisation and promotion of best practices Annual stakeholder consultation meetings
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Participation in Platform SG meetings?
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE Involvement of stakeholders Participation in Platform capacity building activities Ex: 2 nd stray dog Workshop for Balkans countries (SDB2, June 2014) Ex: Regional Report on stray dog self-assessment in the Balkans
EXAMPLE # 1 OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE Participation in Platform capacity building activities Ex: 2 nd stray dog Workshop for Balkans countries (SDB2, June 2014) Ex: OIE Awareness Campaign on stray dog population control (financial support: EC; WAP; RAWC; promotion) Ex: Regional Report on stray dog self-assessment in the Balkans
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Utilisation and promotion of best practices Ex: development of Long distance transport modules (for ToT seminars) [copyrights] Posting of Best Practices on the OIE Platform Website [compliance with OIE Standards]
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Platform Stakeholder consultation meetings First stakeholder consultation meeting (March 2015, Paris) 2nd Stakeholder consultation meeting (7 June 2016, Brussels) Objectives Sharing the activities of the AW Action Plan with regional stakeholders Asking them to share their activities in the priority topics of the Action Plan Finding synergies and alignment of the respective Action Plans as well as resources pooling (AW portfolio in the region)
Four Paws Annual stakeholder consultation meetings CIWF OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Euro Group March 2015 June 2016 IFAW RSPCA EuCBV FVE EC / TAIEX EC / DG SANTE Objective: to exchange on respective AW portfolio and discuss possible joint actions FAO 2 nd consultation meeting (Brussels 7 June 2016)
OIE PLATFORM ON AW FOR EUROPE INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS Annual stakeholder consultation meetings Outcomes: Question 1 Do you think this meeting was useful and should we continue to organize it at least once a year? (or more often?) 100% YES Proposed as an integral activity of the 2 nd Platform Action Reinforced Plan networking Question 2 Do you think the format is appropriate? Any suggestions to improve the format s welcome To explore the 100% YES Mapping exercise who does what in Europe (also integrated as an activity in possibility the first to AW Action Plan Prospect for the for Middle-East) joint actions make specific meetings per topic
REGIONAL INITIATIVES ON STRAY DOGS 1 stray dog Roadmap for the Balkans (11 countries) 1 stray dog Roadmap for West Eurasia (8 countries) Proposal for a stray dog Roadmap for Russia, Belarus Ukraine and Moldova Similar ideas in the Middle-East and the Americas SDEE (2017?) SDB (2014) SDWE (2015) SDME (2017?)
36 KEY MESSAGES The OIE is the only international intergovernmental organisation recognised for the establishment of international standards on animal health and animal welfare. Official Veterinary Services, private sector and NGOs of Member Countries are invited to participate in the OIE s standard-setting process and the implementation of them.
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