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Entries for Community Animal Welfare Footprints (CAWF) 2009 are now open.
About the annual awards scheme
Launched in April 2008, the RSPCA's Community Animal Welfare Footprints (CAWF) scheme aims to reward and promote good practice in animal welfare by local authorities and housing providers in England and Wales.
It recognises organisations that have gone above and beyond their basic service requirements to ensure higher animal welfare standards.
This year the scheme is being supported by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).
The four Footprint categories
CAWF covers four areas of work (Footprints) that impacts on animal welfare, and includes having an animal welfare charter. The areas are:
- stray dog services
- housing
- contingency planning
- animal welfare principles.
Each Footprint has three levels - bronze, silver and gold - each level carrying progressively more demanding criteria.
Successful entrants will receive a gold, silver or bronze logo to use on their organisation's website and letterheads, subject to terms of usage, as well as a certificate.
The organisation could also appear in the 2009 edition of the CAWF Guide to good practice (PDF 2.28MB).
This booklet contains practical advice from the winners of last year's awards and aims to help other service providers that are now developing their own animal welfare policies.
Innovator in Animal Welfare Award
In addition to the four Footprints, there is the Innovator in Animal Welfare Award, the most prestigious accolade of the scheme.
It aims to reward innovation or exceptional achievement in tackling an issue of animal welfare. In 2008 there were three awards, for different tiers of local government:
- Cardiff Council
(Wales Unitary Authority category)
- Flyde Borough Council
(District Council category)
- Somerset County Council
(Council and Unitary category)
In 2009 there will be a fourth Innovator in Animal Welfare Award aimed at any organisation, group or project that is working largely with the public sector and improving animal welfare. This includes housing providers, animal welfare forums and consortiums.
Winners of the Innovator in Animal Welfare Award 2009 will receive a trophy, certificate and an Innovator logo to use on the organisation's website and letterheads, subject to the terms of usage.
How to enter CAWF 2009
Find out more about the entry criteria, and follow step-by-step instructions on how to enter this year's Community Animal Welfare Footprints.
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About CAWF
The RSPCA's Community Animal Welfare Footprints (CAWF) scheme aims to reward and promote good practice in animal welfare by local authorities and housing providers.
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Stray Dogs Footprint
This Footprint covers the policies and procedures that should ensure stray dog welfare is protected.
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Housing Footprint
Criteria for this Footprint includes the provision of a positive and clear policy on pet ownership.
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