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1449 THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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QUESTIONS
For written reply:
Animal rights
987. Mr M J ELLIS (DA) asked the Minister
for Agriculture and Land Affairs:
(1) Whether, with reference to a document
commissioned by her department
from the SA Veterinary
(2)
Foundation (details furnished), animal
rights is one of the main threats
of the new millennium and one
which no animal health, pharmaceutical
or agricultural organisation can
take lightly; if not, how was this
conclusion reached; if so, how was
this conclusion reached;
what are the main differences between
animal (a) care, (b) welfare
and (c) rights? NW1724E
The MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND
LAND AFFAIRS:
(1) The Department of Agriculture has not
commissioned a document with the
South African Veterinary Foundation.
The SA Veterinary Foundation offered
to assist with the collection of all
available information on the care and
protection of animals to facilitate a
process of evaluation of guidelines,
codes and regulations that could be of
use to South Africa. This document has
never been presented to the Department
thus no conclusion has been reached at
all.
(2) (a) & (b) There are no substantive
differences between animal care
and animal welfare as both refers
to the well-being of animals. Animal
well- being is a condition
where animals experience good
health, are able to effectively cope
with their environment.
(c) Animal rights are different as it
refers to what animals are entitled
to. We can therefore only assume
that the reference to animal rights
refers to those pressure groups that
adopt measures to ensure that animals
have rights also.
Department’s travel expenses
1259. Mr J P I BLANCHÉ (DA) asked the
Minister of Science and Technology:
What amount was spent by officials of his
department on (a) hotel accommodation,
(b) restaurant expenses and (c) travel
costs (i) in the 2007-08 financial year and
(ii) during the period 1 April 2008 up to
the latest specified date for which information
is available? NW2007E
The MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY:
(1) (a) Hotel accommodation
(i) 2007-08: R8 985 429,60
(ii) 2008-09: R4 808 259,83
(b) Restuarant expenses
(i) 2007-08: R1 142 181,58
(ii) 2008-09: R1 169 962,79
(c) Travel costs
(i) 2007-08: R21 537 352,67
(ii) 2008-09: R13 570 000,59
Municipal managers suspended
1276. Mr MMSWATHE(DA) asked the
Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
With regard to each of the municipal
managers suspended from office in each
of the past three years up to 1 July 2008,