Indications on poor understanding for the animal producers situation from the inspectors of animal welfare control have been seen in papers from farmers interest organizations. The aim of this study was to investigate what farmers view is on the animal welfare inspections done by regional Swedish authorities as well as the animal welfare inspectors work. The study investigated whether or not there were any differences between different counties in Sweden. There were also questions asked to see what animal producers thought could change in the animal welfare inspectors work so it would benefit them. The study was conducted using a telephone interview questionnaire.

Exotic small animals that are commonly kept as pets include aquarium fish, cage and aviary birds, rodents, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), reptiles and amphibians. These different kinds of animals, even species within the same class, may differ markedly from each other regarding physiology and requirements. Although these species are common in both Swedish households and in pet trade, many animal keepers have a lack of knowledge about the origin and requirements of their pets. This is a cause of several health problems seen in animals which are held in captivity. In Sweden, the county administrative boards perform all animal welfare controls.

En inventering av hästgårdar gjordes i Degerfors kommun inom Örebro län. Inventeringen skulle ge den nya kontrollmyndigheten, länsstyrelsen i Örebro län, en kartläggning av antal hästgårdar som fanns i kommunen samt information om djurskyddsläget på dessa gårdar. Totalt identifierades 85 hästgårdar. För att bedöma hur djurskyddet upprätthölls på de inventerade gårdarna användes en inventeringschecklista som utformades som en del av denna studie. På grund av påvisade brister i djurhållningen på 11 gårdar, följdes sex av dem upp genom en Djurskyddskontroll av länsstyrelsen.

Sedan 2009 ligger ansvaret för kontroll av djurskyddslagstiftningens efterlevnad på länsstyrelserna. För att underlätta arbetet för djurskyddshandläggare har Jordbruksverket författat flertalet checklistor för olika typer av djurhållning. Dessa checklistor kompletteras av vägledningar för att användaren ska kunna nyttja dem på bästa sätt. Checklistorna är utformade så att djurskyddshandläggaren genom att följa checklistan gör en bred kontroll av flera, noga utvalda, punkter och risken för försummelse av något område minskar. Dagens checklista för sällskapsdjur innehåller både hund och katt samt övriga sällskapsdjur trots att dessa omfattas av två olika författningar.

Reptiles and birds are animals that many people don?t have much experience of, so it can be difficult to do a proper animal protection assessment of these animals. It?s hard to determine if these animals is skinny, fat or in good shape, to do that it demands handling of the animal and not many inspectors that works with animal protection have experience of handling reptiles and birds. To see if a reptile or a bird is ill is difficult, when the bird or reptile looking sick it?s often too late to do something. www.blocket.se is a sell and buy page on the internet there many animals switch owner.

I dagens animalieproduktion är djurvälfärden viktig. Medvetandet om sällskapsdjurens välbefinnande har också ökat. Allmänheten och konsumenter får allt större insikt om vikten av djurens välbefinnande och välfärd. Djurskyddskontrollens syfte är att granska om de som äger, har hand om och sköter djur följer djurskyddslagstiftningen. Kontroller utförs i förebyggande syfte, främst av djur inom lantbruket, men kontroller sker också efter anmälan om missförhållanden hos djurhållare.

This paper discusses animal welfare, and Sweden, as an EU member state, has a responsibility toensure that official animal welfare inspections are carried out in accordance with communityregulations. The first of January 2009, the welfare moved from the municipalities in to the 21county administrative boards. This restructuring was made due to the deficiencies that the auditconducted by the EU of the FVO (Food and Veterinary Office) 2003 found in the Swedishsystem. Sweden failed in coordination and inspection to ensure animal welfare.The aim of this examination paper is to shed light on animal welfare work operated in the countyof Halland and in Sweden in general. The paper focuses on a few questions.

On the first January 2009 the official animal welfare control were transferred from the municipalities to the County Administrative board. With this transition, some changes occurred for those who work as animal welfare inspectors. The aim for this study was to examine farmers' view on the transition between the municipalities and County Administrative board, in order to compare the two authorities. I have also studied the farmers view about animal welfare inspectors' knowledge, both theoretical and practical. The questionnaire also included questions about farmers' view on animal welfare legislation.