Technical Assistance and Animal Welfare Committee
The Committee on Technical Assistance & Animal Welfare (TA&AW) is one of EAZA's most dynamic committees. This committee has been active for ten years and has been focussing on supporting zoos in Central and Eastern Europe.
The committee encourages sharing of knowledge between zoos and provides practical support and advice for improvements in areas such as animal
 welfare, enclosure design, visitor services, education, veterinary medicine and conservation. Applying political pressure on relevant political authorities to encourage change or to provide additional budget and support can also be a way in which the committee helps zoos. Five percent of EAZA's annual budget is made available for the important work of the TA&AW Committee.
Committee structure
The committee is led by a core group of seven members, each of which is responsible for the development and implementation of the committee's action plan in priority countries or a certain geographic region (e.g. Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Former Yugoslavia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan). The committee consists of experienced zoo staff working in EAZA member institutions, with support and coordination provided by the EAZA Executive Office. It draws on a wide-range of experts such as managers, veterinarians, curators and educators to cover all zoo-related fields.
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