# Summary

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/draft-meat-safety-act/summary/
- Published: 2020-04-05T11:43:15+02:00
- Author: dearSA

[ View the Draft Meat Safety Act campaign](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/draft-meat-safety-act/)

This Act also applies to all other species of animals not mentioned **including 
birds, fish and reptiles** that may be slaughtered as food for human and animal 
consumption.

This schedule includes animals that may be listed as threatened species in accordance
with conservation provisions and therefore their slaughter for human and animal 
consumption must be in line with the relevant conservation provisions.

### New list of animals to which this Act applies (old list below)

 * Cattle, Yak
 * Water Buffalo
 * American Bison
 * Horse, Donkey, Mule, Zebra
 * Goral
 * Chamois
 * Mountain Goat
 * Gnu Goat
 * Sheep
 * Muskox
 * Goat
 * Pig, Wild Boar
 * Kangaroo, Wallaby
 * Ostrich, Emu, Kiwi
 * Dwarf Blue Sheep
 * Barbary Sheep
 * Himalayan Tahr
 * Rabbit
 * Quail
 * Pigeon
 * Chicken, Pheasant, Partridge, Peacock, Turkey
 * Duck, Goose, Swan
 * Guineafowl
 * Tsessebe, Topi, Bontebuck, Blesbuck
 * Hartebeest, Red Hartebeest, Lichtenstein’s Hartebeest
 * Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest
 * Hirola
 * Clarke’s Gazelle
 * Springbuck
 * Blackbuck
 * Gazelle
 * Gerenuk
 * Beira
 * Dik -dik
 * Dwarf Antelope, Suni, Royal Antelope
 * Blue Bull
 * Four -horned Antelope
 * Klipspringer
 * Oribi
 * Steenbuck, Cape Grysbok, Sharpe’s Grysbok
 * Lechwe, Waterbuck, Kob, Puku
 * Reedbuck
 * Kudu, Cape Bushbuck/Imbabala, Harnessed Bushbuck/Kewel, Nyala, Sitatunga /Marshbuck,
   Bongo
 * Porcupine
 * Duiker
 * Roan Antelope, Sable Antelope
 * Gemsbuck, Scimitar Oryx
 * White Antelope
 * Tibetan Antelope
 * Eland
 * African Buffalo
 * American Buffalo
 * Hare
 * Grey Rhebuck
 * Impala
 * Bushpig
 * Warthog
 * Rhinoceros
 * Hippopotamus
 * Giraffe
 * Elephant
 * Crocodile
 * Deer

### DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [Draft Amendment and notice](https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202002/43050gon201.pdf)
 * [Meat Safety Act, 2000](https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a40-000.pdf)

### IN THE MEDIA

 * [Eating Our Wildlife – Credence Institute](https://www.credenceinstitute.org/post/eating-our-wildlife)

### OLD LIST OF ANIMALS

**DOMESTICATED ANIMALS**

 * Bovine animals (including the species bubalusbubalis and bison bison)
 * Donkey
 * Duck
 * Farmed deer
 * Fowl
 * Goat
 * Goose
 * Guineafowl
 * Horse
 * Kangaroo
 * Mule
 * Ostrich and other related ratire species
 * Partridge
 * Pheasant
 * Pig
 * Pigeon
 * Quail
 * Rabbit
 * Sheep
 * Turkey

**WILD GAME**

 * Blesbuck (Damaliscus dorcas philipsi)
 * Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
 * Buffalo (Syncerus ca~er)
 * Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli)
 * Crocodile (Crocodylus nilolicus)
 * Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
 * Elephant (L.uxodonta africana)
 * Gemsbuck (OVx gazela)
 * Gray Rhebok (Pelea capreolus)
 * Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus arnphibius)
 * Impala (Aepyceros melarnpus)
 * Kudu (Tragelaphus srepsiceros)
 * Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)
 * Springbuck (Antidorcas marsupials)
 * Zebra (Diplodu.s trfasciatus)