Animal welfare: people who own or care for animals perform many routine procedures on animals such as docking lambs' tails. These surgical procedures are currently performed by non-veterinarians. However, an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act 1999, due to come into effect soon, will require these types of procedures to become veterinarian only. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) had intended to discuss new regulations with owners and people in charge of animals before the amendment came into effect. These regulations would allow non-veterinarians to continue to perform some procedures under certain circumstances. However, the lockdown has prevented this. 