Mr. Allan Giffard

Allan Giffard Managing Director

'Today is a truly great day for the Australian wool industry' said Allan Giffard; Managing Director of Animal Ethics at the 26 October launch of Tri-Solfen, the world's first pain relief spray for sheep.
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'What a privilege to be part of this famous industry' continued Allan, 'Over the past 12 years, I have been involved in the Australian sheep industry and have a firm belief that the one thing that sets this industry apart from all others is the resilience and determination of wool growers to battle through long odds.
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Allan says 'The fact that sales of Tri-Solfen has already started with significant volumes being sold throughout Australia, is a clear demonstration of the generous, compassionate, and true concern for animal welfare that Australian farmers have.

5. Mr Alan Giffard. CEO of Animal Ethics Pty Ltd. Manufacturer of animal pain and wound formulations.

Allan Giffard, a spokesman for Maxi-Min manufacturers, Virbac Animal Health, said the product was also used extensively in the live sheep and cattle export trade, where it improves the animal's ability to handle stress, and facilitates a quick recovery after transport.

Further information: Michael Davis (Charleville) 07 4654 0173 Virbac Animal Health 1800 242 100 Virbac: Allan Giffard 03 9730 2490 Virbac: Andrew Mason 02 9717 2000 August 18, 2002

Animal Ethics managing director Mr Alan Giffard, Animal Liberation NSW executive director Mark Pearson, pediatric cardiologist Dr Meredith Bayfield, who created the spray, and two veterinarians Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation research manager Dr Laurie Denholm and former Australian Veterinary Association chairman Dr Norm Blackman, are also part of the delegation.
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Animal Ethics is also partly owned by Mr Giffard, who is a consultant to Virbac Australia, and private wool growers.Mr Giffard said developing and registering a drug was an enormously expensive process and a number of private investors were approached for finance.