Animal Welfare Flashcards
What are the five needs?
Need for a suitable environment
Need for a suitable diet
Need to exhibit normal behaviour
Need to be housed with, or apart from other animals
Need to be protected from pain, injury or disease
What does the animal health and welfare act (2006) do?
It places a duty of care on both pet owners and others responsible for animals to ensure that the welfare needs of the animals are met
What does the control of dog order (1992) do?
Any dog in a public place must wear a collar with the name and address of the owner engraved or written on it, or engraved on a tag
What is the clean neighborhood & environment act 2005 for
Dog owners can be fined for failing to remove dog feces, not keeping a dog on a lead, not putting a dog on a lead when directed to do so,permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded & taking more than a specified number of dogs on to land. the fine for breaching dog control orders is up to £1000.
What is the road traffic act 1988
It is an offence to have a dog on a designated road with out it being held on a lead. Dogs travelling in vehicles should not be a nuisance or in any way distract the driver doing the journey if a dog is injured in a car accident the driver and must stop and give the details to the person in charge of the dog. If there is no person in charge of the dog, the incident must be reported to the police within 24 hours.
