Legislation Flashcards
How many prices of legislation does the animal welfare act of 2006 consolidate
Over 20
What does the animal welfare act 2006 not apply to
Feral or embryonic forms
What power does the animal welfare act have
Power to create secondary legislation and codes of practice (updates)
How is the animal welfare act good for owners
Provides guidance / duty of care (England only - Scotland & wales have their own)
What are the 5 welfare needs
The need for a suitable environment
The need for a suitable diet
The need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patters
The need to be housed with, or apart from, other animals
The need to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease
Environment
Stables, fields, tanks can be different within species
Behaviour
What’s normal (restricted in practice), box rest, needs, enrichment
Codes of practice
Welfare needs produced by DEFRA to provide owners with info.
Can be used in court as evidence
Welcomed by RSPCA
Diet
Suitable food, water, life stages, medicine, species and individual specific
Companionship
Social, with or without company, bond
Health
Medication, pain, suffering, injury, disease, monitor
If any of 5 needs aren’t met
A person is committing an offence
Offences examples
Suffering, poisoning, animal fighting, not meeting welfare needs, under 16, obstruction of an officer
What are the fines/penalties and bans on offences
5 year prison, ban on owning pets, up to £20,000
Tougher penalties for neglect/cruelty
Minimum age for owning a pet
Was 12 now 16
What animal mutilations have been banned
Tail docking, ear cropping
When animals are in distress what can inspectors or constable do
Enter premise
Alleviate suffering
Take possession
Humane destruction - kill
Court powers in relation to possessed animals
Specified treatments to be administered
Possession given to a specified person
Sold to foster or rescue
Humane destruction - kill
Animals sold as pets regulations (pet shops) PET ANIMALS ACT 1951
License displayed
Council are responsible for enforcing the law
Inspect 5 welfare needs, ethical sources, population
SOP (standard operating procedure)
Boarding of animals
ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT ACT 1963
License
Suitable accommodation
Suitable diet, bedding
Exercise
Visited regularly
Register all animals
SOP
Prevention of disease
How many dogs and how many cats can one person be in charge of
15 dogs
20 cats
Staff insight
At least 1 on premisises
Out of hours check
6pm - 8am
Minimum of one check
Breeding and sale of dogs
BREEDING OF DOGS ACT 1991
BREEDING AND SALE OF DOGS WELFARE ACT 1999
License
Have to see mother
Breeder responsible for chips and vaccines
More than 3 bitches
One litter per 12 months
Council enforce license
Hobby breeders
Don’t need license
One litter a year
Profit more than 1000 need a license
Breeding of dogs
Bitch can be as young as 1year - 18 months
4-6 litters in life time up to 8 years old
Only allowed 1-2 ceasarian
Breeding records to be kept
Lucy’s law (APRIL 6th 2020)
Ban of third party sales of puppies and kittens under 6months old
See mother / litter
Beware of fake mums
Going to premises
Research breeder
Full record of vaccines and chips
Shouldn’t be under 8 weeks
Hiring out horses
RIDING ESTABLISHMENT ACT1964
Riding schools, trekking, horse hire, pony and donkey rides
Welfare needs
SOP
veterinary inspections
Public liability insurance
Mares in foals 6-8 months
Records
Performing animals (film/TV)
PERFORMING ANIMALS REGULATION ACT 1925
DEFRA and local authorities responsible
License
Police,vets and council can enter premises
Welfare needs
SOP
Finns law (2019)
To protect service animals
Any animals working in line of duty
Brexit and pet travel (jan 2021)
Dog cats and ferrets
Pet passport no longer valid
Microchip
Valid rabies vaccination
Animal health certificate
Tapeworm treatment
Tapeworm treatment for pet travel
within 5 days of travelling but not last 24hours
within 5 days before coming back (if away for more than 5 days)
Signed by vet
Rabies treatment when travelling
21 days before travel
must be at least 12 weeks old
Singed by vet
Animal health certificate when travelling
Need one everytime you travel to EU
Get 10 days before travel
valid for 4months so long as you don’t return
Travelling with more than 5 animals
Proof required as it should be for event reasons only
Pet should not arrive more than 5 days before you
Quarantine
Segregation of animals to limit disease
Require for cats, dogs and other rabies susceptible animals
Travel and quarantine - horses
Export health certificates (EHC) issued by DEFRA
testing for absence of certain diseases
Horse passport
Government issued travel ID
export license (DEFRA)
insurance docs
Vaccine docs
Customs declaration form
Holding area under vet supervision
Animals act 1971
Covers liability for damage caused by animals
Damage, death and injury to people, livestock and property
If animal injuries/worries livestock - farmer may protect their stock
Your dog = your liable
Vets liable for your pet if in practice
List of Dangerous dog acts 1991 (amended in 1997)
Dogo Argentino
Fila brasileiro
Pit bull terrier
Japanese tosa
American bull dog (XL) end of 2023
Rules for ownership of DDB
notify police of ownership
Certificate of exemption
Dog Covered by 3rd party liability insurance
Must be kept on lead and muzzled in car and public places
In company of someone over 16
Can’t sell, exchange, give away or abandon
Can’t breed from them
Certificate of exemption for DDB
Obtained when dog has been neutered and identified with microchip
Animal scientific procedures act 1986
Regulates use of animals in UK
Applies only to vertebrae
3 seperate licenses needed
Most adhere to 3 r/s of research
License may be revoked at anytime
Reuse
Quality of life
Animal health act
Prevent spread of serious diseases
Cat curfew
Muzzled/leads on dogs
Banned from certain areas
Slaughter (FMD/rabies)
Power of entry and compulsory testing
DEFRA
Department of Environmental Food and Rural Affairs
Which year is the welfare of animals transport order
2006
Which act protects service animals
Finns law 2019
Under which regulation does the breeding and sale of dogs come under
Animal welfare (licensing of activities involving animals) England regulation 2018
What is the term duty of care defined as in relation to the animal welfare act
An obligation to ensure that all welfare needs of an animal are met
What must a dog require when travelling to NI or European Union
Tapeworm treatment
Microchip
Vaccinations
When did the UK leave the EU
2016
When did we stop using pet passport
2021
What type of country is the uk now classed as when it comes to EU pet travel
“Part II listed” third country
Shortest amount of time an adult dog can travel to the EU after having rabies vaccination (cats dogs ferrets)
21 days
Minimum age a dog/cat/ferret can receive rabies vac
12 weeks
What time frame should animal health certificate be issued if travelling to EU
10 Days before travelling
Animal welfare sentencing ——
Act 2021
Animal welfare (licensing of activities involving animals) ——
Regulation 2018
Animal welfare service animal — —
Act 2019 (Finns law)
Animals ——
Act 1971
Dangerous dogs — —
Act 1991 (amendment in 1997]
Animals scientific procedures ——
Act 1986
Animal health ——
Act 1981
Veterinary surgeon ——
Act 1966
The control of dogs ——
Order 1992
Microchipping of dogs ——
Regulation 2015
The equine indentification ——
Regulation 2018
Microchipping of cats and dogs ——
Regulation 2023
Rules of owning a DDG
Can’t sell/trade/swap/abandon/rehome
Kept on lead and muzzled in public
Can’t breed from (must be neutered)
Certificate of exemption on them at all times
Microchipped
3rd party insurance
Police need to be informed
Must be over 16
3 licenses needed by researches before any procedures involving animals can begin
Project license
Premises license
Personal license
What date next year should all cats be microchipped
10th June 2024
