Legislations Flashcards
What two legislations are the most relevant to kennels and catteries?
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
The Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018
What does the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 regulate?
The keeping of boarding establishments for animals and for purposes connected therewith
What must a boarding establishment have in order to run?
A licence granted by the local authority
What must a boarding establishment have in order to be granted a licence?
Suitable accommodation, food, drink and bedding area
Regular exercise intervals
Frequent visits
Reasonable precautions to prevent and control the spread of infectious and contagious diseases
Adequate isolation and quarantine facilities
Appropriate steps to protect animals in case of emergencies
A register of all animals
What does a suitable accommodation include?
Hazard free
Exercise area
Suitable size
Right number of occupants
Right temperature and lighting
Good ventilation and cleanliness
What does a register of all animals include?
Description of the animals
Date of arrival and departure
Name and address of owner
What person cannot be granted a licence for a boarding establishment?
A person who has been previously disqualified from keeping animals
What would classify as an offence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963?
Running a boarding establishment without a licence
Not complying with the term and conditions of the licence
Obstructing or delaying an inspection
What is the punishment for an offence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963?
A fine and/or a prison term of up to three months
What are the general conditions included in the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 that are relating to the licence?
A copy of the licence must be clearly and prominently displayed on any premises where the licensable activities are taking place
The name and licence number of the licence holder must be clearly and prominently displayed on any website relating to the licensable activities
What are the general conditions included in the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 that are relating to record keeping?
All records that the licence holder must keep as a condition of the licence must be available for inspection in a visible and legible form
The licence holder must keep all records for at least three years starting on the date the record was created
What are the general conditions included in the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 that are relating to staff?
Sufficient numbers of people who are competent for the purpose must be available to provide a level of care that ensures all the welfare needs of the animals are met
All staff must have the competence to identify the normal behaviour of the species for which they are caring and to recognise signs of and to take appropriate action to mitigate or prevent pain, suffering, injuries, disease and abnormal behaviours
The licence holder must provide a written training policy for all staff and ensure it is implemented
What are the general conditions included in the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 that are relating to emergencies and security?
A written emergency policy must be in place, known and available to all staff on the premises
External gates and doors must be lockable
A designated key holder with access to all animal areas must be within reasonable travel distance of the premises at all times
Define the term ‘cat unit’.
The physical structure and area that comprises of a sleeping area and an exercise run
Define the term ‘exercise run’.
An enclosed area forming part of the cat unit attached to and with direct and permanent access to the sleeping area
What must a suitable environment for a cat include?
Cats kept away from cats outside the premises
Have a safe, secure and waterproof roof over the cat unit
Only share a cat unit with cats from the same household
No communal outdoor exercise areas
Each cat unit must be clearly numbered, provide the cat with sufficient space to walk, turn around, stand on hind legs, hold tail erect, climb, rest on elevated area, and lie down fully stretched out without touching the walls or another cat, have space for the cat to eat, drink and rest away from where it urinates and defecates, a litter try with suitable litter material that is regularly cleaned out, constant access to their sleeping area, have an elevated area
All information about the cats must be available to all staff and an inspector
Adjoining cat units must have solid barriers covering the full height and width of the adjoining wall
Any gasps must be a minimum of 0.6 metres wide
Any cats taken out of a cat unit must be secured in a suitable carrier
The sleeping area must form part of the cat unit and be free from draughts
What should records for cats include?
The cat’s arrival and departure
Name, age, sex, neuter status, description of it or its breed, microchip number, number of cats from the same household,
Name, postal address, telephone number and email address of the owner plus emergency contact details
Name, postal address, telephone number and email address of the cat’s veterinarian
Details of any pet insurance
Details of medical and behavioural history including any treatments administered against parasites and restrictions on exercise
Details of the cat’s diet and related requirements
Any required consent forms
A record of the date of the cat’s most recent vaccination, worming and flea treatments and details of any medical treatment the cat is receiving
What must be done to ensure cats are protected from pain, suffering, injury, and disease?
A cat must remain in its assigned unit unless moved to an isolation unit or to a holding cat unit
Where any other activity involving animals is undertaken on the premises, the cattery must be kept separate from the area in which the activity is taking place
All equipment must be cleaned and disinfected before the cat is introduced into the cat unit
A preventative healthcare plan agreed with the veterinarian with whom the licence holder has registered under paragraph 9(8) of Schedule 2 must be implemented
A holding cat unit must only be used in emergencies and must not be used for longer then necessary
In any event, the cat must not stay in the holding unit for longer then 12 hours in a 24-hour period
What must be done to ensure the normal behaviour of a cat?
There must be an area within the cat unit where the cat is unable to see other cats and people outside the cat unit if it so chooses
Each cat unit must have a facility for scratching
The facility or surface used for scratching must be disinfected between uses by different cats or disposed of
All cats must be provided with toys or feeding enrichment unless advice from a veterinarian suggests otherwise
All toys and enrichment must be checked daily to ensure they remain safe, and cleaned and disinfected regularly
Define the term ‘kennel unit’.
The physical structure and area that consist of a sleeping area and an exercise run
What must a suitable environment for a dog include?
Dogs within the premises must be prevented from coming into contact with animals from outside the premises
The sleeping area must be free from draughts, provide the dog with sufficient space for it to sit, stand at full height, lie down fully stretched out, wag its tail, walk, and turn around without touching another dog or the walls, have a floor area with at least twice the area required for the dog to lie flat
If the kennel unit was built before the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Relating to Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 came into place it must be at least 1.9 square metres
Each kennel unit must be clearly numbered and any information about the dog(s) in each kennel unit must be made available to all staff and any inspectors
Each dog must have constant access to its sleeping area which should have a clean, comfortable and warm area within its sleeping area where it can rest and sleep
Each exercise run must have a single, safe, secure and waterproof roof over a minimum of half of the total area
If a dog poses a health or welfare risk to other dogs it must be kept on its own in a kennel unit and if that kennel unit adjoins another kennel, any adjoining wall must be of full height and width to prevent to dog from coming into physical contact with another dog
What should records for dogs include?
The date of each dogs’ arrival and departure
Name, sex, age, neuter status, microchip number, description of it or its breed, the number of dogs from the same household
Name, postal address, telephone number and email address of the owner plus emergency contact details
Name and contact details of the dog’s veterinarian
Details of pet insurance
Details of relevant medical and behavioural history including details of treatment administered against parasites and restrictions on exercise
Details of the dog’s diet and related requirements
Any required consent forms
A record of the date of the dog’s most recent vaccination, worming and flea treatments
Details of any medical treatment
Outside the premises each dog must wear a collar with an identity tag which includes the licence holder’s name and contact details
What must be done to ensure dogs are protected from pain, suffering, injury, and disease?
Where any other activity involving animals is undertaken on the premises, it must be kept separate from the area where the kennels is
A preventative healthcare plan agreed with the veterinarian with whom the licence holder has registered under paragraph 9(8) of Schedule 2 must be implemented
A holding kennel unit must only be used in emergencies and must not be used for longer then necessary. In any event, the dog must not stay in the holding unit for longer then 12 hours in a 24-hour period
What must be done to ensure the normal behaviour of a dog?
Any equipment that a dog is likely to come into contact with and any toys provided must not pose a risk of pain, suffering, disease or distress to the dog and must be correctly used
All dogs must be provided with toys or feeding enrichment unless advice from a veterinarian suggests otherwise
All toys and enrichment must be checked daily to ensure they remain safe. They also have to be cleaned and disinfected weekly.
Each dog must be exercise at least once of day away from its kennel unit as appropriate for its age and health
Any dog with, on the advice of a veterinarian, cannot be exercise must be provided with alternative forms of mental stimulation
There must be an area within each kennel unit in which the dog can avoid seeing people and other dogs outside the kennel unit if it so chooses
