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Responsible animal ownership Flashcards

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Animal Welfare act 2006?

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  • duty of care of owner even for a short time
  • anyone who is cruel to an animal - banned, £20,000, prison
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What does the Pet Animals Act do?

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  • pet shop - licensed by local authorities
    • food and water
    • clean conditions
    • protected from disease and fire
  • cant sell pets in street
  • problem with online selling
  • inconsistencies across authorities
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What is the Welfare of Farmed Animals Reg (2007)?

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  • cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, poutlry (over 50) - must have CPH number and register with APHA
  • pets are not excluded - still diseases
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WHat is included in the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Act 1999?

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  • license from local authorities if have a breeding facility and selling puppies (if having more than 5 litters a year)
    • need suitable accomodation, water, food
    • exercised, visited at suitable intervals
    • protection from disease
  • bitches only bred from 1 year, only 1 litter a year, and 6 litters in her lifetime
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What is included in the Dangerous Wild Animal Act 1976?

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  • no person allowed to keep a dangerous animal unless they have a license
  • authorites only give license if:
    • no against public interest
    • suitable person
    • animal is kept in suitable conditions and only kept under authority of the license
      • suitable food, water, accomadation, lighting, ventilation, temp etc
      • visited suitable intervals
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What is the code for privately owned non-human primates?

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  • breach of the codes - not an offence in itself
  • Animals (Scientific Practises) Act and Zoo licensing Act
  • not be kept as pets - part of the family
  • wild animals - never be fulling tamed
  • complex environment
  • Herpesvirus - fatal to marmosets and tamarins, lemurs, new world monkeys - dont own
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What is included in the Dangerous Dog Act 1991?

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  • police/ council dog expert - make a decision about whether the dog is a danger to the public - either released/ kept in kennels while the council apply to court
    • not allowed to visit dog
    • cant be walked off lead/ without a muzzle in public place
    • cant be sold/ given as a gift/ abandoned
    • cannot be bred from
  • Pit Bull types, Doggo Argentino, Japanese Tossa, Fila Brasileiro
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What ammendments were made to the DDA in 2014?

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  • instead of public place - dogs must be kept in control in all place in England and Wales
  • injures any assistance dog as well as person
  • sentences increased:
    • 3 years - assistance dog injured/ killed
    • 5 years - person injured
    • 14 years - person dies
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How many dogs were seized by police in England in 5 years?

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  • 7,000
  • £5m spent
  • £650 per dog
  • 985 days - longest dog was kennelled
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What is the IED?

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  • Index of Exempted dogs
  • if the court decides its not a risk
  • must be neutered, microchipped, insurance taken out, have a Certificate to show within 5 days, muzzles and on lead in public, kept in a secure place, owner must be over 16
  • notify IED if move/ dog dies
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What is the Public Space Protection Act?

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  • keep dogs on lead
  • clear up after them
  • stop them going to certain areas e.g. farmland
  • only have a certain number of dogs with you
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What legislation applies to cats?

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  • cats are property - treated like any other theft
  • right to roam - but no nuisence
  • the Environmental Protection Act - decide what actions owners should reasonably have to take
  • also have powers - foaling, smell, noise - too many cats at one property
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What is PETS?

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  • pet travel scheme
  • dogs, cats, ferrets - allowed to enter country without quaratine
  • must meet the requirments of scheme and location of where animal comes from - determinant factors
  • Rabbits and rodents - from non EU countries - quarantines for rabies
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What are the requirements for pets travelling to Uk from EU?

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  • microchipped
  • vaccination against rabies (21 days earlier)
  • passport - new from 29.12.14
  • tapeworm treatment 1-5 days before entering and signed passport (24-120 hours)
  • no treatment needed from Malta, Finland, Ireland
  • approved route
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What are the requirement for pets coming from non-approved countries?

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  • microchip
  • vaccination to Rabies
  • Pass a rabies blood test 30 days after vaccination
  • wait 3 months after blood sample
  • approved route used
  • Pet passport
  • tapeworm treatment - 1-5 days before
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What is included in pet preventative health?

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  • vet care
  • vaccination
  • microchipping - all dogs over 8 weeks - can get certificate of exemption from vet (approved by SoS - health reasons)
  • exercise
  • insurance
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What is included in the Riding Establishments Act?

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  • riding establishments are licensed under this act - council can put conditions on the license, consider:
    • manager
    • horse type suitability
    • pasture, exercise, stabling
    • precautions against fire and disease
    • health, welfare
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What does the Control of Horses Act include?

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  • fly grazing control
  • before - could only be sold at auction/ market after 14 days
  • now - have to be reported to police within 24 hours - and owners have 4 days to claim animals
  • can now be gifted, rehomed and privately sold
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What animals are included in zoonotic legislation?

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  • individual animals
  • animals in zoos
  • farm animals
  • pets
    • animal health act
    • zoonoses order
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What happens if you suspect a notifiable disease?

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  • notify APHA
  • APHA - send out an APHA vet - take samples, give restriction
  • APHA vet inspector will come out - take samples
  • restrictions - no movement of animals/ materials
  • temporary control zone
  • restrictions stay in place until investigation is complete
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What happens if a notifiable disease is confirmed?

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  • APHA - restrictions - movement, culling, cleaning/ disinfecting
  • gov investigates where the disease came from
  • restrictions put on places where the disease is likely to have come from/ spread to
  • may be a larger area - e.g. FMD - whole country
  • shows, shooting, hunting, exports banned
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What does the Animal Welfare (Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 include?

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  • puppies must be shown with their mother before sale
  • new owner must be present during sale
  • online sales - license number, country of origin, country of residence must be shown
  • no puppies sold under 8 weeks
  • new star rating system - welfare
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What are the 5 areas of licensed activity with animals by buisnesses?

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  • breeding animals
  • training animals for exhibition
  • hiring out horses
  • selling animals as pets
  • boarding animals for profit
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What is Lucys law?

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  • cant have a 3rd party selling puppies
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