The Animal Welfare Act

[chrisjl]

The Animal Welfare Act introduces a duty of care for pet owners to do all that is reasonable to ensure the welfare of their animals.

The five essential requirements that the owner of a pet will need to provide are:

1. A suitable environment (where it lives).

2. A suitable diet (what it eats and drinks).

3. To be able to behave normally.

4. To be housed with or apart from other animals (whatever is best for that particular animal).

5. To be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease.

The Act represents the first time that a welfare requirement is being introduced for non-farmed animals and raises the age limit at which a child can buy a pet, or win one as a prize, to 16.

Offenders can be banned from owning animals, fined up to £20.000, and sent to prison for a maximum of 51 weeks.

The Government intends to make more specific laws relating to animals where it is felt that more detailed regulations are necessary - such as the welfare of racing greyhounds and wild animals in travelling circuses.

With Kind Regards.

Chris Lowes
Dolphin Care UK -

We are a Member of PAW.
Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) | Defra

[demicav]

I'm pleased about the new animal welfare act, let's hope it works.

[blackdown]

What a shame that wild animals don't have such protection. We are surrounded by devastation here in the Blackdown hills. The animals have lost their habitats.

[chrisjl]

Hi to All

It will become everyone's responsibility to ensure this new Act works.

Not just the pet owner, anyone that is concerned about an animal and its welfare.

If you see an animal you think is being mistreat, report the owner (if known) to your nearest RSPCA.

Yes, I agree about habit loss, this has a drastic outcome for wild animals and birds more should be done about this, but this is another subject that should have its own thread.

I myself am more than concerned about the loss of dolphins and other cetaceans every year around our coasts due to fishing practices used by the European Pair Trawlers.

This new Act for the welfare of pets is important, as has been seen of late in the media with irresponsible dog owners, (illegal breeds)

Thanks for your replies folks, pass the message on to other people you know.

Regards

Chris
Dolphin Care UK -

[martin s]

Definitely a step in the right direction but have to agree with blackdown regarding the lack of protection for our wildlife.

[eeyore]

wildlife actually has quite a lot of legislative protection - it is the manpower and resources to enforde the legislation which let the system down - and i suspect that the same problem is going to apply to the new legislation to protect pets, while its a good idea in theory are the police / rspca going to be given extra budget to enforce the legislationeffectively - are they flip as like...

[chrisjl]

Hi ALL.
With reference to what has been said, I fully agree with you all - ALL ANIMALS need protection, be it in the Marine environment or on land.
I am also fully aware of what can be done and what is being done to help protect these animals of ours, I say ours because of my own reasons - If we do not help to protect them, they will become extinct.
The worst animal on this planet is MANKIND.
They kill because they want to, they do not kill to survive as a food source like our wild Animal friends.
They kill to stay alive, reproduce and exist.
We cause wars, kill hundreds/thousands/millions of people - we also kill animals as a way of sport? How sickening is that?
I am a partner in the DEFRA Scheme - PAW.
I joined this partnership to help protect animal welfare, it was no easy process to be selected by DEFRA to become a partner, but I managed to join the band of people who really care about animal welfare.
I go out of my way to full fill my commitment, I am in constant touch with the Police wildlife officers throughout the UK, if I find out any animal is being persecuted in anyway I become involved thoroughly - I give my all.
Money is not the issue at fault here, mankind is to blame.
I am and have been for the last eight years been involved with the unnecessary deaths of our dolphins around the UK due to man's greed and ignorance due to by-catch.
How many of you eat Sea Bass or Tuna?
Quite a lot I suspect, therefore you are also responsible for deaths of dolphins around the UK and throughout the rest of the world.
I sound quite a bit harsh with my words here, but it is the truth hundreds of dolphins around the UK die to help feed you your favourite sea food.
This has been going on for far to long, I am also a Marine Mammal Medic who gets called out to help save dolphins, whales and seals that beach themselves quite often on our beaches.
They are all, almost associated to by-catch.
By-catch meaning they were caught catching the sea food you like to eat, I am in no way trying to tell you that you should not eat sea food, far from it.
What I would suggest to you is this, Look at the can of Tuna see where it was caught and how?
Ask your fishmonger where your sea bass came from and how it was caught?
The cans should tell you they are dolphin friendly? - Maybe?
Check out our website to see who is being honest with you.
I took on this task of being Dolphin Friendly from Greenpeace when they gave up as no one was being responsible enough to care, the Supermarkets, Fishmongers and you the buyers.
If you care enough, you will select your products from responsible fisheries and supermarkets that care about the welfare of dolphins and other cetaceans around the UK.
I know I have gone slightly off course here, but you should know that Dolphin Care UK is not just about dolphins.
We care about all wildlife, where they live and how they survive and what we can all do to help protect them for their future.
Leave it to mankind, they will all die.

Best regards and remorse for being a man.
(At least they will not blame me)

Chris Lowes
Dolphin Care UK -

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by chrisjl

Hi ALL.
With reference to what has been said, I fully agree with you all - ALL ANIMALS need protection, be it in the Marine environment or on land.
I am also fully aware of what can be done and what is being done to help protect these animals of ours, I say ours because of my own reasons - If we do not help to protect them, they will become extinct.
The worst animal on this planet is MANKIND.
They kill because they want to, they do not kill to survive as a food source like our wild Animal friends.
They kill to stay alive, reproduce and exist.
We cause wars, kill hundreds/thousands/millions of people - we also kill animals as a way of sport? How sickening is that?
I am a partner in the DEFRA Scheme - PAW.
I joined this partnership to help protect animal welfare, it was no easy process to be selected by DEFRA to become a partner, but I managed to join the band of people who really care about animal welfare.
I go out of my way to full fill my commitment, I am in constant touch with the Police wildlife officers throughout the UK, if I find out any animal is being persecuted in anyway I become involved thoroughly - I give my all.
Money is not the issue at fault here, mankind is to blame.
I am and have been for the last eight years been involved with the unnecessary deaths of our dolphins around the UK due to man's greed and ignorance due to by-catch.
How many of you eat Sea Bass or Tuna?
Quite a lot I suspect, therefore you are also responsible for deaths of dolphins around the UK and throughout the rest of the world.
I sound quite a bit harsh with my words here, but it is the truth hundreds of dolphins around the UK die to help feed you your favourite sea food.
This has been going on for far to long, I am also a Marine Mammal Medic who gets called out to help save dolphins, whales and seals that beach themselves quite often on our beaches.
They are all, almost associated to by-catch.
By-catch meaning they were caught catching the sea food you like to eat, I am in no way trying to tell you that you should not eat sea food, far from it.
What I would suggest to you is this, Look at the can of Tuna see where it was caught and how?
Ask your fishmonger where your sea bass came from and how it was caught?
The cans should tell you they are dolphin friendly? - Maybe?
Check out our website to see who is being honest with you.
I took on this task of being Dolphin Friendly from Greenpeace when they gave up as no one was being responsible enough to care, the Supermarkets, Fishmongers and you the buyers.
If you care enough, you will select your products from responsible fisheries and supermarkets that care about the welfare of dolphins and other cetaceans around the UK.
I know I have gone slightly off course here, but you should know that Dolphin Care UK is not just about dolphins.
We care about all wildlife, where they live and how they survive and what we can all do to help protect them for their future.
Leave it to mankind, they will all die.

Best regards and remorse for being a man.
(At least they will not blame me)

Chris Lowes
Dolphin Care UK -

nothing like a reasoned argument to persuade people to your cause is there

[Kymba]

This Act is Great (In theory) I am all for stopping cruelty to any animal.. But They couldnt enforce the laws that were already in place.. how are they going to enforce these??
Not enough Funding, not enough people to do the job, when it (if it) goes to court sentences are far to soft , not a deterant at all, and we pussy foot around to much before any action is taken....
Lots needs to change for this Act to work properly

[mrs fish]

3. To be able to behave normally

Does this mean my dog is allowed to eat cat poo or not