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2018-10-01 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 come into force today New regulations have come into force today (Monday 1 October) to strengthen animal welfare, particularly around puppy sales, in England. These will:
These regulations, which are strongly supported by animal welfare organisations such as the RSPCA who’ve campaigned for a number of years, complement the government’s commitment to introduce a ban on third party sales of puppy and kitten sales which has recently been consulted on. Animal Welfare Minister, David Rutley, said:
The myriad of licensing systems that local authorities use to regulate businesses which deal with animals, or animal activities, have been in place for over 50 years. This has led to outdated regulations meaning some businesses require several licences and others, such as home boarding and dog day care businesses, were not always covered. These regulations introduce a new system for local authorities to use for the different areas of activity (detailed below), simplifying the licences needed by businesses, ensuring all businesses working with animals are covered and driving up animal welfare standards. A key part of these new licences will be a new “star rating” (out of five) for dog breeders, pet shops and other licensed activities involving animals. This rates these businesses, on welfare and other grounds, and helps buyers use the best breeders as well as local authorities to more heavily regulate the poorer rated (such as through more welfare inspections, increased costs and shorter licences). This announcement follows a public consultation which ran from 20 December 2015 to 12 March 2016. The five areas of licensed activities with animals by businesses are:
Published 1 October 2018
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来源平台 | gov.uk-Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/105883 |
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