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‘Finn’s Law’ delivered to protect brave service animals | |
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2019-06-08 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill comes into force today (8 June) to protect service animals such as police dogs and horses. ![]() Credit: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) New legislation to protect service animals such as police dogs and horses will come into force today (Saturday 8 June). The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill, known as ‘Finn’s Law’, will prevent those who attack or injure service animals from claiming self-defence. The law is named after Finn, a police dog who was stabbed whilst pursuing a suspect with his handler PC David Wardell. Finn sustained serious stab wounds to the chest and head, but only criminal damage charges could be brought against his attacker. This new legislation, coupled with the government’s plans to increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences to five years in prison, will make sure those who harm service animals are punished accordingly. According to the group which led the campaign for this law, more than 100 other service animals have been injured since 2012. This includes injuries such as being beaten with an iron bar, kicked or hit by a car. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said:
PC David Wardell said:
Sir Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire, said:
This law coming into force follows the recent introduction of legislation in Parliament to achieve Lucy’s Law. This will ban the third-party sales of puppies and kittens and, alongside our other reforms, including introducing mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses, will help to cement the UK’s position as a global leader on animal welfare.
Published 8 June 2019
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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/130445 |
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