Dates and Acts

Question 1

Act to prevent the cruelty an improper treatment of cattle

Answer 1

1822, Robert Martin

Question 2

Prevention of cruelty to animals act

Answer 2

1911

Question 3

Milk Pasteurisation act

Answer 3

1920’s

Question 4

Abandonment of animals act

Answer 4

1961

Question 5

Farm animal welfare advisory committee

Answer 5

1967

Question 6

Agriculture (Miscellaneous provisions) act

Answer 6

1968

Question 7

Health and Safety at work act

Answer 7

1974

Ensure employee and public health as far as reasonably practical

Question 8

Social security act

Answer 8

1975
Industrial injuries scheme
Entitled to claim disability for special risks for a given occupation

Question 9

Farm animal welfare council

Answer 9

1979

Question 10

Animal health act

Answer 10

1981

Notifiable diseases

Question 11

WACA wildlife and countryside act

Answer 11

1981

Except:
Taking/keeping for care/recover
Killing for welfare reasons
Doesn’t cover foxes/weasels/hedgehogs

Need license for:
Birds in schedule 4 (6 week grace period)
Open to public (Zoo act)
Adders/wildcat (Dangerous wild animals act)
Exotics (Destructive animals act)
License to release pests

Release must not compromis welfare (Abandonment of animals act)

Question 12

Tuberculosis orders

Answer 12

1984, 1989

Question 13

Animals (scientific procedures) act

Answer 13

1986

Question 14

The zoonosis order (Salmonella and Brucella)

Answer 14

1989
Reportable zoonoses
Salmonella must be reported
2003 directive - pigs and poultry must be monitored for salmonella
Food poisoning is reportable by law as a zoonotic disease

Question 15

Environmental protection act

Answer 15

1990
1992 - controlled waste regulations (clinical)
1996 - special waste regulations (POM meds, posions, radiographic fluids)

Question 16

Food safety act

Answer 16

1990
Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005
Hygiene regulations (H1-3, plus 4 and 5)

Question 17

Welfare of animals at market order

Answer 17

1990

Question 18

Anthrax order

Answer 18

1991
Vaccinate or medicate prophylactically
Don’t open carcass
Blood sample - Methylene blue

Question 19

Dangerous dogs act

Answer 19

1991
Pit bull terrier
Japanese Tosa
Dogo Argentinian 
Fila Brasiliero

Question 20

Poultry and laying hens regulation

Answer 20

1993

Question 21

The Medicines (Restrictions on the Administration of Veterinary Medicinal Products) Regulations

Answer 21

1994

Question 22

WASK (Welfare of animals - slaughter and killing)

Answer 22

1995

Question 23

RIDDOR

Answer 23

1995
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
Identify H&S executive of illness causing >3 days absence from work

Question 24

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

Answer 24

1995
Review local risks
>5 employees, written assessment required

Question 25

The Specified Animal Pathogens Order (E Multilocularis, Equine Morbillivirus, Trichenella)

Answer 25

1998 | E Multilocularis, Equine Morbillivirus, Trichenella

Question 26

Ionising Radiation

Answer 26

1999

Question 27

Water supply regulations

Answer 27

2000 | Potable water

Question 28

The brucellosis order

Answer 28

2000 (GB free since 1996) Test and cull, bulk milk ELISA

Question 29

Animal by-products regulation

Answer 29

2003

Question 30

Honey regulations

Answer 30

2003

Question 31

Zoonosis regulations for livestock

Answer 31

2003

Question 32

Water act

Answer 32

``` 2003 Water supply (quality) regulations 2000 Potable water: Microbiological (0/100mls (Crypto - 1/10L)) Chemical Aesthetic ```

Question 33

Food hygiene regulations (H1-5), animal byproduct regulations

Answer 33

2005 Health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption H1 – Reg 852/2004 – The hygiene of foodstuffs (FBO's) (Abattoirs require potable water) H2 – Reg 853/2004 – Specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin H3 – Reg 854/2004 – Reg on the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (HACCP) Prevent re-entry of rejected products, spinal cord, fallen stock, and feeding of catering waste or mammaalian protein to food-animals

Question 34

Regulation of the Microbiological Criteria of Foodstuffs

Answer 34

2005

Question 35

Feedstuff regulations

Answer 35

2005

Question 36

Veterinary medicine act

Answer 36

2005

Question 37

Animal welfare act

Answer 37

2005 | WATO (Welfare of animals (transport) order 2006

Question 38

Pre-movement TB testing

Answer 38

2006

Question 39

TSE regulations

Answer 39

`2006 Beef mesentery, intestine, tonsil and whole bodies >12 months, CNS and eyes >24 months, spinal column (except spinous and transverse processes) Sheep/goats - spleen, ilium, whole bodies, if >12 months, spinal cord, intact skull and tonsils

Question 40

EU food hygeine regulations

Answer 40

2006 | Processing wildlife as food

Question 41

Shellfish waters directive

Answer 41

2006

Question 42

Welfare of farmed animals (england) regulations

Answer 42

2007

Question 43

Control of salmonella in poultry order

Answer 43

2007

Question 44

Laying flock order

Answer 44

2008

Question 45

Control of substances hazardous to helth (COSHH)

Answer 45

2002 micro-organisms, gases, solids, liquids, vapours risks, protection, and disposal methods (Ionising radiation regulations 1999)

Question 46

First aid regulations

Answer 46

1981 | Fully stocked box and appointed person

Question 47

Animal by products

Answer 47

``` Category 1 - Specified risk material Patent blue dye Whole carcass Incinerated or burned (Pets can be buried at home) ``` Category 2 - Not for animal consumption Fallen stock, veterinary residues, harmful Brilliant black Rendering, incineration, landfill, fertiliser etc (Can feed to zoo animals) Category 3 - Not for human consumption Leather, pet food, feathers etc Not stained Processed or incinerated

Question 48

Consent to discharge form, Water Industry Act

Answer 48

Water treatment companies control hazardous discharges into sewers Environment agency controls after treatment

Question 49

Safe sludge matrix

Answer 49

Bio solids - Untreated, conventional or super-treated