Principles of animal welfare Flashcards
(18 cards)
Animal Welfare
- the conditions in which companions animals are kept
- how animals are used in scientific experiments
- how food animals are cared for throughout their life right up to slaughter
- Humans impact on wildlife and endangered species
Veterinary Nurses Role
Is to educate clients how they can best meet their animals welfare needs
The Animal Welfare act ( England) 2006
a person responsible for looking after any animal had a duty if care to meet the animals welfare needs.
enables the relevant authorities to take action before animal surffer
The welfare needs
- Somewhere suitable to live
- A proper diet, including fresh water
-The ability to express normal behaviour - The need to be housed with or apart from, other animals
-Protection from, and treatment of, illness and injury
Reprocussions
- RSPCA officer can serve an improvement notice if welfare is not being met
- face a ban from keeping animals
- imprisonment for up to 51 weeks
-fine up to £20,000
The Animal welfare ( sentience) Act 2022
- Recognises the sentience and welfare needs of all Vertebrate animals , including decapod, crustaceans, and cephalopod molluscs
Animal Welfare codes of practice
help owners meet these needs. were produced by DEFRA in 2009
DEFRA
Department of environment , Food, and Rural affairs
The Microchipping of cats and dogs (England) Regulations 2023
all puppies and dogs must be microchipped by 8 weeks
cats to be microchipped by 20 weeks
Dangerous Dog Act 2014 (amended version of the dangerous dog act 1991)
illegal to own
-Pit bull Terrier
- Japanese Tosa
- Dogo Argentino
-Fila Brazileiro
- XL bully 2024
Illegal to sell, abandon, give away or breed from one of these dogs. police can take these dogs away if they have the charactiestic of one they can keep it even if the dog is not acting up
Index of Exempted dogs (IED)
Dog needs to be
- Neutered
-Microchipped
- kept on a lead in public
-muzzled at all times in public
-insured against injuring other people
- kept in a secure place so that it cannot escape
Animal Welfare ( licensing of activities involving animals) England) Regulations 2018
tighten licensing requirements for a range of licensed to ensure better safeguard for health and welfare if animals
added to Breeding and sales of Dogs ( welfare) Act 1999 (amended version of breeding of dogs Act 1973
covers
- selling
-boarding for cats and dogs and includes home boarding and day care establishments
-hiring horses for riding or riding instruction
-dog breeding
-keeping or training animals for exhibition
Lucy Law
unlawful for puppies and kittens under 6 months of age to be sold by third party sellers or anyone other than the breeder
Breeding and sales of Dogs ( welfare) Act 1999 (amended version of breeding of dogs Act 1973
any person who keeps a breeding establishment for dogs at any premises , and carries on at these premises a business pf breeding dogs for sales must obtain a licence from the local council
council must enforce
- the animal are provided with suitable accommodation , food, water and bedding material
-adequately exercised and visited at suitable intervals
- reasonable precautions are taken to prevent and control the spread of disease amongst dogs
breeding Licence
a licence is now required for anyone breeding three or more litters and selling at least one puppy a year
Protection of Animals (anaesthetics) Act 1954 and 1964
The act makes any operation with or without instruments , illegal if no anaesthetic is used to alleviate pain.
expectations
-making injections or extraction using a hollow needle
-administration of first aid
- dew claw
-tail docking
DEFRA
Government agency responsible for all animal health and welfare legislation.
protect the health and welfare of animals (and people) from disease
CITES
Convention on international trade in endangered species
international agreement between government to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
came into force on 1st July 1974
