crazywiggy
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- Joined
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- Joined
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Having just rediscovered my motivation for campaigning I would like to ask a favour...
With the new Animal Welfare Act in the UK comes the potential for secondary legislation and codes of practice. There are some issues already on the agenda - such as performing animals and pet shops. We need to act now to ensure that all these new regulation actually protect animals.
Please write to DEFRA telling them what you want to see from the secondary legislation. This could include banning the use of all animals in circuses, banning the sale of animals (or at the very least dogs and cats) in pet shops etc. I would also suggest asking them to bring in codes of practice for small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs, such as minimum cage sizes etc.
The new Act really gives us the opportunity to do a world of good for animal welfare - please make the most of it and get writing!
(Check out the DEFRA website for info and contact details)
With the new Animal Welfare Act in the UK comes the potential for secondary legislation and codes of practice. There are some issues already on the agenda - such as performing animals and pet shops. We need to act now to ensure that all these new regulation actually protect animals.
Please write to DEFRA telling them what you want to see from the secondary legislation. This could include banning the use of all animals in circuses, banning the sale of animals (or at the very least dogs and cats) in pet shops etc. I would also suggest asking them to bring in codes of practice for small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs, such as minimum cage sizes etc.
The new Act really gives us the opportunity to do a world of good for animal welfare - please make the most of it and get writing!
(Check out the DEFRA website for info and contact details)