farmed animals and dogs

• the welfare of farmed animals (England) regulations 2007, specifies rules for:

  • providing food and water
  • recording treatment and death
  • freedom of movement
  • appropriate buildings
  • correct breeding procedures
• the welfare of animals at markets 1990, covers the correct treatment of animals including :

  • requirements for penning
  • food and water
  • care of young animals
  • disease prevention
• the welfare of animals at markets 1990 applies to owners of animals and market operators.
• what issues might an animal face at a market?

  temporary pens - risk of injury or escape

  sale of young animals/separated from mother - stressful

  lots of animals in close proximity - risk of spread of disease
• animal welfare(licensing of activities involving animals)(England) regulations 2018, this gives a limit to the number of a litters a dog can have and means you have to have a license if you fit certain requirements
• an animal license must be obtained if you:

  • breed more than 3 litters of puppies in a 12 month period (unless the puppies are not sold at all)
  • breeding dogs and advertising a business of such
• the animal welfare regulations:

  • provide suitable accommodation
  • have disease control in place
  • cannot breed dogs under 12 months
  • no more than 6 litters in a lifetime
  • protection of dogs in case of emergency
  • puppies not to be sold under 8 weeks
• Lucy's law bans the sale of puppies and kittens from a third party. breeders must show puppies interacting with their mother in their place of birth
• the microchipping of dogs (England) regulations 2015 : puppies in England must be microchipped by the age of 8 weeks
• what are the benefits of microchipping dogs?


  you can return dogs to owners, prevents theft and allows you to trace dangerous dogs
• the dangerous dog act 1991 : outlaws five breeds of dogs historically used for dog fighting
• what dogs does the dangerous dog act outlaw?

  pitbull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo argentino, fila brasilero and the XL bully types
• the dangerous dogs act makes it illegal for any dogs to be dangerously out of control. a court order is given to either muzzle, neuter or destroy these dogs. there are fines and prison sentences for those who do not comply