Legislation

• Aim and purpose of Animal Welfare Act 2006

  Ensure that all animals have their welfare needs maintained,

  By providing consequences/ a deterrent to not doing so,

  in the form of fines/ imprisonment
• Legislation that relates to animal health

  1. Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Animal Health and Welfare Act (Scotland) 2006
  2. Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006
  3. Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1993
  4. Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
  5. Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007
  6. Welfare of Animals Regulations 1999 (slaughter and killing)
  7. Horse Passport Regulations 2009
• Aim and Purpose of Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Scottish Health and Welfare Act

  Aim- Ensure all animals have all welfare needs met

  Purpose- Make it illegal to have anyone mistreat animals, owners or keepers need to ensure all 5 welfare needs are met.
• Five Welfare Needs

  1. Suitable Environment
  2. Normal Diet
  3. Housed with or without other animals, considered normal for that species
  4. Free of pain, injury suffering and disease
  5. Exhibit behaviour normal for that species
• Aim and Purpose of Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006

  Aim: Regulate how many animals are transported from place to place

  Purpose: To enforce minimum requirements on the transportation of vertebrae animals in line with commercial activities.
• Under the Welfare of Animal Transport Order 2006 what rules must be followed?

  1. Whether an animal can be transported in the first place
  2. How much space the animals are given
  3. How long journeys last before breaks for food and water
  4. Provision of adequate food and water
  5. Adequate ventilation and temperature
  6. Provision of litter for toileting
  7. The transporter must be able to provide first aid
• Aim and Purpose of Welfare of Animals at Market Order

  Aim- Cover what happens when animals are at markets and shows

  Purpose- To provide additional responsibilities on the market operator for the welfare of the animals at a market, with strict penalties for those who break these rules
• Under Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1933 what rules must be followed?

  An animal cannot be sold at market if it is pregnant

  Animals may not be tied up or suspended off the ground

  And the operator must ensure that the animals have enough bedding, food, water, lighting etc.
• The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

  Aim: Regulate Vets

  Purpose: Someone can only operate on animals, or call themselves a vet if they are listed on a register of veterinary surgeons. It states the procedures on animals that non-vets are allowed to perform, and ones that only vets can perform.
• Aim and Purpose The welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007

  Aim: To implement EU regulations on welfare of farmed animals

  Purpose- These are Regulations made under the animal welfare act 2006, they have been made to ensure that the act implements all EU directives on farming animals which the UK had previously signed up to.
• Welfare of Animals Regulations 1999 (slaughter and killing)

  Aim- Regulate slaughter houses

  Purpose- Ensure that animals are not caused any avoidable pain

  and that the responsibility for welfare of animals lies with people in authority

  and that industry is regulated by requiring licenses for people slaughtering or killing animals.
• Horse Passport Regulations 2009

  Aim - Keep track of horses that end up in human food chain.

  Purpose- Make it legal requirement for all horses to be issued with a passport and microchipped.

  It’s an offence for someone to own a horse without a passport, horses can’t be sold or have administered medications without passports and are not slaughtered for human consumption.
• How does providing a suitable diet benefit an animal?

  To ensure a correct weight and condition
• How does providing an adequate environment benefit an animal?

  Reduce stress