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Meeting: 24/11/2021 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives debate – Regulation of animal rescue and rehoming centres
NDM7840 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Believes that a pet
is for life, not just for Christmas or a special occasion.
2. Notes that there
are an unknown number of animal rescue and rehoming centres in Wales.
3. Further notes
the Welsh Government’s Animal Welfare Plan for Wales 2021-26.
4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to make amendments to the Animal Welfare (Licensing of
Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021 to:
a) introduce
regulations for rescue and rehoming centres and sanctuaries in Wales, including
those operating online, by 2023;
b) require any
individual rehoming more than three animals over a 12-month period to
declare their activities and obtain a licence from their local authority;
c) ensure minimum
training, staffing and environmental standards for all centres to meet to
ensure the welfare of animals in their care.
Our
Animal Welfare Plan for Wales 2021-26, Welsh Government
The Animal
Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021
The following
amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1. Lesley Griffiths
(Wrexham)
Delete point 4 and
add new points:
Recognises the
vital work of local authority animal welfare inspectors as fundamental in
upholding high animal welfare standards.
Calls on the Welsh
Government to:
a) introduce
regulation for animal welfare establishments in Wales, such as rescue and
rehoming centres and sanctuaries, including those operating online;
b) develop
arrangements to safeguard minimum training, staffing and environmental
standards to ensure the welfare of animals in animal welfare establishments;
c) improve the
qualifications for animal welfare inspectors to raise their professional
status;
d) support local
authorities to strengthen their resilience to help manage the uneven
distribution of animal welfare establishments across Wales;
e) publically
consult on how individuals rehoming animals should declare their activities
under licence from their local authority.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.00
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7840 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Believes that a pet is for life, not just for
Christmas or a special occasion.
2. Notes that there are an unknown number of animal
rescue and rehoming centres in Wales.
3. Further notes the Welsh Government’s Animal
Welfare Plan for Wales 2021-26.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to make amendments
to the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales)
Regulations 2021 to:
a) introduce regulations for rescue and rehoming
centres and sanctuaries in Wales, including those operating online, by
2023;
b) require any individual rehoming more than three
animals over a 12-month period to declare their activities and obtain
a licence from their local authority;
c) ensure minimum training, staffing and
environmental standards for all centres to meet to ensure the welfare of
animals in their care.
Our Animal Welfare Plan for Wales 2021-26, Welsh Government
The Animal Welfare
(Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
26 |
53 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
In accordance with Standing
Order 12.18, at 17.48 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break
before Voting Time.