P-05-939 Immediate embargo on new dog breeding licences, licence renewals and planning applications until regulations are fit for purpose and enforceable
P-05-939 Immediate embargo on new dog breeding licences, licence renewals and planning applications until regulations are fit for purpose and enforceable
This
petition was submitted by C.A.R.I.A.D. having collected a total of 1,738
signatures.
Text of Petition
Following the BBC One
Wales documentary on Monday 30th September 2019 highlighting the appalling
state of the licensed, legal, regulated puppy farming trade in Wales, the
failures of the inspection process, the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of
Council licensing inspection reports and the often disturbing guidance provided
to licensing inspectors (who are not animal welfare experts) by vets on the
fitness of dogs to be bred from, we are calling on the Minister to intervene
with immediate effect and instruct all Welsh Councils to embargo any further
licensing, licensing renewal and planning applications relating to dog breeding
until such time as there has been a full inquiry into these failures: Failures
that we have been providing evidence on for years to both the Welsh Government
and councils and which has summarily been ignored or dismissed. There is
absolutely no point in the further issuing of dog breeding licences under the
circumstances we have cited. To do otherwise would be to condone a broken
licensing system, endanger the welfare of breeding dogs and puppies in these
establishments and provide the public with a false sense of security believing
that licensing as it stands means an establishment is satisfactory to purchase
a canine companion from. It is clear that there is little for the public to
discern between a licensed and unlicensed puppy farm and as the Minister has
herself made a commitment to run puppy farming out of Wales it stands to reason
that she will be of a mind to take the most urgent and appropriate action to
see that this happens now. Whilst we welcome the promised urgent review of the
current licensing system, this does not go far enough. Until such time as new,
robust, fit for purpose regulations are laid by the Welsh Government, no
further licensing, licence renewals or planning applications for new dog
breeding establishments or extensions to existing breeding establishments
should be approved.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 13/09/2021.
The Committee considered the correspondence received
and noted that The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)
(Wales) Regulations 2021 had been passed by the Senedd in March 2021. The
Committee therefore congratulated campaigners, and agreed to close the
petition.
Full details of the consideration of this petition
by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 25/02/2020.
Senedd Constituency and
Region
- Cardiff North
- South Wales Central
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 31/01/2020