States with the most activity are highlighted with a darker color. Safeguards are in place to ensure personal information is protected. 95.Subsection (3) authorises the use of reasonable force to effect entry without a warrant, where entry is needed urgently before a warrant can be obtained, for example if an animal is suffering so much that it would be inappropriate to delay. 166.Subsection (1) allows the court to order the destruction of fighting animals, otherwise than in the interests of the animal, where there has been a conviction for a fighting offence under section 8(1) or (2). You can be sure that our advice is of the highest standard - giving you peace of mind. If your group is large, assign a few people (specifically constituents) the responsibility of delivering the message. If a person responsible for an animal considers it was wrongly taken into possession under section 18(5), he could apply under section 20(1)(b) to have the animal returned. If an alleged offence has been committed, our officers will carry out a full and thorough investigation. 238.Paragraphs 2 and 3 apply the safeguards in relation to the issue of warrants to constables contained in sections 15 and 16 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, to inspectors exercising a right of entry under section 28(4). Owners and keepers of animals may also find the codes a useful resource by which to increase or confirm their understanding of acceptable welfare standards and to regulate their conduct accordingly. This may either be as employees (but only if they are, or purport to be, holders of a relevant office) or directors or officers who were responsible for the conduct in relation to which the offence was committed. The convicted person will already have such a right of appeal by virtue of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980. Technologically advancednon-animal test methods can be used in place of animal testing. If the animal is badly injured,please call ourcruelty line on 0300 1234 999. The federal government and many health charities waste precious dollars from taxpayers and well-meaning donors on animal experiments at universities and private laboratories, instead of supporting promising clinical,in vitro, epidemiological, and other non-animal studies that could actually benefit humans. Codes of practiceSections 14 to 17 contain details of the purpose and function of Codes of Practice along with details of how they will be made, amended and revoked. Our limited number of officers mean we can only attend when a stray animal is in imminent danger, such as serious injury or illness. In fact, a number of countries have implemented bans on the testing of certain types of consumer goods on animals, such as the cosmetics-testing bans in the European Union, India, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, and elsewhere. The documents must be delivered as soon as practicable and, in any event, within 10 days of the person being informed of the requirement. There needs to be a request for these things before there is a requirement to provide them. The provision will also improve the chances of enforcing a deprivation or destruction order upon conviction. Where a previous application for termination of a disqualification order has been made under this section, the application cannot be made until one year after the determination of that application (subsection (2)(b)). Animals are also used in toxicity tests conducted as part of massiveregulatory testing programs that are often funded by U.S. taxpayers money. Most staff and legislators will not lie to you. The Committee published a further report on 14 December 2005 (HC 683). If there is a healthy animalon a motorway or major 'A' road in England or Wales please call the Highways Agency (for England) on 0300 123 5000 or Traffic Wales on 0845 602 6020 so arrangements can be made for the animal to be removed. Unlike under section 47, subsection (2) provides that criminal proceedings for breach of the disqualification need not have been initiated against the person, nor need there be any intention of doing so. It covers the current Congress as well as the three previous Congresses. In practical terms, an inspector of the appropriate national authority is currently likely to be a State Veterinary Service inspector. If the animal is badly injured, please call our cruelty line on 0300 1234 999 Individual subscriptions and access to Questia are no longer available. It is expected that such guidance would, for example, set out relevant criteria (qualifications, experience etc.) What commercial establishments need a pound license? All rights reserved. The Action Center includes links to these sites. 52.Subsection (3) specifies certain matters to which the courts should have regard, when considering whether a person has committed an offence under this section. 160.Subsections (3) and (4) require the court and the person carrying out the order to have regard to protecting the value of the animal and to limiting the costs which may be payable under a reimbursement order under subsection (1)(e). They also apply to entry and search where there is reasonable suspicion that an offence is being, or has been committed. Unlike under section 47. a greyhound (whether or not it is registered in accordance with the greyhound racing rules) including a greyhound that has not been born; a cat or dog that is in the custody of a council including a council pound; and. This team collaborates with members of Congress to introduce groundbreaking legislation to replace the use of animals in laboratories, spearheads hard-hitting eyewitness exposs and public campaigns that have been pivotal in shifting public opinion against animal testing, and persuades major corporations, government agencies, and universities to abandon animal tests in favor of modern, non-animal methods. 28.Subsections (1) and (2) make it an offence for a person to dock a dogs tail, or for a person responsible for a dog to cause its tail to be docked or permit it to be docked, otherwise than for the purpose of its medical treatment. It is the main federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition. The Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 is repealed and effectively replaced by this section, and anyone who leaves an animal without taking reasonable steps to ensure that it is capable of fending for itself and living independently will commit an offence under section 9. The section also ensures that all offences under the Act, or which may be created by regulations under it, are to be dealt with by a magistrates court. 231.Paragraph 7 requires that regulations provide that a licensing authority must inspect premises before granting a licence. 79.In relation to animals kept in Wales, the power to make codes of practice lies with the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with its own procedures. Animals of a kind commonly domesticated in the British Islands are to be protected animals, whether they can be said to be under the control of man or not. Politics-Govt Just in time for U.S. Senate race, border wall gets a makeover. 68.Under subsection (1) regulations made for the purpose of promoting animal welfare may require certain animal-related activities to be licensed by the local authority or appropriate national authority. For example, the regulations could provide that, on conviction for breach of a specified regulation, the court should have power to disqualify a person from owning animals under section 34. 26.Subsection (6) makes clear that docking a dogs tail is outside the scope of this section. 242.Paragraph 7 imposes an obligation to give assistance. 236.This Schedule specifies the powers and duties of those exercising powers of entry, inspection or search under the Act. If a reimbursement order is made against an owner for the costs of carrying out a section 35 order, subsection (5) allows the amount to be deducted from any amount due to the owner from sale of the animal. More than 100 million mice and rats are killed in U.S. laboratories every year. In the first instance, please contact your local authority and make a noise complaint. It provides for the seizure of all animals that are owned or kept by that person in breach of the disqualification. 96.Subsection (5) sets out the criteria that an application must meet before a justice of the peace may grant a warrant. They will contact us if they have further welfare concerns. They can get all the facts, figures, and statistics from fact sheets that you or your organization prepare in advance of the meeting. Other laws, policies, and guidelines may include additional species coverage or specifications for animal Exact numbers arent available because mice, rats, birds, and cold-blooded animalswho make up more than 99 percent of animals used in experimentsare not covered by even the minimal protections of the Animal Welfare Act and therefore go uncounted. If there are no suspicious circumstances and the animal is found on a motorway or major 'A' road in England or Wales please call the Highways Agency (for England) on 0300 123 5000 or Traffic Wales on 0845 602 6020 so arrangements can be made for the animal to be removed. Asking for something specific is often the most effective way to get an elected officials attention. 45.Subsection (7) defines an animal fight as an occasion on which a protected animal is placed with an animal or with a human, for the purpose of fighting, wrestling or baiting. This information will help you to meet your responsibilities. This is imposed on the occupier, anyone appearing to be the owner or keeper of animals there, or anyone appearing to be under the direction or control of the owner or keeper. 29.Subsections (3) and (4) stipulate that an offence would not be committed under subsection (1) or (2) if the dog was under 5 days old and a vet had certified that he had seen evidence that it was likely to work. 181.This section provides that where an order for the reimbursement of expenses is made under section 36(1)(e), 37(3)(e), 38(3)(e) or 39(1) against a person other than the person convicted of an offence under the Act, that person will have a right of appeal against the order. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy provides a forum to address contemporary and emerging policy issues within an economic framework that informs the decision-making and policy-making community.. AEPP welcomes submissions related to the economics of public policy themes associated with agriculture; animal, plant, and human health; energy; environment; 46.Legitimate pest control activities which involve the use of one animal to catch another will not fall within the definition of an animal fight, as the animals are not placed together for the purpose of fighting, wrestling or baiting. 101.Subsection (3) enables an application to be made to the court for an order under subsection (1), either by the owner of the animal taken into possession or by another person with a sufficient interest in the animal. This section clarifies that where a court makes an order for the care or disposal of an animal under section 33(4)(e), 36(1)(e), 37(3)(e), 38(3)(e) or 39(1), and a person incurs expenses in carrying out that order, their expenses are recoverable as a civil debt. Tethering compromises a horse's well-being and is not a practice we recommend, however tethering itself is not illegal in the UK. They might find this guide helpful: While we don't necessarily agree with dogs being kept outside, it's not illegal to do so. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is rated four-stars by Charity Navigator, is a Platinum Level GuideStar Exchange participant, a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity, and an Independent Charity Seal of Excellence awardee, ensuring that we meet the highest standards of accountability, efficiency, and impact. 137.The section also ensures that all offences under the Act, or which may be created by regulations under it, are to be dealt with by a magistrates court. The requirements for field studies are set forth in Parts 1 and 2 of 9 CFR (2022) and are indicated below. Sometimes, you may be in a situation where it is inappropriate to make policy-related asks. Explain why you are there: I am hoping that he/she will support [bill name], which would do X, Y, and Z., Explain why it is important to you (this is where your personal story comes in): [Bill name] is important to me because it [protects endangered species, helps protect animal victims of domestic violence, etc.].. The 2006 Act has introduced an important and new concept for pet owners and those responsible for domestic animals, e.g. Section 38 is not the only power available to a court to deal with fighting animals, and a fighting animal will not necessarily be subject to a destruction order. 21.Subsection (3) sets out considerations to which the courts should have regard in determining whether the suffering is unnecessary. Why advocate? They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament. If there is a healthy animalon a motorway or major 'A' road in England or Wales please call the Highways Agency (for England) on 0300 123 5000 or Traffic Wales on 0845 602 6020 so arrangements can be made for the animal to be removed. Broadly speaking, and particularly in popular discourse, the term "animal rights" is Find out what you can do to help. Paragraph 18(a) enables regulations under section 13(7) to include an equivalent licence condition in any new licensing regime substituted by the regulations for an existing regime. Section 11 relates to the sale of animals to persons under 16 and the giving of animals as prizes to unaccompanied under 16s. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given. 93.Subsection (1) confers a power to enter to search for a suffering animal which the constable or inspector reasonably believes to be there. Visit Without Consent to learn more about harrowing animal experiments throughout history and how you can help create a better future for living, feeling beings. The provision applies to any protected animal which under section 2 includes any animal under the control of man, whether on a permanent or temporary basis. Number 1: No, I dont represent anyone from your district/state. They are also able to check that the general requirements of the Act and any secondary legislation made under it are also being complied with. The elected official simply forgotwith dozens of requests a day, this happens often. The Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 is repealed and effectively replaced by this section, and anyone who leaves an animal without taking reasonable steps to ensure that it is capable of fending for itself and living independently will commit an offence under section 9. A deprivation order is limited to cases where there is a clearly identifiable animal in respect of which the offence was committed. The option of a very high fine is intended for use in very serious cases. Enforcement officers of GWIC will be able to use this register to search greyhounds owned by registered greyhound participants. The effect of this exception is that, where a fish is under the control of man in the course of fishing, the Act has no application to anything that happens to the fish in the normal course of fishing. This section confers powers of entry for the purposes of section 18. Such an order could be made by the court when a person was convicted of any of the offences under the sections relating to cruelty, fighting, welfare or operating without a required licence or without registering where this is required or of a breach of a previous disqualification order. 154.Subsection (2) deals with the case where a person is disqualified under section 34 from owning or keeping animals and is then convicted of the offence under section 34(9) of breaching the disqualification. 85.Subsection (5) authorises an inspector or constable to take a protected animal into possession where a veterinary surgeon certifies that it is suffering or is likely to suffer. 180.This section clarifies that where a court makes an order for the care or disposal of an animal under section 33(4)(e), 36(1)(e), 37(3)(e), 38(3)(e) or 39(1), and a person incurs expenses in carrying out that order, their expenses are recoverable as a civil debt. Submit a statement for your website or participate in an online discussion. If there is an injured domestic animal on the road and it is still mobile and in and out of traffic, please contact the local police on 101. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/domestic/awbillconsultanalysis.pdf. the power will not extend to those animals on the premises which are being bred, kept or used for experimental or scientific purposes. Check out our top tips on what to do if you've found a lost, stray or abandoned dog. 78.Subsection (5) makes provision for the commencement of codes of practice. - Resource 1 Number 7: I assume you know all about H.R. Most pet insurance companies specialize in coverage for dogs and cats, but insurance for many other types of animals is also available. Sign up to our newsletter today. Your job in the meeting is not to present as many facts and figures as you can about your issue. On 3 March 2005 EFRA published Defras response to the Committees report (HC 385). 158.Subsection (1) sets out powers of the court when it makes an order under section 35. 72.Subsection (7) enables the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales to set out the regimes introducing a licence or registration requirement in regulations. Here are five things you need to know before your meeting: The fastest way to gather this information is to go online. Always provide information on the bill title, number, and general provisions when communicating with a legislative office. Finland (Finnish: Suomi (); Swedish: Finland [fnland] ()), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta; Swedish: Republiken Finland (listen to all)), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. The expression relevant post-conviction power is defined in section 62 (general interpretation), and is explained further in the explanatory note for section 12. If there is an injured domestic animal on the road and it is still mobile and in and out of traffic, please contact the local police on 101. Voting: You may find that the member has to leave in the middle of your meeting to go vote. In fact, most legislative staff members (who conduct most of the meetings with constituents) do not know who has made campaign contributions. It does not extend to any parts of premises used as private dwellings (. Subsection (4) gives examples of the kinds of directions the court may give under subsection (3)(b) to provide for the animals welfare pending the determination of the appeal. 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