Kennel and Cattery Law

What does the animal welfare act do?

• Ensures high standards of animal welfare

• Ensures the 5 basic welfare needs are met

• Ensures the legislation for dogs is followed

What does the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats do?

• Makes sure legislation is enforced

• provides knowledge on how to groom cats

• Provides knowledge on how to best care for a cat

What does the Animal Boarding Establishment Act 1963 do?

• Ensures you have the correct facilities to house dogs/cats

• Ensures dogs are well looked after

• Ensures kennel and catteries uphold the law

• Makes it a legal requirement for an establishment to have a license in order to house pets

What does the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 do?

• Prevents unqualified persons from conducting surgery

• Tells you who can conduct surgery on animals

• It provides a list of qualified veterinary surgeons and only allows qualified people to provide treatment to animals

• All of the above

What does the Pet Animals Act 1951 do?

• Protects animals sold in pet shops

• Protects animals in zoo's

• Protects animals in vets

• Protects animals everywhere

What does the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (amended in 2014) do?

• Bans breeds when they are thought to be dangerous

• Enforces microchipping in all dogs

• Makes it a criminal offence to have a dog ‘dangerously out of control’ in a public place or somewhere where the dog is not permitted to be

What does the Zoonoses Order 1989 do?

• It gives us permission to slaughter animals with salmonella

• It protects animals with disease

• It gives us permission to slaughter all animals with any disease

What does the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 do?

• It sets the health and safety standards for staff to follow

• It protects staff at work from working too hard

• It provides law and legislation for staff to follow

• It allows staff to have lunch breaks

What does the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 do?

• Tells you how to store bleach and disinfectant

• Provides guidance on how to clean surfaces

• Make sure only trained people handle dangerous substances and makes sure these substances are labelled

• Provides staff with regulated and controlled substances

What does the Working Time Regulations 1998 do?

• States when people should work and shouldn't work

• States when we should take our rest breaks and makes sure people don't work consecutive shifts

• States when staff should quit their job

• States when bosses need to terminate staff contracts