DEFRA have completed a light touch review of the various sets of Licensing of Animal Activities Guidance notes. I have provided a link to the revised guidance note that relates…
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At the Council Meeting on 6/11/2021 a temporary amendment to GCCF Rule Section 5/3a proposed by the Veterinary Advisory Committee was approved, which effectively allows a 3 month extension to…
The Veterinary Officers are aware of problems with the supply of pet vaccines. There is a worldwide shortage due to increased demand coupled with some companies experiencing manufacturing problems. As…
The GCCF thanks those breeders in Scotland who sent us comments on the draft regulations. We have submitted a response to the stakeholder consultation (see link here), for which we…
The cat charity Cats Protection have now produced their 2020 Cat Report, which has some useful statistics about cats and cat ownership. To view the pdf document, please click here
The Government announced that they plan to introduce legislation (called ‘Lucy’s Law’) to ban the sale of puppies and kittens through a third party agent, this means pet shops or…
Animal Welfare legislation 2018 – Defra guidelines for local authority inspectors http://www.petcare.org.uk/images/Images_2018/AAL/Guidance_notes_for_selling_animals_as_pets.pdf What is in and out of the scope: Selling animals as pets 2. Schedule1of theAnimalWelfare(LicensingofActivitiesInvolvingAnimals)(England) Regulations 2018 (“the…
There is currently an amount of both incorrect and unsubstantiated information being circulated on social media and elsewhere relating to the proposed revision of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, along…
Review of Animal Welfare Act 2006 and potential implications for cat breeding I have posted statements in the past to give you information about the Cat Welfare Bill introduced to…
