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Category Archives: Animal laws

European Union refuses to grant Part 1 listed status for pet travel after UK leaves EU

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 17, 2020 by MikeBDecember 17, 2020
Pet passport

The UK is going through the last phases of Brexit negotiations. On 1 January 2021 the country leaves the European Union. It’s a complex process and one of the negotiation points is the pet travel passport scheme, which UK citizens … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, Brexit, European Union, pet passport, UK, UK government

Time to ban all exotic pets in the UK

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 17, 2020 by MikeBDecember 17, 2020
Sugar glider pet

Recently it was in the news that the UK would ban the keeping of primates as exotic pets which is great news although long overdue. However, it has prompted a wider ban and there are calls now to ban the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, exotic pets, UK government

Southwest China’s dog-walking ban unravels

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 23, 2020 by MikeBNovember 23, 2020
Dog-walking in China is under scrutiny

NEWS AND VIEWS: The county of Weixin, Yunnan province, had laid down the law on dog-walking because of complaints of dog bites. They had ruled that dogs in urban areas could not roam free but had to be kept tied … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, animal rights, animal welfare and rights, China, dog-walking, dogs

Vets will be legally required to check dogs’ microchips before they euthanise them

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 18, 2020 by MikeBOctober 18, 2020
Tuk

Under new UK regulations called Tuk’s Law veterinarians must scan a dog for a microchip before euthanising the animal.

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, euthanasia, microchipping, news, veterinarian

No-pet rental clauses to be outlawed UK

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 17, 2020 by MikeBOctober 18, 2020
Abandoned dog at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

A law is being introduced in the UK to prevent landlords from stopping renters living with their cats and dogs.

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged abandoned, animal law, animal laws, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, dogs, law

Calls for dog walkers to be regulated in UK

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 17, 2020 by MikeBOctober 18, 2020
Dog walker near Central Park NYC with eleven dogs

The RSPCA and the City Of London Corporation are two parties who are calling for dog walkers to be regulated because it’s getting out of hand. Some dog walkers are perhaps unsuited to the job and some walk up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, dog ownership, dog walker, dog welfare, dogs

In Britain, sturgeon, porpoises and whales belong to the Queen under a 1324 statute

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 16, 2020 by MikeBOctober 16, 2020
British Colombia sturgeon weighing 600 pounds

All sturgeon caught in British waters belong to the monarch under a 1324 statute

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal laws, fishing, law, marine wildlife, news

Breeding of mink to be banned in France

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 30, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 30, 2020
Mink at a mink farm

Yesterday, the French government announced plans to ban the breeding of mink in France and the outlawing of wild animals in travelling circuses under improved animal welfare measures. There are four surviving mink farms in France and they will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal abuse, animal law, animal welfare and rights, farming, France, mink, news, welfare

In the UK actors playing veterinarians cannot handle animals like vets

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 25, 2020 by MikeBAugust 25, 2020
All Creatures Great and Small cast

In the UK in 2019 there was a change in the law regarding animals in entertainment which means that actors cannot handle animals like a true veterinarian because to do so would be to do something to an animal that … Continue reading →

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