Captive Wild Animals Wild animals may be kept by people as pets or for exhibition and performance in zoos. In a report to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission earlier this year (2021) we questioned the suitability of exotic (non native, wild) animals to be kept in homes and highlighted various...
Traps The Glue Traps (Offences) Act received royal assent 28 April 2022 and will ban the use of glue traps (sticky boards used to capture rodents) by members of the public in the next two years. The legislation will make the use of glue traps a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment or a...
Wildlife Trade We will be evaluating the UK’s regulation of the trade of wildlife, including:a) Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1975 (“CITES”) and the Wildlife Trade Regulations (the”WTR”): The need for the UK to...
Habitat Protection We will consider whether the protection provided to wild habitats by UK legislation (and the enforcement of such legislation) is sufficient to meet the welfare requirements of wild animals. Specific focus points include:a) Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010...
Oversight & Accountability We will continue to monitor and press for a regulatory regime that is at least equivalent to the pre-Brexit landscape and, ideally, is more...
Transparency & scrutiny We will explore the legal mechanisms for greater transparency and removal of legal barriers to information about the use of animals in scientific research in the United Kingdom post Brexit and beyond. We are particularly concerned about section 24, Animals (Scientific...
Chemical Regulation We will monitor how animal welfare is prioritised in relation to the transition to UK chemical regulation post REACH. We will seek to highlight and work with animal protection groups to address the current threat to animals of duplicate testing in order to access the...
Replacement of Animal Use in Science The UK is one of the biggest users of animals in science in the EU. We will collaborate to review the strategy for replacing the use of animals in...
Enforcement We are currently working on a report addressing legal barriers to the effective enforcement of animal welfare and anti-cruelty legislation in the United Kingdom. In particular we will consider such factors as sentencing powers and guidance, mode of trial, judicial training, court...
Advertisement
Recent Comments