P-05-919 Do not implement licensing for show dogs, cats and shown horses
P-05-919 Do not implement licensing for show dogs, cats and shown horses
P-05-919 Do
not implement licensing for show dogs, cats and shown horses
This
petition was submitted by Our Dogs having collected a total of 4,241
signatures.
Text of Petition
The Welsh Government is
currently consulting on new Regulations regarding Animal Exhibits which
includes a proposal that anyone exhibiting (showing) a dog or cat (or other pet
species) in Wales will need to be licensed and inspected. Thousands of dogs and
cats and horses come to Wales every year to be shown so such a licensing scheme
is not only impractical and unnecessary it will actually have an impact upon
Wales' economy. Dogs (registered with the Kennel Club) cats (registered with
the governing Council of the Cat Fancy) or horses shown in hand and under
saddle should be exempt from registration. We ask that the Welsh Government to
'add the keeping of dogs, cats and horses engaged in competitive events’ to Regulation
3(4) which lists a number of exempted activities that are proposed should not
be subject to the proposed licensing scheme.
Additional Information
Thousands of people in
Wales show their dogs but more importantly many more thousands of exhibitors
regularly come to Wales from all over the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
to compete at shows held in the Principality. Figures are not available for
cats or horses but there are two major championship shows which between them
attract over 11,000 dogs and over 200 open shows each year attracting hundreds
at everyone. The owners of these dogs based outside Wales not be licensed so
will simply not be able to attend.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 16/03/2021.
The petition was
closed as part of a review of all petitions currently under consideration at
the Petitions Committee's final meeting of the Fifth Senedd, in light of the
upcoming election and the consideration given to this issue to date.
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consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be
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It was first
considered by the Petitions Committee on 03/12/2019.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 21/11/2019